July 30

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on July 30, include:

• Father-In-Law Day
• Health Care Now! Medicare's Birthday 
• International Day of Friendship 
  
• National Cheesecake Day 
• National Chicken and Waffles Day 
• National Chili Dog Day - July 30, 2026 (Last Thursday in July)
• National Intern Day - July 30, 2026 (Last Thursday in July)
• National Support Public Education Day 
• National Whistleblowers Appreciation Day 
• Paperback Book Day
• Share a Hug Day 
  
• World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 
• World Snorkeling Day 

2026 Weekly Holidays that include July 30, are:

• Info. to Come!

2026 Monthly Holidays that include July 30, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our July Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of July.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for July 30 is Leo.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for July is:

• Rubies which are said to guarantee health, wisdom, wealth, and success in love

Famous Birthdays

• 1818 - Emily Bronte, English novelist and poet (d. 1848)
• 1863 - Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman who founded the Ford Motor Company (d. 1947)
• 1922 - Henry W. Bloch, American banker and businessman who co-founded H&R Block
• 1956 - Delta Burke, American actress (Designing Women)
• 1974 - Hillary Swank, American actress and producer (Million Dollar Baby)

Famous Deaths

• 1718 - William Penn, English businessman who founded the Province of Pennsylvania (b. 1644)
• 2007 - Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1918)
• 2015 - Lynn Anderson, American singer (Rose Garden) (b. 1947)
• 2020 - Herman Cain, American businessman and Tea Party activist (b. 1945)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 2007 - Singer Britney Spears divorces rapper and dancer Kevin Federline
• 2011 - Equestrian Zara Phillips who is the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, marries English rugby player Mike Tindall

Quote of the Day

July 30th is International Day of Friendship!

A sweet friendship refreshes the soul ~ Proverbs 27:9

Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family ~ Proverbs 18:24

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Weight Loss Support is invaluable in weight loss, and a great support team can be the difference between long term success and failure. Support needs are different for each one of you. Some of you like people to notice your weight loss, and like to talk about it, but some of you are private and feel threatened when people notice you.

Part of your success story, will be to determine what you need, and gather a few support people that can help you on your journey. You must learn to verbalize to others what is helpful to you. This can be difficult, and may mean you will need to develop some new friends.

Find out more about Weight Loss Support from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

Season

July 30th falls within the Summer Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Summer is the Hottest of the Four Seasons! It follows Spring and is before Fall! The kids are out of school and many vacations happen in summer, which means more family time. Hopefully a beach is involved!

The first day of Summer is also known as the Summer Solstice where we enjoy the most sunlight of the year! After this day, the amount of daylight starts to decrease each day.

Check out our Summer Season page for information about Summer, Summer Dates, Major Summer Holidays and Observances, Major Summer Festivals, Fun Facts About Summer, Summer Food Tips, Summer Gardening, Summer Preparation, Summer Quotes, and Summer Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on Summer Foods: 

• Summer Cooking

• Summer Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Winter Season. 

• Winter Foods

• Winter Weight Gain

• Winter Weight Loss Tips

This Day in History

• 762 - Baghdad, Iraq is founded
• 1502 - During his fourth voyage, Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras
• 1619 - The House of Burgesses convenes for the first time in Jamestown, Virginia
• 1626 - An earthquake in Naples, Italy kills approximately 10,000 people
• 1729 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded
• 1871 - The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people
• 1945 - During World War II, Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 men
• 1956 - In God We Trust as the U.S. National motto is signed as a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower
• 1962 - The Trans-Canada Highway which is the longest national highway in the world opens
• 1965 - Medicare and Medicaid are established when U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law
• 1974 - U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after the Supreme Court of the U.S. ordered him to
• 1975 - Jimmy Hoffa disappears from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan never to be heard from again
• 2003 - The last of the old style Volkswagen Beetles roll off the assembly line in Mexico
• 2012 - A power grid failure in Delhi, India leaves more than 300 million people without power
• 2020 - NASA launched their Mars 2020 mission from an Atlas V Rocket at Cape Canaveral Dir Force Station in Florida

This Day in Music

• 1965 - Out of Our Heads, the Rolling Stones fourth US album is released
• 1966 - The Beatles Yesterday and Today album hits #1 in America
• 1977 - I Just Want to Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb enters the charts (video below)
• 1996 - Sublime released their self-title album
• 2002 - The Rising by Bruce Springsteen is released
• 2011 - U2 wraps up their 360 tour at Moncton, Canada

This Day in Sports

• 1859 - The highest summit in the Alps, Grand Combin at 14,154 is climbed for the first time
• 1930 - Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup
• 1966 - England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!