June 30th, 1908

Born on June 30th, 1908

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 30th, 1908?

June 30th, 1908

The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on June 30th, 1908

91

Rob Nieuwenhuys

Dutch writer (1908-1999)

*June 30th, 1908, Semarang City †November 8th, 1999, Amsterdam

95

Winston Graham

English novelist

*June 30th, 1908, Manchester †July 10th, 2003, London

88

Luigi Rovere

Italian film producer

*June 30th, 1908, Acqui Terme †October 19th, 1996, Rome

97

Eunice Norton

American musician (1908-2005)

*June 30th, 1908, Minneapolis †December 9th, 2005, Vienna

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Who's birthday is on June 30th?

94

Shirley Fry

American tennis and badminton player

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

93

Czesław Miłosz

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

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

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

81

Georges Duhamel

French writer

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

85

Niklot Beste

German parson and theologian

*June 30th, 1901, Neuburg †May 24th, 1987, Giessen

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

57

Susan Hayward

American actress (1917–1975)

*June 30th, 1917, Brooklyn †March 14th, 1975, Hollywood

57

Mike Tyson

American boxer and media personality (born 1966)

*June 30th, 1966, Brooklyn

42

Roman Shukhevych

Ukrainian nationalist (1907–1950)

*June 30th, 1907, Krakovets †March 5th, 1950, Lviv

87

Nancy Dussault

Actress, singer

*June 30th, 1936, Pensacola

38

Michael Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

*June 30th, 1985, Baltimore

39

Fantasia Barrino

American singer

*June 30th, 1984, High Point

69

Serzh Sargsyan

Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia

*June 30th, 1954, Khankendi

55

Ralf Rueff

German association football player

*June 30th, 1968, Stuttgart

92

Lena Horne

American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010)

*June 30th, 1917, New York City †May 9th, 2010, New York City

96

Paul Berg

American biochemist, Professor emeritus at Stanford University & Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1926–2023)

*June 30th, 1926, Brooklyn †February 15th, 2023, Stanford

93

John Van Ryn

US tennis player

*June 30th, 1906, Newport News †August 7th, 1999, Palm Beach

90

Madge Bellamy

Actress (1899-1990)

*June 30th, 1899, Hillsboro †January 24th, 1990, Upland

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Born in 1908

78

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, Stonewall

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

88

Wolfram von Soden

German Assyriologist

*June 19th, 1908, Berlin †October 6th, 1996, Münster

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

100

Claude Lévi-Strauss

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

*November 28th, 1908, City of Brussels †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris

66

Louis Jordan

American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)

*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

65

Salvador Allende

28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

81

Bette Davis

American actress (1908–1989)

*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

97

John Mills

English actor (1908-2005)

*February 22nd, 1908, Felixstowe †April 23rd, 2005, Denham

91

Amintore Fanfani

Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)

*February 6th, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano †November 20th, 1999, Rome

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading

82

Robert Cummings

American actor (1910–1990)

*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills

85

Raymond Scott

American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)

*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills

82

Jill Esmond

British actress (1908–1990)

*January 26th, 1908, London †July 28th, 1990, Wimbledon

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Public holidays on June 30th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on June 30th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1908 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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