Page 8: Historical Events In January - 30

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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0133  On January - 30 birth of marcus Severus Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (d. 193)   

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 this day in history birth of alessandro Piccinini, composer   

1615  On this day in history birth of thomas Rolfe, American colonial settler and only child of Pocahontas and John Rolfe (d. 1675)   

1616  William Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury) was born on this day in history.   

1624  On this day in history birth of arnold Geulincx, South Netherland, philosopher (About Virtue)   

1628  George Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham England was born on January - 30.   

1030  Death of William V, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 969) on this day in history.   

1156  Herman van Horn, bishop of Utrecht (1151/52-56), dies on January - 30.   

1181  Death of Emperor Takakura of Japan (b. 1161) on this day in history.   

1384  Death of Louis II of Flanders (b. 1330) on January - 30.   

1393  On January - 30 death of aimery Poitiers, French nobleman, burned at royal ball   

1574  On this day in history death of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (b. 1502)   

1584  Jonker Wigbold van Ewsum, mister of Nienoord, dies in battle on January - 30.   

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