January 30 historical events
1018 — Peace of Bautzen
The Peace of Bautzen (German: Frieden von Bautzen; Polish: Pokój w Budziszynie; Upper Sorbian: Budyski měr) was a treaty concluded on 30 January 1018, between Holy Roman Emperor Henry II and Bolesław I of Poland which ended a series of Polish-German wars over the control of Lusatia and Upper Lusatia (Milzenerland or Milsko, the eastern part of the margraviate of Meissen (Miśnia)) as well as Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia.
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1287 — Wareru declares himself king of Martaban
On 30 January 1287, Wareru declared himself king of Martaban, in present-day Myanmar. His realm later became known as the Hanthawaddy Kingdom after its capital moved to Pegu; his coronation followed in April 1287.
The date follows the cited conversion from the Burmese calendar. The January declaration is distinct from the later coronation and relocation of the capital.
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1517 — Capture of Cairo (1517)
The capture of Cairo was the final major engagement of the Ottoman Mamluk War of 1516-1517. The city of Cairo, the capital of the Mamluk Sultanate, was sacked and fell into the hands of the Ottoman forces led by Sultan Selim I during the 27-30 January 1517. Following Cairo's fall and the subsequent execution of the last Mamluk Sultan and member of the Abbasid dynasty: Tuman Bay II, the Mamluk Sultanate was absorbed into the expanding Ottoman Empire.
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1607 — Floods devastate the Bristol Channel coast
On 30 January 1607 in the Gregorian calendar, severe flooding struck the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary coasts in present-day United Kingdom, inundating low-lying parts of southwest England and south Wales.
January 30 is the Gregorian date. Contemporary English records used January 20, 1606/07 in the Julian calendar with the year beginning in March.
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1644 — Battle of Ochmatów (1644)
The Battle of Okhmativ or Battle of Ochmatów (Polish: Ochmatów) of 30 January 1644 refers to the engagement between the Polish forces under hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski and the horde of Crimean Tatars under Toğay bey. Koniecpolski dealt a crushing defeat to Toğay bey's forces near Okhmativ. This was the greatest Polish victory over the Tatars in the first half of the 17th century, and brought international fame and recognition to Koniecpolski.
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1648 — Spain and the Dutch Republic agree the Peace of Münster
On 30 January 1648, Spanish and Dutch representatives agreed and signed the Peace of Münster in Münster, in present-day Germany. Spain recognized Dutch independence, ending the Eighty Years’ War. Ratification followed later.
This is the January agreement/signature, not the later May ratification or October treaties at Münster and Osnabrück.
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1649 — Charles I is executed in London
On 30 January 1649, Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, was publicly executed outside the Banqueting House in Whitehall, London. His execution followed his trial during the English Civil War.
January 30 follows the Julian calendar then used in England; the corresponding Gregorian date is February 9.
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1667 — The Truce of Andrusovo is signed, ending the Russian-Polish War of 1654-1667
The Truce of Andrusovo (Polish: Rozejm w Andruszowie, Russian: Андрусовское перемирие Andrusovskoye Pieriemiriye, also sometimes known as Treaty of Andrusovo) established a thirteen-and-a-half year truce, signed on 9 February [O.S. 30 January] 1667 between the Tsardom of Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, which had fought the Russo-Polish War since 1654. Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin (for Russia) and Jerzy Chlebowicz (for the Commonwealth) signed the truce in the village of Andrusovo not far from Smolensk.
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1732 — Luso-Maratha War (1729–1732)
The Luso–Maratha War was a military conflict fought between the Portuguese and the Maratha Empires, initiated by the Marathas invading and raiding Portuguese-controlled villages near the walled city of Damaon.
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1789 — Tây Sơn forces retake Thăng Long
Tây Sơn forces led by Nguyễn Huệ defeated Qing troops at Ngọc Hồi and Đống Đa and entered Thăng Long, present-day Hanoi.
