Born on July 30
July 30 birthdays & history
If you were born on July 30, you share a birthday with Henry Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Emily Brontë. July 30 babies are Leo, with ruby as their birthstone and the larkspur as their birth flower. July 30 is the 212th day of the year in leap years (211th in other years).
Famous people born on July 30
- 1863Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company
- 1947Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California
- 1818Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet
- 1970Christopher Nolan, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1945Patrick Modiano, French novelist and screenwriter, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1974Hilary Swank, American actress and producer
- 1511Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter, historian, and architect
- 1947Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, French virologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1948Jean Reno, Spanish-French actor
- 1963Lisa Kudrow, American actress and producer
What happened on July 30
- 1724Bach's chorale cantata Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, a paraphrase of Psalm 124 based on a 1524 hymn by Justus Jonas, was first performed in Leipzig.
- 1859First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
- 1863The Valuev Circular bans the publication of religious, educational and training books in Ukrainian in the Russian Empire.
- 1932Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
- 1962The Trans-Canada Highway, the then-longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
- 1965U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.
- 1966In London, the England national football team won the FIFA World Cup, winning the final against West Germany 4–2 after extra time.
- 1971Apollo program: On Apollo 15, David Scott and James Irwin in the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover.
- 1975American labor-union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared after last being seen outside a restaurant near Detroit.
- 1978The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
- 1980Vanuatu gains independence.
- 1980Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
Also observed on July 30
- Feast of the Throne (Morocco)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Vanuatu from the United Kingdom and France in 1980.
- International Day of Friendship (international), and its related observances: Día del Amigo (Paraguay)
Questions, answered
What star sign is July 30?
People born on July 30 are Leo. Their birthstone is ruby and their birth flower is the larkspur.
Which famous people were born on July 30?
Henry Ford (1863), Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947), Emily Brontë (1818), Christopher Nolan (1970), Patrick Modiano (1945), Hilary Swank (1974) were all born on July 30.
What happened on July 30 in history?
Among other things: in 1978, The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side; in 1980, Vanuatu gains independence; in 1980, Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
Can I get a newspaper front page from July 30?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any July 30 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “July 30”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.