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  1. Mamluks

    Al-Ashraf Janbalat was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt in 1500

    Saturday Jun 30, 1500Cairo, Egypt

    Al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasir Janbalat was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 30 June 1500 to 25 January 1501.

  2. Napoleon

    French recrossed the Danube

    Friday Jun 30, 1809Austria

    From 30 June to the early days of July, the French recrossed the Danube in strength, with more than 180,000 troops marching across the Marchfeld towards the Austrians. Charles received the French with 150,000 of his own men.

  3. Simón Bolívar

    Bolívar lost control of San Felipe Castle along with its ammunition stores

    Tuesday Jun 30, 1812San Felipe Castle, Puerto Cabello, Carabobo

    As Royalist Frigate Captain Domingo de Monteverde was advancing into republican territory from the west, Bolívar lost control of San Felipe Castle along with its ammunition stores on 30 June 1812. Bolívar then retreated to his estate in San Mateo.

  4. 1905 Russian Revolution

    Governor-General of Finland killed

    Thursday Jun 30, 1904Helsinki, Finland (Then Russian Empire)

    Nikolai Bobrikov Governor-General of Finland killed 30 June [O.S. 17 June] 1904 in Helsinki.

  5. Disasters with highest death tolls

    Tunguska Event

    Tuesday Jun 30, 1908Podkamennaya Tunguska River, Siberia, Russian Empire

    The Tunguska event was a large explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908 (NS). The explosion over the sparsely populated Eastern Siberian Taiga flattened 2,000 square kilometres (770 square miles) of forest, and may have caused up to three human casualties.

  6. Red Summer

    Small disturbance in San Francisco

    Monday Jun 30, 1919San Francisco, California, U.S.

    A small disturbance occurred between black soldiers and white policemen, which ended quickly.

  7. Adolf Hitler

    The Night of the Long Knives

    Saturday Jun 30, 1934Germany

    The demands of the SA for more political and military power caused anxiety among military, industrial, and political leaders. In response, Hitler purged the entire SA leadership in the Night of the Long Knives, which took place from 30 June to 2 July 1934. Hitler targeted Ernst Röhm and other SA leaders who, along with a number of Hitler's political adversaries, were rounded up, arrested, and shot.

  8. Charles de Gaulle

    Admiral Muselier joined the Free French

    Sunday Jun 30, 1940France

    On 30 June 1940 Admiral Muselier joined the Free French.

  9. Chinese Civil War

    The Communists counterattacked

    Monday Jun 30, 1947China

    The Communists counterattacked soon afterwards; on 30 June 1947 CPC troops crossed the Yellow River and moved to the Dabie Mountains area, restored and developed the Central Plain. At the same time, Communist forces also began to counterattack in Northeastern China, North China and East China.

  10. First Indochina War

    The First U.S. Supplies For Indochina Were Delivered

    Friday Jun 30, 1950Vietnam

    On June 30, 1950, the first U.S. supplies for Indochina were delivered. In September, Truman sent the Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) to Indochina to assist the French.

  11. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Philip was promoted to commander

    Monday Jun 30, 1952United Kingdom

    On 30 June 1952, Philip was promoted to commander.

  12. Communist insurgency in Sarawak

    Goodsir Plan

    Wednesday Jun 30, 1965Sarawak, Malaysia

    On 30 June 1965, the Sarawak government's Operations Sub-Committee of the State Security Executive Council (Ops SSEC) implemented the Goodsir Plan. This plan involved the resettlement of 7,500 people in five "temporary settlements" along the Kuching-Serian road in Sarawak's First and Third Divisions. The Goodsir Plan was named after David Goodsir, the British acting commissioner of police in Sarawak.

  13. Michael Phelps

    Birth

    Sunday Jun 30, 1985Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

    Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

  14. 1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Finalizing The Order For The Enforcement of Martial Law

    Friday Jun 30, 198904:30:00 PMBeijing, China

    At 4:30 pm on 3 June, the three politburo standing committee members met with military leaders, Beijing Party Secretary Li Ximing, mayor Chen Xitong, and State Council secretariat Luo Gan, and finalized the order for the enforcement of martial law.

