Major Events
- 1661 Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England is ritually executed after having been dead for two years
- 1815 Burned US Library of Congress re-established with Thomas Jefferson's 6,500 volumes
- 1902 Britain and Japan sign a treaty after months of negotiating which commits each country to supporting an independent China and Korea, although it acknowledges Japan's 'special interest' in Korea
- 1933 President Paul von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler as Reich Chancellor of Germany who forms a government with Franz von Papen
- 1939 Adolf Hitler threatens Jews during his speech to the German Reichstag (Parliament)
- 1948 Mahatma Gandhi assassinated in the garden of the New Delhi home he was visiting by Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse
- 1965 State funeral for Winston Churchill at St Paul's Cathedral in London; at the time, the world's largest-ever state funeral
- 1972 Bloody Sunday: 27 unarmed civilians are shot (14 are killed) by the British Army during a civil rights march in Derry, Northern Ireland; this is the highest death toll from a single shooting incident during 'the Troubles'
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Jan 30 in Film & TV
- 1931 "City Lights", American silent romantic comedy film directed by Charlie Chaplin, starring himself and Virginia Cherrill, premieres at Los Angeles Theater
Jan 30 in Music
- 1961 "I Fall to Pieces" single released by Patsy Cline (Billboard Song of the Year 1961)
Jan 30 in Sport
- 1994 Kapil Dev takes 2/41 as India beats Sri Lanka by an innings and 95 runs in 2nd Cricket Test in Bengaluru; equals Sir Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets
Did You Know?
The Beatles perform their last live gig, a 42 minute concert on the roof of Apple Corps HQ in London, England
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Boris III
Douglas Engelbart
Dick Cheney
Felipe VI
Gene Hackman
Phil Collins
Christian Bale
Olivia Colman
Payne Stewart
Curtis Strange
Fun Fact About January 30
8th (final) part of "Roots" is most-watched US entertainment show ever (100 million)
Famous Weddings
- 1853 Emperor and French President Napoleon III marries Eugenie de Montijo, Countess of Teba
- 1929 Mitford sister Diana Mitford (18) marries Irish peer Bryan Walter Guinness (23) in the British society wedding of the year
- 1934 American comedian and actor Lou Costello (27) weds American burlesque dancer Anne Battler (21)
More January 30 Weddings
Charles I
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Betsy Ross
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
Mahatma Gandhi
Orville WrightArticles, Photos and Quiz
Lovesick Prince in Suicide Pact
Two lovers, a pact, then tragedy. But what really happened at Mayerling in 1889 remains a mystery despite 130 years of rumour, speculation – and three movies.
January 30, 1889
Funeral of Winston Churchill
Churchill's cortege in London during the funeral
January 30, 1965
