Page 8: Historical Events In January - 30

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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0133  Marcus Severus Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (d. 193) was born on January - 30.   

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

1563  On this day in history birth of franciscus Gomarus, [Francois Gomaer], Dutch theologist/opera singer   

1566  Alessandro Piccinini, composer was born on January - 30.   

1615  On this day in history birth of thomas Rolfe, American colonial settler and only child of Pocahontas and John Rolfe (d. 1675)   

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 January - 30.   

1030  On January - 30 death of william V, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 969)   

1156  Herman van Horn, bishop of Utrecht (1151/52-56), dies on January - 30.   

1181  On this day in history death of emperor Takakura of Japan (b. 1161)   

1384  On this day in history 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  Death of Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (b. 1502) on January - 30.   

1584  On this day in history jonker Wigbold van Ewsum, mister of Nienoord, dies in battle   

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