On This Day: 30 July

30 July in Indian history

• 2024A series of landslides occurs in Kerala, India, causing over 420 fatalities.India
• 2014More than 150 people died after heavy rains triggered a landslide in the village of Malin in Maharashtra, India.India
• 2012A train fire killed 32 passengers and injured 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.India
• 2012A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.India
• 1863American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Treaty of Box Elder.India

30 July in world history

• 1990British Conservative member of Parliament Ian Gow was killed outside his home in a car bombing by the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
• 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.
• 1971An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan, killing 162.
• 1969Vietnam War: U.S. president Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.
• 1966In London, the England national football team won the FIFA World Cup, winning the final against West Germany 4–2 after extra time.
• 1965U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.
• 1956A 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.
• 1932Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
• 1930In Montevideo, the Uruguay national football team won the inaugural FIFA World Cup, defeating Argentina 4–2 in the final.
• 1916World War I: German agents sabotaged U.S.-made munitions in New York Harbor that were to be supplied to the Allies.
• 1871The boiler of the Staten Island Ferry Westfield II exploded at South Ferry in New York City, killing at least 45 people.
• 1864American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
• 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.

Born on 30 July

• 1973Sonu Nigam, Indian playback singer and actorIndia
• 1962Yakub Memon, Indian accountant and terrorist (died 2015)India
• 1956Réal Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1952Stephen Blackmore, English botanist and author
• 1946Neil Bonnett, American race car driver and sportscaster (died 1994)
• 1928Sulochana Latkar, Indian actress (died 2023)India

Died on 30 July

• 2020Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese politician, President (1988–2000), Vice President (1984–1988) and mayor of Taipei (1978–1981) (born 1923)
• 2013Benjamin Walker, Indian-English author, poet, and playwright (born 1913)India
• 2006Murray Bookchin, American philosopher and author (born 1921)
• 1918Joyce Kilmer, American soldier, journalist, and poet (born 1886)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 30 July in history?

2024: A series of landslides occurs in Kerala, India, causing over 420 fatalities. 2014: More than 150 people died after heavy rains triggered a landslide in the village of Malin in Maharashtra, India. 2012: A train fire killed 32 passengers and injured 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India. 2012: A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.

What happened on 30 July in Indian history?

2024: A series of landslides occurs in Kerala, India, causing over 420 fatalities. 2014: More than 150 people died after heavy rains triggered a landslide in the village of Malin in Maharashtra, India. 2012: A train fire killed 32 passengers and injured 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Which famous people were born on 30 July?

Sonu Nigam, Indian playback singer and actor (1973); Yakub Memon, Indian accountant and terrorist (died 2015) (1962); Réal Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player (1956); Stephen Blackmore, English botanist and author (1952).

Which day is observed on 30 July?

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); Martyrs Day (South Sudan).