| General Information for July 30th 2016 |
| There are 1 public holidays today. |
| Day 212 of 2016 |
| 154 days left in 2016 |
| Week 30 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1912 - Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō. |
| 1871 - The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people. |
| 1676 - Nathaniel Bacon issues the "Declaration of the People of Virginia", beginning Bacon's Rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. |
| 1619 - In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time. |