Page 8: Historical Events In January - 30
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1962 On January - 30 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 On January - 30 uN General Assembly censures Portugal (because of Angola)
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 January - 30.
1964 On January - 30 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 January - 30.
1964 On this day in history berthold Altaner, German church historian, dies at 80
1965 "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis hits #3 on this day in history.
1965 State funeral of Winston Churchill on January - 30.
1965 Vic Jackson, cricketer (NSW/Leicerstershire off-spinner), dies in car on January - 30.
1966 On this day in history -19ºF (-28ºC), Corinth MS (state record)
1966 On January - 30 -27ºF (-33ºC), New Market AL (state record)
1967 On January - 30 lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel), dies
1968 On this day in history bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, "Honey"
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 this day in history.
1968 On January - 30 tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81
1969 On January - 30 beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert on the roof of Apple
1969 US/Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere on this day in history.
1969 On this day in history allan Welsh Dulles, US diplomat/director (CIA 1953-61), dies at 75
1970 On January - 30 malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82
1971 Dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his first Test bowl, vs England on this day in history.
1972 Bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die on January - 30.
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 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 On January - 30 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 this day in history.
1973 Jack McGowan, actor (On Our Selection), dies at 54 on this day in history.
1974 On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR
1974 Bill Whitty, cricketer (37 wkts v South Africa 1910-11 series), dies on January - 30.
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