January, 30th in History

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Events

Sunday 30, 2005:
Amid violence and threats to boycott the results, Iraq holds an election for its National Assembly, the country's first free election since 1953.

Thursday 30, 2003:
Belgium legally recognizes same-sex marriage.

Wednesday 30, 2002:
Slobodan Milo?evi? accuses the United Nations war crimes tribunal of an "evil and hostile attack" against him.

Sunday 30, 2000:
In a dramatic finish to Super Bowl xxx, the St. Louis Rams defeat the Tennessee Titans, 23-16.

Saturday 30, 1999:
A 7-year old boy dies of choking on a Pokémon Power Bouncer ball toy.

Tuesday 30, 1996:
Suspected leader of the Irish National Liberation Army Gino Gallagher is killed while in line for his unemployment benefit.

Monday 30, 1995:
Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease.

Sunday 30, 1994:
The Dallas Cowboys win their fourth Super Bowl title, 30-13 over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII.

Monday 30, 1989:
The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan closes.

Sunday 30, 1983:
Super Bowl XVII: The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins, 27-17, thus winning their first NFL championship since 1942.

Sunday 30, 1972:
1980 - Australian Sitcom Kingswood Country starts on ATN-7.

Thursday 30, 1969:
The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records. The impromptu concert was broken up by the police.

Tuesday 30, 1968:
Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive begins when Viet Cong forces launch series of a surprise attacks in South Vietnam.

Thursday 30, 1964:
Ranger 6 is launched by NASA. Its mission is to carry television cameras and to crash-land on the moon.

Tuesday 30, 1962:
Two of the high-wire Flying Wallendas are killed when their famous seven-person pyramid collapses during a performance in Detroit, Michigan.

Friday 30, 1948:
1948 Winter Olympics open in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Tuesday 30, 1945:
deadliest maritime disaster in known history killing roughly 9,000.

Sunday 30, 1944:
United States troops invade Majuro, Marshall Islands.

Monday 30, 1933:
The first of 2,956 episodes of The Lone Ranger radio series airs on station WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan.

Friday 30, 1925:
Government of Turkey throws Patriarch Constantine VI out of Istanbul.

Thursday 30, 1913:
House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill.

Monday 30, 1911:
The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy.

Tuesday 30, 1900:
United Kingdom forces fighting Boers in South Africa ask for reinforcements.

Wednesday 30, 1889:
Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, was found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in Mayerling. How they died remains a mystery.

Thursday 30, 1862:
The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.

Saturday 30, 1847:
Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco.

Friday 30, 1835:
A mentally ill man named Richard Lawrence attempts to assassinate President Andrew Jackson in the United 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.

Sunday 30, 1820:
Edward Bransfield lands on the Antarctic mainland.

Saturday 30, 1790:
The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne.

Sunday 30, 1661:
1661 -Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is formally executed- after having been dead for two years.

Saturday 30, 1649:
King Charles I of England is beheaded.

Thursday 30, 1648:
The Treaty of Münster is signed, ending the Eighty Years' War between the Netherlands and Spain.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/30-january/on-this-day.html


People born on January 30

1990:
Jake Thomas, American actor (b: January 30, 1990) (Biography of Jake Thomas)

1981:
Dimitar Berbatov, Bulgarian football player (b: January 30, 1981) (Biography of Dimitar Berbatov)

1980:
Wilmer Valderrama, American actor (b: January 30, 1980) (Biography of Wilmer Valderrama)

1976:
Andy Milonakis, American comedian (b: January 30, 1976) (Biography of Andy Milonakis)

1974:
Christian Bale, Welsh actor (b: January 30, 1974) (Biography of Christian Bale)

1962:
Mary Kay Letourneau, American teacher (b: January 30, 1962) (Biography of Mary Kay Letourneau)

1959:
Jody Watley, American singer (b: January 30, 1959) (Biography of Jody Watley)

1957:
Payne Stewart, American golfer (b: January 30, 1957 ; d: October 25, 1999) (Biography of Payne Stewart)

1955:
Judith Tarr, author (b: January 30, 1955) (Biography of Judith Tarr)

