What happened on June 30 ?

1286 - John de Warenne, 8th Earl of Surrey, English politician (d. 1347)

1470 - King Charles VIII of France (d. 1498)

1503 - John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)

1641 - Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (d. 1719)

1685 - John Gay, English writer (d. 1732)

1685 - Dominikus Zimmermann, architect (d. 1766)

1717 - Johann Stamitz, Czech-born composer (d. 1757)

1755 - Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (d. 1829)

1789 - Horace Vernet, French painter and graphic artist (d. 1863)

1803 - Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet (d. 1849)

1807 - Friedrich Theodor von Vischer, German narrator, lyricist, and philosopher (d. 1887)

1817 - Joseph Dalton Hooker, English botanist (d. 1911)

1843 - Ernest Mason Satow, British diplomat (d. 1929)

1891 - Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler (d. 1953)

1892 - Oswald Pohl, German Nazi leader (d. 1951)

1893 - Walter Ulbricht, German politician (d. 1973)

1899 - Madge Bellamy, American actress (d. 1990)

1899 - Harry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1971)

1906 - Ralph Allen, English footballer (d. 1981)

1908 - Winston Graham, English writer (d. 2003)

1911 - Czes?aw Mi?osz, Polish-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)

1912 - Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer (d. 2003)

1912 - Dan Reeves - Owner of the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams (d. 1971)

1913 - Harry Wismer, original owner of the New York Jets (d. 1967)

1917 - Susan Hayward, American actress (d. 1975)

1917 - Lena Horne, American actress and singer

1926 - Paul Berg, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1934 - Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician (d. 1997)

1936 - Nancy Dussault, American actress

1939 - José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet and writer

1943 - Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (d. 1976)

1944 - Raymond Moody, American parapsychologist

1951 - Stanley Clarke, American musician

1951 - Andrew Scott, British rock guitarist (Sweet (band))

1952 - David Garrison, comedian, played Steve Rhoades on Married With Children

1953 - Hal Lindes, English-American musician (Dire Straits)

1954 - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (d. 2004)

1955 - David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian

1957 - Sterling Marlin, American Nascar driver

1958 - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer

1959 - Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor

1959 - Brendan Perry, English musician (Dead Can Dance)

1962 - Tony Fernandez, Dominican baseball player

1963 - Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist

1965 - Mitch Richmond, American basketball player

1966 - Mike Tyson, American boxer

1968 - Philip Anselmo, American musician

1971 - Anette Michel, Mexican actress

1971 - Monica Potter, American actress

1973 - Chan Ho Park, Korean Major League Baseball player

1975 - Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver

1979 - Matisyahu, Hasidic Jewish Reggae Rapper

1982 - Dan Jacobs, American guitarist (Atreyu)

1982 - Andy Knowles, English musician (Franz Ferdinand)

1983 - Marlin Jackson, American football player

1983 - Patrick Wolf, English Musician and Singer/Songwriter

1983 - Cheryl Tweedy, English singer (Girls Aloud)

1984 - Fantasia Barrino, American singer

1985 - Michael Phelps, American swimmer

1985 - Fabiana Vallejos, Argentine footballer