July 30th, 1872

Born on July 30th, 1872

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

July 30th, 2006

An Israeli airstrike kills 28 Lebanese civilians, including 16 children.

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

Born on July 30th, 1872

89

Max Pohlenz

German classical philologist

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

82

Princess Clémentine, Princess Napoléon

Belgian princess (1872-1955)

*July 30th, 1872, Royal Castle of Laeken †March 8th, 1955, Nice

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

83

Henry Ford

American business magnate (1863–1947)

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

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

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

73

Werner Jaeger

German-american classical philologist (1888-1961)

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

88

Henry Moore

English sculptor (1898–1986)

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

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

24

Khadija Saye

Gambian-British photographer

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

24

Joey King

American actress

*July 30th, 1999, Los Angeles

47

Nikolai Kinski

French-American actor

*July 30th, 1976, Paris

75

Jean Reno

French actor

*July 30th, 1948, Casablanca

44

Clotilde Hesme

French actress

*July 30th, 1979, Troyes

59

Jürgen Klinsmann

German footballer and manager

*July 30th, 1964, Göppingen

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Born in 1872

55

Roald Amundsen

Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole

*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic Ocean

59

Herbert Baddeley

Tennis and badminton player

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †July 20th, 1931, Cannes

57

Wilfred Baddeley

Tennis player and sports administrator

*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †January 24th, 1929, Menton

60

Calvin Coolidge

President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, Northampton

97

Bertrand Russell

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn

33

Paul Laurence Dunbar

American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

*June 27th, 1872, Dayton †February 9th, 1906, Dayton

46

Anna Held

Broadway stage performer (1872–1918)

*March 19th, 1872, Warsaw †August 12th, 1918, New York City

92

Helena Rubinstein

Polish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist

*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York City

79

Alexandra Kollontai

Soviet diplomat (1872-1952)

*March 31st, 1872, Saint Petersburg †March 9th, 1952, Moscow

80

Cicely Hamilton

British actress and writer

*June 15th, 1872, Paddington †December 5th, 1952, Chelsea

83

Pio Baroja

Spanish writer (1872-1956)

*December 28th, 1872, San Sebastián †October 30th, 1956, Madrid

74

Paul Langevin

French physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue

*January 23rd, 1872, Paris †December 19th, 1946, Paris

69

Richard Willstätter

German chemist (1872–1942)

*August 13th, 1872, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1942, Muralto

77

Léon Blum

French politician (1872–1950)

*April 9th, 1872, Paris †March 30th, 1950, Jouy-en-Josas

94

Norman Angell

British politician (1872-1967)

*December 26th, 1872, Holbeach †October 7th, 1967, Croydon

78

Aurobindo Ghosh

Indian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)

*August 15th, 1872, Sri Aurobindo Bhawan †December 5th, 1950, Pondicherry

101

Charles Greeley Abbot

American astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian

*May 31st, 1872, Wilton †December 17th, 1973, Washington, D.C.

71

Piet Mondrian

Dutch painter (1872–1944)

*March 7th, 1872, Amersfoort †February 1st, 1944, New York City

80

Carlo Sforza

Italian politician (1872-1952)

*January 23rd, 1872, Montignoso †September 4th, 1952, Rome

54

Robert de Flers

French playwright, opera librettist, and journalist

*November 25th, 1872, Pont-l'Évêque †July 30th, 1927, Vittel

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Leap year

Yes: 1872 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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