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1806 — Original Lower Trenton Bridge opens
On January 30, 1806, the original Lower Trenton Bridge opened across the Delaware River between Trenton, New Jersey, and Morrisville, Pennsylvania, United States. The current bridge replaced it in 1928; the well-known slogan sign was added later.
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1820 — Bransfield sights the Trinity Peninsula
On 30 January 1820, Edward Bransfield sighted the Trinity Peninsula, the northern tip of the Antarctic mainland, after crossing the strait now named after him.
This records Bransfield’s sighting of the Trinity Peninsula, not an uncontested claim to be the first person to discover all of Antarctica.
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1826 — The Menai Suspension Bridge opens in Wales
The bridge designed by Thomas Telford opened across the Menai Strait, linking the island of Anglesey with mainland Wales. It carried the road to Holyhead across a span of about 177 meters.
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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
Richard Lawrence (c. 1800 – June 13, 1861) was a British-born American unemployed house painter who was the first known person to attempt the assassination of a sitting president of the United States. Lawrence attempted to shoot President Andrew Jackson outside the United States Capitol on January 30, 1835, however both of his pistols misfired and he was taken into custody.
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1847 — Yerba Buena officially takes the name San Francisco
Chief magistrate Washington Bartlett ordered that the settlement use San Francisco in official records and correspondence. Yerba Buena had also been used locally, but Bartlett said keeping the name already shown on maps would avoid confusion.
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1852 — 1852 United States Senate special election in California
The 1852 United States Senate special election in California was held on January 30, 1852, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator (Class 1) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. Legislators had previously attempted to elect a Senator in 1851, but could not reach a majority for a single candidate.
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1855 — 1855 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The 1855 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held in the 8th Wisconsin Legislature between January 30, 1855, and February 1, 1855. Incumbent Democratic U.S. senator Isaac P. Walker did not run for re-election. Former U.S. representative Charles Durkee was elected United States senator on the eighth ballot, and became the first Republican U.S. senator from Wisconsin.
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1856 — 1856 Salvadoran presidential election
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 30 January 1856. Rafael Campo ran unopposed and was elected by the citizenry, the first popular election in Salvadoran history.
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1858 — The Hallé Orchestra gives its first concert in Manchester
Charles Hallé conducted the first concert of the orchestra's inaugural season at Manchester's Free Trade Hall. It began a regular series of concerts.
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1862 — The ironclad USS Monitor is launched in Brooklyn
Continental Iron Works launched the Union Navy’s USS Monitor at Greenpoint in Brooklyn. The low-lying ironclad carried its guns in a rotating turret and was commissioned the following month.
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1863 — Battle of Deserted House
On January 30, 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought the Battle of Deserted House near Suffolk, Virginia, United States, during the American Civil War. Union troops drove the Confederates back.
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1869 — Voting closes in the Canary Islands for Spain’s 1869 constituent election
The Canary Islands finished electing deputies to Spain’s Constituent Cortes on January 30. The islands had begun their polls three days earlier, after the mainland vote.
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1872 — 1872 Salvadoran presidential election
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 30 January 1872. Santiago González ran unopposed and was elected by the legislature.
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1889 — Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (Rudolf Franz Karl Josef; 21 August 1858 – 30 January 1889) was the only son and third child of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was heir apparent to the imperial throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from birth. In 1889, he died in a suicide pact with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera at the Mayerling hunting lodge.
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1902 — Anglo-Japanese Alliance
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance (日英同盟, Nichi-Ei Dōmei) was an alliance between the United Kingdom and the Empire of Japan which was effective from 1902 to 1923. The treaty creating the alliance was signed at Lansdowne House in London on 30 January 1902 by British foreign secretary Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and Japanese diplomat Hayashi Tadasu.
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1911 — USS Terry rescues aviator Douglas McCurdy off Havana
The U.S. Navy destroyer Terry picked up Canadian pilot Douglas McCurdy after his aircraft came down at sea on a flight from Florida to Cuba. The rescue took place off Havana.
