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1934 : Night of the Long Knives


On June 30, 1934 on Hitler's orders, all his potential opponents in his party were murdered in what was called the Night of the Long Knives.

1967 : Soyuz 11 explodes at its re-entry


On June 30, 1967, the spacecraft Soyuz 11 exploded, with its three astronauts on board, during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, after spending 23 days in space.

1997 : Publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone


June 30, 1997, was released the first volume of Harry Potter: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, written by a young and unknown English novelist : J. K. Rowling. The series tells the adventures of a young wizard with an exceptional destiny and his friends, students in a school of wizards at Hogwarts.
The series had 400 million copies sold.

2008 : Gay Pride in New Delhi


On June 30, 2008, a Gay Pride parade is hosted for the first time in New Delhi, demanding an end to discrimination against homosexuals in a country where homosexuality was illegal (it will be decriminalized in 2009).

2009 : Plane crash in Comoros


On June 30, 2009, Yemenia flight 626, coming from Paris and Marseille, crashed in the sea while approaching the airport of Moroni in the Comoros. Among the 153 passengers and crew members, only a 12 year old girl survived.

Novità del giorno : 30 Giugno

Independence Day in the Democratic Republic of Congo
June 30 is Independence Day in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which celebrates the independence gained in 1960 against Belgium.

Citazione del giorno : 30 Giugno

J. K. Rowling
Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.

Compleanni : 30 Giugno

Paul Barras, Uomo politico francese (1755)
Georges Duhamel, Scrittore francese (1884)
Czesław Miłosz, Poeta polacco, premio Nobel per la letteratura (1911)
Susan Hayward, Attrice americana (1917)
Paul Berg, Biochimico americano, Premio Nobel per la Chimica (1926)
Lea Massari, Attrice italiana (1933)
José Emilio Pacheco, Poeta messicano (1939)
Robert Ballard, Oceanografo americano (1942)
Hal Lindes, Musicista inglese e americano (Dire Straits) (1953)
Serzh Sargsyan, 3o Presidente dell'Armenia (1954)
Vincent D'Onofrio, Attore americano (1959)
Gary Pallister, Calciatore inglese (1965)
Mike Tyson, Pugile americano (1966)
James Martin , Cucinare inglese (1972)
Ralf Schumacher, Pilota di Formula Uno tedesco (1975)
Sylvain Chavanel, Ciclista francese (1979)
Rade Prica, Calciatore svedese (1980)
Cheryl Cole, Cantante inglese (1983)
Fantasia Barrino, Cantante americana (1984)
Michael Phelps, Nuotatore americano (1985)

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Alcide d'Orbigny, Naturalista francese (1857)
Kurt von Schleicher, Cancelliere della Germania (1934)
José Vasconcelos, Scrittore e uomo politico messicano (1959)
Georgy Beregovoy, Cosmonauta sovietico (1995)
Chet Atkins, Chitarrista americano (2001)
Pina Bausch, Coreografa tedesca (2009)
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