January 30
Appearance
January 30is the 30th day of the year in theGregorian calendar.There are 335 days remaining until the end of the year (336 inleap years).
Events
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 1018- ThePeace of Bautzenis signed betweenPolandandGermany.
- 1607- Massivefloodinghits the coasts of theBristol ChannelandSevernEstuaryinEngland,killing around 2,000 people.
- 1648– TheTreaty of Münsteris signed, ending theEighty Years' Warbetween the Netherlands and Spain.
- 1649– KingCharles I of Englandis beheaded.
- 1661–Oliver Cromwell,Lord Protectorof theCommonwealth of Englandis formally executed – after having been dead for two years.
- 1667- ThePolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthcedesKiev,Smolenskand westernUkraineto theTsardomofRussia.
- 1790– The first boat specialized as alifeboatis tested on theRiver Tyne.
- 1806- The originalLower Trenton Bridge,spanning theDelaware RiverbetweenMorrisville, PennsylvaniaandTrenton, New Jersey,is opened.
- 1820–Edward Bransfieldlands on theAntarctic mainland.
- 1826- TheMenai Suspension Bridge,connecting theislandofAngleseyand mainlandWales,is opened.
- 1835– A mentally ill man named Richard Lawrence attempts toassassinatePresidentAndrew Jacksonin theUnited States Capitol—the first assassination attempt against a President. Both of Lawrence's pistols misfire, and Jackson proceeds to beat his would-be assassin with his cane.
- 1841- Afiredestroys two-thirds of the city of Mayaguez,Puerto Rico.
- 1847–Yerba Buena,Californiais renamedSan Francisco.
- 1862– The first Americanironcladwarship, theUSSMonitoris launched.
- 1869- TheUniversity of Idahois started.
- 1889– ArchdukeCrown Prince Rudolf of Austria,heir to theAustro-Hungariancrown, is found dead with his mistressBaroness Mary VetserainMayerling.How they died remains a mystery.
- 1900–United Kingdomforces fightingBoersinSouth Africaask for reinforcements.
1901 – 2000
[change|change source]- 1902- TheUnited KingdomandJapansign the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
- 1911– The destroyerUSSTerrymakes the firstairplanerescue at sea saving the life of James McCurdy 10 miles fromHavana,Cuba.
- 1911– The Canadian Naval Service becomes theRoyal Canadian Navy.
- 1913–House of LordsrejectsIrish Home Rule Bill.
- 1925– Government ofTurkeythrowsPatriarch Constantine VIout ofIstanbul.
- 1933–Adolf Hitleris sworn in asChancellor of Germany.
- 1933– The first of 2,956 episodes ofThe Lone Rangerradio seriesairs on station WXYZ inDetroit, Michigan.
- 1942-World War II:Japaneseforces invade the island ofAmbonin what is nowIndonesia.
- 1944–World War II:United Statestroops invadeMajuro, Marshall Islands.
- 1945–TheWilhelm Gustloffsinks in theBaltic Seain the deadliest maritime disaster in known history, killing roughly 9,000.
- 1948–Indianpacifist and leaderMahatma Gandhiis assassinated inDelhibyNathuram Godse,aHinduextremist.
- 1948–1948 Winter Olympicsopen inSt. Moritz,Switzerland.Because ofWorld War IIa few years previously,GermanandJapaneseathletes are not allowed to take part.
- 1956-Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home isbombedin retaliation for theMontgomery Bus Boycott.
- 1959- TheshipMSHans Hedtoftstrikes anicebergon her first voyage and sinks, killing 95 people on board.
- 1962– Two of the high-wireFlying Wallendasare killed when their famous seven-person pyramid collapses during a performance inDetroit, Michigan.
- 1964–Ranger 6is launched byNASA.Its mission is to carrytelevisioncameras and to crash-land on themoon.
- 1964-Nguyen Khanhtakes power inSouth Vietnam,removingDuong Van Minh'smilitaryjuntafrom power.
