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  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 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 January - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

1965  State funeral of Winston Churchill on this day in history.   

1965  Vic Jackson, cricketer (NSW/Leicerstershire off-spinner), dies in car on January - 30.   

1966  -19ºF (-28ºC), Corinth MS (state record) on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history -27ºF (-33ºC), New Market AL (state record)   

1967  On January - 30 lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel), dies   

1968  Bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, "Honey" on January - 30.   

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 January - 30.   

1968  On January - 30 tsugouharu T Foujita, Japanese/French painter, dies at 81   

1969  Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert on the roof of Apple on January - 30.   

1969  US/Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere on this day in history.   

1969  On January - 30 allan Welsh Dulles, US diplomat/director (CIA 1953-61), dies at 75   

1970  Malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82 on January - 30.   

1971  Dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his first Test bowl, vs England on January - 30.   

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 this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history 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  On January - 30 jack McGowan, actor (On Our Selection), dies at 54   

1974  On January - 30 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR   

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

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0133  Marcus Severus Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (d. 193) was born on this day in history.   

1505  Thomas Tallis, English composer (d. 1585) was born on this day in history.   

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

1566  On January - 30 birth of alessandro Piccinini, composer   

1615  Thomas Rolfe, American colonial settler and only child of Pocahontas and John Rolfe (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

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  George Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham England was born on this day in history.   

1030  Death of William V, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 969) on January - 30.   

1156  On January - 30 herman van Horn, bishop of Utrecht (1151/52-56), dies   

1181  On January - 30 death of emperor Takakura of Japan (b. 1161)   

1384  On January - 30 death of louis II of Flanders (b. 1330)   

1393  On this day in history death of aimery Poitiers, French nobleman, burned at royal ball   

1574  Death of Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (b. 1502) on January - 30.   

1584  Jonker Wigbold van Ewsum, mister of Nienoord, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1606  On January - 30 death of everard Digby, English conspirator (b. 1578)