On This Day July 30th

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July 30 is the 209th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 154 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

762 – Baghdad is founded.

1609 – Beaver Wars: At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs on behalf of his native allies.

1635 – Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the recapture of the strategically important fortress from the Spanish Army.

1676 – Nathaniel Bacon issues the "Declaration of the People of Virginia", beginning Bacon's Rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.

1866 – Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.

1930 – In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.

1932 – Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award-winning cartoon short.

1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.

1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again.

2006 – The world's longest-running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.


Birthdays

1511 – Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter, historian, and architect (d. 1574)

1763 – Samuel Rogers, English poet, and art collector (d. 1855)

1818 – Emily Brontë, English novelist, and poet (d. 1848)

1863 – Henry Ford, an American engineer, and businessman founded the Ford Motor Company (d. 1947)

1890 – Casey Stengel, American baseball player, and manager (d. 1975)

1925 – Alexander Trocchi, Scottish author, and poet (d. 1984)

1936 – Buddy Guy, American singer-songwriter, and guitarist.

1946 – Neil Bonnett, American race car driver, and sportscaster (d. 1994)

1947 – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California

1956 – Delta Burke, American actress.

1972 – Heather Schnider Graham, Mother, Pain in the ass.


Events & Observances 

World Friendship Day

Friendship Day has a fascinating history that dates to 1958 when Dr. Ramon Artemio Bracho proposed the idea of a Global Friendship Day during a dinner with friends in Paraguay. This gathering led to the World Friendship Crusade, a foundation dedicated to promoting friendship and fellowship among all individuals, regardless of race, color, or religion.

Initially celebrated on 30th July each year in Paraguay, Friendship Day gained international attention over time. In 1998, Nane Annan, the wife of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, named Winnie the Pooh as the world's Ambassador of Friendship at the United Nations, further emphasizing the significance of friendship on a global scale.

The United Nations was also involved in recognizing the importance of friendship. After years of lobbying by the World Friendship Crusade, the UN General Assembly designated 30th July as the International Day of Friendship in 2011. This decision aimed to encourage member states to observe the day through various activities that raise awareness about friendship and promote understanding among diverse communities.

Although the original date of Friendship Day was 2nd August, it was moved to 7th August due to de-synchronization in the United States. The celebration of Friendship Day has now spread to several countries around the world, signifying the universal importance of this special bond between friends.

Others Include.

Armed Forces Day (Guatemala)

Enthronement in Morocco

Martyrs' Day in South Sudan

Vanuatu Independence Day

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

National Support Public Education Day

International Day of Friendship

National Cheesecake Day


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