Historical events on July 30
JULY 30, 1811
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (depicted), a leader of the Mexican War of Independence, was executed by Spanish forces in Chihuahua City, Mexico.
Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor, commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel
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JULY 30, 2006
Lebanon War: The Israeli Air Force attacked a three-story building near the Lebanese village of Qana, killing at least 28 civilians, including 16 children.
The 2006 Lebanon War was a 34-day armed conflict in Lebanon, fought between Hezbollah and Israel. The war started on 12 July
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JULY 30, 2012
A train fire killed 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
The Nellore train fire occurred on 30 July 2012, when the Chennai-bound Tamil Nadu Express train caught fire at 4:22 am near
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JULY 30, 1950
At the height of a political crisis known as the royal question, four workers were shot dead by the Belgian Gendarmerie at a strike in Grâce-Berleur.
The royal question was a major political crisis in Belgium that lasted from 1945 to 1951, coming to a head between March
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JULY 30, 1930
In Montevideo, the Uruguay national football team won the first FIFA World Cup.
Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954
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JULY 30, 2014
More than 150 people died after heavy rains triggered a landslide in the village of Malin in Maharashtra, India.
On 30 July 2014, a landslide occurred in the village of Malin in the Ambegaon taluka of the Pune district in Maharashtra,
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JULY 30, 1724
Bach'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.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across
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JULY 30, 1871
The boiler of the Staten Island Ferry Westfield II exploded at South Ferry in New York City, killing at least 45 people.
The Staten Island Ferry is a fare-free passenger ferry route operated by the New York City Department of Transportation. The ferry's single
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JULY 30, 1981
Amid a widespread economic crisis and food shortages in Poland, up to 50,000 people, mostly women and children, took part in the largest of nationwide hunger demonstrations in Łódź.
In mid-1981, amid a widespread economic crisis and food shortages in the Polish People's Republic, thousands of Poles, mainly women and their
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JULY 30, 1916
World War I: German agents sabotaged U.S.-made munitions in New York Harbor that were to be supplied to the Allies.
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the
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JULY 30, 1865
Off the coast of Crescent City, California, the steamer Brother Jonathan (depicted) struck an uncharted rock and sank, killing 225 people; its cargo of gold coins was not retrieved until 1996.
Crescent City is the only incorporated city in Del Norte County, California, of which it is also the county seat. The city
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JULY 30, 1975
American labor-union leader Jimmy Hoffa disappeared after last being seen outside a restaurant near Detroit.
James Riddle Hoffa was an American labor union leader who served as the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) from
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