July 30th, 1939

Born on July 30th, 1939

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What happened on July 30th?

July 30th, 1966

In London, the England national football team won the FIFA World Cup, winning the final against West Germany 4–2 after extra time.

July 30th, 1724

Bach's chorale cantata Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, a paraphrase of Psalm 124 based on a 1524 hymn by Justus Jonas, was first performed in Leipzig.

July 30th, 2014

More than 150 people died after 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, 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, 2018

Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) was elected to his first full term as president, having served as leader since the 2017 Zimbabwean coup d'état.

July 30th, 1930

In Montevideo, the Uruguay national football team (team pictured) won the inaugural FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final.

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 boiler of the Staten Island Ferry Westfield II exploded at South Ferry in New York City, killing at least 45 people.

July 30th, 1865

Off the coast of Crescent City, California, the steamer Brother Jonathan 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 (depicted), a 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.

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

Born on July 30th, 1939

82

Peter Bogdanovich

American film director (1939–2022)

*July 30th, 1939, Kingston †January 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

86

Eleanor Smeal

American activist

*July 30th, 1939, Ashtabula

Same year
Born in 1939

87

Helga Piur

German actress and voice actress

*May 24th, 1939, Berlin

87

Hans Kloft

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 10th, 1939, Düsseldorf

83

Hans-Christian Ströbele

German lawyer and politician (1939–2022)

*June 7th, 1939, Halle (Saale) †August 29th, 2022, Moabit

83

Tina Turner

American-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)

*November 26th, 1939, Brownsville †May 24th, 2023, Küsnacht

77

Dudley Storey

New Zealand rower

*November 27th, 1939, Wairoa †March 6th, 2017, Auckland

77

Bill White

Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach (1939-2017)

*August 26th, 1939, Toronto †May 21st, 2017, Toronto

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

70

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939–2010)

*May 25th, 1939, McLemoresville †April 10th, 2010, Houston

84

Heinrich Messner

Austrian alpine skier

*September 1st, 1939, Obernberg am Brenner †October 19th, 2023

86

Margaret Atwood

Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor

*November 18th, 1939, Ottawa

86

Yves Meyer

French mathematician

*July 19th, 1939, Paris

87

Monika von Starck

German painter and sculptor

*February 3rd, 1939, Cologne

74

Karen Black

American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter (1939-2013)

*July 1st, 1939, Park Ridge †August 8th, 2013, Santa Monica

78

Irio De Paula

Brazilian composer (1939–2017)

*May 10th, 1939, Rio de Janeiro †May 23rd, 2017, Rome

87

Ian McKellen

British actor (born 1939)

*May 25th, 1939, Burnley

59

Dusty Springfield

British singer (1939–1999)

*April 16th, 1939, London †March 2nd, 1999, Henley-on-Thames

78

Peter Grünberg

German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)

*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, Jülich

80

Karel Gott

Czech singer and actor

*July 14th, 1939, Plzeň †October 1st, 2019, Prague

80

Ginger Baker

British drummer (1939–2019)

*August 19th, 1939, Lewisham †October 6th, 2019, Canterbury

86

Brenda Vaccaro

American actress

*November 18th, 1939, Brooklyn

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No: With 365 days 1939 is a normal year and no leap year.

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