Tukuk-OS📅 January 30
19 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on January 30? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2020 — The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic to be a public health emergency of international concern.
World Health OrganizationCOVID-19 pandemicPublic health emergency of international concern
- 2013 — The Korea Aerospace Research Institute launched Naro-1, South Korea's first carrier rocket and their first launch vehicle to achieve Earth orbit.
- 2005 — Forty-six years to the day after the sinking of the Danish ocean liner MS Hans Hedtoft, Queen Margrethe II unveiled a memorial in Copenhagen to the 95 passengers and crew who perished.
- 2000 — Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Ivory Coast shortly after takeoff, killing 169 on board.
- 1979 — Varig Flight 967 disappeared shortly after takeoff from Tokyo's Narita International Airport en route to Rio de Janeiro.
- 1972 — The Troubles: On Bloody Sunday, members of the British Parachute Regiment shot 26 civil-rights protesters in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing at least 13 people.
The TroublesBloody Sunday (1972)Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)
- 1968 — Vietnam War: Forces of the Viet Cong and the Vietnamese People's Army launched the Tet Offensive to strike military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam.
- 1964 — In a bloodless coup, Nguyễn Khánh overthrew Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam, less than three months after Minh's own coup.
Nguyễn KhánhJanuary 1964 South Vietnamese coupDương Văn Minh
- 1959 — Danish ocean liner MS Hans Hedtoft sank, resulting in the deaths of all 95 passengers and crew.
- 1948 — Mahatma Gandhi (pictured), the political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, was fatally shot by Nathuram Godse at Birla House in Delhi.
Mahatma GandhiIndian independence movementAssassination of Mahatma Gandhi
- 1945 — World War II: Allied forces liberated more than 500 prisoners of war (pictured) from a Japanese POW camp near Cabanatuan in the Philippines.
- 1939 — In a speech to the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler threatened the "annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe".
30 January 1939 Reichstag speechAdolf HitlerHitler's prophecy
- 1862 — The United States Navy launched USS Monitor (pictured), the first American ironclad warship.
- 1835 — Richard Lawrence became the first person to attempt to assassinate a sitting US president when he failed to kill Andrew Jackson at the US Capitol (assassination attempt pictured) and was subdued by the crowd.
Richard Lawrence (failed assassin)Andrew JacksonUnited States Capitol
- 1661 — Two years after his death, Oliver Cromwell's remains were exhumed for a posthumous execution and his head was placed on a spike above Westminster Hall in London, where it remained until 1685.
- 1649 — King Charles I, who was defeated in both the First and the Second English Civil Wars, was beheaded for high treason in front of the Banqueting House in London.
Charles I of EnglandFirst English Civil WarSecond English Civil War
- 1607 — Low-lying areas flooded around the coasts of the Bristol Channel in southwest England and south Wales, resulting in around 2,000 deaths.
- 1287 — Wareru created the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in today's Lower Burma and declared himself king following the collapse of the Pagan Empire.
- 1018 — Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Bolesław I, the Piast ruler of Poland, signed the Peace of Bautzen to end the German–Polish War.
Henry II, Holy Roman EmperorBolesław I the BravePiast dynasty
Births
- 2005 — Prince Hashem, second son of King Abdullah II of Jordan
- 2003 — Amen Thompson, American basketball player
- 2003 — Ausar Thompson, American basketball player
- 2002 — Tyla, South African singer and songwriter.
- 2002 — Bijan Robinson, American football player
- 2001 — Curtis Jones, English footballer
- 2000 — Markella Kavenagh, Australian actress
- 2000 — Bryan Woo, American baseball player
- 1997 — Thomas Chabot, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1997 — Colin White, American ice hockey player
- 1996 — Dafne Navarro, Mexican trampoline gymnast
- 1995 — Danielle Campbell, American actress
Deaths
- 2026 — Catherine O'Hara, Canadian-American actress, comedian and screenwriter (born 1954)
- 2025 — Dick Button, American figure skater and actor (born 1929)
- 2025 — Julius Chan, Papua New Guinean politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (born 1939)
- 2025 — Marianne Faithfull, English singer-songwriter and actress (born 1946)
- 2025 — Edcel Lagman, Filipino politician (born 1942)
- 2024 — Chita Rivera, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1933)
- 2023 — Bobby Beathard, American Pro Football Hall of Fame executive (born 1937)
- 2023 — Bobby Hull, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1939)
- 2022 — Cheslie Kryst, American television presenter and model (born 1991)
- 2021 — Sophie, Scottish musician (born 1986)
- 2019 — Dick Miller, American actor (born 1928)
- 2018 — Mark Salling, American actor and musician (born 1982)
Observances & holidays
- Christian Feast Day: Adelelmus of Burgos
- Christian Feast Day: Aldegonde
- Christian Feast Day: Anthony the Great (Coptic Church)
- Christian Feast Day: Armentarius of Pavia
- Christian Feast Day: Balthild
- Christian Feast Day: Charles, King and Martyr (various provinces of the Anglican Communion)
- Christian Feast Day: Hyacintha Mariscotti
- Christian Feast Day: Martina
- Christian Feast Day: Matthias of Jerusalem
- Christian Feast Day: Mutien-Marie Wiaux
- Christian Feast Day: Savina
- Christian Feast Day: Three Holy Hierarchs (Eastern Orthodox), and its related observances: Teacher's Day (Greece)
- Christian Feast Day: January 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Day of Azerbaijani customs (Azerbaijan)
- Day of Saudade (Brazil)
- Fred Korematsu Day (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia)
- Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, and its related observances: Martyrs' Day (India)
- Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, and its related observances: School Day of Non-violence and Peace (Spain)
- Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, and its related observances: Start of the Season for Nonviolence (January 30 – April 4)
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