Historical Events for 30th July 2023

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1809 - British armed force of 39,000 lands in Walcheren
1870 - The Republic of Klipdrift is proclaimed by Transvaal President Andries Pretorius after the discovery of diamonds in South Africa in 1866 resulted in a flood of treasure hunters; ownership of the diamond fields was contested by the Boer republics
1932 - X Summer Olympic Games open in Los Angeles, USA
1954 - 5th British Empire Games and Commonwealth Games open in Vancouver, Canada
1966 - FIFA World Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London, England: Striker Geoff Hurst scores a hat trick as England beats West Germany, 4-2 after extra time
1975 - Simon Gray's "Otherwise Engaged" premieres in London
2012 - Indian power grid failure leaves over 300 million without electricity
2017 - Hackers reveal they have stolen data from HBO, including episodes and scripts of Games of Thrones
2017 - Venezuelan voting for a new assembly disrupted by violent protests, at least 3 people killed
2017 - Russian President Vladimir Putin announces American diplomats in Russia cut by 755 in response to American sanctions

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