Monday, June 30, 1692

An Indonesian Air Force military transport aircraft (pictured) crashed near a residential neighborhood in Medan, killing 139 people.

Yemenia Flight 626 crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros, killing 152 people, with French schoolgirl Bahia Bakari the sole survivor.

A building fire in Atlanta killed five people.

Ryan White, an HIV/AIDS patient in the US, was denied re-admission to his school after he had contracted the disease from hemophilia treatments.

Municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, went on strike seeking higher wages and better conditions.

The National Organization for Women, a leading United States feminist organization, was founded in Washington, D.C.

The coronation of Pope Paul VI took place, the last such ceremony before its abandonment by later popes.

The Belgian Congo gained independence from colonial rule, beginning a period of instability that would lead to the dictatorship of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu.

German chancellor Adolf Hitler began a purge of the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party and other political rivals, executing at least 85 people.

Nadir of American race relations: A mob of white Americans killed eight people in Oconee County, Georgia, as part of a mass lynching.

Tower Bridge (pictured), a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames in London, was inaugurated.

French acrobat Charles Blondin crossed Niagara Gorge, making him one of the world's most famous tightrope walkers.