About June 30

June 30, 2024 is the 182nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 184 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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Cancer is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 213 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On June 30

  • 350 –
    Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the usurper Magnentius, in Rome.
  • 1794 –
    Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.
  • 1859 –
    French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
  • 1886 –
    The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
  • 1906 –
    The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
  • 1912 –
    The Regina Cyclone hits Regina, Saskatchewan, killing 28. It remains Canada’s deadliest tornado event.
  • 1922 –
    In Washington D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes and Dominican Ambassador Francisco J. Peynado sign the Hughes-Peynado agreement, which ends the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic.
  • 1934 –
    The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler’s violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
  • 1936 –
    Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy’s invasion of his country.
  • 1944 –
    World War II: The Battle of Cherbourg ends with the fall of the strategically valuable port to American forces.
  • 1960 –
    Congo gains independence from Belgium.
  • 1963 –
    Ciaculli massacre: a car bomb, intended for Mafia boss Salvatore Greco, kills seven police officers and military personnel near Palermo.
  • 1968 –
    Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God.
  • 1969 –
    Nigeria bans Red Cross aid to Biafra.
  • 1971 –
    The crew of the Soviet Soyuz 11 spacecraft are killed when their air supply escapes through a faulty valve.
  • 1972 –
    The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
  • 1985 –
    Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.
  • 1986 –
    The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.
  • 1987 –
    The Royal Canadian Mint introduces the $1 coin, known as the Loonie.
  • 1997 –
    The United Kingdom transfers sovereignty over Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China.

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