  15. Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)

    Skirmishing continued

    Sunday Jun 30, 1991Slovenia

    Skirmishing continued in several places during the day. Slovenian forces seized the strategic Karawanken Tunnel under the Alps on the border with Austria and captured nine YPA tanks near Nova Gorica.

  16. Margaret Thatcher

    Member of the House of Lords

    Tuesday Jun 30, 1992England

    After retiring from the Commons in 1992, she was given a life peerage as Baroness Thatcher (of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire) which entitled her to sit in the House of Lords.

  17. Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    A Democratic Union Coalition For The First Time Succeeded In Winning The Majority

    Sunday Jun 30, 1996Mongolia

    A Democratic Union Coalition co-led by Democratic Party chairman Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj for the first time succeeded in winning the majority in the 1996 parliamentary elections.

  18. Kobe Bryant

    Bryant traded

    Sunday Jun 30, 1996Los Angeles,U.S.

    on June 30, Divac relented on his threat and the trade was made final on July 9, 1996, when the league's off-season moratorium ended.

  19. 1997 Asian financial crisis

    A Promise

    Monday Jun 30, 1997Thailand

    On 30 June 1997, Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said that he would not devalue the baht.

  20. Ronaldinho

    World Cup 2002

    Sunday Jun 30, 2002International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan

    Brazil won the world cup.

  21. Kaká

    World Cup 2002

    Sunday Jun 30, 2002Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

    Kaka won World Cup 2002

  22. Bank of America

    Bank of America announced it would purchase credit card giant MBNA

    Thursday Jun 30, 2005Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.

    On June 30, 2005, Bank of America announced it would purchase credit card giant MBNA for $35 billion in cash and stock. The Federal Reserve Board gave final approval to the merger on December 15, 2005, and the merger closed on January 1, 2006. The acquisition of MBNA provided Bank of America a leading domestic and foreign credit card issuer. The combined Bank of America Card Services organization, including the former MBNA, had more than 40 million U.S. accounts and nearly $140 billion in outstanding balances. Under Bank of America, the operation was renamed FIA Card Services.

  23. Xanana Gusmão

    The June 2007 Parliamentary Election

    Saturday Jun 30, 2007Timor-Leste

    The CNRT placed second in the June 2007 parliamentary election, behind Fretilin, taking 24.10% of the vote and 18 seats. He won a seat in parliament as the first name on the CNRT's candidate list.

  24. Kaká

    Real Madrid Player

    Tuesday Jun 30, 2009Madrid, Spain

    Kaká was unveiled as a Real Madrid player on 30 June 2009.

  25. Kaká

    Kaká had his Milan contract terminated

    Monday Jun 30, 2014Milan, Italy

    On 30 June 2014, Kaká had his Milan contract terminated through mutual consent despite having a year remaining, by activating a release clause as a result of the team not qualifying for European competitions.

  26. Xiaomi

    Brazil expansion

    Tuesday Jun 30, 2015Brazil

    On 30 June 2015, Xiaomi announced its expansion into Brazil with the launch of locally manufactured Redmi 2; it is the first time the company assembled a smartphone outside of China.

  27. Theresa May

    Announcement her candidacy for the leadership of the Conservative Party

    Thursday Jun 30, 2016England

    On 30 June 2016, May announced her candidacy for the leadership of the Conservative Party to replace David Cameron, who resigned following the outcome of the European Union membership referendum in which 52% of voters voted in favour of leaving the EU.

  28. Uber

    Uber launches in Kiev

    Thursday Jun 30, 2016Kiev, Ukraine

    Uber launches in Kiev, Ukraine.

  29. Nike, Inc.

    Phil Knight Officially Stepped Down

    Thursday Jun 30, 2016Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.

    Phil Knight officially stepped down from all duties with the company on June 30, 2016.

  30. Nokia

    Gregory Lee became Nokia Technologies CEO and President

    Friday Jun 30, 2017Espoo, Finland

    On 30 June 2017, Gregory Lee, previously CEO of Samsung Electronics in North America, was appointed Nokia Technologies CEO and president.

  31. Narendra Damodardas Modi

    17 different taxes

    Friday Jun 30, 2017India

    Modi's government put in place the Goods and Services Tax, the biggest tax reform in the country since independence. It subsumed around 17 different taxes and became effective from 1 July 2017.

