January 30th, 1970

Born on January 30th, 1970

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What happened on January 30th?

January 30th, 2008

The Trump International Hotel and Tower in downtown Chicago opened for business, eleven months before construction would finish.

January 30th, 2005

Forty-six years to the day after the sinking of the Danish ocean liner MS Hans Hedtoft, Queen Margrethe II unveiled a memorial in Copenhagen to the 95 passengers and crew who perished.

January 30th, 1862

The United States Navy launched USS Monitor (pictured), the first American ironclad warship.

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's own coup.

January 30th, 1959

Danish ocean liner MS Hans Hedtoft sank, resulting in the deaths of all 95 passengers and crew.

January 30th, 1948

Mahatma Gandhi (pictured), the political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, was fatally shot by Nathuram Godse 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.

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

Born on January 30th, 1970

46

Artur Górski

Polish politician (1970-2016)

*January 30th, 1970, Warsaw †April 1st, 2016, Poland

56

Álvaro Nadal

Spanish politician

*January 30th, 1970, Madrid

56

Kimiya Yui

Japanese astronaut

*January 30th, 1970, Nagano

56

Marco Milesi

Road bicycle racer

*January 30th, 1970, Osio Sotto

56

Maxim Leo

Franch-German scenarist, journalist and writer

*January 30th, 1970, East Berlin

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Born in 1970

55

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

56

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

55

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

56

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

55

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

55

Javier Milei

Economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023

*October 22nd, 1970, Buenos Aires

56

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

56

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

56

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

55

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

56

Rachel Weisz

British actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

56

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

55

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

56

Uma Thurman

American actress and model (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

56

Gianni Infantino

Swiss-Italian football administrator

*March 23rd, 1970, Brig-Glis

55

Han Kang

South Korean writer

*November 27th, 1970, Gwangju

56

Bobby Cannavale

American actor (born 1970)

*May 3rd, 1970, Union City

56

Naomi Klein

Canadian author and activist (born 1970)

*May 8th, 1970, Montreal

56

Bellamy Young

American actress

*February 19th, 1970, Asheville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1970 is a normal year and no leap year.

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