JULY 30: EVENTS: • 762 – Baghdad is founded by caliph Al-Mansur. • 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage. • 1859 – First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps. • 1930 – In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup. • 1932 – Premiere of Walt Disneys Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short. • 1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid. • 1971 – Apollo program: Apollo 15 Mission – David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover. • 1980 – Vanuatu gains independence. • 2006 – The worlds longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years. BIRTHDAYS: • 1863 – Henry Ford, American businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company • 1893 – Fatima Jinnah, Pakistani dentist and politician • 1914 – Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist and author, 6th President of the International Olympic Committee • 1951 – Alan Kourie, South African cricketer • 1973 – Sonu Nigam, Indian singer and actor • 1977 – Diana Bolocco, Chilean model and journalist Miss Universe 1987 DEATH ANNIVERSARIES: • 1898 – Otto von Bismarck, German politician, 1st Chancellor of Germany • 1947 – Joseph Cook, Australian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Australia • 1992 – Joe Shuster, Canadian-American illustrator, co-created Superman • 2008 – Anne Armstrong, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom • 2013 – Benjamin Walker, Indian-English author IMPORTANT DAY: • Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Vanuatu from the United Kingdom and France in 1980.
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