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1918 — Odessa Bolshevik uprising
The Odessa Bolshevik uprising (Ukrainian: Одеське січневе збройне повстання) was a Bolshevik-led uprising of workers and sailors in Odessa against the government of Ukrainian People's Republic. The rebels were supported by approaching Red Guards forces of Soviet Russia.
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1919 — Polish–Czechoslovak War
The Czechoslovak-Polish War, widely known in Czech sources as the Seven-Day War (Czech: Sedmidenní válka) was a military confrontation between Czechoslovakia and Poland over the territory of Cieszyn Silesia in early 1919.
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1920 — Japanese carmaker Mazda is founded, initially as a cork-producing company
Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ株式会社, Matsuda Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan. The company was founded on January 30, 1920, as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd., a cork-making factory, by Jujiro Matsuda. The company then acquired Abemaki Tree Cork Company. It changed its name to Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1927 and started producing vehicles in 1931.
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1930 — Soviet Politburo adopts a dekulakization resolution
On 30 January 1930, the Soviet Communist Party Politburo adopted a resolution on eliminating kulak households in areas undergoing comprehensive collectivization. It divided those targeted into three categories and provided for repression, deportation and dispossession.
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1933 — Hitler appointed German chancellor
On 30 January 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler chancellor of Germany. The new cabinet was sworn in at Hindenburg’s office in Berlin.
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1939 — Hitler threatens European Jews in a Reichstag speech
On 30 January 1939, Adolf Hitler threatened the annihilation of European Jews if another world war occurred, in a speech to the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany. Nazi leaders later repeatedly cited the threat in their propaganda.
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1941 — Convoy HX 106
Convoy HX 106 was the 106th of the numbered series of Allied HX convoys of merchant ships from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Liverpool, England. Forty-one ships departed Halifax, Nova Scotia on 30 January 1941, eastbound to Liverpool, England. The use of convoys was a standard tactic throughout the Battle of the Atlantic as a defence against U-boats and German commerce raiders.
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1942 — Battle of Ambon
The Battle of Ambon (30 January – 3 February 1942) occurred on Ambon Island in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), as part of the Japanese offensive on the Dutch colony during World War II. In the face of a combined defense by Dutch and Australian troops, Japanese forces conquered the island and its strategic airfield in several days.
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1943 — Battle of Rennell Island
The Battle of Rennell Island (Japanese: レンネル島沖海戦, Hepburn: Renneru-shima oki kaisen) took place on 29–30 January 1943. It was the last major naval engagement between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal campaign of World War II. It occurred in the South Pacific between Rennell Island and Guadalcanal in the southern Solomon Islands.
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1944 — Battle of Cisterna
The Battle of Cisterna took place during World War II, on 30 January–2 February 1944, near Cisterna, Italy, as part of the Battle of Anzio, part of the Italian Campaign. The battle was a clear German victory, which also had repercussions on the employment of U.S. Army Rangers that went beyond the immediate tactical and strategic results of the battle.
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1944 — Krasnoye Selo–Ropsha offensive
The Krasnoye Selo–Ropsha offensive, also known as Operation January Thunder and Neva-2, was a campaign between the Soviet Leningrad Front and the German 18th Army fought for the western approaches of Leningrad in 14–30 January 1944.
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1945 — Raid at Cabanatuan
The Raid at Cabanatuan, also known as The Great Raid, was a rescue of Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilians from a Japanese camp near Cabanatuan City, in the Philippines. On January 30, 1945, during World War II, United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino guerrillas liberated more than 500 from the POW camp. After the surrender of tens of thousands of American troops during the Battle of Bataan, many were sent to the Cabanatuan prison camp following the Bataan Death March. The Japanese transferred most of the prisoners to other areas, leaving just over 500 American and other Allied POWs and civilians in the prison.