1951:
Phil Collins, English musician (b: January 30, 1951) (Biography of Phil Collins)
Charles S. Dutton, American actor (b: January 30, 1951) (Biography of Charles S. Dutton)

1948:
Nick Broomfield, British actor (b: January 30, 1948) (Biography of Nick Broomfield)

1947:
Les Barker, English poet (b: January 30, 1947) (Biography of Les Barker)
Steve Marriott, English musician (The Small Faces) (b: January 30, 1947 ; d: April 20, 1991) (Biography of Steve Marriott)

1945:
Michael Dorris, American author (b: January 30, 1945) (Biography of Michael Dorris)

1943:
Marty Balin, American musician (b: January 30, 1943) (Biography of Marty Balin)

1941:
Gregory Benford, American author and scientist (b: January 30, 1941) (Biography of Gregory Benford)
Dick Cheney, Vice President of the United States (b: January 30, 1941) (Biography of Dick Cheney)

1939:
Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru (b: January 30, 1939) (Biography of Alejandro Toledo)

1937:
Vanessa Redgrave, English actress (b: January 30, 1937) (Biography of Vanessa Redgrave)
Boris Spassky, Russian chess player (b: January 30, 1937) (Biography of Boris Spassky)

1935:
Richard Brautigan, American writer and poet (b: January 30, 1935) (Biography of Richard Brautigan)

1933:
Louis Rukeyser, American journalist (b: January 30, 1933) (Biography of Louis Rukeyser)

1932:
Knock Yokoyama, Japanese comedian and politician (b: January 30, 1932) (Biography of Knock Yokoyama)

1931:
Allan W. Eckert, American historian, naturalist, and author (b: January 30, 1931) (Biography of Allan W. Eckert)
Shirley Hazzard, Australian-born author (b: January 30, 1931) (Biography of Shirley Hazzard)

1930:
Gene Hackman, American actor (b: January 30, 1930) (Biography of Gene Hackman)
Magnus Malan, South African politician (b: January 30, 1930) (Biography of Magnus Malan)
Samuel J. Byck, American attempted assassin of Richard Nixon (b: January 30, 1930) (Biography of Samuel Byck)

1928:
Hal Prince, American stage producer and director (b: January 30, 1928) (Biography of Hal Prince)

1927:
Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (b: January 30, 1927 ; d: February 28, 1986) (Biography of Olof Palme)

1925:
Douglas Engelbart, American computer scientist (b: January 30, 1925) (Biography of Douglas Engelbart)
Dorothy Malone, American actress (b: January 30, 1925) (Biography of Dorothy Malone)

1924:
Lloyd Alexander, American writer (b: January 30, 1924) (Biography of Lloyd Alexander)

1922:
Dick Martin, American comedian (b: January 30, 1922) (Biography of Dick Martin)

1920:
Delbert Mann, American director (b: January 30, 1920) (Biography of Delbert Mann)

1915:
John Profumo, British cabinet minister (b: January 30, 1915) (Biography of John Profumo)
Joachim Peiper, German military leader (b: January 30, 1915 ; d: July 13, 1976) (Biography of Joachim Peiper)

1914:
John Ireland, Canadian actor (b: January 30, 1914) (Biography of John Ireland (actor))

1912:
Barbara W. Tuchman, American historian (b: January 30, 1912) (Biography of Barbara W. Tuchman)

1911:
Roy Eldridge, American musician (b: January 30, 1911 ; d: February 6, 1989) (Biography of Roy Eldridge)

1910:
C Subramaniam, Indian politician (b: January 30, 1910 ; d: November 7, 2000) (Biography of C Subramaniam)

1902:
Nikolaus Pevsner, German-born art historian (b: January 30, 1902 ; d: August 18, 1983) (Biography of Nikolaus Pevsner)

1901:
Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (b: January 30, 1901) (Biography of Rudolf Caracciola)

1894:
King Boris III of Bulgaria (b: January 30, 1894 ; d: August 28, 1943) (Biography of Boris III of Bulgaria)

1882:
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States (b: January 30, 1882 ; d: April 12, 1945) (Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt)

1878:
Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (b: January 30, 1878 ; d: March 1, 1940) (Biography of Anton Hansen Tammsaare)

1861:
Charles Martin Loeffler, German-born composer (b: January 30, 1861) (Biography of Charles Martin Loeffler)

1781:
Adelbert von Chamisso, German writer (b: January 30, 1781 ; d: August 21, 1838) (Biography of Adelbert von Chamisso)

1754:
John Lansing, Jr., American statesman (b: January 30, 1754) (Biography of John Lansing, Jr.)