- 1965- ThefuneralofWinston Churchilltakes place inLondon.Over a million people line the streets to say farewell.
- 1968–Vietnam War:TheTết Offensivebegins whenNLFforces launch series of a surprise attacks inSouth Vietnam.
- 1969–The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof ofApple RecordsinLondon.The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
- 1972–Bloody Sunday:United KingdomBritish Paratroopers murder fourteenRoman Catholiccivil rights /anti internment marchers inNorthern Ireland-Bloody Sunday (1972)
- 1972–Pakistanwithdraws from theCommonwealth of Nations.
- 1975– Firstfaroesestamp issued
- 1983–Super Bowl XVII:TheWashington Redskinsdefeat theMiami Dolphins,27-17, thus winning their firstNFLchampionship since1942.
- 1989– The AmericanembassyinKabul,Afghanistancloses.
- 1994–Péter Lékóbecomes the youngest grand master inchess.
- 1994– TheDallas Cowboyswin their fourthSuper Bowltitle, 30-13 over theBuffalo BillsinSuper Bowl XXVIII.
- 1995– Workers from theNational Institutes of Healthannounce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment forsickle-cell disease.
- 1996– Suspected leader of theIrish National Liberation ArmyGino Gallagheris killed while in line for his unemployment benefit.
- 2000– Off the coast ofCôte d'Ivoire,Kenya Airways Flight 431crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169.
- 2000– InSuper Bowl XXXIV,theSt. Louis Ramsdefeat theTennessee Titans,23-16.
From 2001
[change|change source]- 2002–Slobodan Miloševićaccuses theUnited Nationswar crimes tribunalof an "evil and hostile attack" against him.
- 2003–Belgiumlegally recognizessame-sex marriage.
- 2005– Amid violence and threats to boycott the results,Iraqholds anelection for its National Assembly,the country's first free election since1953.
- 2007-Microsoft WindowsVistais released.
- 2015- 55 people are killed in abombattack in Shikarpur, SouthernPakistan.
- 2016- 39 people drown as aboatcarryingrefugeessinks in theMediterranean Sea.
- 2016-Tennis:Angelique Kerberbecomes the first German woman sinceSteffi Grafto win a Grand Slam singles title, defeatingSerena Williamsin three sets to win theAustralian Open.
Births
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 58 BC–LiviaDrusilla, wife of Roman EmperorAugustus(d.29)
- 133–Marcus Severus Didius Julianus,Roman Emperor (d.193)
- 1563-Franciscus Gomarus,Dutchtheologian(d.1641)
- 1628-George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham,Englishdiplomat(d.1687)
- 1661-Charles Rollin,Frenchhistorian(d.1741)
- 1697-Johann Joachim Quantz,Germanflautist(d.1773)
- 1720-Charles De Geer,Swedishindustrialistandentomologist(d.1778)
- 1736-James Watt,Scottishengineer(d.1819)
- 1754-John Lansing, Jr.,Americanstatesman(d.1829)
- 1775-Walter Savage Landor,Englishwriterandpoet(d.1864)
- 1781–Adelbert von Chamisso,German writer (d.1838)
- 1816–Nathaniel Prentice Banks,American politician,Governor of Massachusetts(d.1894)
- 1822-Franz Ritter von Hauer,Austriangeologist(d.1899)
- 1841-Félix Faure,French politician (d.1899)
- 1841-Sam Lloyd,Americangameinventorandpuzzlespecialist (d.1911)