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1948 — Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, was assassinated at the Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti) in New Delhi on 30 January 1948. Gandhi was outside on the steps where a prayer meeting was going to take place, surrounded by a part of his family and some followers, when Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist and prominent member of Hindu Mahasabha, approached and shot him three times in the chest at close range.
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1948 — BSAA Star Tiger disappearance
Star Tiger (registration G-AHNP) was an Avro Tudor passenger aircraft owned and operated by British South American Airways (BSAA) which disappeared without a trace over the Atlantic Ocean while on a flight between Santa Maria in the Azores and Bermuda in the early morning of 30 January 1948. The loss of the aircraft, along with that of BSAA Avro Tudor Star Ariel in 1949, remains unsolved.
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1948 — The Winter Olympics open in St. Moritz
St. Moritz opened the first Winter Olympics held after the Second World War. Athletes from 28 nations took part in the opening ceremony, and Swiss ice hockey player Bibi Torriani read the Olympic oath.
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1959 — SAS occupies Saiq and Shuraijah in Oman
On 30 January 1959, British SAS troops occupied Saiq and Shuraijah on Jebel Akhdar in Oman. Little further resistance followed, and rebel leaders went into exile or dispersed.
This records the occupation of Saiq and Shuraijah, a specific dated final phase of the Jebel Akhdar War.
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1959 — Danish ocean liner MS Hans Hedtoft sank, resulting in the deaths of all 95 passengers and crew
MS Hans Hedtoft was a Danish cargo passenger liner that struck an iceberg and sank on 30 January 1959 on her maiden voyage off the coast of Western Greenland. The only piece of the wreckage found was a lifebelt.
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1960 — The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties
The African National Party (French: Parti national africain, PNA) was a political party in Chad. PNA was founded on January 30, 1960, through the merger of remnants of four parties based in the Muslim-dominated northern Chad; African Socialist Movement, Chadian Social Action, Independent Democratic Union of Chad and Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians.
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1964 — January 1964 South Vietnamese coup
Before dawn on January 30, 1964, General Nguyễn Khánh ousted the military junta led by General Dương Văn Minh from the leadership of South Vietnam without firing a shot. It came less than three months after Minh's junta had themselves come to power in a bloody coup against then President Ngô Đình Diệm. The coup took less than a few hours.
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1964 — Opération Casernes
In the early morning of 30 January 1964, a military wing of the Front de libération du Québec known as the Armée de libération du Québec (English: Quebec Liberation Army) broke into the Fusiliers Mont-Royal's armoury in an operation dubbed Opération Casernes and stole numerous firearms.
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1968 — Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was both a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) launched a surprise attack on 30 and 31 January 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the United States Armed Forces and their allies, targeting military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam.
Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.
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1969 — The Beatles' rooftop concert
On 30 January 1969, the Beatles performed a concert from the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at 3 Savile Row, in central London's office and fashion district. Joined by guest keyboardist Billy Preston, the band played a 42-minute set before the Metropolitan Police arrived and told them to reduce the volume. It was the final public performance of their career.
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1972 — Malagasy presidential election, 1972
Presidential elections were held in Madagascar on 30 January 1972. Incumbent President Philibert Tsiranana of the Social Democratic Party was the only candidate, and won the approval of 99.7% of voters. However, public unrest led to him handing over power to General Gabriel Ramanantsoa. Ramanantsoa put forward proposals for a five-year transition period during which the National Assembly would be suspended.
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1972 — Campaign Z
Campaign Z (17 December 1971 – 30 January 1972) was a military offensive by the People's Army of Vietnam; it was a combined arms thrust designed to defeat the last Royal Lao Army troops defending the Kingdom of Laos. The Communist assault took Skyline Ridge overlooking the vital Royalist base of Long Tieng and forced the restationing of Royalist aviation assets and civilian refugees.
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1973 — William C. Sullivan wins Springfield’s special mayoral election
William C. Sullivan defeated Paul R. Mason in the vote to fill the vacancy left by Frank H. Freedman. The city recorded 13,738 votes for Sullivan.
