Page 8: Historical Events In January - 30

1962  Two members of the Flying Wallendas family of high-wire performers are killed when their human pyramid collapses during a performance in Detroit, Michigan on January - 30.   

1962  UN General Assembly censures Portugal (because of Angola) on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1963  On January - 30 p F "Plum" Warner, cricketer (England mgr during Bodyline tour), dies   

1964  In Montreal Quebec terrorists raid armoury in Montreal for weapons and ammunition; group calling itself Comité révolutionnaire du Québe on January - 30.   

1964  Military coup of General Nguyen Khanh in South Vietnam on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history nASA launches the unmanned probe Ranger Six, designed to crash-land on the lunar surface.   

1964  Ranger 6 launched; makes perfect flight to Moon, but cameras fail on this day in history.   

1964  On January - 30 berthold Altaner, German church historian, dies at 80   

1965  On January - 30 "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis hits #3   

1965  On January - 30 state funeral of Winston Churchill   

1965  Vic Jackson, cricketer (NSW/Leicerstershire off-spinner), dies in car on January - 30.   

1966  -19ºF (-28ºC), Corinth MS (state record) on January - 30.   

1966  -27ºF (-33ºC), New Market AL (state record) on January - 30.   

1967  On this day in history lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel), dies   

1968  Bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, "Honey" on this day in history.   

1968  On January - 30 communist forces launch a series of surprise attacks against South Vietnamese targets on the first day of the Tet Offensive.   

1968  Vietcong launch Tet-offensive on January - 30.   

1968  Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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  On January - 30 allan Welsh Dulles, US diplomat/director (CIA 1953-61), dies at 75   

1970  Malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1971  On January - 30 dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his first Test bowl, vs England   

1972  Bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die on this day in history.   

1972  On January - 30 british soldiers shoot and kill 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland. This inspired the U2 song Sunday, Bloody Sunday.   

1972  On this day in history pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth   

1972  Karel Boleslav Jirak, composer, dies at 81 on January - 30.   

1973  Jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy &McCord guilty on all counts on January - 30.   

1973  KISS plays their first show (Coventry Club in Queens NY) on January - 30.   

1973  On this day in history winnipeg-based Investors Growth Fund of Canada first foreign mutual fund to sell units in Japan   

1973  Jack McGowan, actor (On Our Selection), dies at 54 on January - 30.   

1974  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR on January - 30.   

1974  Bill Whitty, cricketer (37 wkts v South Africa 1910-11 series), dies on January - 30.   

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0133  On this day in history birth of marcus Severus Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (d. 193)   

1505  On this day in history birth of thomas Tallis, English composer (d. 1585)   

1563  Franciscus Gomarus, [Francois Gomaer], Dutch theologist/opera singer was born on January - 30.   

1566  Alessandro Piccinini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1615  Thomas Rolfe, American colonial settler and only child of Pocahontas and John Rolfe (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

1616  On January - 30 birth of william Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury)   

1624  On January - 30 birth of arnold Geulincx, South Netherland, philosopher (About Virtue)   

1628  On January - 30 birth of george Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham England   

1030  On this day in history death of william V, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 969)   

1156  Herman van Horn, bishop of Utrecht (1151/52-56), dies on this day in history.   

1181  Death of Emperor Takakura of Japan (b. 1161) on January - 30.   

1384  On January - 30 death of louis II of Flanders (b. 1330)   

1393  Death of Aimery Poitiers, French nobleman, burned at royal ball on this day in history.   

1574  On January - 30 death of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (b. 1502)   

1584  Jonker Wigbold van Ewsum, mister of Nienoord, dies in battle on January - 30.   

1606  On January - 30 death of everard Digby, English conspirator (b. 1578)