Franklin D. Roosevelt
b. 1882
American lawyer and statesman, 32nd President of the United States
On This Day · The 30th day of the year
January 30
A look at January 30 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Franklin D. Roosevelt and Christian Bale, and the day's notable deaths and observances.
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Events
10 notable moments- 2020
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Specialized agency of the - 2000
Kenya Airways Flight 431
Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ivory Coast, killing 169.
2000 aviation accident in - 1972
The Troubles
The Troubles: Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers open fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people; another person later dies of injuries sustained.
1960s–1998 conflict in Northern - 1968
Vietnam War
Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.
1955–1975 war in Southeast - 1964
Nguyễn Khánh
In a bloodless coup, General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows General Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam.
South Vietnamese military supreme - 1942
World War II
World War II: Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. Some 300 captured Allied troops are killed after the surrender. One-quarter of the remaining POWs remain alive at the end of the war.
1939–1945 global conflict - 1908
Mahatma Gandhi
Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
Indian independence activist (1869–1948) - 1661
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed.
English military and political - 1649
Charles I of England
Charles I of England is executed in Whitehall, London.
King of England, Scotland - 1287
Wareru
King Wareru founds the Hanthawaddy kingdom, and proclaims independence from the Pagan Kingdom.
Founding King of Martaban
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Famous birthday twins
Born on January 30Christian Bale
b. 1974
British actor
Max Theiler
b. 1899
South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Dick Cheney
b. 1941
American businessman and politician, 46th Vice President of the United States
Olof Palme
b. 1927
Swedish statesman, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden
Joachim Peiper
b. 1915
German SS officer
Rudolf Caracciola
b. 1901
German racing driver
Abdullah II of Jordan
b. 1962
King of Jordan since 1999
Deaths
- 2025Marianne Faithfull, English singer-songwriter and actress
- 1991John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1948Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule
- 1948Wright brothers, American pilot and engineer, co-founded the Wright Company
- 1858Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist and ornithologist
- 1649Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Holidays & observances
- —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
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