June 30th, 1696

Born on June 30th, 1696

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 119,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 200 days, exactly on January 17th, 2025, people who were born on June 30th, 1696 will be 120,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 30th?

June 30th, 2015

An Indonesian Air Force military transport aircraft crashed near a residential neighborhood in Medan, killing 139 people.

June 30th, 2009

Yemenia Flight 626 crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros, killing 152 people, with French schoolgirl Bahia Bakari the sole survivor.

June 30th, 1985

Ryan White, a poster child for HIV/AIDS in the U.S., was denied re-admission to his school, having developed the disease due to treatment for hemophilia.

June 30th, 1974

Municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, went on strike seeking higher wages and better conditions.

June 30th, 1966

The National Organization for Women, a leading United States feminist organization, was founded in Washington, D.C.

June 30th, 1963

The coronation of Pope Paul VI (pictured) took place, the last such ceremony before its abandonment by later popes.

June 30th, 1960

The Belgian Congo gained independence from colonial rule, beginning a period of instability that would lead to the dictatorship of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu.

June 30th, 1934

German chancellor Adolf Hitler began a purge of the SA, the Nazi Party's paramilitary wing, and other political rivals in the Night of the Long Knives, executing at least 85 people.

June 30th, 1922

An agreement was signed to end the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic.

June 30th, 1908

A massive explosion, generally attributed to a meteor air burst, occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska river in Siberia, flattening around 2,150 km2 (830 sq mi) of forest.

June 30th, 1894

London's Tower Bridge, a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames, was inaugurated.

June 30th, 1860

Seven months after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, prominent British scientists and philosophers participated in an evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

June 30th, 1859

French acrobat Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Gorge, making him one of the world's most famous tightrope walkers.

June 30th, 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.

June 30th, 1559

During a jousting match, King Henry II of France was mortally wounded when fragments of Gabriel Montgomery's lance pierced his eye.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 30th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 30th?

94

Shirley Fry

American tennis and badminton player

*June 30th, 1927, Akron †July 13th, 2021, Naples

47

John Gay

English poet and playwright (1685–1732)

*June 30th, 1685, Barnstaple †December 4th, 1732, London

48

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga

54

Adolf Furtwängler

German classical archaeologist (1853-1907)

*June 30th, 1853, Freiburg im Breisgau †October 10th, 1907, Athens

61

Rupert Graves

English film, television, and theatre actor

*June 30th, 1963, Weston-super-Mare

58

Mike Tyson

American boxer and media personality (born 1966)

*June 30th, 1966, Brooklyn

68

David Alan Grier

American actor and comedian

*June 30th, 1956, Detroit

39

Michael Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

*June 30th, 1985, Baltimore

40

Fantasia Barrino

American singer

*June 30th, 1984, High Point

66

Franz von Dingelstedt

German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator (1814–1881)

*June 30th, 1814, Halsdorf (Wohratal, Germany) †May 15th, 1881, Vienna

81

Georges Duhamel

French writer (1884–1966)

*June 30th, 1884, Paris †April 13th, 1966, Valmondois

56

Ralf Rueff

German association football player

*June 30th, 1968, Stuttgart

70

Serzh Sargsyan

Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia

*June 30th, 1954, Khankendi

34

Dario Lezcano

Paraguayan footballer

*June 30th, 1990, Asunción

73

Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras

French politician (1745-1829)

*June 30th, 1755, Fox-Amphoux †January 29th, 1829, Chaillot

88

Nancy Dussault

Actress, singer

*June 30th, 1936, Pensacola

49

Frédéric Bastiat

French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the French assembly (1801-1850)

*June 30th, 1801, Bayonne †December 24th, 1850, Rome

58

Florence Pernel

French actress

*June 30th, 1966, Paris

93

Czesław Miłosz

Polish poet, diplomat, prosaist, writer, and translator. Nobel Prize winner (1911-2004)

*June 30th, 1911, Šeteniai †August 14th, 2004, Kraków

56

Martin Landolt

Swiss politician

*June 30th, 1968, Näfels

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Born in 1696

46

John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey

English courtier, political writer and memoirist (1696-1743)

*October 13th, 1696, London †August 5th, 1743, London

74

Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer

German sculptor (1696–1770)

*January 1st, 1696, Linz †January 2nd, 1770, Mimmenhausen

66

Augustus III of Poland

King of Poland, Elector of Saxony (1696-1763)

*October 17th, 1696, Dresden †October 5th, 1763, Dresden

58

Mahmud I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754

*August 2nd, 1696, Edirne †December 13th, 1754, Constantinople

74

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Italian painter (1696-1770)

*March 5th, 1696, Venice †March 27th, 1770, Madrid

82

Francesca Cuzzoni

Singer

*April 2nd, 1696, Parma †June 19th, 1778, Bologna

59

Maurice Greene

English composer and organist

*August 12th, 1696, London †December 1st, 1755, London

66

Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Bergheim

(1696-1763)

*August 20th, 1696, Bad Arolsen †February 2nd, 1763, Bergheim (Edertal)

68

Johann Zacharias Richter

German merchant and art collector

*August 26th, 1696, Leipzig †December 19th, 1764, Leipzig

88

James Oglethorpe

British Army general, founder of the Georgia colony (1696-1785)

*December 22nd, 1696, London †June 30th, 1785, Cranham

67

Marco Foscarini

117th Doge of Venice

*February 4th, 1696, Venice †March 31st, 1763, Pontelongo

63

William Pepperrell

British Army general (1696-1759)

*June 27th, 1696, Kittery Point †July 6th, 1759

67

Friedrich Karl von Hardenberg

(1696-1763)

*January 6th, 1696, Schloss Hardenberg †May 24th, 1763

84

Sophia Galloway

(1697-1781)

*May 7th, 1696, West River †January 27th, 1781, Anne Arundel County

90

Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

Italian Catholic bishop (1696–1787)

*September 27th, 1696, Naples †August 1st, 1787, Pagani

41

James Fitz-James Stuart, 2nd Duke of Berwick

Jacobite and Spanish general and noble

*October 21st, 1696, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †June 2nd, 1738, Naples

54

Maurice de Saxe

Marshal General of France (1696-1750)

*October 28th, 1696, Goslar †November 20th, 1750, Château de Chambord

64

William Oldys

English antiquarian and bibliographer, Norroy king-at-arms (1696-1761)

*July 14th, 1696, London †April 15th, 1761, College of Arms

80

Johann Thomas von Quentel

German catholic priest

*December 21st, 1696, Cologne †January 1st, 1777, Cologne

60

Andrea Zani

Italian violinist and composer (1696-1757)

*November 11th, 1696, Casalmaggiore †September 28th, 1757, Casalmaggiore

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Leap year

Yes: 1696 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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