July 30 in History

Historical Events on July 30

1729 Founding of Baltimore, Maryland.

1756 In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.

1864 American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.

1871 The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.

1930 In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.

1945 World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors.

1965 U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.

1969 Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.

1971 Apollo program: Apollo 15 Mission: David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover.

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Famous Birthdays on July 30

1947 Arnold Schwarzenegger

1970 Christopher Nolan

1981 Nicky Hayden

1981 Hope Solo

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Famous Deaths on July 30

1718 William Penn

1898 Otto von Bismarck

1912 Emperor Meiji

2015 Lynn Anderson

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