What are the important events that happened on June 30? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 30: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 30 is the 182nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 184 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 17, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,661,760 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaoctacontadigon’ day.
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 213 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,209 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 30 Historical Events
- 1422 –Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons.
- 1520 –Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés fight their way out of Tenochtitlan.
- 1688 –The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William (continuing the English rebellion from Rome), which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.
- 1805 –The U.S. Congress organizes the Michigan Territory.
- 1922 –In Washington D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes and Dominican Ambassador Francisco J. Peynado sign the Hughes-Peynado agreement, which ends the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic.
- 1944 –World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
- 1968 –Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God.
- 1972 –The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
- 1987 –The Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin, known as the Loonie.
- 1997 –The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China.
Who were born on June 30?
- 1807 –Friedrich Theodor von Vischer, German narrator, lyricist and philosopher (d.1887)
- 1931 –Bert Eriksson, Flemish neo-Nazi (d. 2005)
- 1933 –Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1936 –Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
- 1953 –Hal Lindes, American-born British guitarist (Dire Straits)
- 1958 –Lina Nikolakopoulou, Greek lyricist
- 1959 –Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor
- 1965 –Steve Duchesne, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1969 –Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1973 –Frank Rost, German footballer
Who died on June 30?
- 350 –Nepotianus, Roman usurper
- 1181 –Hugh de Kevelioc, 3rd Earl of Chester, English politician (b. 1147)
- 1917 –Antonio de La Gandara, French painter (b. 1861)
- 1932 –Bruno Kastner, German actor (b. 1890)
- 1934 –Night of the Long Knives murders: Gregor Strasser, former German Nazi politician (b. 1892)
- 1971 –Soviet crew of Soyuz 11: Viktor Patsayev (b. 1933)
- 1971 –Soviet crew of Soyuz 11: Vladislav Volkov (b. 1935)
- 1995 –Georgi Beregovoi, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1921)
- 2001 –Joe Henderson, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1937)
- 2010 –Park Yong-ha, Korean actor and singer (b. 1977)
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