On This Day in History for July 30
Events in History
- 101 BC Battle of Vercellae: Roman army under Gaius Marius defeats the Cimbri in Cisalpine Gaul, ending the Celto-Germanic threat on Italy's border with over 100,000 Cimbri killed
- 579 Benedict I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 657 St Vitalian begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Eugene I
- 762 City of Baghdad founded by abbasid caliph Al-Mansur, just north of ancient Baghdad
- 1178 Frederick I (Barbarossa), Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy
- 1419 First defenestration of Prague: anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of executed reformer Jan Hus, storm Prague town hall and throw the judge, mayor and several city council members out the windows. They die in the fall or killed by crowd outside.
- 1537 Resistant of Bomy: French Dutch cease fire
- 1601 Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius
- More Events in History
Emily Brontë
Henry Ford
Fatima JinnahWeddings in History
- 1988 James Ogilvy (under Engl princess Alexandra) marries Julia Rawlinson
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Maria Theresa of Spain
William Penn
Otto von Bismarck
Joyce Kilmer
Bảo ĐạiJuly in History
William Wilberforce’s Fight Against Slavery
William Wilberforce, who died on this day, was a leading figure in the fight against slavery, especially the horrific transportation of people from Africa.
July 29, 1833
'Iron Chancellor' Bismarck Dies
They called him the “Iron Chancellor”. Had Otto von Bismarck been made of softer stuff the history of the Twentieth Century might have been very different.
July 30, 1898
Volkswagen Beetle
The last edition of an 'old style' VW Beetle
July 30, 2003
Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
A scene from the 2016 movie "USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage"
July 30, 1945