1596 English and Dutch fleet begin attack of the Spainish fleet moored at Cádiz during the Anglo-Spanish war. Leads also to the looting and burning of the city of Cádiz.
1800 Glasgow Police Act establishes the City of Glasgow Police, considered the 1st modern-style municipal police force, in Glasgow, Scotland
1894 London's Tower Bridge opens across the Thames.
1896 William S. Hadaway patents an electric stove in the US.
1898 Winton Motor Carriage Company publishes the first known automobile ad in Scientific American using the headline “dispense with a horse.”
1899 Spin bowler Jack Hearne takes England cricket's first Test hat-trick vs Australia in drawn 3rd Test at Headingley; dismisses champion middle order trio Clem Hill, Syd Gregory and Monty Noble.
On 30th June 1937, Wales welcomed its first Basque refugee children from the Spanish Civil War. In total, of the 4000 children who were evacuated to the U.K, over 200 were to find homes in Swansea, Old Colwyn, Caerleon and Brechfa in Carmarthenshire.
The Epynt Clearances. On 30th June 1940, a community of 219 people were evicted from their homes in the upland area of Breconshire known as Epynt to make available approximately 60,000 acres of land for a military training range during World War II. The community comprising of farms, small holdings, a school, a chapel and a public house (the Drover's Arms) initially thought that they would be allowed back to their homes after the war, however, this was not the case as the range still functions as the Sennybridge Training Area and the building of the Drover's Arms is used as a military billet.
1958 Dutch government of Willem Drees ends obligatory dismissal of married teachers.
On 30th June 1986, Maerdy Colliery in the Rhondda Valley produced its last truck of coal.
30 Jun 1973 George Harrison knocked Paul McCartney from the top of the US singles chart with 'Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)’. His second US No.1, a No.8 hit in the UK was the opening track on his 1973 album Living in the Material World.
30 Jun 1966
The Beatles played the first of three concerts at the Nippon Budokan Hall, Japan. The concert was filmed with The Beatles wearing black suits. The following day's first performance was also filmed; with The Beatles wearing white suits. There was a strict police presence with 3,000 police observing each concert played in front of 10,000 fans.
