Historical Events - June 30

1855: Santhal Rebellion started. The rebellion was led by the four Murmu Brothers – Sidhu, Kanhu, Chand, and Bhairav.

1857: The Battle of Chinhat was fought between British forces and Indian rebels, at Ismailganj, near Chinhat, Oude.

1859: French acrobat Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

1937: The world’s first emergency telephone number, 999, was introduced in London. 

1966: Koka Subba Rao became the ninth Chief Justice of India.

1966: The National Organization for women, the United States’ largest feminist organization, was founded.

2002 : Brazil won the FIFA World Cup.

Famous Birthdays – June 30

1911: Vaidyanath Mishra, Nagarjun, a Hindi and Maithili poet.

1934: C. N. R. Rao, an Indian chemist.

1943: Saeed Akhtar Mirza, an Indian screenwriter, and director.

1966: Mike Tyson, an American former professional boxer.

1969: Sanath Jayasuriya, a former Sri Lankan cricketer.

 

Death Anniversaries - June 30

1917: Dadabhai Naoroji, an Indian Parsi scholar, trader, and politician.

1919: Lord Rayleigh, a British scientist who discovered Argon.

2007: Sahib Singh Verma, former chief minister of Delhi.