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On This Day in History — June 30
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Highlights of June 30
- 2015 — An Indonesian Air Force military transport aircraft (pictured) crashed near a residential neighborhood in Medan, killing 139 people. Read more
- 2009 — Yemenia Flight 626 crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros, killing 152 people, with French schoolgirl Bahia Bakari the sole survivor. Read more
- 1989 — A building fire in Atlanta killed five people. Read more
- 1985 — Ryan White, an HIV/AIDS patient in the US, was denied re-admission to his school after he had contracted the disease from hemophilia treatments. Read more
- 1974 — Municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, went on strike seeking higher wages and better conditions. Read more
- 1966 — The National Organization for Women, a leading United States feminist organization, was founded in Washington, D.C. Read more
- 1963 — The coronation of Pope Paul VI took place, the last such ceremony before its abandonment by later popes. Read more
- 1960 — The Belgian Congo gained independence from colonial rule, beginning a period of instability that would lead to the dictatorship of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu. Read more
- 1934 — German chancellor Adolf Hitler began a purge of the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party and other political rivals, executing at least 85 people. Read more
- 1905 — Nadir of American race relations: A mob of white Americans killed eight people in Oconee County, Georgia, as part of a mass lynching. Read more
- 1894 — Tower Bridge (pictured), a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames in London, was inaugurated. Read more
- 1859 — French acrobat Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Gorge, making him one of the world's most famous tightrope walkers. Read more
- 1598 — Anglo-Spanish War: After a 15-day siege Spanish troops in San Juan, modern-day Puerto Rico, surrendered to an English force under Sir George Clifford. Read more
- 1559 — During a jousting match, King Henry II of France was mortally wounded when fragments of Gabriel Montgomery's lance pierced his eye. Read more
- 1398 — Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne to the Ming dynasty to become the Jianwen Emperor. Read more
Events
- 2023 — A Tajik citizen with ISIS connections, wanted in Tajikistan for murder and kidnapping, kills two people at Chișinău International Airport in Moldova, after being denied entry to the country. Read more
- 2021 — The Tiger Fire ignites near Black Canyon City, Arizona, and goes on to burn 16,278 acres (6,587 ha) of land before being fully contained on July 30. Read more
- 2020 — The Hong Kong National Security Law is passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and immediately comes into effect after gazettal. Read more
- 2019 — Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). Read more
- 2015 — A Hercules C-130 military aircraft with 113 people on board crashes in a residential area in Medan, Indonesia, resulting in at least 116 deaths. Read more
- 2013 — Nineteen firefighters die controlling a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona. Read more
- 2013 — Protests begin around Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party, leading to their overthrow during the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état. Read more
- 2009 — Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-300, crashes into the Indian Ocean near Comoros, killing 152 of the 153 people on board. A 14-year-old girl named Bahia Bakari survives the crash. Read more
- 2007 — A Jeep Cherokee filled with propane canisters drives into the entrance of Glasgow Airport, Scotland in a failed terrorist attack. This was linked to the 2007 London car bombs that had taken place the day before. Read more
- 1994 — An Airbus A330-300 crashes during a test flight at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, killing all seven people on board. Read more
- 1993 — Malta is officially subdivided into 68 local councils by the Local Councils Act. Read more
- 1990 — East and West Germany merge their economies. Read more
- 1989 — A coup d'état in Sudan deposes the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani. Read more
- 1986 — The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults. Read more
- 1985 — Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days. Read more
- 1977 — The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands. Read more
- 1974 — The Baltimore municipal strike of 1974 begins. Read more
- 1973 — Concorde 001 intercepts the path of a total solar eclipse and follows the moon's shadow, experiencing the longest total eclipse observation. Read more
- 1972 — The first leap second is added to the UTC time system. Read more
- 1971 — The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve. Read more
- 1968 — Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God. Read more
- 1966 — The National Organization for Women, the United States' largest feminist organization, is founded. Read more
- 1963 — Ciaculli bombing: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo. Read more
- 1960 — Belgian Congo gains independence as Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). Read more