- 1845-Jose Domingo de Obaldia,2ndPresidentofPanama(d.1910)
- 1846-F. H. Bradley,Britishphilosopher(d.1924)
- 1852-Ion Luca Caragiale,Romanianplaywrightandpoet(d.1912)
- 1862-Walter Damrosch,Germanconductorandcomposer(d.1950)
- 1875-Walter Middelberg,Dutch rower (d.1944)
- 1878–Anton Hansen Tammsaare,Estonianwriter (d.1940)
- 1882–Franklin D. Roosevelt,32ndPresident of the United States(d.1945)
- 1884-Pedro Pablo Ramirez,President of Argentina(d.1962)
- 1888-Beatrice Brigden,Canadianactivist(d.1977)
- 1889–Jaishankar Prasad,Indianpoetanddramatist(d.1937)
- 1890-Bruno Kastner,German actor (d.1932)
- 1894–TsarBoris III of Bulgaria(d.1943)
- 1895–Wilhelm Gustloff,German leader of the Swiss Nazi Party (d.1936)
- 1899–Max Theiler,South Africanvirologist(d.1972)
- 1900-Isaac Dunayevsky,Sovietcomposer(d.1955)
1901 – 1950
[change|change source]- 1901–Rudolf Caracciola,German racing driver (d.1959)
- 1910-Chidambaram Subramaniam,Indian politician (d.2000)
- 1911–Roy Eldridge,Americanjazzmusician (d.1989)
- 1912–Werner Hartmann,Germanphysicist(d.1988)
- 1913-Percy Thrower,Englishgardenerandtelevisionhost (d.1988)
- 1913-Amrita Sher-Gil,Indianpainter(d.1941)
- 1915–John Profumo,British politician (d.2006)
- 1917-Paul Frère,Belgian racing driver, journalist and author (d.2008)
- 1920-Michael Anderson,Britishdirector
- 1920-Delbert Mann,Americandirector(d.2007)
- 1924–Lloyd Alexander,American writer (d.2007)
- 1925-Douglas Engelbart,Americaninventor(d.2013)
- 1927–Olof Palme,Prime MinisterofSweden(d.1986)
- 1928–Hal Prince,American stage producer and director
- 1929-Lucille Teasdale-Corti,Canadianphysician,surgeonand aid worker (d.1996)
- 1929-Isamu Akasaki,Japanesescientist,joint-winner of the2014Nobel Prize in Physics
- 1930–Gene Hackman,American actor
- 1930-Janis Krumins,Latvianbasketballplayer (d.1994)
- 1930-Egon Klepsch,German politician (d.2010)
- 1931-Shirley Hazzard,Australian-American writer (d.2016)
- 1932-Knock Yokoyama,Japanese comedian and politician
- 1934-Tammy Grimes,American actress and singer (d.2016)
- 1934-Giovanni Battista Re,Italiancardinal
- 1935-Richard Brautigan,American writer (d.1984)
- 1935-Jean Tiberi,formerMayorofParis
- 1936-Horst Jankowski,Germanpianist(d.1998)
- 1937–Vanessa Redgrave,British actress
- 1937–Boris Spassky,Russianchessplayer
- 1937-Ed Hansen,Americanmoviedirector and editor (d.2005)
- 1938–Islam Karimov,PresidentofUzbekistan(d.2016)
- 1940-Mitch Murray,Englishsongwriterandproducer
- 1941-Gregory Benford,Americanscience fictionwriter
- 1941–Dick Cheney,46thVice President of the United States
- 1945-Meir Dagan,Israeli general (d.2016)
- 1945-Michael Dorris,American author (d.1997)
- 1946-John Bird, Baron Bird,English social entrepreneur
- 1947-Steve Marriott,English musician (d.1991)
- 1947-Malgorzata Braunek,Polishactress(d.2014)
- 1948-Sergio Cofferati,Italian politician
- 1949–Peter Agre,Americanbiologist
- 1949-Jaak Salumets,Estonianbasketballplayer and coach
1951 – 1975
[change|change source]- 1951–Phil Collins,British singer and musician
- 1951-Philip Whitchurch,British actor
- 1955–John Baldacci,American politician, 73rdGovernorofMaine
