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 this day in history.   

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

1962  On January - 30 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1963  P F "Plum" Warner, cricketer (England mgr during Bodyline tour), dies on January - 30.   

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

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

1964  On January - 30 nASA launches the unmanned probe Ranger Six, designed to crash-land on the lunar surface.   

1964  On January - 30 ranger 6 launched; makes perfect flight to Moon, but cameras fail   

1964  Berthold Altaner, German church historian, dies at 80 on January - 30.   

1965  "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis hits #3 on this day in history.   

1965  State funeral of Winston Churchill on January - 30.   

1965  On this day in history vic Jackson, cricketer (NSW/Leicerstershire off-spinner), dies in car   

1966  On this day in history -19ºF (-28ºC), Corinth MS (state record)   

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

1967  Lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel), dies on this day in history.   

1968  On January - 30 bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, "Honey"   

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 this day in history 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 January - 30.   

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

1972  On January - 30 bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die   

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

1972  On January - 30 pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth   

1972  On this day in history karel Boleslav Jirak, composer, dies at 81   

1973  On January - 30 jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy &McCord guilty on all counts   

1973  On this day in history kISS plays their first show (Coventry Club in Queens NY)   

1973  Winnipeg-based Investors Growth Fund of Canada first foreign mutual fund to sell units in Japan on January - 30.   

1973  Jack McGowan, actor (On Our Selection), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1974  On January - 30 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR   

1974  Bill Whitty, cricketer (37 wkts v South Africa 1910-11 series), dies on this day in history.   

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0133  On January - 30 birth of marcus Severus Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (d. 193)   

1505  Thomas Tallis, English composer (d. 1585) was born on January - 30.   

1563  On January - 30 birth of franciscus Gomarus, [Francois Gomaer], Dutch theologist/opera singer   

1566  On January - 30 birth of alessandro Piccinini, composer   

1615  Thomas Rolfe, American colonial settler and only child of Pocahontas and John Rolfe (d. 1675) was born on January - 30.   

1616  William Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury) was born on January - 30.   

1624  On this day in history birth of arnold Geulincx, South Netherland, philosopher (About Virtue)   

1628  George Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham England was born on this day in history.   

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  On January - 30 death of emperor Takakura of Japan (b. 1161)   

1384  Death of Louis II of Flanders (b. 1330) on January - 30.   

1393  On this day in history death of aimery Poitiers, French nobleman, burned at royal ball   

1574  Death of Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (b. 1502) on January - 30.   

1584  Jonker Wigbold van Ewsum, mister of Nienoord, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history death of everard Digby, English conspirator (b. 1578)