1697:
Johann Joachim Quantz, German flutist and composer (b: January 30, 1697 ; d: July 12, 1773) (Biography of Johann Joachim Quantz)

1687:
Johann Balthasar Neumann, German architect (b: January 30, 1687) (Biography of Johann Balthasar Neumann)

1661:
Charles Rollin, French historian (b: January 30, 1661 ; d: December 14, 1741) (Biography of Charles Rollin)

1615:
Thomas Rolfe, American colonial settler (b: January 30, 1615) (Biography of Thomas Rolfe)

1563:
Franciscus Gomarus, Dutch theologian (b: January 30, 1563) (Biography of Franciscus Gomarus)

1505:
Thomas Tallis, English composer (b: January 30, 1505 ; d: November 23, 1585) (Biography of Thomas Tallis)

133:
Marcus Severus Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (b: January 30, 133 ; d: June 1, 193) (Biography of Marcus Severus Didius Julianus)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/30-january/births.html

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People who died on January 30

2001:
Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (b: January 5, 1913 ; d: January 30, 2001) (Biography of Jean-Pierre Aumont)

1999:
Huntz Hall, actor (b: August 15, 1919 ; d: January 30, 1999) (Biography of Huntz Hall)
Ed Herlihy (d: January 30, 1999) (Biography of Ed Herlihy)

1995:
Gerald Durrell, British naturalist and writer (b: January 8, 1925 ; d: January 30, 1995) (Biography of Gerald Durrell)

1994:
Pierre Boulle, French author (b: February 20, 1912 ; d: January 30, 1994) (Biography of Pierre Boulle)

1991:
John Bardeen, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: May 23, 1908 ; d: January 30, 1991) (Biography of John Bardeen)
John McIntire (d: January 30, 1991) (Biography of John McIntire)

1982:
Lightnin' Hopkins, American musician (b: March 15, 1912 ; d: January 30, 1982) (Biography of Lightnin' Hopkins)

1980:
Professor Longhair, American musician (b: December 19, 1918 ; d: January 30, 1980) (Biography of Professor Longhair)

1969:
Georges Pire, Belgian monk, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b: February 10, 1910 ; d: January 30, 1969) (Biography of Georges Pire)

1963:
Francis Poulenc, French composer (b: January 7, 1899 ; d: January 30, 1963) (Biography of Francis Poulenc)

1958:
Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (b: April 24, 1878 ; d: January 30, 1958) (Biography of Jean Crotti)

1951:
Ferdinand Porsche, German automotive engineer (b: September 3, 1875 ; d: January 30, 1951) (Biography of Ferdinand Porsche)

1948:
Mohandas Gandhi (d: January 30, 1948) (Biography of Mohandas Gandhi)
Orville Wright, American aviation pioneer (b: August 19, 1871 ; d: January 30, 1948) (Biography of Orville Wright)

1926:
Barbara La Marr, American actress (b: July 28, 1896 ; d: January 30, 1926) (Biography of Barbara La Marr)

1889:
Crown_Prince_Rudolf_of_Austria (d: January 30, 1889) (Biography of Crown_Prince_Rudolf_of_Austria)

1867:
Emperor Komei of Japan (d: January 30, 1867) (Biography of Emperor Komei of Japan)

1836:
Betsy Ross, American seamstress (b: January 1, 1752 ; d: January 30, 1836) (Biography of Betsy Ross)

1649:
King Charles I of England (b: November 19, 1600 ; d: January 30, 1649) (Biography of Charles I of England)

1606:
Everard Digby, English conspirator (b: May 16, 1578 ; d: January 30, 1606) (Biography of Everard Digby)

1574:
Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (b: February 2, 1502 ; d: January 30, 1574) (Biography of Damião de Góis)

1030:
William V of Aquitaine (d: January 30, 1030) (Biography of William V of Aquitaine)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/30-january/deaths.html