On This Day — January 30

🕰️ Notable Events on January 30

• 2013 — Naro-1 becomes the first carrier rocket launched by South Korea. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — The Kingdom of Belgium officially recognizes same-sex marriages. Wikipedia ↗
• 2000 — Off the coast of Ivory Coast, Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Closure of the American embassy in Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner". Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — The Troubles: Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers open fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people; another person later dies of injuries sustained. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — In a bloodless coup, General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows General Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — MS Hans Hedtoft, said to be the safest ship afloat and "unsinkable" like the RMS Titanic, strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sinks, killing all 95 aboard. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with German refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, killing approximately 9,500 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: The Battle of Cisterna, part of Operation Shingle, begins in central Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: Second day of the Battle of Rennell Island. The USS Chicago is sunk and a U.S. destroyer is heavily damaged by Japanese torpedoes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Battle of Ambon. Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. Some 300 captured Allied troops are massacred at Laha airfield. Three-fourths of remaining POWs did not survive at the end of the war, including 250 men who were shipped to Hainan Island in South China Sea and never returned. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany. Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — The Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the extermination of the Kulaks. Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — The Government of Turkey expels Patriarch Constantine VI from Istanbul. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence between Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and the British official Henry McMahon concerning the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire ends. Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy ten miles from Havana, Cuba. Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month. Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. Wikipedia ↗
• 1858 — The first Hallé concert is given in Manchester, England, marking the official founding of The Hallé orchestra as a full-time, professional orchestra. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco, California. Wikipedia ↗
• 1835 — In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen as well as Jackson himself. Wikipedia ↗
• 1826 — The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened. Wikipedia ↗
• 1820 — Edward Bransfield sights the Trinity Peninsula and claims the discovery of Antarctica. Wikipedia ↗
• 1806 — The original Lower Trenton Bridge (also called the Trenton Makes the World Takes Bridge), which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, is opened. Wikipedia ↗
• 1789 — Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long. Wikipedia ↗
• 1703 — The Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master. Wikipedia ↗
• 1661 — Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1649 — King Charles I of England is beheaded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1648 — Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1607 — An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths. Wikipedia ↗
• 1018 — Poland and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Peace of Bautzen. Wikipedia ↗
• The Second Temple of Jerusalem finishes construction. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on January 30