  32. Cristiano Ronaldo

    Portugal was eliminated following a 2–1 defeat to Uruguay in the last 16

    Saturday Jun 30, 2018Fisht Olympic Stadium, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

    On 30 June, Portugal was eliminated following a 2–1 defeat to Uruguay in the last 16. For his performances in the tournament, Ronaldo was named in the World Cup Dream Team.

  33. Lionel Messi

    Eliminated against France

    Saturday Jun 30, 2018Kazan, Russia

    Following on from their poor qualification campaign, salvaged by Messi, expectations were not high going into the 2018 World Cup. In the round of 16 match against eventual champions France on 30 June, Messi set up Gabriel Mercado's and Sergio Agüero's goals in a 4–3 defeat, which saw Argentina eliminated from the World Cup.

  34. Donald Trump

    Brief talks in the Korean Demilitarized Zone

    Sunday Jun 30, 2019Korean Demilitarized Zone

    On June 30, 2019, Trump, Kim, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held brief talks in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, marking the first time a sitting U.S. president had set foot on North Korean soil. They agreed to resume negotiations.

  35. Dominikus Zimmermann Birth

    Saturday Jun 30, 1685Gaispoint

    The architect and painter, Dominikus Zimmermann, was born in Germany.

  36. Executions of John Quelch

    Monday Jun 30, 1704Boston

    John Quelch was hanged for piracy in Boston at the age of 38.

  37. John Gay Birth

    Saturday Jun 30, 1685Barnstaple

    John Gay, an English poet and dramatist, was born in Barnstaple, England.

  38. Franois-Jean Birth

    Monday Jun 30, 1755France

    The French politician Paul-Franois-Jean-Nicolas was born in Fox-Amphoux in1755.

  39. Ji Antonn Benda Birth

    Tuesday Jun 30, 1722Benátky

    The composer and violinist Ji Antonn Benda was born in the Czech Republic in 1722.

  40. Mamluks

    Al-Ashraf Janbalat was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt in 1500

    Saturday Jun 30, 1500Cairo, Egypt

    Al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasir Janbalat was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 30 June 1500 to 25 January 1501.

  41. Napoleon

    French recrossed the Danube

    Friday Jun 30, 1809Austria

    From 30 June to the early days of July, the French recrossed the Danube in strength, with more than 180,000 troops marching across the Marchfeld towards the Austrians. Charles received the French with 150,000 of his own men.

  42. Simón Bolívar

    Bolívar lost control of San Felipe Castle along with its ammunition stores

    Tuesday Jun 30, 1812San Felipe Castle, Puerto Cabello, Carabobo

    As Royalist Frigate Captain Domingo de Monteverde was advancing into republican territory from the west, Bolívar lost control of San Felipe Castle along with its ammunition stores on 30 June 1812. Bolívar then retreated to his estate in San Mateo.

  43. 1905 Russian Revolution

    Governor-General of Finland killed

    Thursday Jun 30, 1904Helsinki, Finland (Then Russian Empire)

    Nikolai Bobrikov Governor-General of Finland killed 30 June [O.S. 17 June] 1904 in Helsinki.

  44. Disasters with highest death tolls

    Tunguska Event

    Tuesday Jun 30, 1908Podkamennaya Tunguska River, Siberia, Russian Empire

    The Tunguska event was a large explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in Yeniseysk Governorate (now Krasnoyarsk Krai), Russia, on the morning of 30 June 1908 (NS). The explosion over the sparsely populated Eastern Siberian Taiga flattened 2,000 square kilometres (770 square miles) of forest, and may have caused up to three human casualties.

  45. Red Summer

    Small disturbance in San Francisco

    Monday Jun 30, 1919San Francisco, California, U.S.

    A small disturbance occurred between black soldiers and white policemen, which ended quickly.

  46. Adolf Hitler

    The Night of the Long Knives

    Saturday Jun 30, 1934Germany

    The demands of the SA for more political and military power caused anxiety among military, industrial, and political leaders. In response, Hitler purged the entire SA leadership in the Night of the Long Knives, which took place from 30 June to 2 July 1934. Hitler targeted Ernst Röhm and other SA leaders who, along with a number of Hitler's political adversaries, were rounded up, arrested, and shot.