- 1959 — A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood. Read more
- 1956 — A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners. Read more
- 1953 — The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan. Read more
- 1944 — World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces. Read more
- 1937 — The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London. Read more
- 1936 — Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country. Read more
- 1934 — The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place. Read more
- 1922 — In Washington D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes and Dominican Ambassador Francisco J. Peynado sign the Hughes–Peynado agreement, which ends the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic. Read more
- 1921 — U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States. Read more
- 1916 — World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France. Read more
- 1912 — The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan. Read more
- 1908 — The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia. Read more
- 1906 — The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act. Read more
- 1905 — Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik. Read more
- 1900 — A savage fire wrecked three steamships docked at a pier in Hoboken, New Jersey. Over 200 crew members and passengers are killed, and hundreds injured. Read more
- 1892 — The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read more
- 1886 — The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4. Read more
- 1882 — Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield. Read more
- 1876 — Serbia declares war on the Ottoman Empire, leading to the Serbian Wars for Independence. Read more
- 1864 — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation". Read more
- 1860 — The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place. Read more
- 1859 — French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Read more
- 1805 — Under An act to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate governments, adopted by the U.S. Congress on January 11, 1805, the Michigan Territory is organized. Read more
- 1794 — Northwest Indian War: Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery. Read more
- 1758 — Seven Years' War: Habsburg Austrian forces destroy a Prussian reinforcement and supply convoy in the Battle of Domstadtl, helping to expel Prussian King Frederick the Great from Moravia. Read more
- 1703 — The Battle of Ekeren between a Dutch force and a French force. Read more
- 1691 — A Williamite army under Godert de Ginkell takes the city of Athlone from the Jacobites after a short siege. Read more
- 1688 — The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution. Read more
- 1651 — The Deluge: Khmelnytsky Uprising: The Battle of Berestechko ends with a Polish victory. Read more
- 1643 — Royalists loyal to King Charles I led by the Earl of Newcastle defeat Parliamentarian troops commanded by Lord Fairfax in the battle of Adwalton Moor, allowing them to capture Bradford and Leeds. Read more
- 1632 — The University of Tartu is founded. Read more
- 1598 — The Spanish-held Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico having been besieged for fifteen days, surrenders to an English force under Sir George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland. Read more
- 1559 — King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery. Read more
- 1521 — Spanish forces defeat a combined French and Navarrese army at the Battle of Noáin during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre. Read more
- 1422 — Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons. Read more
- 1398 — Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne to the Ming dynasty to become the Jianwen Emperor. Read more
Born on June 30
- 1998 — Tom Davies, English footballer Read more
- 1997 — A. J. Brown, American football player Read more
- 1997 — Reuben Garrick, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1995 — bbno$, Canadian singer-songwriter Read more
- 1993 — Trea Turner, American baseball player Read more
- 1991 — Jaimin Rajani, Indian singer-songwriter Read more
- 1989 — Asbel Kiprop, Kenyan runner Read more
- 1989 — Steffen Liebig, German rugby player Read more
- 1989 — David Myers, Australian footballer Read more
- 1988 — Jacksfilms, American YouTuber Read more
- 1988 — Joe Mazzulla, American basketball coach Read more
- 1987 — Ryan Cook, American baseball player Read more
- 1987 — Andrew Hedgman, New Zealand runner Read more
- 1986 — Alicia Fox, American wrestler, model, and actress Read more
- 1986 — Fredy Guarín, Colombian footballer Read more
- 1986 — Nicola Pozzi, Italian footballer Read more
- 1986 — Allegra Versace, Italian-American businesswoman Read more
- 1985 — Trevor Ariza, American basketball player Read more
- 1985 — Michael Phelps, American swimmer Read more
- 1985 — Cody Rhodes, American wrestler Read more
- 1985 — Fabiana Vallejos, Argentinian footballer Read more
- 1984 — Fantasia Barrino, American singer-songwriter and actress Read more
- 1984 — Dax Harwood, American wrestler Read more
- 1984 — Tunku Ismail Idris, Crown Prince of Johor, Malaysia Read more
- 1983 — Marcus Burghardt, German cyclist Read more
