Historical Events In January - 30
Friday, 29 March 2024
1962 On this day in history two members of the Flying Wallendas family of high-wire performers are killed when their human pyramid collapses during a performance in Detroit, Michigan.
1962 UN General Assembly censures Portugal (because of Angola) on January - 30.
1962 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on January - 30.
1963 P F "Plum" Warner, cricketer (England mgr during Bodyline tour), dies on this day in history.
1964 In Montreal Quebec terrorists raid armoury in Montreal for weapons and ammunition; group calling itself Comité révolutionnaire du Québe on January - 30.
1964 On January - 30 military coup of General Nguyen Khanh in South Vietnam
1964 NASA launches the unmanned probe Ranger Six, designed to crash-land on the lunar surface on this day in history.
1964 Ranger 6 launched; makes perfect flight to Moon, but cameras fail on this day in history.
1964 Berthold Altaner, German church historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis hits #3
1965 State funeral of Winston Churchill on this day in history.
1965 Vic Jackson, cricketer (NSW/Leicerstershire off-spinner), dies in car on January - 30.
1966 On January - 30 -19ºF (-28ºC), Corinth MS (state record)
1966 On this day in history -27ºF (-33ºC), New Market AL (state record)
1967 Lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel), dies on January - 30.
1968 Bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, "Honey" on January - 30.
1968 Communist forces launch a series of surprise attacks against South Vietnamese targets on the first day of the Tet Offensive on this day in history.
1968 Vietcong launch Tet-offensive on January - 30.
1968 On this day in history tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81
1969 Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert on the roof of Apple on January - 30.
1969 On January - 30 uS/Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere
1969 Allan Welsh Dulles, US diplomat/director (CIA 1953-61), dies at 75 on January - 30.
1970 Malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82 on January - 30.
1971 Dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his first Test bowl, vs England on January - 30.
1972 On this day in history bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die
1972 On this day in history british soldiers shoot and kill 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland. This inspired the U2 song Sunday, Bloody Sunday.
1972 Pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth on January - 30.
1972 Karel Boleslav Jirak, composer, dies at 81 on January - 30.
1973 Jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy &McCord guilty on all counts on this day in history.
1973 KISS plays their first show (Coventry Club in Queens NY) on this day in history.
1973 Winnipeg-based Investors Growth Fund of Canada first foreign mutual fund to sell units in Japan on January - 30.
1973 On January - 30 jack McGowan, actor (On Our Selection), dies at 54
1974 On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR
1974 On January - 30 bill Whitty, cricketer (37 wkts v South Africa 1910-11 series), dies
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