January 30th, 1970

Born on January 30th, 1970

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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

Born on January 30th, 1970

54

Fiona Dolman

Scots-born British actress

*January 30th, 1970, Findhorn

46

Artur Górski

Polish politician (1970-2016)

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

54

Maxim Leo

Franch-German scenarist, journalist and writer

*January 30th, 1970, East Berlin

54

Álvaro Nadal

Spanish politician

*January 30th, 1970, Madrid

54

Kimiya Yui

Japanese astronaut

*January 30th, 1970, Nagano

54

Yves Vanderhaeghe

Belgian footballer

*January 30th, 1970, Roeselare

54

Marco Milesi

Road bicycle racer

*January 30th, 1970, Osio Sotto

54

Hans Vonk

South African footballer

*January 30th, 1970, Alberton

54

Maria Luísa Mendonça

Brazilian actress

*January 30th, 1970, Rio de Janeiro

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Who's birthday is on January 30th?

24

Benee

New Zealand singer-songwriter

*January 30th, 2000, Grey Lynn

52

Mike Johnson

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives since 2023

*January 30th, 1972, Shreveport

52

Jennifer Hale

American voice actress

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

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

50

Christian Bale

English actor (born 1974)

*January 30th, 1974, Haverfordwest

62

Abdullah II of Jordan

King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

*January 30th, 1962, Amman

56

Felipe VI of Spain

King of Spain since 2014

*January 30th, 1968, Madrid

44

Lena Hall

American actress

*January 30th, 1980, San Francisco

63

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

President of the United States from 1933 to 1945

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

80

Egon Klepsch

German politician

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

50

Olivia Colman

English actress (born 1974)

*January 30th, 1974, Norwich

73

Phil Collins

English drummer, singer, and songwriter

*January 30th, 1951, Putney Hospital

55

Flavio Anastasia

Olympic cyclist

*January 30th, 1969, Mariano Comense

72

Lorenz-Günther Köstner

German association football player and manager

*January 30th, 1952, Wallenfels

50

Roger Hammond

British cyclist

*January 30th, 1974, Harlington

59

Olof Palme

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

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

83

Dick Cheney

Vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*January 30th, 1941, Lincoln

43

Dimitar Berbatov

Bulgarian association football player

*January 30th, 1981, Blagoevgrad

29

Marcos Llorente

Spanish association football player

*January 30th, 1995, Madrid

53

Darren Boyd

British actor

*January 30th, 1971, Hastings

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Born in 1970

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

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

54

Melania Trump

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

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

54

Rachel Weisz

British actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

53

Nikolai Zuyev

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1970, Dnipro

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

53

Sandra Dimbour

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1970, Saint-Denis

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

53

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

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Leap year

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

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