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1974 — Pan Am Flight 806
Pan Am Flight 806 was an international scheduled flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to Los Angeles, California, with intermediate stops at Pago Pago, American Samoa and Honolulu, Hawaii. On January 30, 1974, the Boeing 707 Clipper Radiant crashed on approach to Pago Pago International Airport, killing 87 passengers and ten crew members, making it the deadliest aviation incident in American Samoan history.
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1975 — Turkish Airlines Flight 345
Turkish Airlines Flight 345 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship from İzmir Cumaovası Airport to Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport that crashed into the Sea of Marmara on 30 January 1975 during approach. It was the second worst accident involving a Fokker F28 and third deadliest aviation accident in Turkey at that time.
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1975 — The USS Monitor wreck becomes the first U.S. national marine sanctuary
The United States designated the waters around the wreck of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor as a national marine sanctuary. The protected site lies off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
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1978 — Birth of Chiang Tsu-ping
On 30 January 1978, Chiang Tsu-ping, an actress, was born.
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1979 — Varig Flight 967
Varig Flight 967 was an international cargo flight from Narita International Airport in Japan to Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport in Brazil, with a stopover at Los Angeles International Airport in the United States. On 30 January 1979, the Boeing 707 serving the flight disappeared while en route to Los Angeles with radio contact being lost an hour into the flight.
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1980 — Philippine local elections, 1980
Local elections for governors, vice governors, mayors and vice mayors in the nation's first elections for provincial and municipal officials since the declaration of martial law were held on January 30, 1980. As usual, President Ferdinand Marcos's party the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan dominated the elections. The Lakas ng Bayan and the Liberal Party-backed National Union for Liberation did participate but most of them lost except for some like Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. who won the mayoral election in Cagayan de Oro City by a landslide.
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1981 — Operation Beanbag
Operation Beanbag, also known as the Matola Raid, was a military operation conducted by the South African Defence Force (SADF) against suspected safe houses of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), in Matola, Mozambique. The operation was authorised by Prime Minister P.W. Botha.
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1981 — 1981 Charity Shield (NSL)
The 1981 Charity Shield was the first Charity Shield (NSL), a soccer match played between the winners of the previous season's National Soccer League champion and NSL Cup winner. It took place at Redfern Oval on 30 January 1981, between Sydney City and Marconi Fairfield. Marconi Fairfield won 3–1 after extra time, winning the first Charity Shield.
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1983 — 1983 Liechtenstein local elections
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 30 January 1983 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities. Women were able to vote in Gamprin for first time.
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1984 — Wrestling Star Wars held in Fort Worth
On January 30, 1984, WCCW staged Wrestling Star Wars at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Several matches were recorded for later television broadcasts.
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1984 — Birth of Wang Luodan
On 30 January 1984, Wang Luodan, an actress, was born.
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1991 — Iraqi and US fighters clash in Operation Samurra
On 30 January 1991, during the Gulf War, Iraqi MiG-25 interceptors engaged US Air Force F-15 fighters over Iraq in Operation Samurra.
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1994 — 1993 Copa Centenario Final
The 1993 Copa Centenario de la AFA Final was a football match played on January 30, 1994, between Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata and River Plate to determine the Copa Centenario de la AFA champion. The match was played at Gimnasia y Esgrima's venue, Estadio Juan Carmelo Zerillo in La Plata. Gimnasia y Esgrima was managed by Roberto Perfumo after the coach team composed by Carlos Ramaciotti and Edgardo Sbrissa resigned after five rounds played.
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1994 — 1994 Crimean presidential election
The only presidential elections were contested in the Republic of Crimea for the post of President of Crimea, at the time a republic within Ukraine. The office was created by the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, the republic's unicameral parliament October 13, 1993. Elections were subsequently held on January 16, 1994 with the second round on January 30 since a two-round system was used to elect the President.
