1746
Science
Birth of Louise du Pierry
Louise du Pierry was born on July 30, 1746, in La Ferté-Bernard, France.
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30July
21 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1751
Science
Birth of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart in Salzburg
Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, the elder sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
View details1818
Literature
Birth of Emily Jane Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, the fifth of six children of Patrick and Maria Brontë.
View details1865
1873
Science
First woman member of the British Medical Association
Garrett was elected to the British Medical Association, becoming its first female member and remaining the only one for roughly twenty years.
View details1909
Activism
Appointed first woman superintendent of Chicago's public schools
Ella Flagg Young became the first woman superintendent of a major U.S. city school system.
View details1911
Aviation
Women’s 10‑mile long-distance flying record
Scott sets a women’s long-distance flying record of 10 miles, showcasing endurance and control.
View details1947
Science
Birth in Paris
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi is born in Paris, France, on 30 July 1947.
View details1964
Politics
Death of Anna Vyrubova in Helsinki
Anna Vyrubova died in exile in Helsinki, Finland, having outlived the Romanov family she served by nearly five decades.
View details1965
Medicine
Recognized influence on passage of Medicare and Medicaid
Senator Wayne Morse credits Roche’s long health‑care advocacy as influential in achieving Medicare and Medicaid.
View details1965
Science
Award of PhD in ethology from the University of Cambridge
Jane Goodall was awarded her PhD in ethology on July 30, 1965.
View details1965
Politics
Presence and advocacy at the Medicare/Medicaid signing
Lady Bird Johnson accompanied President Johnson to the signing of the Social Security Amendments of 1965 creating Medicare and Medicaid.
View details1985
Science
Death of Julia Bowman Robinson
Julia Robinson passed away at age 65 in Berkeley, California.
View details1985
1991
Science
Grant of Pioneering 'Human Hematopoietic Stem Cell' Patent (US 5,035,994)
U.S. Patent 5,035,994 is granted, co-invented by Ann Tsukamoto, disclosing the first method to isolate human blood-forming stem cells.
View details1991
Science
Patent for Process Isolating Human Stem Cells in Bone Marrow Awarded
The co-patented process to isolate human stem cells in bone marrow, developed by Tsukamoto and colleagues, is legally recognized as a major cancer research breakthrough.
View details2002
Sports
World‑record 100 m freestyle S9 gold at Manchester 2002
Wins 100 m freestyle S9 gold and a world record at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games, signalling her rise as a global para‑swimming star.
View details2006
Sports
First woman inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Effa Manley was posthumously inducted at Cooperstown's Induction Ceremony, confirming her status as the first woman enshrined in the Hall.
View details2011
Arts
Died in Sydney at age 88
Margaret Olley died at her home in Duxford Street, Paddington, Sydney, on 30 July 2011, aged 88, days before a major retrospective exhibition opened.
View details2012
Literature
Death of Maeve Binchy in Dublin
Maeve Binchy died on 30 July 2012 in Dublin after a short illness, aged 72, mourned as one of Ireland's best-loved novelists.
View details2020
Science
Election as Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Elected as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society.
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