  47. Charles de Gaulle

    Admiral Muselier joined the Free French

    Sunday Jun 30, 1940France

    On 30 June 1940 Admiral Muselier joined the Free French.

  48. Chinese Civil War

    The Communists counterattacked

    Monday Jun 30, 1947China

    The Communists counterattacked soon afterwards; on 30 June 1947 CPC troops crossed the Yellow River and moved to the Dabie Mountains area, restored and developed the Central Plain. At the same time, Communist forces also began to counterattack in Northeastern China, North China and East China.

  49. First Indochina War

    The First U.S. Supplies For Indochina Were Delivered

    Friday Jun 30, 1950Vietnam

    On June 30, 1950, the first U.S. supplies for Indochina were delivered. In September, Truman sent the Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) to Indochina to assist the French.

  50. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Philip was promoted to commander

    Monday Jun 30, 1952United Kingdom

    On 30 June 1952, Philip was promoted to commander.

  51. Communist insurgency in Sarawak

    Goodsir Plan

    Wednesday Jun 30, 1965Sarawak, Malaysia

    On 30 June 1965, the Sarawak government's Operations Sub-Committee of the State Security Executive Council (Ops SSEC) implemented the Goodsir Plan. This plan involved the resettlement of 7,500 people in five "temporary settlements" along the Kuching-Serian road in Sarawak's First and Third Divisions. The Goodsir Plan was named after David Goodsir, the British acting commissioner of police in Sarawak.

  52. Michael Phelps

    Birth

    Sunday Jun 30, 1985Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

    Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

  53. 1989 Tiananmen Square protests

    Finalizing The Order For The Enforcement of Martial Law

    Friday Jun 30, 198904:30:00 PMBeijing, China

    At 4:30 pm on 3 June, the three politburo standing committee members met with military leaders, Beijing Party Secretary Li Ximing, mayor Chen Xitong, and State Council secretariat Luo Gan, and finalized the order for the enforcement of martial law.

  54. Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)

    Skirmishing continued

    Sunday Jun 30, 1991Slovenia

    Skirmishing continued in several places during the day. Slovenian forces seized the strategic Karawanken Tunnel under the Alps on the border with Austria and captured nine YPA tanks near Nova Gorica.

  55. Margaret Thatcher

    Member of the House of Lords

    Tuesday Jun 30, 1992England

    After retiring from the Commons in 1992, she was given a life peerage as Baroness Thatcher (of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire) which entitled her to sit in the House of Lords.

  56. Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    A Democratic Union Coalition For The First Time Succeeded In Winning The Majority

    Sunday Jun 30, 1996Mongolia

    A Democratic Union Coalition co-led by Democratic Party chairman Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj for the first time succeeded in winning the majority in the 1996 parliamentary elections.

  57. Kobe Bryant

    Bryant traded

    Sunday Jun 30, 1996Los Angeles,U.S.

    on June 30, Divac relented on his threat and the trade was made final on July 9, 1996, when the league's off-season moratorium ended.

  58. 1997 Asian financial crisis

    A Promise

    Monday Jun 30, 1997Thailand

    On 30 June 1997, Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh said that he would not devalue the baht.

  59. Ronaldinho

    World Cup 2002

    Sunday Jun 30, 2002International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan

    Brazil won the world cup.

  60. Kaká

    World Cup 2002

    Sunday Jun 30, 2002Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

    Kaka won World Cup 2002

  61. Bank of America

    Bank of America announced it would purchase credit card giant MBNA

    Thursday Jun 30, 2005Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.

    On June 30, 2005, Bank of America announced it would purchase credit card giant MBNA for $35 billion in cash and stock. The Federal Reserve Board gave final approval to the merger on December 15, 2005, and the merger closed on January 1, 2006. The acquisition of MBNA provided Bank of America a leading domestic and foreign credit card issuer. The combined Bank of America Card Services organization, including the former MBNA, had more than 40 million U.S. accounts and nearly $140 billion in outstanding balances. Under Bank of America, the operation was renamed FIA Card Services.

