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  On this day in history england beats West Germany 4-2 for soccer's 8th World Cup in London   

1966  On this day in history edward G Craig, English actor/dir (On Art of Theatre), dies at 94   

1967  On July - 30 race riot in Milwaukee (4 killed)   

1967  Alfried Krupp, German industrialist, dies at 59 on July - 30.   

1968  On July - 30 beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away   

1968  Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69 on July - 30.   

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

1970  On July - 30 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 July - 30 george Szell, Hungarian/US conductor (Cleveland Orch), dies at 73   

1971  On this day in history george Harrison releases "Bangladesh"   

1971  On July - 30 japanese Boeing 727 collides with an F-86 fighter killing 162   

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  House of Reps recommends 3 articles of impeachment of Nixon on this day in history.   

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

1975  On this day in history teamsters Pres Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban Detroit still not found   

1976  On July - 30 japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball   

1977  On July - 30 jorgen Ponto, West German banker, murdered   

1979  On this day in history 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  On this day in history charles McGraw, actor (Michael-Falcon, Smith Family), dies at 66   

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

1983  Official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, Calif on this day in history.   

1983  On July - 30 weight lifter Sergei Didyk of USSR jerks a record 261 kg   

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

1984  On July - 30 alvenus tanker at Cameron La, spills 2.8 million gallons of oil   

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

1984  Soap opera "Santa Barbara," premieres on NBC on July - 30.   

1984  On July - 30 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  On this day in history mary Spinell, actress (Last Horror Film), dies   

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1511  Giorgio Vasari, Italy, painter/art historian (Vasari's Lives) was born on this day in history.   

1549  On this day in history birth of ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1609)   

1641  Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

1747  Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1751  On July - 30 birth of maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist/Wolfgang's sister   

1763  On July - 30 birth of samuel Rogers, English poet (Italy, a poem)   

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

1809  Charles Chiniquy, Quebec-born excommunicated Catholic priest (d. 1899) was born on this day in history.   

0578  On July - 30 death of jacob Baradaeus, Bishop of Edessa   

0579  Benedict I, Italian Pope (575-79), dies on July - 30.   

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

1528  Jacopo d'antonio Negreti Palma, Italian painter, dies at about 48 on this day in history.   

1540  Death of Robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495) on this day in history.   

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

1652  John Cloppenburg, vicar/theologist, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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