Born on June 30
June 30 birthdays & history
If you were born on June 30, you share a birthday with Czesław Miłosz, Mike Tyson and Michael Phelps. June 30 babies are Cancer, with pearl as their birthstone and the rose as their birth flower. June 30 is the 182nd day of the year in leap years (181st in other years).
Famous people born on June 30
- 1911Czesław Miłosz, Polish novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1966Mike Tyson, American boxer and actor
- 1985Michael Phelps, American swimmer
- 1954Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian politician, 3rd President of Armenia
- 1926Paul Berg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1936Assia Djebar, Algerian-French author and translator
- 1917Susan Hayward, American actress
- 1917Lena Horne, American actress, singer, and activist
- 1983Cheryl, English singer and TV personality
- 1884Georges Duhamel, French author and critic
What happened on June 30
- 1398Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne to the Ming dynasty to become the Jianwen Emperor.
- 1805Under An act to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate governments, adopted by the U.S. Congress on January 11, 1805, the Michigan Territory is organized.
- 1859French acrobat Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Gorge, making him one of the world's most famous tightrope walkers.
- 1860The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.
- 1864U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
- 1886The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
- 1894Tower Bridge, a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames in London, was inaugurated.
- 1921U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States.
- 1963The coronation of Pope Paul VI took place, the last such ceremony before its abandonment by later popes.
- 1966The National Organization for Women, a leading United States feminist organization, was founded in Washington, D.C.
- 1968Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God.
- 1972The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
Also observed on June 30
- Armed Forces Day (Guatemala)
- Asteroid Day (International observance)
- General Prayer Day (Central African Republic)
- Philippine–Spanish Friendship Day (Philippines)
- Revolution Day (Sudan)
- Teachers' Day (Dominican Republic)
Questions, answered
What star sign is June 30?
People born on June 30 are Cancer. Their birthstone is pearl and their birth flower is the rose.
Which famous people were born on June 30?
Czesław Miłosz (1911), Mike Tyson (1966), Michael Phelps (1985), Serzh Sargsyan (1954), Paul Berg (1926), Assia Djebar (1936) were all born on June 30.
What happened on June 30 in history?
Among other things: in 1966, The National Organization for Women, a leading United States feminist organization, was founded in Washington, D.C; in 1968, Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God; in 1972, The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
Can I get a newspaper front page from June 30?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any June 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, “June 30”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.