What happened on July 30

55 documented historical events happened on July 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Bach's chorale cantata Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, a paraphrase of Psalm 124 based on a 1524 hymn by Justus Jonas, was first performed in Leipzig. On the same day, in another year: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (depicted), a leader of the Mexican War of Independence, was executed by Spanish forces in Chihuahua City, Mexico. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on July 30, including Betye Saar, Richard Johnson (actor), Sulochana Latkar. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

104 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 30, including Barhebraeus, John V of Nassau-Siegen, Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

15 observances are celebrated on July 30 around the world: Christian feast day: Abdon and Sennen, Christian feast day: Blessed Edward Powell, Richard Fetherston and Thomas Abel, Christian feast day: Hatebrand, Christian feast day: María Natividad Venegas de la Torre, Christian feast day: Maxima, Donatilla, and Secunda, Christian feast day: Robert Barnes (Lutheran). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.