June 30th, 1708

Born on June 30th, 1708

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 115,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 646 days, exactly on February 3rd, 2026, people who were born on June 30th, 1708 will be 116,000 days old!

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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

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

54

Adolf Furtwängler

German classical archaeologist (1853-1907)

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

60

Rupert Graves

English film, television, and theatre actor

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

67

David Alan Grier

American actor and comedian

*June 30th, 1956, Detroit

81

Georges Duhamel

French writer

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

57

Mike Tyson

American boxer and media personality (born 1966)

*June 30th, 1966, Brooklyn

38

Michael Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

*June 30th, 1985, Baltimore

66

Franz von Dingelstedt

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

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

39

Fantasia Barrino

American singer

*June 30th, 1984, High Point

55

Ralf Rueff

German association football player

*June 30th, 1968, Stuttgart

73

Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras

French politician (1745-1829)

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

69

Serzh Sargsyan

Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia

*June 30th, 1954, Khankendi

87

Nancy Dussault

Actress, singer

*June 30th, 1936, Pensacola

40

Marcus Burghardt

German road bicycle racer

*June 30th, 1983, Zschopau

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

57

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

73

Georg Benda

Czech composer

*June 30th, 1722, Benátky nad Jizerou †November 6th, 1795, Bad Köstritz

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69

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham

Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768

*November 15th, 1708, London †May 11th, 1778, London Borough of Bromley

56

Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany

*December 8th, 1708, Nancy †August 18th, 1765, Innsbruck

75

Johann Jakob Zeiller

Austrian painter

*July 8th, 1708, Reutte †July 8th, 1783, Reutte

20

Anna Petrovna of Russia

Elder daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and Catherine I of Russia

*February 27th, 1708, Moscow †May 4th, 1728, Kiel

59

Daniel Gralath

18th century physicist and mayor of Gdansk

*May 30th, 1708, Gdańsk †July 23rd, 1767, Gdańsk

63

Georg Reutter II

Austrian composer (1708–1772)

*April 6th, 1708, Vienna †March 11th, 1772, Vienna

81

Jean Chastel

French farmer (1708-1789)

*March 31st, 1708, La Besseyre-Saint-Mary †January 1st, 1790, France

61

Johann Caspar Richter

German merchant (1708-1770)

*September 16th, 1708, Leipzig †August 7th, 1770, Leipzig

79

Pompeo Batoni

Italian painter 1708-1787

*January 25th, 1708, Lucca †February 4th, 1787, Rome

69

Albrecht von Haller

Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet (1708-1777)

*October 16th, 1708, Bern †December 12th, 1777, Bern

80

Christian Andreas von Cothenius

German botanist (1708-1789)

*February 14th, 1708, Anklam †January 5th, 1789, Berlin

47

Caspar Ruetz

German musicologist

*March 21st, 1708, Wismar †December 21st, 1755, Lübeck

67

Egidio Duni

Italian composer

*February 11th, 1708, Matera †June 11th, 1775, Paris

55

Josef Bonaventura Pitter

Czech Roman Catholic priest

*November 5th, 1708, Třebechovice pod Orebem †May 15th, 1764, Rajhrad

50

Charles Hanbury Williams

British politician, diplomat and poet (1708-1759)

*December 8th, 1708, London †November 2nd, 1759, London

81

Pierre Lyonnet

Dutch artist, art collector and scientist

*July 22nd, 1708, Maastricht †October 10th, 1789, The Hague

53

Johann Georg Walther

German author

*April 3rd, 1708, Leśna †October 15th, 1761, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

69

André Jordan

20 Dec 1708 - 13 Sep 1778

*December 20th, 1708, Berlin †September 13th, 1778, Berlin

19

Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne

French noblewoman

*November 24th, 1708, France †July 28th, 1728, Hilpoltstein

83

Giovanni Salvemini

Italian mathematician

*January 15th, 1708, Castiglion Fiorentino †October 11th, 1791, Berlin

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Leap year

Yes: 1708 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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