Birthday July 30, 1511 Giorgio Vasari, painter, architect, art historian (Vasari's Lives).
Birthday July 30, 1818 Emily Bront, English novelist (Wuthering Heights).
Birthday July 30, 1857 Thorstein Veblen, economist (Theory of the Leisure Class).
Birthday July 30, 1863 Henry Ford, automobile manufacturer
Birthday July 30, 1889 Vladimir Zworykin, electronics engineer, inventor, father of TV.
Birthday July 30, 1890 Casey Stengel, NY Yankee & Met manager
Birthday July 30, 1898 Henry Moore born
Birthday July 30, 1898 Henry Moore, English sculptor.
Birthday July 30, 1909 C. Northcote Parkinson, historian.
Birthday July 30, 1929 Chris McGuirre
Birthday July 30, 1934 Ben Piazza, Actor.
Birthday July 30, 1939 Peter Bogdanovich, director, producer.
Birthday July 30, 1939 Eleanor Smeal, head of National Organization for Women.
Birthday July 30, 1940 Patricia Schroeder, (D-Colo-Rep)
Birthday July 30, 1941 Paul Anka, singer (Put your head on my Shoulder)
History July 30, 1619 House of Burgesses Virginia formed 1st elective US governing body
History July 30, 1619 First legislative assembly in America
History July 30, 1780 Isaac Shelby takes Fort Thicketty, South Carolina
History July 30, 1818 Emily Bronte's birthday
History July 30, 1836 1st English newspaper published in Hawaii
History July 30, 1863 Chief Pocatello signs peace treaty
History July 30, 1864 Union forces stopped at the Battle of the Crater
History July 30, 1915 Battle of Hooge
History July 30, 1943 Hitler gets news of Italy's imminent defection
History July 30, 1945 USS Indianapolis bombed
History July 30, 1946 1st rocket to attain 100-mile altitude White Sands NM
History July 30, 1956 President Eisenhower signs In God We Trust into law
History July 30, 1956 Motto of US "In God We Trust" authorized
History July 30, 1964 South Vietnamese boats raid islands in the Tonkin Gulf
History July 30, 1966 England wins World Cup
History July 30, 1966 The Troggs take their signature hit, Wild Thing, to #1
History July 30, 1969 Nixon visits South Vietnam
History July 30, 1971 US Apollo 15 lands on Mare Imbrium.
History July 30, 1971 Fighter jet collides with passenger plane
History July 30, 1974 Watergate affair approaches climax
History July 30, 1975 Summit meeting in Helsinki begins
History July 30, 1976 Bruce Jenner wins decathlon
History July 30, 1980 Vanuatu (then New Hebrides) gains independence from Britain France.
History July 30, 1983 Weightlifter Sergei Didyk of USSR jerks a record 261 kg.
History July 30, 1983 STS-8 3rd flight of Challenger. 1st night launch & land.
History July 30, 1984 STS-14 1st flight of Discovery.
History July 30, 1994 Man charged in murder of Megan Kanka
History July 30, 1999 Blair Witch Project released
History July 30, 2003 Last classic VW Beetle rolls off the line
July 30, 1511 Giorgio Vasari, painter, architect, art historian (Vasari's Lives).
July 30, 1818 Emily Bront, English novelist (Wuthering Heights).
July 30, 1857 Thorstein Veblen, economist (Theory of the Leisure Class).
July 30, 1863 Henry Ford, automobile manufacturer
July 30, 1889 Vladimir Zworykin, electronics engineer, inventor, father of TV.
July 30, 1890 Casey Stengel, NY Yankee & Met manager
July 30, 1898 Henry Moore born
July 30, 1898 Henry Moore, English sculptor.
July 30, 1909 C. Northcote Parkinson, historian.
July 30, 1929 Chris McGuirre
July 30, 1934 Ben Piazza, Actor.
July 30, 1939 Peter Bogdanovich, director, producer.
July 30, 1939 Eleanor Smeal, head of National Organization for Women.
July 30, 1940 Patricia Schroeder, (D-Colo-Rep)
July 30, 1941 Paul Anka, singer (Put your head on my Shoulder)
July 30, 1619 House of Burgesses Virginia formed 1st elective US governing body
July 30, 1619 First legislative assembly in America
July 30, 1780 Isaac Shelby takes Fort Thicketty, South Carolina
July 30, 1818 Emily Bronte's birthday
July 30, 1836 1st English newspaper published in Hawaii
July 30, 1863 Chief Pocatello signs peace treaty
July 30, 1864 Union forces stopped at the Battle of the Crater
July 30, 1915 Battle of Hooge
July 30, 1943 Hitler gets news of Italy's imminent defection
July 30, 1945 USS Indianapolis bombed
July 30, 1946 1st rocket to attain 100-mile altitude White Sands NM
July 30, 1956 President Eisenhower signs In God We Trust into law
July 30, 1956 Motto of US "In God We Trust" authorized
July 30, 1964 South Vietnamese boats raid islands in the Tonkin Gulf
July 30, 1966 England wins World Cup
July 30, 1966 The Troggs take their signature hit, Wild Thing, to #1
July 30, 1969 Nixon visits South Vietnam
July 30, 1971 US Apollo 15 lands on Mare Imbrium.
July 30, 1971 Fighter jet collides with passenger plane
July 30, 1974 Watergate affair approaches climax
July 30, 1975 Summit meeting in Helsinki begins
July 30, 1976 Bruce Jenner wins decathlon
July 30, 1980 Vanuatu (then New Hebrides) gains independence from Britain France.
July 30, 1983 Weightlifter Sergei Didyk of USSR jerks a record 261 kg.
July 30, 1983 STS-8 3rd flight of Challenger. 1st night launch & land.
July 30, 1984 STS-14 1st flight of Discovery.
July 30, 1994 Man charged in murder of Megan Kanka
July 30, 1999 Blair Witch Project released
July 30, 2003 Last classic VW Beetle rolls off the line