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1995 — 1995 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill
A leadership spill of the federal parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party of Australia was held on 30 January 1995 after the resignation of Alexander Downer following several months of poor personal ratings for him. John Howard was elected unopposed in a vote of Liberal Party Members of Parliament. Howard thus became the Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia. Peter Costello remained deputy leader.
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1996 — United States Senate special election in Oregon, 1996
The 1996 United States Senate special election in Oregon was held on January 30, 1996 to fill the seat vacated by Republican Bob Packwood, who had resigned from the Senate due to sexual misconduct allegations. In the primaries held on December 5, 1995, Democratic U. S. Representative Ron Wyden and Republican President of the Oregon State Senate Gordon H. Smith were nominated. Wyden then defeated Smith in the general election. Smith would win the regularly-scheduled election to the Senate later that year and serve alongside Wyden until 2009.
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1999 — 1999 Liechtenstein local elections
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 30 January 1999 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.
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1999 — 1999 Heineken Cup final
The 1999 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1998–99 Heineken Cup, the fourth season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 30 January 1999 at Lansdowne Road in Dublin. The match was contested by Ulster of Ireland and Colomiers of France. Ulster won the match 21–6.
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2000 — Kenya Airways Flight 431
Kenya Airways Flight 431 was an international scheduled Abidjan–Lagos–Nairobi passenger service, operated by Kenyan national airline Kenya Airways. On 30 January 2000, the Airbus A310 serving the flight crashed into the sea off the Ivory Coast, shortly after takeoff at night from Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan. There were 179 people on board, of whom 169 were passengers. Only ten people survived.
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2000 — Pride Grand Prix 2000 opening round
On January 30, 2000, the opening round of the Pride Grand Prix took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
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2005 — Iraqi governorate elections, 2005
Governorate council elections were held in Iraq on 30 January 2005, the same day as the elections for the transitional Iraqi National Assembly. Each province has a 41-member council, except for Baghdad, whose council has 51 members.
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2005 — 2005 Al Anbar governorate council election
The election for the governorate council of Iraq's Al Anbar Governorate were held on January 30, 2005, the same date as the Iraqi legislative election.
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2005 — 2005 Nineveh governorate election
Governorate Council elections in the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq were held on January 30, 2005, alongside the national legislative election.
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2005 — Royal Rumble (2005)
The 2005 Royal Rumble was a, professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown! brand divisions. It was the 18th annual Royal Rumble event and took place on January 30, 2005, at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.
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2005 — 2005 Kurdistan Region parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on 30 January 2005 alongside national and governorate elections. They were the first parliamentary elections held in Kurdistan Region since 1992. The Democratic Patriotic Alliance won 104 of the 111 seats in the National Assembly.
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2005 — 13th Republican People's Party Extraordinary Convention
The 13th Extraordinary Convention of the Republican People's Party (Turkish: 13. Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi Olağanüstü Kurultayı) was held on 29 and 30 January 2005 in order to elect a leader for the Republican People's Party (CHP), a Turkish centre-left political party. Incumbent leader Deniz Baykal was challenged by the Mayor of Şişli, Mustafa Sarıgül for the leadership.
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2006 — 2006 Goleta postal facility shooting
On January 30, 2006, a mass shooting took place at a United States Postal Service facility in Goleta, California. Six people were killed before the perpetrator, former employee Jennifer San Marco, committed suicide. Prior to the Goleta shooting, San Marco shot and killed her former neighbor in Santa Barbara.
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2007 — Windows Vista becomes available to consumers worldwide
Microsoft released Windows Vista for general consumer use around the world. The release followed its earlier availability to business customers.
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2009 — Somali presidential election, 2009
An indirect presidential election was held in Somalia on 30 January 2009. Due to the security situation in Baidoa, it was held in Djibouti. President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed won in a run-off election.
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2010 — Strikeforce: Miami
Strikeforce: Miami was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce on January 30, 2010 in Sunrise, Florida, United States at the BankAtlantic Center. The event aired live on Showtime in the US and on Super Channel in Canada.
