360What happened in 1930?
7 moments from 1930 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 13–30 July 1930
Uruguay hosts and wins the first FIFA World Cup
The first FIFA World Cup was played in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930, with 13 national teams. France's Lucien Laurent scored the tournament's first goal. In the final at Montevideo's new Estadio Centenario, Uruguay beat Argentina 4–2. Nearly a century later, the World Cup is the most watched sporting event on Earth.
- On this day · 18 February 1930
Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto
On 18 February 1930, the young astronomer Clyde Tombaugh found Pluto by comparing photographs of the night sky at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. The name was suggested by an 11-year-old girl in England, Venetia Burney. Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
- On this day · 28 March 1930
Constantinople officially becomes Istanbul
On 28 March 1930, a new Turkish postal law officially adopted the name Istanbul for the city long known in many languages as Constantinople. Spanning Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus, Istanbul is Türkiye's largest city and one of the great historic cities of the world.
- On this day · 30 July 1930
Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup
On 30 July 1930, Uruguay beat Argentina 4–2 in the first FIFA World Cup final, at the new Estadio Centenario in Montevideo. Thirteen teams had taken part. The World Cup's centenary tournament in 2030 will open with matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay.
- 13 July 1930 · from Uruguay hosts and wins the first FIFA World Cup
The first matches are played
- 30 July 1930 · from Uruguay hosts and wins the first FIFA World Cup
Uruguay beats Argentina 4–2 in the final
- 1930 · from The Eiffel Tower is completed in Paris
New York's Chrysler Building overtakes it in height