- 1955-Curtis Strange,Americangolfer
- 1956-Keiichi Tsuchiya,Japanese racing driver
- 1956-Darko Rundek,Croatian musician, actor and theatre director
- 1956-Jeremy Gittins,English actor
- 1957-Payne Stewart,Americangolfer(d.1999)
- 1959–Irina Pudova,Yakut ballerina
- 1960-Eddie Jones,Australianrugby unionplayer and coach
- 1961-Liu Gang,Chinesephysicistandcomputerscientist
- 1961–Dexter Scott King,son ofMartin Luther King, Jr.andCoretta Scott King
- 1962– KingAbdullah IIofJordan
- 1963-Tina Malone,English actress
- 1964-Otis Smith,Americanbasketballplayer
- 1965-Julie McCullough,Americanmodelandactress
- 1967-Jay Gordon,American musician
- 1967-Sergey Tchepikov,Russianbiathlete
- 1968– KingFelipe VI of Spain
- 1968-Trevor Dunn,American musician
- 1969-Alexey Dreev,Russianchessplayer
- 1971-Darren Boyd,British actor
- 1972-Jennifer Hale,Canadian-American actress and comedienne
- 1974–Christian Bale,British actor
- 1974–Olivia Colman,British actress
- 1974–Jemima Khan,British socialite
- 1975-Yumi Yoshimura,Japanese singer
- 1975–Juninho Pernambucano,Brazilianfootballer
From 1976
[change|change source]- 1976–Cristian Brocchi,Italianfootballer
- 1978-Romesh Ranganathan,Englishcomedian
- 1979-Davide Simoncelli,Italian cross-countryskier
- 1979-Trevor Gillies,Canadianice hockeyplayer
- 1980–Wilmer Valderrama,American actor and producer
- 1981–Dimitar Berbatov,Bulgarian footballer
- 1981–Peter Crouch,English footballer
- 1981-Mathias Lauda,Austrian racing driver
- 1982-DeSagana Diop,Senegalesebasketballplayer
- 1983-Ben Maher,Englishequestrian
- 1984–Kid Cudi,AmericanHip hopperformer
- 1987–Arda Turan,Turkish footballer
- 1987-Phil Lester,EnglishYouTuber,vloggerand radio personality
- 1987 – Rebecca Quin, Irish professional wrestler better known asBecky Lynch
- 1990–Jake Thomas,American actor
- 1990-Yoon Bo-ra,South Korean singer
- 1993-Katy Marchant,English track cyclist
- 1995-Misaki Iwasa,Japanese singer (AKB48)
- 1995-Viktoria Komova,Russiangymnast
- 1995-Danielle Campbell,American actress
- 1995-Jack Laugher,English diver
- 2000-Benee,New Zealand singer
- 2005–Prince Hashem bin Al Abdullah II of Jordan
Deaths
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 680-Bathild,Frankish Queen (b.626)
- 1030-William V, Duke of Aquitaine(b.969)
- 1181–Emperor TakakuraofJapan(b.1161)
- 1314-Nicholas III of Saint Omer
- 1384–Louis II of Flanders(b.1330)
- 1649– KingCharles I of England,IrelandandScotland(b.1600)
- 1730– TsarPeter II of Russia(b.1715)
- 1836–Betsy Ross,American seamstress (b.1752)
- 1867–Emperor KomeiofJapan(b.1831)
- 1869-William Carleton,Irishnovelist(b.1794)
- 1889–Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria(b.1858)
- 1889–Baroness Marie Vetsera,mistress of Austrian Crown Prince Rudolf (b.1871)
1901 – 2000
[change|change source]- 1913-James Henderson Berry,GovernorofArkansas(b.1841)
- 1926-Barbara La Marr,American actress (b.1896)
- 1927-Simeon Eben Baldwin,American politician, 65thGovernorofConnecticut(b.1840)
- 1928–Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger,Danishdoctor,won the 1926Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(b.1867)
