July 30th, 1859

Born on July 30th, 1859

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What happened on July 30th, 1859?

July 30th, 1859

First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.

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What else happened on July 30th?

July 30th, 2014

At least 151 people were killed when heavy rains triggered a landslide in the village of Malin in Maharashtra, India.

July 30th, 2006

Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force attacked a three-story building near the Lebanese village of Qana, killing at least 28 civilians, including 16 children.

July 30th, 1990

Ian Gow, Conservative Member of Parliament, is assassinated at his home by the IRA in a car bombing.

July 30th, 1981

Amid a widespread economic crisis and food shortages in Poland, up to 50,000 people, mostly women and children, took part in the largest of nationwide hunger demonstrations in Łódź.

July 30th, 1975

American labor-union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared after last being seen outside a restaurant near Detroit.

July 30th, 1950

At the height of a political crisis known as the royal question, four workers were shot dead by the Belgian Gendarmerie at a strike in Grâce-Berleur.

July 30th, 1930

In Montevideo, the Uruguay national football team won the first FIFA World Cup.

July 30th, 1916

World War I: German agents sabotaged U.S.-made munitions in New York Harbor that were to be supplied to the Allies.

July 30th, 1871

The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 45 people.

July 30th, 1865

Off the coast of Crescent City, California, the steamer Brother Jonathan (depicted) struck an uncharted rock and sank, killing 225 people; its cargo of gold coins was not retrieved until 1996.

July 30th, 1811

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican War of Independence, was executed by Spanish forces in Chihuahua City, Mexico.

July 30th, 2020

NASA's Mars 2020 mission was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

July 30th, 2014

Twenty killed and 150 are trapped after a landslide in Maharashtra, India.

July 30th, 2011

Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.

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

Born on July 30th, 1859

55

Eugène Piffaretti

French musician

*July 30th, 1859, Paris †October 17th, 1914

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Who's birthday is on July 30th?

83

Henry Ford

American business magnate (1863–1947)

*July 30th, 1863, Springwells Township †April 7th, 1947, Dearborn

89

Max Pohlenz

German classical philologist

*July 30th, 1872, Kolkwitz †January 5th, 1962, Göttingen

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

40

Petya Nedelcheva

Bulgarian badminton player

*July 30th, 1983, Stara Zagora

23

Halla Bouksani

Badminton player

*July 30th, 2000, Kouba

72

Thorstein Veblen

American economist and sociologist

*July 30th, 1857, Cato †August 3rd, 1929, Menlo Park

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

62

Laurence Fishburne

American actor

*July 30th, 1961, Augusta

78

Patrick Modiano

French writer

*July 30th, 1945, Boulogne-Billancourt

41

Yvonne Strahovski

Australian actress

*July 30th, 1982, Werrington Downs

53

Christopher Nolan

British-American filmmaker (born 1970)

*July 30th, 1970, London

68

Adolphe Willette

French artist (1857-1926)

*July 30th, 1857, Châlons-en-Champagne †February 4th, 1926, rue Lacroix

79

Frances de la Tour

English actress

*July 30th, 1944, Bovingdon

76

William Atherton

American actor

*July 30th, 1947, Orange

49

Hilary Swank

American actress and film producer (born 1974)

*July 30th, 1974, Lincoln

88

Henry Moore

English sculptor (1898–1986)

*July 30th, 1898, Castleford †August 31st, 1986, Much Hadham

24

Khadija Saye

Gambian-British photographer

*July 30th, 1992, London †June 14th, 2017, London

24

Joey King

American actress

*July 30th, 1999, Los Angeles

73

Werner Jaeger

German-american classical philologist (1888-1961)

*July 30th, 1888, Lobberich †October 19th, 1961, Cambridge

47

Nikolai Kinski

French-American actor

*July 30th, 1976, Paris

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75

Paul Herrmann

German classical archaeologist

*December 14th, 1859, Halle (Saale) †August 30th, 1935, Dresden

46

Pierre Curie

French physicist (1859-1906)

*May 15th, 1859, Paris †April 19th, 1906, Paris

71

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

*May 22nd, 1859, Edinburgh †July 7th, 1930, Crowborough

31

Kathinka Hedwig Agerskov

Danish painter

*August 8th, 1859, Flensburg †November 23rd, 1890, Frederiksberg

81

Henri Bergson

French philosopher (1859–1941)

*October 18th, 1859, Paris †January 4th, 1941, Paris

82

Wilhelm II

German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 to 1918

*January 27th, 1859, Kronprinzenpalais †June 4th, 1941, Huis Doorn

57

L. L. Zamenhof

Polish-Jewish pysician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)

*December 15th, 1859, Białystok †April 14th, 1917, Warsaw

92

Knut Hamsun

Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)

*August 4th, 1859, Vågå †February 19th, 1952, Grimstad

31

Georges Seurat

French painter (1859-1891)

*December 2nd, 1859, Paris †March 29th, 1891, Paris

92

John Dewey

American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)

*October 20th, 1859, Burlington †June 1st, 1952, New York City

73

Kenneth Grahame

British novelist

*March 8th, 1859, Edinburgh †July 6th, 1932, Berkshire

65

Victor Herbert

American composer

*February 1st, 1859, Dublin †May 26th, 1924, New York City

70

Anton Aicher

Austrian theatre director

*April 5th, 1859, Feldbach †February 5th, 1930, Salzburg

79

Edmund Husserl

German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology (*1859 – †1938)

*April 8th, 1859, Prostějov †April 27th, 1938, Freiburg im Breisgau

75

Alfred Dreyfus

French artillery officer (1859–1935)

*October 9th, 1859, Mulhouse †July 12th, 1935, Paris

60

Reginald De Koven

American music critic and composer

*April 3rd, 1859, Middletown †January 16th, 1920

96

Johan Frans van Bemmelen

Dutch zoologist and paleontologist (1859–1956)

*December 26th, 1859, Groningen †August 6th, 1956, Leiden

68

Jerome K. Jerome

English humorist (1859-1927)

*May 2nd, 1859, Walsall †June 14th, 1927, Northampton

57

Sholem Aleichem

Jewish writer and playwright of Yiddish, who worked in Ukraine and the United States (1859-1916)

*February 18th, 1859, Pereiaslav †May 13th, 1916, New York City

86

Gerhard Heilmann

Danish artist and paleontologist (1859-1946)

*June 25th, 1859, Skælskør †March 26th, 1946, Copenhagen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1859 is a normal year and no leap year.

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