- 1983 — Katherine Ryan, UK-based Canadian comedian and presenter Read more
- 1983 — Cheryl, English singer and TV personality Read more
- 1982 — Lizzy Caplan, American actress Read more
- 1982 — Ignacio Carrasco, Mexican footballer Read more
- 1981 — Can Artam, Turkish race car driver Read more
- 1981 — Matt Kirk, Canadian football player Read more
- 1981 — Desi Lydic, American comedian and actress Read more
- 1981 — Barbora Špotáková, Czech javelin thrower Read more
- 1981 — Ben Utecht, American football player Read more
- 1980 — Rade Prica, Swedish footballer Read more
- 1980 — Seyi Olofinjana, Nigerian footballer Read more
- 1980 — Ryan ten Doeschate, Dutch cricketer Read more
- 1979 — Sylvain Chavanel, French cyclist Read more
- 1978 — Ben Cousins, Australian footballer Read more
- 1978 — Patrick Ivuti, Kenyan runner Read more
Died on June 30
- 2025 — Kenneth Colley, English actor (born 1937) Read more
- 2025 — Jim Shooter, American author and illustrator (born 1951) Read more
- 2021 — Raj Kaushal, Indian Film Director and Producer (born 1971) Read more
- 2020 — Stella Madzimbamuto, Zimbabwean activist (born 1930) Read more
- 2018 — Smoke Dawg, Canadian rapper (born 1996) Read more
- 2017 — Barry Norman, English television presenter (born 1933) Read more
- 2017 — Simone Veil, French lawyer and politician (born 1927) Read more
- 2015 — Charles W. Bagnal, American general (born 1934) Read more
- 2015 — Robert Dewar, English-American computer scientist and academic (born 1945) Read more
- 2015 — Arthur Porter, Canadian physician and academic (born 1956) Read more
- 2015 — Leonard Starr, American author and illustrator (born 1925) Read more
- 2014 — Frank Cashen, American businessman (born 1925) Read more
- 2014 — Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930) Read more
- 2014 — Željko Šturanović, Montenegrin lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Montenegro (born 1960) Read more
- 2013 — Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, English lawyer and judge (born 1917) Read more
- 2013 — Akpor Pius Ewherido, Nigerian politician (born 1963) Read more
- 2013 — Kathryn Morrison, American educator and politician (born 1942) Read more
- 2013 — Thompson Oliha, Nigerian footballer (born 1968) Read more
- 2013 — Keith Seaman, Australian politician, 29th Governor of South Australia (born 1920) Read more
- 2012 — Michael Abney-Hastings, 14th Earl of Loudoun, English-Australian politician (born 1942) Read more
- 2012 — Yitzhak Shamir, Israeli politician, 7th Prime Minister of Israel (born 1915) Read more
- 2012 — Michael J. Ybarra, American journalist and author (born 1966) Read more
- 2009 — Pina Bausch, German dancer, choreographer, and director (born 1940) Read more
- 2009 — Harve Presnell, American actor and singer (born 1933) Read more
- 2007 — Sahib Singh Verma, Indian librarian and politician, 4th Chief Minister of Delhi (born 1943) Read more
- 2004 — Eddie Burns, Australian rugby league player (born 1916) Read more
- 2003 — Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (born 1924) Read more
- 2003 — Robert McCloskey, American author and illustrator (born 1915) Read more
- 2002 — Chico Xavier, Brazilian medium and author (born 1910) Read more
- 2001 — Chet Atkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1924) Read more
- 2001 — Joe Henderson, American saxophonist and composer (born 1937) Read more
- 1996 — Lakis Petropoulos, Greek footballer and manager (born 1932) Read more
- 1995 — Georgy Beregovoy, Ukrainian general and astronaut (born 1921) Read more
- 1995 — Gale Gordon, American actor and voice artist (born 1906) Read more
- 1985 — Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (born 1933) Read more
- 1984 — Lillian Hellman, American author and playwright (born 1905) Read more
- 1976 — Firpo Marberry, American baseball player and umpire (born 1898) Read more
- 1974 — Alberta Williams King, Civil rights activist (born 1904) Read more
- 1973 — Nancy Mitford, English journalist and author (born 1904) Read more
- 1973 — Vasyl Velychkovsky, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop and martyr (born 1903) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
St. Paul the Apostle (solo feast day); Christian feast day:
Feast of the 12 Apostles; Christian feast day:
First Martyrs of the Church of Rome; Christian feast day:
Our Lady of Good Help (Quebec, Canada); Christian feast day:
St. Martial; Christian feast day:
St. Theobald of Provins; Christian feast day:
Erentrude; Christian feast day:
St. Adolf of Osnabrück; Christian feast day:
St. Otto of Bamberg; Christian feast day:
Blessed Philip Powell; Christian feast day:
Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky; Christian feast day:
Blessed Zynoviy Kovalyk; Christian feast day:
June 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Armed Forces Day (Guatemala); Asteroid Day (International observance); General Prayer Day (Central African Republic); Independence Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo), celebrates the independence of Democratic Republic of the Congo from Belgium in 1960.; Navy Day (Israel); Philippine–Spanish Friendship Day (Philippines); Revolution Day (Sudan); Teachers' Day (Dominican Republic)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “June 30”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.