- 1929-La Goulue,French dancer (b.1866)
- 1934-Frank Nelson Doubleday,American publisher (b.1862)
- 1948–Mahatma Gandhi,Indian spiritual leader and advocate of non-violence (assassinated) (b.1869)
- 1948–Orville Wright,American aviation pioneer (b.1871)
- 1951–Ferdinand Porsche,Austrian automobile engineer (b.1875)
- 1958-Jean Crotti,Swiss artist (b.1878)
- 1958–Ernst Heinkel,German engineer (b.1888)
- 1963-Francis Poulenc,French composer (b.1899)
- 1969–Dominique Pire,Belgian monk (b.1910)
- 1980-Professor Longhair,American musician (b.1918)
- 1982–Stanley Holloway,British actor (b.1890)
- 1982–Lightnin' Hopkins,American musician (b.1912)
- 1984-Luke Kelly,Irish singer (The Dubliners) (b.1940)
- 1986-Ivan Papanin,Russianexplorer(b.1894)
- 1989-Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cadiz,Spanish royal and claimant to the French throne (b.1936)
- 1991–John Bardeen,American physicist (b.1908)
- 1995–Gerald Durrell,British naturalist (b.1925)
- 1999–Huntz Hall,American actor (b.1919)
From 2001
[change|change source]- 2006–Coretta Scott King,American civil rights activist (b.1927)
- 2007–Sidney Sheldon,American writer and screenwriter (b.1917)
- 2008–Jeremy Beadle,British television presenter (b.1948)
- 2009–Ingemar Johansson,Swedishboxer(b.1932)
- 2009–Sune Jonsson,Swedish writer, movie maker andphotographer(b.1930)
- 2009-H. Guy Hunt,49thGovernorofAlabama(b.1933)
- 2011–John Barry,British movie score composer (b.1933)
- 2013-Patty Andrews,American singer (b.1918)
- 2014-Jack Stoddard,Canadianice hockeyplayer (b.1926)
- 2014-The Mighty Hannibal,Americansinger,songwriterandrecord producer(b.1939)
- 2014-Arthur Rankin, Jr.,American animator, director, producer and writer (b.1924)
- 2015-Gerrit Voorting,Dutch roadbicycleracer (b.1923)
- 2015-Zhelyu Zhelev,2ndPresidentofBulgaria(b.1935)
- 2015-Geraldine McEwan,English actress (b.1932)
- 2015-Carl Djerassi,Austrian-Americanchemist,novelistandplaywright(b.1923)
- 2016-Frank Finlay,British actor (b.1926)
- 2016-T. N. Gopakumar,Indianjournalist(b.1957)
- 2016-Georgia Davis Powers,American civil rights activist and politician (b.1923)
- 2016-Francisco Flores Pérez,PresidentofEl Salvador(b.1959)
- 2016-Mohammad Salimi,Iraniangeneral(b.1937)
- 2017-Marta Becket,American dancer, painter andchoreographer(b.1924)
- 2017-David Burhani,Tanzanianfootballer(b.1990)
- 2017-Carmen Contreras-Bozak,AmericanWorld War IIveteran (b.1919)
- 2017-Mario R. Ramil,Filipino-born American justice (b.1946)
- 2018-Rolf Schafstall,Germanfootballer(b.1937)
- 2018-Mark Salling,American actor and singer (b.1982)
- 2018-Clyde Scott,American football player and hurdler (b.1924)
- 2018-Kevin Towers,Americanbaseballexecutive (b.1961)
- 2018-Terry Van Ginderen,Belgian television and music producer (b.1931)
- 2018-Azeglio Vicini,Italianfootballer(b.1933)
- 2018-Louis Zorich,American actor (b.1924)
- 2019-Stewart Adams,British chemist, inventor ofibuprofen(b.1923)
- 2019-Per Jorsett,Norwegian sports reporter (b.1920)
- 2019-Dick Miller,American actor (b.1928)
Observances
[change|change source]- Observances related to theassassinationofMahatma Gandhi