Page 8: Historical Events In January - 30
Saturday, 22 February 2025
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 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.
1963 P F "Plum" Warner, cricketer (England mgr during Bodyline tour), dies on January - 30.
1964 In Montreal Quebec terrorists raid armoury in Montreal for weapons and ammunition; group calling itself Comité révolutionnaire du Québe on this day in history.
1964 On January - 30 military coup of General Nguyen Khanh in South Vietnam
1964 NASA launches the unmanned probe Ranger Six, designed to crash-land on the lunar surface on this day in history.
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 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 On January - 30 vic Jackson, cricketer (NSW/Leicerstershire off-spinner), dies in car
1966 On this day in history -19ºF (-28ºC), Corinth MS (state record)
1966 -27ºF (-33ºC), New Market AL (state record) on January - 30.
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 Communist forces launch a series of surprise attacks against South Vietnamese targets on the first day of the Tet Offensive on January - 30.
1968 Vietcong launch Tet-offensive on this day in history.
1968 Tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81 on January - 30.
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 January - 30.
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 January - 30.
1972 Bloody Sunday British soldiers shoot on catholics in Londonderry, 13 die on this day in history.
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 Karel Boleslav Jirak, composer, dies at 81 on January - 30.
1973 Jury finds Watergate defendants Liddy &McCord guilty on all counts on January - 30.
1973 KISS plays their first show (Coventry Club in Queens NY) on January - 30.
1973 On January - 30 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 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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