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On June 30, 296: Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy.

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Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy.

Pope Marcellinus was the bishop of Rome from 30 June 296 to his death in 304. A historical accusation was levelled at him by some sources to the effect that he might have renounced Christianity during Emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians before repenting afterwards, which would explain why he is omitted from lists of martyrs. The accusation is rejected, among others, by Augustine of Hippo.

People

Born on June 30

Tom Davies 1998– English association football player
A. J. Brown 1997– American football player (born 1997)
Reuben Garrick 1997– Australian rugby league footballer
bbno$ 1995– Canadian rapper (born 1995)
Trea Turner 1993– American baseball player (born 1993)
Asbel Kiprop 1989– Kenyan middle-distance runner
Steffen Liebig 1989– Germany international rugby union player
David Myers 1989– Australian rules footballer
Jacksfilms 1988– American YouTuber (born 1988)
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Joe Mazzulla 1988– American basketball coach (born 1988)
Ryan Cook 1987– American baseball player (born 1987)
Andrew Hedgman 1987– New Zealand runner
Alicia Fox 1986– American professional wrestler
Fredy Guarín 1986– Colombian footballer (born 1986)
Nicola Pozzi 1986– Italian footballer
Allegra Versace 1986– Italian American heiress and socialite
Trevor Ariza 1985– American basketball player (born 1985)
Michael Phelps 1985– American swimmer (born 1985)

People

Died on June 30

Kenneth Colley English actor (1937–2025)
Jim Shooter American comic book writer (1951–2025)
Raj Kaushal Indian director, producer, stunt director (1970–2021)
Stella Madzimbamuto African nurse, Zimbabwean nationalist, civil rights and women's rights activist
Smoke Dawg Canadian rapper (1996–2018)
Barry Norman British film critic
Simone Veil French politician (1927–2017)
Charles W. Bagnal United States Army general
Robert Dewar Computer scientist
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Arthur Porter Canadian physician and hospital administrator
Leonard Starr American cartoonist (1925–2015)
Frank Cashen American baseball executive
Paul Mazursky American director, screenwriter, and actor (1930–2014)
Željko Šturanović Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2006 to 2008
Alan Campbell British judge, barrister and author
Akpor Pius Ewherido Nigerian politician
Kathryn Morrison American politician
Thompson Oliha Nigerian footballer

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Every June 30 on record

  1. 296 Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy.

    Head of the Catholic Church from 296 to 304

    Pope Marcellinus was the bishop of Rome from 30 June 296 to his death in 304. A historical accusation was levelled at him by some sources to the effect that he might have renounced Christianity during Emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians before repenting afterwards, which would explain why he is omitted from lists of martyrs. The accusation is rejected, among others, by Augustine of Hippo.

  2. 763 The Byzantine army of emperor Constantine V defeats the Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus.

    Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)

    The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it endured until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. The term 'Byzantine Empire' was coined only after its demise; its citizens used the term 'Roman Empire' and called themselves 'Romans'.

  3. 1398 Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne to the Ming dynasty to become the Jianwen Emperor.

    Imperial dynasty of China (1368–1644)

    The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng, numerous rump regimes ruled by remnants of the Ming imperial family, collectively called the Southern Ming, survived until 1662.

  4. 1422 Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons.

    1422 battle during the Transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy

    The Battle of Arbedo was fought on 30 June 1422 between the Duchy of Milan and the Swiss Confederation, and ended with a Milanese victory.

  5. 1521 Spanish forces defeat a combined French and Navarrese army at the Battle of Noáin during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre.

    Country in Western Europe (843–1792; 1815–1848)

    The Kingdom of France is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe from the High Middle Ages to 1848 during its dissolution. It was also an early colonial power, with colonies in Asia and Africa, and the largest being New France in North America geographically centred on the Great Lakes.

  6. 1559 King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel, comte de Montgomery.
  7. 1598 The Spanish-held Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico having been besieged for fifteen days, surrenders to an English force under Sir George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland.
  8. 1632 The University of Tartu is founded.
  9. 1651 The Deluge: Khmelnytsky Uprising: The Battle of Berestechko ends with a Polish victory.
  10. 1688 The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.
  11. 1703 The Battle of Ekeren between a Dutch force and a French force.
  12. 1758 Seven Years' War: Habsburg Austrian forces destroy a Prussian reinforcement and supply convoy in the Battle of Domstadtl, helping to expel Prussian King Frederick the Great from Moravia.
  13. 1794 Northwest Indian War: Native American forces under Blue Jacket attack Fort Recovery.
  14. 1805 Under An act to divide the Indiana Territory into two separate governments, adopted by the U.S. Congress on January 11, 1805, the Michigan Territory is organized.
  15. 1859 French acrobat Charles Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
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  1. 1860 The 1860 Oxford evolution debate at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History takes place.
  2. 1864 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln grants Yosemite Valley to California for "public use, resort and recreation".
  3. 1882 Charles J. Guiteau is hanged in Washington, D.C. for the assassination of U.S. President James Garfield.
  4. 1886 The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
  5. 1892 The Homestead Strike begins near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  6. 1900 A savage fire wrecked three steamships docked at a pier in Hoboken, New Jersey. Over 200 crew members and passengers are killed, and hundreds injured.
  7. 1905 Albert Einstein sends the article On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies, in which he introduces special relativity, for publication in Annalen der Physik.
  8. 1906 The United States Congress passes the Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act.
  9. 1908 The Tunguska Event, the largest impact event on Earth in human recorded history, resulting in a massive explosion over Eastern Siberia.
  10. 1912 The Regina Cyclone, Canada's deadliest tornado event, kills 28 people in Regina, Saskatchewan.
  11. 1916 World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the Boar's Head at Richebourg-l'Avoué in France.
  12. 1921 U.S. President Warren G. Harding appoints former President William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States.
  13. 1922 In Washington D.C., U.S. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes and Dominican Ambassador Francisco J. Peynado sign the Hughes–Peynado agreement, which ends the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic.
  14. 1934 The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
  15. 1936 Emperor Haile Selassie of Abyssinia appeals for aid to the League of Nations against Italy's invasion of his country.

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