Historical Events In July - 30

1965  On this day in history junichiro Tanizaki, Japanese writer (Key), dies at 79  

1966  Beatles' "Yesterday... & Today," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.  

1966  England beats West Germany 4-2 for soccer's 8th World Cup in London on July - 30.  

1966  Edward G Craig, English actor/dir (On Art of Theatre), dies at 94 on July - 30.  

1967  On this day in history race riot in Milwaukee (4 killed)  

1967  On this day in history alfried Krupp, German industrialist, dies at 59  

1968  Beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away on July - 30.  

1968  Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1969  Barbra Striesand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history 30,000 attend Powder Ridge Rock Festival, Middlefield Ct  

1970  Smirnova discover asteroid 1835 Gajdariya, 2032 Ethel & 2349 Kurchenko on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history george Szell, Hungarian/US conductor (Cleveland Orch), dies at 73  

1971  George Harrison releases "Bangladesh" on this day in history.  

1971  Japanese Boeing 727 collides with an F-86 fighter killing 162 on July - 30.  

1971  US Apollo 15 lands on Mare Imbrium on the Moon on this day in history.  

1973  On this day in history erich Katz, composer, dies at 72  

1974  On this day in history house of Reps recommends 3 articles of impeachment of Nixon  

1974  Lev Konstantinovich Knipper, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1975  Teamsters Pres Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban Detroit still not found on this day in history.  

1976  Japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball on July - 30.  

1977  Jorgen Ponto, West German banker, murdered on this day in history.  

1979  On July - 30 beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 67  

1980  British New Hebrides becomes independent & takes name Vanuatu on this day in history.  

1980  Charles McGraw, actor (Michael-Falcon, Smith Family), dies at 66 on July - 30.  

1982  On July - 30 frank Nicholson, S African cricket wicket-keeper (1935-36), dies  

1983  On this day in history official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, Calif  

1983  Weight lifter Sergei Didyk of USSR jerks a record 261 kg on this day in history.  

1983  On July - 30 howard Deitz, MGM executive, dies at 86 of Parkinson's disease  

1984  Alvenus tanker at Cameron La, spills 2.8 million gallons of oil on July - 30.  

1984  First flight of space shuttle 'Discovery' on this day in history.  

1984  On this day in history soap opera "Santa Barbara," premieres on NBC  

1984  On this day in history maurice Tremlett, cricketer (England pace bowler 1948-49), dies  

1985  Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-I mission on this day in history.  

1987  Mary Spinell, actress (Last Horror Film), dies on July - 30.  

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1511  Giorgio Vasari, Italy, painter/art historian (Vasari's Lives) was born on July - 30.  

1549  Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1609) was born on this day in history.  

1641  On July - 30 birth of regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. 1673)  

1747  Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer was born on July - 30.  

1751  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist/Wolfgang's sister was born on July - 30.  

1763  Samuel Rogers, English poet (Italy, a poem) was born on July - 30.  

1793  Josepf Francois Snel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1809  On this day in history birth of charles Chiniquy, Quebec-born excommunicated Catholic priest (d. 1899)  

0578  On this day in history death of jacob Baradaeus, Bishop of Edessa  

0579  On July - 30 benedict I, Italian Pope (575-79), dies  

1516  On this day in history johan V Nassau, earl of Nassau-Vianden/Dietz, dies  

1528  On July - 30 jacopo d'antonio Negreti Palma, Italian painter, dies at about 48  

1540  On July - 30 death of robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495)  

1550  Death of Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505) on July - 30.  

1652  On this day in history john Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist, dies at 68  

1655  Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer, dies at 47 on July - 30.