30 January

January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 335 days remain until the end of the year.

We have some interesting facts & historic events all about January 30^th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about January 30^th in history!

Table of Contents

1. Global Celebrations
2. Historic Events
3. Famous Birthdays
4. Heartbreaking Deaths

Global Celebrations

• National Croissant Day
• World Leprosy Day
• National Inane Answering Message Day

Historic Events

What Happened On This Day – January 30

1982: The first computer virus is released “into the wild”

Elk Cloner was created by 15-year-old Richard Skrenta as a practical joke.

1972: On “Bloody Sunday”, British troops kill 13 unarmed protesters

It was one of the most significant events of the Northern Ireland conflict.

1969: The Beatles give their last public performance

The concert was played on the rooftop of the Apple Corps building at 3 Savile Row in London.

1945: 9,400 people die in the deadliest maritime disaster in history

The “Wilhelm Gustloff” was sunk by a Soviet submarine during World War II.

1933: Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

The “Machtergreifung” marked the end of the Weimar Republic and the beginning of the “Third Reich”.

1981: Dwayne The Rock Johnson and his father Rocky Johnson, 1981.

1960: Iranian woman in the era before the Islamic revolution, 1960.

1945: MV Wilhelm Gustolf, a German ship in port at Oslo, Norway. The ship would be sunk on 30 January 1945 by Soviet sub SS-13, with 9400 casualties. c. 1940

1956: Blаck children watching as white children play in a whites-only park, 1956. Photograph by Gordon Parks.

1850: Earliest known photograph of the Taj Mahal, 1850s

Famous Birthdays

Births On This Day, January 30

1951: Phil Collins, English singer-songwriter, producer, actor

1941: Dick Cheney, American politician, 46th Vice President of the United States

1937: Vanessa Redgrave, English actress

1882: Franklin D. Roosevelt, American politician, 32nd President of the United States

1852: Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian playwright, poet

Heartbreaking Deaths

Deaths On This Day, January 30

2001: Johnnie Johnson, English pilot

1963: Francis Poulenc, French composer

1951: Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian/German engineer, businessman, founded Porsche

1948: Orville Wright, American aviation pioneer

1649: Charles I of England