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On This Day · The 181st day of the year

June 30

From 1398 to 2023, June 30 gathers 625 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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Cancer is the sign for June 30 — read more on the Cancer page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

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What happened on June 30?

June 30 is the 181st day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1398 and 2023. Famous people born on June 30 include Friedrich Theodor Vischer, Walter Ulbricht and Barbora Špotáková.

Released on June 30

Movies, games, albums & shows

2027

  • Game The Expanse: Osiris Reborn

2026

  • Game TankRat

2023

  • Game Master Detective Archives: Rain Code

2022

  • Game Light Nite

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1398

    Ming dynasty

  2. 1886

    Montreal

  3. 1905

    Albert Einstein

  4. 1916

    World War I

  5. 1944

    World War II

  6. 1960

    Belgian Congo

  7. 1966

    National Organization for Women

  8. 1994

    Airbus A330

  9. 2009

    Yemenia Flight 626

  10. 2023

    Tajikistan

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 30

Friedrich Theodor Vischer

b. 1807

Walter Ulbricht

b. 1893

Barbora Špotáková

b. 1981

Asbel Kiprop

b. 1989

Lynne Jolitz

b. 1961

Georges Duhamel (author)

b. 1884

Michael Phelps

b. 1985

Czesław Miłosz

b. 1911

Deaths

  • 1973Vasyl Velychkovsky
  • 1966Giuseppe Farina
  • 1934Kurt von Schleicher
  • 1917Dadabhai Naoroji
  • 1913Alphonse Kirchhoffer

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: St. Paul the Apostle (solo feast day)
  • —Christian feast day: St. Mary of Jerusalem, mother of Apostle Mark the Evangelist first Bishop of Alexandria and Byblos
  • —Christian feast day: St. Martial
  • —Christian feast day: Feast of the 12 Apostles is on June 30 (marks the end of the Season of Pentecost and the beginning of the Season of Apostles)
  • —Christian feast day: First Martyrs of the Church of Rome
  • —Christian feast day: St. Theobald of Provins
  • —Christian feast day: St. Adolf of Osnabrück
  • —Christian feast day: St. Otto of Bamberg

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