Summary of the Day ✨ 30 June (30/06)
On this day, Hong Kong’s National Security Law was passed by China’s National People’s Congress while Donald Trump became the first sitting US President to visit North Korea, marking significant geopolitical shifts. Meanwhile, a Tajik citizen with ISIS connections killed two at Moldova’s airport after being denied entry, and a military plane crash in Indonesia resulted in at least 116 deaths, highlighting the day’s tragic events.
Historical Events 📜
- 2023: A Tajik citizen with ISIS connections, wanted in Tajikistan for murder and kidnapping, kills two people at Chișinău International Airport in Moldova, after being denied entry to the country.
- 2021: The Tiger Fire ignites near Black Canyon City, Arizona, and goes on to burn 16,278 acres (6,587 ha) of land before being fully contained on July 30.
- 2020: The Hong Kong National Security Law is passed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and immediately comes into effect after gazettal.
- 2019: Donald Trump becomes the first sitting US President to visit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea).
- 2015: A Hercules C-130 military aircraft with 113 people on board crashes in a residential area in Medan, Indonesia, resulting in at least 116 deaths.
- 2013: Nineteen firefighters die controlling a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona.
- 2013: Protests begin around Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party, leading to their overthrow during the 2013 Egyptian coup d’état.
- 2009: Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-300, crashes into the Indian Ocean near Comoros, killing 152 of the 153 people on board. A 14-year-old girl named Bahia Bakari survives the crash.
- 2007: A Jeep Cherokee filled with propane canisters drives into the entrance of Glasgow Airport, Scotland in a failed terrorist attack. This was linked to the 2007 London car bombs that had taken place the day before.
- 1994: An Airbus A330-300 crashes during a test flight at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport, killing all seven people on board.
- 1993: Malta is officially subdivided into 68 local councils by the Local Councils Act.
- 1990: East and West Germany merge their economies.
- 1989: A coup d’état in Sudan deposes the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani.
- 1986: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.
- 1985: Thirty-nine American hostages from the hijacked TWA Flight 847 are freed in Beirut after being held for 17 days.
Famous Births 👶
- 1998: Tom Davies, English footballer
- 1997: A. J. Brown, American football player
- 1997: Reuben Garrick, Australian rugby league player
- 1995: bbno$, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1993: Trea Turner, American baseball player
- 1989: Asbel Kiprop, Kenyan runner
- 1989: Steffen Liebig, German rugby player
- 1989: David Myers, Australian footballer
- 1988: Jacksfilms, American YouTuber
- 1988: Joe Mazzulla, American basketball coach
- 1987: Ryan Cook, American baseball player
- 1987: Andrew Hedgman, New Zealand runner
- 1986: Alicia Fox, American wrestler, model, and actress
- 1986: Fredy Guarín, Colombian footballer
- 1986: Nicola Pozzi, Italian footballer
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2025: Kenneth Colley, English actor (born 1937)
- 2025: Jim Shooter, American author and illustrator (born 1951)
- 2021: Raj Kaushal, Indian Film Director and Producer (born 1971)
- 2020: Stella Madzimbamuto, Zimbabwean activist (born 1930)
- 2018: Smoke Dawg, Canadian rapper (born 1996)
- 2017: Barry Norman, English television presenter (born 1933)
- 2017: Simone Veil, French lawyer and politician (born 1927)
- 2015: Charles W. Bagnal, American general (born 1934)
- 2015: Robert Dewar, English-American computer scientist and academic (born 1945)
- 2015: Arthur Porter, Canadian physician and academic (born 1956)
- 2015: Leonard Starr, American author and illustrator (born 1925)
- 2014: Frank Cashen, American businessman (born 1925)
- 2014: Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)
- 2014: Željko Šturanović, Montenegrin lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Montenegro (born 1960)
- 2013: Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, English lawyer and judge (born 1917)
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 - Christian feast day:
June 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Armed Forces Day (Guatemala)
- Asteroid Day (International observance)
- General Prayer Day (Central African Republic)
- Independence Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo), celebrates the independence of Democratic Republic of the Congo from Belgium in 1960.
- Navy Day (Israel)
- Philippine–Spanish Friendship Day (Philippines)