July 30th, 1920

Born on July 30th, 1920

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, 1920

77

Farid Shawqi

Egyptian actor, screenwriter, and film producer

*July 30th, 1920, Elsayyida Zinab †July 27th, 1998, Maadi

86

Marie Tharp

American oceanographer and cartographer

*July 30th, 1920, Ypsilanti †August 23rd, 2006, Nyack

47

Richard Stoop

(born 1920)

*July 30th, 1920, Uckfield †May 19th, 1968, Croft-on-Tees

67

Barbara Laage

French actress

*July 30th, 1920, Menthon-Saint-Bernard †May 19th, 1988, Deauville

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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

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

23

Halla Bouksani

Badminton player

*July 30th, 2000, Kouba

89

Max Pohlenz

German classical philologist

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

62

Laurence Fishburne

American actor

*July 30th, 1961, Augusta

78

Patrick Modiano

French writer

*July 30th, 1945, Boulogne-Billancourt

85

Chris Howland

British broadcaster (1928-2013)

*July 30th, 1928, London †November 30th, 2013, Rösrath

79

Frances de la Tour

English actress

*July 30th, 1944, Bovingdon

76

William Atherton

American actor

*July 30th, 1947, Orange

53

Christopher Nolan

British-American filmmaker (born 1970)

*July 30th, 1970, London

41

Yvonne Strahovski

Australian actress

*July 30th, 1982, Werrington Downs

84

Bruce Reid

Australian politician

*July 30th, 1935, Bendigo †May 24th, 2020, Kennington

87

Richard Johnson

British actor (1927-2015)

*July 30th, 1927, Upminster †June 5th, 2015, Chelsea

75

Jean Reno

French actor

*July 30th, 1948, Casablanca

49

Hilary Swank

American actress and film producer (born 1974)

*July 30th, 1974, Lincoln

83

Grant Johannesen

American music academic

*July 30th, 1921, Salt Lake City †March 27th, 2005

83

Henry Ford

American business magnate (1863–1947)

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

88

Henry Moore

English sculptor (1898–1986)

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

47

Nikolai Kinski

French-American actor

*July 30th, 1976, Paris

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Born in 1920

65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

80

John Lewis

American jazz pianist, composer and arranger

*May 3rd, 1920, La Grange †March 29th, 2001, New York City

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 30th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, International Day of Friendship) which are celebrated on July 30th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1920 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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