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2010 — 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship final
The final of UEFA Futsal Championship 2010 was a futsal match played on 30 January 2010 at the Főnix Arena in Debrecen, Hungary to determine the winner of 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship. The match was contested by Portugal and Spain, and won by Spain by 4 goals to 2 goals.
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2011 — Caravana de Campeones (2011)
Caravan de Campeones (2011) (Spanish for "Caravan of Champions") was an annual professional wrestling major event produced and scripted by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on January 30, 2011 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. As the name indicates the events center around the various championships promoted by IWRG. The 2011 event was the third overall show IWRG has held under the Caravana de Campeones banner. For the 2011 event Comando Negro defeated Dr. Cerebro to win the IWRG Intercontinental Lightweight Championship, the third time in three shows that a new lightweight champion was crowned.
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2011 — Royal Rumble (2011)
Royal Rumble (2011) was the twenty-fourth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, and featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown brands. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania (in this instance: WrestleMania XXVII) for his choice at either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. Four matches were featured on the event's supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event.
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2011 — Tenang by-election, 2011
The Tenang state by-election was a state by-election that was held on 30 January 2011 in the state of Johor, Malaysia. The nomination of candidates was done on 22 January 2011. The Tenang parliamentary seat fell vacant when its state assemblyman Datuk Sulaiman Taha of United Malays National Organisation died due to a blood infection and other complications due to diabetes. Previously Sulaiman won the Tenang seat with a 2,492-vote majority, beating PAS' Mohd Saim Siran at the 2008 Malaysian general elections. The state assembly seat has some 14,511 voters consisting of 48.9% Malays, 38.3% Chinese, 12% Indians and 0.9% other races.
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2011 — 2011 Kor Royal Cup
The 2011 Kor Royal Cup was the 76th Kor Royal Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Thai Premier League and Thai FA Cup competitions. The match was played at Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, on 30 January 2011, and contested by 2010 Thai Premier League champions Muangthong United, and Chonburi as the winners of the 2010 Thai FA Cup.
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2012 — Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2012
The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2012 were held in Indian state of Uttarakhand on 30 January 2012.
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2012 — Battle of Douma
The Battle of Douma was a military engagement during the Syrian civil war. The battle began on 21 January 2012, after Free Syrian Army fighters changed their tactics from attack and retreat guerrilla warfare in the suburbs of Damascus to all-out assault on army units. Earlier in January, the FSA had taken the town of Zabadani, and consequently gained control over large portions of Douma.
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2013 — Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative primary, 2013
The Hampstead and Kilburn Conservative Party parliamentary primary of 2013 was the 1st open primary election used to select the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the constituency of Hampstead and Kilburn. The election was held on Wednesday 30 January 2013 under the first-past-the-post system. It was the third primary organised by a Conservative Association to select a PPC, after Totnes and Gosport. However, unlike previous primaries, voting took place at a public meeting rather than by postal ballot. The seat is also held by a Labour MP and is the Conservatives' number one target seat at the next election.
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2013 — Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
With increasing Iranian involvement in Syrian civil war from 2011 onwards, the conflict between Iran and Israel shifted from a proxy war into a direct confrontation by early 2018.
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2013 — South Korea’s Naro-1 rocket reaches orbit on its third launch
Naro-1 lifted off from the Naro Space Center and placed the STSAT-2C research satellite into orbit after two earlier launch failures.
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2016 — UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader
UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Bader (also known as UFC on Fox 18) was a mixed martial arts event held on January 30, 2016, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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2016 — TNA holds its 2016 Lockdown wrestling special at Wembley
The televised wrestling special was recorded before a crowd at Wembley Arena. Matt Hardy retained the TNA world heavyweight title in a cage match against Ethan Carter III. The show aired on February 23.
