June 30 June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. Events 1600-1899 1651 - Battle of Beresteczko ends with Polish victory. 1805 - The United States Congress organizes Michigan Territory. 1864 - Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation." 1900-1999 1908 - Tunguska impact event occurs in Siberia 1934 - Night of the Long Knives in Germany 1936 - Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell published 1956 - A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collided above Grand Canyon, Arizona killing 128 1971 - Crew of Soyuz 11 spacecraft killed when air supply escapes through faulty valve 1971 - The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18, ratified as Ohio became the 38th state to approve it 1997 - China resumes sovereignty over the city-state of Hong Kong, ending 156 years of British colonial rule. 2000-2099 2002 - Brazil wins the 17th Football World Cup. Births 1400-1899 1470 - Charles VIII of France, King of France (d. 1498) 1685 - Dominikus Zimmermann, master builder (d. 1766) 1775 - Paul de Barras, politician (d. 1829) 1789 - Horace Vernet, painter and graphic artist (d. 1863) 1807 - Friedrich Theodor von Vischer, narrator, lyricist, philosopher (d. 1887) 1817 - Joseph Dalton Hooker, botanist (d. 1911) 1843 - Ernest Mason Satow, author (d. 1929) 1891 - Man Mountain Dean, professional wrestler (d. 1953) 1893 - Walter Ulbricht, politician (d. 1973) 1899 - Harry Shields, jazz musician (d. 1971) 1900-1999 1911 - Czesław Miłosz, Polish poet, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980 (d. August 14, 2004) 1917 - Susan Hayward, actress (d. 1975) 1917 - Lena Horne, actress and singer 1934 - Harry Blackstone, Junior, magician (d. 1997) 1943 - Florence Ballard, singer; member of the Supremes (d. 1976) 1944 - Raymond Moody, parapsychologist 1958 - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer 1959 - Vincent D'Onofrio, actor 1959 - Brendan Perry of Dead Can Dance 1962 - Tony Fernandez, baseball player 1963 - Yngwie J. Malmsteen, guitarist 1966 - Mike Tyson, world champion boxer 1973 - Chan Ho Park, Korean baseball pitcher 1975 - Ralf Schumacher, Formula One driver, brother of Michael Schumacher 1985 - Michael Phelps, American swimmer 1985 - Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine soccer player Deaths 1800-1899 1882 - Charles J. Guiteau, assassin of President of the United States James A. Garfield 1900-1999 1934 - Ernst Röhm, Nazi government official 1953 - Charles Miller, father of football in Brazil. 1961 - Lee DeForest, American inventor 1971 - Viktor Patsayev, Georgi Dobrovolski, and Vladislav Volkov, cosmonauts on Soyuz 11 1984 - Lillian Hellman, playwright 1993 - George "Spanky" McFarland, actor 1995 - Gale Gordon, actor 1995 - Georgi Beregovoi, cosmonaut 2000-2099 2001 - Chet Atkins, country and western musician 2003 - Buddy Hackett, American comic 2003 - Robert McCloskey, children's book writer and illustrator Holidays and observances June 29 - July 1 - May 30 - July 30 -- listing of all days Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. You must provide a link to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html To view or edit this article at Wikipedia go to http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_30