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July 30: Day of the Week
July 30, 2024 is the 212th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 154 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Leo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
July 30 Historical Event(s)
1619
In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.
1729
Foundation of Baltimore, Maryland.
1756
In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly-built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.
1811
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican insurgency, is executed by the Spanish in Chihuahua, Mexico.
1859
First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
1866
New Orleans’s Democratic government orders police to raid an integrated Republican Party meeting, killing 40 people and injuring 150.
1916
Black Tom Island explosion in Jersey City, New Jersey.
1930
In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first Football World Cup.
1956
A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God We Trust as the U.S. national motto.
1974
Watergate Scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the United States Supreme Court.
Who were born on July 30?
1872
Princess Clémentine of Belgium (d. 1955)
1904
Salvador Novo, Mexican writer (d. 1974)
1914
Lord Killanin, Irish IOC president (d. 1999)
1916
Dick Wilson, American actor (d. 2007)
1940
Pat Schroeder, American politician
1962
Alton Brown, American television host and chef
1969
Errol Stewart, South African cricketer and lawyer
1971
Christine Taylor, American actress
1977
Diana Bolocco, Chilean television presenter
1999
Joey King, American actress
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