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Simon Baker first gained prominence on the Australian soap opera E Street (1992–1993).
Famous Birthdays on July 30
1969 — Simon Baker
Australian actor, director, and producer
July 30 has 192 recorded notable births across history, from 1470 to 1999. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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1470 – 1999
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Major events on July 30
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- 1965 U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid. Source
- 1932 Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short. Source
- 1676 Nathaniel Bacon issues the "Declaration of the People of Virginia", beginning Bacon's Rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. Source
- 1969 Vietnam War: U.S. president Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders. Source
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Hilary Swank first became known in 1992 for her role on the television series Camp Wilder and made her film debut with a minor role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992).
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When the WUSA folded after her first season, she traveled to Europe to play for the top division leagues in Sweden and France.
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Jaime Pressly has appeared in such films as Can't Hardly Wait (1998), Inferno (1999), Not Another Teen Movie (2001), The Karate Dog (2004), and I Love You, Man (2009).
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The show became popular for its shock comedy, its absurd pranks, and Green's manic persona, and influenced later series such as Jackass, Punk'd and The Eric Andre Show.
More major people born on July 30
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1974
Hilary Swank
American actress and producer
Hilary Ann Swank is an American actress and film producer. She first became known in 1992 for her role on the television series Camp Wilder and made her film debut with a minor role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992).
1981
Hope Solo
American soccer player
Hope Amelia Stevens is an American former soccer goalkeeper who represented the United States from 2000 to 2016. She is a World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist.
1977
Jaime Pressly
American actress
Jaime Elizabeth Pressly is an American actress and model. Known for her role as Joy Turner on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl (2005–2009), she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy…
1971
Tom Green
Canadian comedian and actor
Michael Thomas Green is a Canadian-American comedian, television personality, actor, podcaster, singer, songwriter, and rapper.
1751
Maria Anna Mozart
Austrian pianist (died 1829)
Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia "Marianne" Mozart, also known by her nickname Nannerl, was a distinguished musician from Salzburg.
1973
Sonu Nigam
Indian playback singer and actor
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. He is considered one of the most versatile singers in India, with a wide vocal range.
1934
Bud Selig
9th Major League Baseball Commissioner
Allan Huber "Bud" Selig is an American baseball executive who currently serves as the commissioner emeritus of baseball. Previously, he served as the ninth commissioner of baseball from 1998 to 2015.
1946
Neil Bonnett
American race car driver and sportscaster (died 1994)
Lawrence Neil Bonnett was an American NASCAR driver who compiled 18 victories and 20 poles over his 18-year career.
1957
Bill Cartwright
American basketball player and coach
James William Cartwright is an American former professional basketball player and a former coach.
1952
Stephen Blackmore
English botanist and author
Stephen Blackmore CBE FRSE FRSB FLS is a British botanist, who was educated at St.
1956
Réal Cloutier
Canadian ice hockey player
Réal Cloutier is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Cloutier spent five prolific seasons as a winger in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Quebec Nordiques.
1950
Harriet Harman
English lawyer and politician
Harriet Ruth Harman, Baroness Harman is a British politician and solicitor who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Chair of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2015 and Leader of the House of Commons and Lord…
1928
Sulochana Latkar
Indian actress (died 2023)
Sulochana Latkar, better known by her screen name Sulochana, was an Indian actress of Marathi and Hindi cinema, who acted in 50 films in Marathi and around 250 films in Hindi.
1962
Yakub Memon
Indian accountant and terrorist (died 2015)
Yakub Abdul Razzaq Memon was an Indian gangster apprehended over his financial involvements in the 1993 Bombay bombings, and the brother of one of the prime suspects in the bombings, Tiger Memon.
1962
Alton Brown
American chef, author, and producer
Alton Crawford Brown Jr. is an American television personality, food show presenter, author, voice actor, YouTuber, and cinematographer.
1945
David Sanborn
American saxophonist and composer (died 2024)
David William Sanborn was an American alto saxophonist. He worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B.
1872
Princess Clémentine of Belgium (died 1955)
Princess Clémentine of Belgium was the third daughter of King Leopold II of Belgium, and Marie Henriette of Austria.
1881
Smedley Butler
American general, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1940)
Major General Smedley Darlington Butler was a United States Marine Corps officer and, later, an anti-war advocate.
1947
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
French virologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi is a French virologist and Director of the Regulation of Retroviral Infections Division and Professor at the Institut Pasteur in Paris.