On This Day: 30 June

30 June in Indian history

• 2009Yemenia Flight 626 crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros, killing 152 people, with French schoolgirl Bahia Bakari the sole survivor.India
• 1794Northwest Indian War: Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.India

30 June in world history

• 2023A Tajik citizen with ISIS connections, wanted in Tajikistan for murder and kidnapping, kills two people at Chișinău International Airport in Moldova, after being denied entry to the country.
• 2015An Indonesian Air Force military transport aircraft crashed near a residential neighborhood in Medan, killing 139 people.
• 2013Protests begin around Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party, leading to their overthrow during the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.
• 1986The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.
• 1974Municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, went on strike seeking higher wages and better conditions.
• 1966The National Organization for Women, a leading United States feminist organization, was founded in Washington, D.C.
• 1963Ciaculli bombing: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.
• 1956A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.
• 1934German chancellor Adolf Hitler began a purge of the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party and other political rivals, executing at least 85 people.
• 1916World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France.
• 1908The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
• 1905Nadir of American race relations: A mob of white Americans killed eight people in Oconee County, Georgia, as part of a mass lynching.
• 1894Tower Bridge, a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames in London, was inaugurated.
• 1892The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• 1882Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
• 1598Anglo-Spanish War: After a 15-day siege Spanish troops in San Juan, modern-day Puerto Rico, surrendered to an English force under Sir George Clifford.

Born on 30 June

• 1985Michael Phelps, American swimmer
• 1962Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player (died 2020)
• 1959Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma, Indian-English businesswoman and politicianIndia
• 1943Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Indian director and screenwriterIndia
• 1911Nagarjun, Indian poet (died 1998)India
• 1893Walter Ulbricht, German soldier and politician, chief decision maker and head of state of the GDR (East Germany) (died 1973)

Died on 30 June

• 2015Charles W. Bagnal, American general (born 1934)
• 2007Sahib Singh Verma, Indian librarian and politician, 4th Chief Minister of Delhi (born 1943)India
• 1934Gustav Ritter von Kahr, German lawyer and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (born 1862)
• 1917Dadabhai Naoroji, Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader (born 1825)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 30 June in history?

2023: A Tajik citizen with ISIS connections, wanted in Tajikistan for murder and kidnapping, kills two people at Chișinău International Airport in Moldova, after being denied entry to the country. 2015: An Indonesian Air Force military transport aircraft crashed near a residential neighborhood in Medan, killing 139 people. 2013: Protests begin around Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party, leading to their overthrow during the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état. 2009: Yemenia Flight 626 crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros, killing 152 people, with French schoolgirl Bahia Bakari the sole survivor.

What happened on 30 June in Indian history?

2009: Yemenia Flight 626 crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros, killing 152 people, with French schoolgirl Bahia Bakari the sole survivor. 1794: Northwest Indian War: Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.

Which famous people were born on 30 June?

Michael Phelps, American swimmer (1985); Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player (died 2020) (1962); Sandip Verma, Baroness Verma, Indian-English businesswoman and politician (1959); Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Indian director and screenwriter (1943).

Which day is observed on 30 June?

Armed Forces Day (Guatemala); Asteroid Day (International observance); General Prayer Day (Central African Republic); Independence Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo), celebrates the independence of Democratic Republic of the Congo from Belgium in 1960.; Navy Day (Israel).