Historical Events
Event of Interest
27 year-old clerk Albert Einstein publishes his theory of special relativity, the relationship between space and time in equation E=mc2
Deakin Returns to Power
Conservative Australian Prime Minister George H. Reid is forced to resign and Alfred Deakin returns to power on July 5
- In Russia, the "Potemkin" arrives at Odessa, where sailors take the bodies of dead crewman ashore; sailors join civilians in revolutionary actions of the '1905 Revolution'
- The crew of the Russian battleship "Georgei Pobiedonosets" mutinies in support of the "Potemkin", which mutinied three days earlier
Famous Birthdays
- Nestor Paiva, American-Portuguese actor (Zorro, The Creature from the Black Lagoon), born in Fresno, California (d. 1966)
Famous Deaths
- John Hay, American politician and statesman who was a private secretary to Abraham Lincoln and US Secretary of State (1898-1905), dies at 66
Died in 1905 1905 Highlights
About June 30, 1905
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 118 years, 9 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Cancer