July 30

July 30 is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) with 174 days remaining.

Events:

• 1729: City of Baltimore founded
• 1825: Malden Island discovered
• 1898: [William Kellogg]? invents Corn Flakes
• 1935: 1st Penguin book is published, starting the paperback revolution
• 1956: US motto "In God We Trust" authorized
• 1971: Apollo 15 lands on the Moon
• 1980: Vanuatu gains independence

Births:

• 1818: Emily Bronte (author)
• 1855: [Wilhelm von Siemens]?, German industrialist
• 1863: Henry Ford born in Dearborn Michigan(industrialist)
• 1898: Henry Moore (sculptor)
• 1934: Bud Selig (baseball team owner)
• 1936: [Buddy Guy]? (guitarist, singer)

Deaths:

• 1898: Otto von Bismarck, (Friedrichsruh) German "Iron" chancellor, dies at 83
• 1996: [Claudette Colbert]?, actress (It Happened One Night), dies of stroke at 93

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