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 January - 30.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Berthold Altaner, German church historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

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

1967  Lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel), dies on January - 30.  

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  On January - 30 vietcong launch Tet-offensive  

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

1969  On this day in history beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert on the roof of Apple  

1969  On this day in history uS/Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere  

1969  Allan Welsh Dulles, US diplomat/director (CIA 1953-61), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1970  On January - 30 malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82  

1971  On this day in history 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  Pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth on this day in history.  

1972  On January - 30 karel Boleslav Jirak, composer, dies at 81  

1973  On this day in history jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy &McCord guilty on all counts  

1973  KISS plays their first show (Coventry Club in Queens NY) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1566  On January - 30 birth of alessandro Piccinini, composer  

1615  On January - 30 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  Arnold Geulincx, South Netherland, philosopher (About Virtue) was born on this day in history.  

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

1030  Death of William V, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 969) on this day in history.  

1156  On this day in history herman van Horn, bishop of Utrecht (1151/52-56), dies  

1181  Death of Emperor Takakura of Japan (b. 1161) on this day in history.  

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