• 1995 — Jack Laugher, English diver Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Danielle Campbell, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Víctor Sánchez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Katy Marchant, English track cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Stefan Elliott, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Matthew Wright, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Yoon Bo-ra, South Korean singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Joe Colborne, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Andrew McCullough, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Nils Miatke, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Luca Sbisa, Swiss ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Mitchell Starc, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jahvid Best, former American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Tomás Mejías, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Baek Sung-hyun, South Korean actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Maksim Krychanov, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Rob Pinkston, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ben Cutting, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Phil Lester, English Internet celebrity Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Lance Franklin, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Becky Lynch, Irish wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Renato Santos, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Arda Turan, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Nick Evans, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Torrey Mitchell, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Trae Williams, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Kotoshōgiku Kazuhiro, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jorge Cantú, Mexican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Jonathan Bender, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Dimitar Berbatov, Bulgarian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Peter Crouch, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mathias Lauda, Austrian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — João Soares de Almeida Neto, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Georgios Vakouftsis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Wilmer Valderrama, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Trevor Gillies, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Carmen Küng, Swiss curler Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — John Patterson, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Dan Hinote, American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Andy Milonakis, American actor and rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Juninho Pernambucano, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Yumi Yoshimura, Japanese musician and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Christian Bale, British actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Jalen Rose, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jill McGill, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Lupillo Rivera, Mexican-American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Chris Simon, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Kimo von Oelhoffen, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Felipe VI of Spain Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Jay Gordon, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Neal Chase, American educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Danielle Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Kevin Moore, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Otis Smith, American basketball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Abdullah II of Jordan Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Cynthia Carter, Welsh journalist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Steve Folkes, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Jody Watley, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Derek White, Scottish rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Payne Stewart, American golfer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — John Baldacci, American politician, 73rd Governor of Maine Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Tom Izzo, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Curtis Strange, American golfer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Fred Hembeck, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Doug Falconer, Canadian football player and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Charles S. Dutton, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Bobby Stokes, English footballer (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jack Newton, Australian golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Peter Agre, American physician and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Nick Broomfield, English director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Miles Reid, English mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Les Barker, English poet and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Steve Marriott, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — John Bird, Baron Bird, English publisher, founded The Big Issue Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Meir Dagan, Israeli military officer and intelligence official, Director of Mossad (2002-11) (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Michael Dorris, American author and scholar (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Lynn Harrell, American cellist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Colin Rimer, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Davey Johnson, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Marty Balin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Gregory Benford, American astrophysicist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Dick Cheney, American businessman and politician, 46th Vice President of the United States Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Tineke Lagerberg, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Vanessa Redgrave, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Boris Spassky, Russian chess player and theoretician Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Horst Jankowski, German pianist and composer (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Richard Brautigan, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Tubby Hayes, English saxophonist and composer (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Tammy Grimes, American actress and singer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — John Crosbie, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Canadian Minister of Justice Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Shirley Hazzard, Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Gene Hackman, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Magnus Malan, South African general and politician, South African Minister of Defence (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Lois Hole, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Hugh Tayfield, South African cricketer (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Lucille Teasdale-Corti, Canadian-Italian physician and humanitarian (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Harold Prince, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Olof Palme, Swedish captain and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist, invented the computer mouse (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Dorothy Malone, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — S. N. Goenka, Burmese-Indian author and educator (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Marianne Ferber, Czech-American economist and author (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Dick Martin, American comedian, actor, and director (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Michael Anderson, English director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Patrick Heron, British painter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Delbert Mann, American director and producer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Fred Korematsu, American activist (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — David Opatoshu, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Paul Frère, Belgian race car driver and journalist (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Joachim Peiper, German SS officer (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — John Profumo, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Luc-Marie Bayle, French commander and painter (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — John Ireland, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — David Wayne, American actor (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Alfrēds Riekstiņš, Latvian soldier (d. 1952) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Werner Hartmann, German physicist and academic (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Francis Schaeffer, American pastor and theologian (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian and author (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Roy Eldridge, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Chidambaram Subramaniam, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Defence (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Nikolaus Pevsner, German-English historian and scholar (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Bruno Kastner, German actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1932) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet and playwright (d. 1937) Wikipedia ↗
• 1883 — Peeter Süda, Estonian organist and composer (d. 1920) Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1878 — Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (d. 1940) Wikipedia ↗
• 1866 — Gelett Burgess, American author, poet, and critic (d. 1951) Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — Walter Damrosch, German-American conductor and composer (d. 1950) Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — Charles Martin Loeffler, French-American violinist and composer (d. 1935) Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1944) Wikipedia ↗
• 1852 — Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian poet and playwright (d. 1912) Wikipedia ↗
• 1846 — Angela of the Cross, Spanish nun and saint (d. 1932) Wikipedia ↗
• 1844 — Richard Theodore Greener, American lawyer, academic, and diplomat (d. 1922) Wikipedia ↗
• 1841 — Félix Faure, French politician, 7th President of France (d. 1899) Wikipedia ↗
• 1822 — Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and curator (d. 1899) Wikipedia ↗
• 1816 — Nathaniel P. Banks, American general and politician, 24th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1894) Wikipedia ↗
• 1781 — Adelbert von Chamisso, German botanist and poet (d. 1838) Wikipedia ↗
• 1775 — Walter Savage Landor, English poet and author (d. 1864) Wikipedia ↗
• 1754 — John Lansing, Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1829) Wikipedia ↗
• 1720 — Charles De Geer, Swedish entomologist and archaeologist (d. 1778) Wikipedia ↗
• 1703 — François Bigot, French politician (d. 1778) Wikipedia ↗
• 1697 — Johann Joachim Quantz, German flute player and composer (d. 1773) Wikipedia ↗
• 1661 — Charles Rollin, French historian and educator (d. 1741) Wikipedia ↗
• 1628 — George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English statesman (d. 1687) Wikipedia ↗
• 1590 — Lady Anne Clifford, 14th Baroness de Clifford (d. 1676) Wikipedia ↗
• 1580 — Gundakar, Prince of Liechtenstein, court official in Vienna (d. 1658) Wikipedia ↗
• 1573 — Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (d. 1638) Wikipedia ↗
• 1563 — Franciscus Gomarus, Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1641) Wikipedia ↗
• 1520 — William More, English courtier (d. 1600) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on January 30 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on January 30

✡️ Religious Observances

• Islamic: Birth of Sayyidina Ali Akbar ibn Husayn (ر)