January 30th, 1836

Born on January 30th, 1836

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 68,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 30th?

January 30th, 2013

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute launched Naro-1, South Korea's first carrier rocket and their first launch vehicle to achieve Earth orbit.

January 30th, 2000

Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Ivory Coast shortly after takeoff, killing 169 on board.

January 30th, 1979

Varig Flight 967 disappeared shortly after takeoff from Tokyo's Narita International Airport en route to Rio de Janeiro.

January 30th, 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.

January 30th, 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.

January 30th, 1964

In a bloodless coup, Nguyễn Khánh overthrew Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam, less than three months after Minh executed a bloody coup himself.

January 30th, 1959

On the return leg of her maiden voyage, the "unsinkable" Danish ocean liner Hans Hedtoft hit an iceberg and sank with the loss of all 95 passengers and crew.

January 30th, 1948

Nathuram Godse fatally shot Mahatma Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, at Birla House in Delhi.

January 30th, 1945

World War II: Allied forces liberated more than 500 prisoners of war (pictured) from a Japanese POW camp near Cabanatuan in the Philippines.

January 30th, 1939

In a speech to the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler threatened the "annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe".

January 30th, 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.

January 30th, 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.

January 30th, 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.

January 30th, 1607

Low-lying places around the coasts of the Bristol Channel of Britain were flooded, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.

January 30th, 1287

Wareru created the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in today's Lower Burma and declared himself king following the collapse of the Pagan Empire.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 30th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 30th?

63

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

President of the United States from 1933 to 1945

*January 30th, 1882, Hyde Park †April 12th, 1945, Warm Springs

24

Benee

New Zealand singer-songwriter

*January 30th, 2000, Grey Lynn

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

58

Félix Faure

7th President of the French Republic (1841–1899)

*January 30th, 1841, Paris †February 16th, 1899, Paris

80

Egon Klepsch

German politician

*January 30th, 1930, Děčín †September 18th, 2010, Koblenz

59

Olof Palme

Swedish Prime Minister (1969–76, 1982–86)

*January 30th, 1927, Stockholm †February 28th, 1986, Sveavägen

54

Fiona Dolman

Scots-born British actress

*January 30th, 1970, Findhorn

83

Dick Cheney

Vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*January 30th, 1941, Lincoln

73

Phil Collins

English drummer, singer, and songwriter

*January 30th, 1951, Putney Hospital

52

Mike Johnson

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023

*January 30th, 1972, Shreveport

72

Lorenz-Günther Köstner

German association football player and manager

*January 30th, 1952, Wallenfels

62

Abdullah II of Jordan

King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

*January 30th, 1962, Amman

81

David Wayne

American actor (1914–1995)

*January 30th, 1914, Traverse City †February 9th, 1995, Santa Monica

84

Douglas Engelbart

American engineer and inventor

*January 30th, 1929, Portland †July 2nd, 2013, Atherton

98

Michael Anderson

English film director (1920–2018)

*January 30th, 1920, London †April 25th, 2018, Vancouver

52

Jennifer Hale

American voice actress

*January 30th, 1972, Happy Valley-Goose Bay

78

Islam Karimov

Uzbek politician, 1st and former President of Uzbekistan (1938-2016)

*January 30th, 1938, Samarkand †September 2nd, 2016, Tashkent

50

Christian Bale

English actor (born 1974)

*January 30th, 1974, Haverfordwest

94

Gene Hackman

American actor

*January 30th, 1930, San Bernardino

82

Tammy Grimes

American actress and singer (1934-2016)

*January 30th, 1934, Lynn †October 30th, 2016, Lillian Booth Actors Home

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Born in 1836

86

Sara Plummer Lemmon

American botanist (1836-1923)

*September 3rd, 1836, New Gloucester †January 15th, 1923, Stockton

65

Bret Harte

American writer and poet

*August 25th, 1836, Albany †May 5th, 1902, London

70

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

American poet, novelist, editor (1836-1907)

*November 11th, 1836, Portsmouth †March 19th, 1907, Boston

80

Wilhelmine von Hillern

German actress and writer

*March 11th, 1836, Munich †December 15th, 1916, Aschau im Chiemgau

64

Wilhelm Steinitz

Austrian-American chess player

*May 17th, 1836, Prague †August 12th, 1900, New York City

73

Mily Balakirev

Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (1837-1910)

*December 21st, 1836, Nizhny Novgorod †May 16th, 1910, Saint Petersburg

71

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

British Prime Minister from 1905 to 1908

*September 7th, 1836, Glasgow †April 22nd, 1908, Downing Street

56

Michał Elwiro Andriolli

Polish artist, architect, and revolutionary

*November 14th, 1836, Vilnius †August 23rd, 1893, Nałęczów

50

Ramakrishna

Indian mystic and religious preacher (1836–1886)

*February 18th, 1836, Kamarpukur †August 16th, 1886, Kolkata

69

Adolf von Wittich

Politician (1836-1906)

*August 28th, 1836, Trzcianka †February 23rd, 1906, Würzburg

71

Ernest Blum

French writer

*August 15th, 1836, former 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 19th, 1907, 10th arrondissement of Paris

34

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Spanish poet

*February 17th, 1836, Seville †December 22nd, 1870, Madrid

77

Joseph Chamberlain

British politician (1836-1914)

*July 8th, 1836, London †July 2nd, 1914, London

65

James Tissot

French painter and illustrator (1836–1902)

*October 15th, 1836, Nantes †August 8th, 1902, Chenecey-Buillon

71

Joaquina Cabrera

Guatemalan First Mother of the Nation

*August 21st, 1836, Quetzaltenango †July 3rd, 1908, Guatemala City

86

Andrés Avelino Cáceres

Peruvian politician, military (1836-1923)

*November 10th, 1836, Ayacucho †October 10th, 1923, Lima

76

Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Dutch-born British painter (1836–1912)

*January 8th, 1836, Dronryp †June 25th, 1912, Wiesbaden

54

Léo Delibes

French composer (1836–1891)

*February 21st, 1836, La Flèche †January 16th, 1891, Paris

73

Thomas Crapper

British plumber

*September 28th, 1836, Thorne †January 27th, 1910, Anerley

99

Juliette Adam

Author, salonnière

*October 4th, 1836, Verberie †August 23rd, 1936, Callian

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 30th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day, Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, and its related observances) which are celebrated on January 30th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1836 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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