January 30 in history
Events on January 30
Notable events that happened on January 30 in past years.
- 2020
The World Health Organization declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
Wikipedia article: World Health Organization - 2000
Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ivory Coast, killing 169.
Wikipedia article: Kenya Airways Flight 431 - 1982
Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner".
Wikipedia article: Rich Skrenta - 1974
Pan Am Flight 806 crashes near Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa, killing 97.
Wikipedia article: Pan Am Flight 806 - 1969
The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
Wikipedia article: The Beatles - 1959
The forces of the Sultanate of Muscat occupy the last strongholds of the Imamate of Oman, Saiq and Shuraijah, marking the end of Jebel Akhdar War in Oman.
Wikipedia article: Saiq - 1948
British South American Airways' Tudor IV Star Tiger disappears over the Bermuda Triangle.
Wikipedia article: British South American Airways - 1944
World War II: The Battle of Cisterna, part of Operation Shingle, begins in central Italy.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Cisterna - 1930
The Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union orders the confiscation of lands belonging to the Kulaks in a campaign of Dekulakization, resulting in the executions and forced deportations of millions.
Wikipedia article: Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union - 1911
The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy 16 kilometres (10 miles) from Havana, Cuba.
Wikipedia article: USS Terry (DD-25) - 1862
American Civil War: The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.
Wikipedia article: American Civil War - 1835
In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen as well as Jackson himself.
Wikipedia article: Richard Lawrence (failed assassin) - 1789
Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
Wikipedia article: Tây Sơn dynasty - 1649
Charles I of England is executed in Whitehall, London.
- 1018
Poland and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Peace of Bautzen.
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