Famous people born on June 30 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is June 30, you share it with Lena Horne, Vincent D'Onofrio, Michael Phelps — and you were born under Cancer, the sign of the caring, intuitive, and fiercely protective of loved ones.
Birthday basics for June 30
Cancer ♋
Zodiac sign
Pearl
Birthstone
Rose
Birth flower
181st
Day of the year
June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years), with 184 days still to come.
Famous people born on June 30
Lena Horne — American singer, actress, and civil rights activist (born 1917).
Vincent D'Onofrio — American actor known for 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Law & Order' (born 1959).
Michael Phelps — American swimmer and most decorated Olympian of all time (born 1985).
Also sharing the day:
Czesław Miłosz (b. 1911) — Polish poet who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1980.
Susan Hayward (b. 1917) — American actress who won the Oscar for I Want to Live!
Fantasia Barrino (b. 1984) — American singer who won American Idol and starred in The Color Purple.
June 30 in history
1859 — French acrobat Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
1936 — Margaret Mitchell's novel 'Gone with the Wind' was published.
1953 — The first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
1908 — A mysterious explosion over Tunguska, Siberia, flattened some 800 square miles of forest.
1937 — The world's first emergency phone number, 999, went into service in London.
1966 — The National Organization for Women was founded in Washington, D.C.
June 30 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is June 30?
Anyone born on June 30 is a Cancer — caring, intuitive, and fiercely protective of loved ones.
What is the birthstone for June 30?
The birthstone for a June 30 birthday is Pearl, and the birth flower is the Rose.
Who is the most famous person born on June 30?
Lena Horne is among the best known — American singer, actress, and civil rights activist (born 1917).
What happened on June 30?
In 1859, French acrobat Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
What day of the year is June 30?
June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years), with 184 days still to come.
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