Birthdays
Philip Cook
Turns 43 on this date
Elon John Farnsworth
Turns 23 on this date
Robert W. Todd
Turns 29 on this date
Events
| US/the World | Convention signed in Sicily for the evacuation of royal forces from the island | 07/30/1860 |
| Education/Culture | In New York baseball, the Atlantic and Mutual Clubs meet in Hoboken | 07/30/1860 |
| US/the World | On the first leg of his North American tour, the Prince of Wales arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia | 07/30/1860 |
| Business/Industry | The giant steamship "Great Eastern" sails from New York on an excursion to Cape May, New Jersey | 07/30/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Fayetteville (NC) Observer, “Disunion,” July 30, 1860 | 07/30/1860 |