  62. Xanana Gusmão

    The June 2007 Parliamentary Election

    Saturday Jun 30, 2007Timor-Leste

    The CNRT placed second in the June 2007 parliamentary election, behind Fretilin, taking 24.10% of the vote and 18 seats. He won a seat in parliament as the first name on the CNRT's candidate list.

  63. Kaká

    Real Madrid Player

    Tuesday Jun 30, 2009Madrid, Spain

    Kaká was unveiled as a Real Madrid player on 30 June 2009.

  64. Kaká

    Kaká had his Milan contract terminated

    Monday Jun 30, 2014Milan, Italy

    On 30 June 2014, Kaká had his Milan contract terminated through mutual consent despite having a year remaining, by activating a release clause as a result of the team not qualifying for European competitions.

  65. Xiaomi

    Brazil expansion

    Tuesday Jun 30, 2015Brazil

    On 30 June 2015, Xiaomi announced its expansion into Brazil with the launch of locally manufactured Redmi 2; it is the first time the company assembled a smartphone outside of China.

  66. Theresa May

    Announcement her candidacy for the leadership of the Conservative Party

    Thursday Jun 30, 2016England

    On 30 June 2016, May announced her candidacy for the leadership of the Conservative Party to replace David Cameron, who resigned following the outcome of the European Union membership referendum in which 52% of voters voted in favour of leaving the EU.

  67. Uber

    Uber launches in Kiev

    Thursday Jun 30, 2016Kiev, Ukraine

    Uber launches in Kiev, Ukraine.

  68. Nike, Inc.

    Phil Knight Officially Stepped Down

    Thursday Jun 30, 2016Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.

    Phil Knight officially stepped down from all duties with the company on June 30, 2016.

  69. Nokia

    Gregory Lee became Nokia Technologies CEO and President

    Friday Jun 30, 2017Espoo, Finland

    On 30 June 2017, Gregory Lee, previously CEO of Samsung Electronics in North America, was appointed Nokia Technologies CEO and president.

  70. Narendra Damodardas Modi

    17 different taxes

    Friday Jun 30, 2017India

    Modi's government put in place the Goods and Services Tax, the biggest tax reform in the country since independence. It subsumed around 17 different taxes and became effective from 1 July 2017.

  71. Cristiano Ronaldo

    Portugal was eliminated following a 2–1 defeat to Uruguay in the last 16

    Saturday Jun 30, 2018Fisht Olympic Stadium, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

    On 30 June, Portugal was eliminated following a 2–1 defeat to Uruguay in the last 16. For his performances in the tournament, Ronaldo was named in the World Cup Dream Team.

  72. Lionel Messi

    Eliminated against France

    Saturday Jun 30, 2018Kazan, Russia

    Following on from their poor qualification campaign, salvaged by Messi, expectations were not high going into the 2018 World Cup. In the round of 16 match against eventual champions France on 30 June, Messi set up Gabriel Mercado's and Sergio Agüero's goals in a 4–3 defeat, which saw Argentina eliminated from the World Cup.

  73. Donald Trump

    Brief talks in the Korean Demilitarized Zone

    Sunday Jun 30, 2019Korean Demilitarized Zone

    On June 30, 2019, Trump, Kim, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held brief talks in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, marking the first time a sitting U.S. president had set foot on North Korean soil. They agreed to resume negotiations.

  74. Dominikus Zimmermann Birth

    Saturday Jun 30, 1685Gaispoint

    The architect and painter, Dominikus Zimmermann, was born in Germany.

  75. Executions of John Quelch

    Monday Jun 30, 1704Boston

    John Quelch was hanged for piracy in Boston at the age of 38.

  76. John Gay Birth

    Saturday Jun 30, 1685Barnstaple

    John Gay, an English poet and dramatist, was born in Barnstaple, England.

  77. Franois-Jean Birth

    Monday Jun 30, 1755France

    The French politician Paul-Franois-Jean-Nicolas was born in Fox-Amphoux in1755.

  78. Ji Antonn Benda Birth

    Tuesday Jun 30, 1722Benátky

    The composer and violinist Ji Antonn Benda was born in the Czech Republic in 1722.