Famous Birthdays
- Blanche Knopf, American publisher, president of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and wife of publisher Alfred A. Knopf Sr., born in New York City (d. 1966)
- Carl Snavely, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Bucknell, North Carolina, Cornell 180–96–16), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1975)
Famous Deaths
- Walter Pater, English aesthete and writer (Plato & Platonism), dies of rheumatic fever at 54
Died in 1894 1894 Highlights
About July 30, 1894
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 129 years, 9 months and 2 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Leo