At A Glance

30 July 2018 at a glance

Day of the week
30 July 2018 was a Monday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “In My Feelings” by Drake.
Top Film of 2018
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
Top-Rated TV Show
“Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2018–19 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 July is Leo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 July 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 July 2018 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 30 July

  • 2006 The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
  • 2011 Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.
  • 2012 A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.
  • 2020 NASA's Mars 2020 mission is launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
  • 2025 A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits Russia, causing tsunamis over the Pacific Ocean.

Famous people born on July 30

  • Christopher Nolan, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of California (born 1947)
  • Joey King, American actress (born 1999)
  • Simon Baker, Australian actor, director, and producer (born 1969)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2018 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 13 – The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency sends a false alarm warning of an incoming ballistic missile attack, causing widespread panic across the state.
  • February 6 – SpaceX successfully launches its Falcon Heavy rocket from LC39A at John F. Kennedy Space Center.
  • February 16 – Black Panther, directed by Ryan Coogler, is released by Marvel Studios as the 18th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Life in the US in 2018

President

Donald Trump

Gas (per gallon)

$2.72

Loaf of Bread

$2.20

Average House

$347,800

Weekly Wage

$898

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