What Happened On This Day – July 30
2002 Pretoria Accord signed
The Pretoria Accord was signed between the between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda as an attempt to end the Second Congo War
1980 The Israeli Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law and adds it to Israel's Basic Law
The law declared Jerusalem the unified capital of Israel.
1980 Vanuatu gains independence
The Republic of Vanuatu gained independence from France and UK.
1932 Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles
The tenth Summer Olympics was officially opened. This was the second time that the city of Los Angeles was hosting the multi-event international sports meet.
Births On This Day – July 30
1974 Hilary Swank
American actress
1970 Christopher Nolan
English/American director, screenwriter, producer
1947 Arnold Schwarzenegger
Austrian/American bodybuilder, actor, politician, 38th Governor of California
1863 Henry Ford
American businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company
1818 Emily Brontë
English novelist
Deaths On This Day – July 30
2007 Ingmar Bergman
Swedish director
1996 Claudette Colbert
American actress
1912 Emperor Meiji
of Japan
1898 Otto von Bismarck
German politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire
1718 William Penn
English businessman, founder of Pennsylvania