Saturday, June 30, 2012

June 30th in History


1097 - The Crusaders defeated the Turks at Dorylaeum.

1894 - Korea declared independence from China and asked for Japanese aid.


1912 - Belgian workers went on strike to demand universal suffrage.

1913 - Fighting broke out between Bulgaria and Greece and Spain. It was the beginning of the Second Balkan War.

1915 - During World War I, the Second Battle Artois ended when the French failed to take Vimy Ridge.


1922 - Irish rebels in London assassinate Sir Henry Wilson, the British deputy for Northern Ireland.

1930 - France pulled its troops out of Germany’s Rhineland.

1934 - Adolf Hitler purged the Nazi Party by destroying the SA and bringing to power the SS in the "Night of the Long Knives."

1935 - Fascists caused an uproar at the League of Nations when Haile Selassie of Ethiopia speaks.


1957 - The American occupation headquarters in Japan was dissolved.

1958 - The U.S. Congress passed a law authorizing the admission of Alaska as the 49th state in the Union.

1960 - The Katanga province seceded from Congo (upon Congo's independence from Belgium).

Famous Birthdays:


1768 - Elizabeth Monroe, First lady of the United States, wife of James Monroe the fifth President


1901 - Willie "The Actor" Sutton, bank robber who stole $2 million

1917 - Lena Horne, singer

1950 -  Leonard Whiting, actor

1966 - Mike Tyson, professional boxer, former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world

1975 - Ralf Schumacher, Formula One driver

1983 - Cheryl Cole, singer





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