June 30

Events

 * 1930 - First round-the-world broadcast takes place from the U.S.
 * 1948 - The transistor is demonstrated by its inventors
 * 1948 - Telephone recording devices were first authorized for public use

Births

 * 1899 – Harry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1971)
 * 1917 – Lena Horne, American actress and singer
 * 1931 – Andrew Hill, American jazz pianist (d. 2007)
 * 1936 – Dave Van Ronk, American folk singer/songwriter (d. 2002)
 * 1938 – Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek singer (d. 1999)
 * 1940 – Mark Spoelstra, American folk singer (d. 2007)
 * 1943 – Florence Ballard, American singer (The Supremes) (d. 1976)
 * 1944 – Glenn Shorrock, Australian singer-songwriter; co-founding member of Little River Band
 * 1951 – Stanley Clarke, American musician
 * 1953 – Hal Lindes, British-American musician (Dire Straits)
 * 1958 – Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer
 * 1959 – Brendan Perry, British musician (Dead Can Dance)
 * 1960 – Murray Cook, Australian children's singer (The Wiggles)
 * 1963 – Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Swedish guitarist
 * 1979 – Matisyahu, American Hasidic Jewish reggae singer
 * 1983 – Brendon James, British drummer (Thirteen Senses)
 * 1983 – Patrick Wolf, British musician
 * 1983 – Cheryl Cole, British singer (Girls Aloud)
 * 1984 – Fantasia Barrino, American singer