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2018 — The Huiyan X-ray observatory enters operational service
China’s Huiyan X-ray astronomy satellite completed its in-orbit tests and was formally handed over for operational use on 30 January 2018. The handover ceremony took place in Beijing. The spacecraft had already been launched in June 2017 and remained in orbit.
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2020 — WHO declares an international public health emergency over the novel coronavirus
The World Health Organization declared that the outbreak of the novel coronavirus constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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2021 — 2020 Copa Libertadores final
The 2020 Copa Libertadores final was the final match which decided the winner of the 2020 Copa Libertadores, the 61st edition of the Copa Libertadores, South America's top-tier continental club football tournament organized by CONMEBOL. The match was played on 30 January 2021 at the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Brazilian teams Palmeiras and Santos.
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2021 — 2020 Saudi Super Cup
The 2020 Saudi Super Cup (also known as The Berain Saudi Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King Cup competitions. The match was played on 30 January 2021 behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.
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2021 — ACA Young Eagles 16: Grand Prix
On January 30, 2021, ACA Young Eagles 16: Grand Prix took place at the Tolstoy-Yurt Arena in Tolstoy-Yurt, Russia.
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2021 — KSW 58: Parnasse vs. Torres
On January 30, 2021, KSW 58: Parnasse vs. Torres took place at the Wytwórnia Club in Łódź, Poland.
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2021 — Glory 77: Rotterdam
On January 30, 2021, Glory 77 took place at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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2021 — Death of Yu Yinbei
On 30 January 2021, Yu Yinbei, an education administrator, died.
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2022 — 2022 Portuguese legislative election
An early legislative election was held on 30 January 2022 in Portugal to elect members of the Assembly of the Republic to the 15th Legislature of the Third Portuguese Republic. All 230 seats to the Assembly of the Republic were up for election. The election was called after the government's state budget was rejected by Parliament in late October 2021.
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2022 — Battle of Los Angeles (2022)
Battle of Los Angeles (2022) was the sixteenth Battle of Los Angeles professional wrestling tournament produced by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). It was a two-night event which took place on January 29 and January 30, 2022 at the Globe Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The night one of the tournament featured the first round matches of the tournament.
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2022 — Battle of Hasakah (2022)
The Battle of Hasakah was a large-scale Islamic State attack and prison riot aimed at freeing arrested fighters of the Islamic State from al-Sina'a prison in the Ghuwayran (Geweran) area of Hasakah, Syria, which resulted in a SDF military victory and an ISIS prison break, with hundreds of prisoners, including important Emirs, being freed from captivity.
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2022 — 2022 Supercopa Uruguaya
The 2022 Supercopa Uruguaya was the fifth edition of the Supercopa Uruguaya, Uruguay's football super cup.
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2023 — 2023 Western Australian Liberal Party leadership spill
The Western Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia had a leadership spill on 30 January 2023. Libby Mettam defeated David Honey to become the leader of the Liberal Party in Western Australia.
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2023 — Death of Li Jieshou
On 30 January 2023, Li Jieshou, a general surgeon, died.
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2024 — 2024 Conception Bay East–Bell Island provincial by-election
The 2024 Conception Bay East–Bell Island provincial by-election was held on January 30, 2024. The election was triggered by the resignation of Progressive Conservative MHA David Brazil. The election was originally scheduled for January 29, but was moved a day later due to winter storm warning.
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2024 — Jill Dutton wins the Texas House District 2 special runoff
Jill Dutton defeated Brent Money in a runoff to fill an unexpired Texas House term. The district included Hopkins, Hunt and Van Zandt counties.
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2025 — 2025 Seanad election
An indirect election to the 27th Seanad took place in January 2025, following the 2024 general election to the 34th Dáil in November 2024. Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas, with Dáil Éireann as its lower house. Polls closed for six senators elected in two university constituencies on 29 January and for 43 senators elected on five vocational panels on 30 January; the remaining 11 senators were nominated by the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin.
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2025 — 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam
The 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam, is the 2025 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which was held from 30 January to 9 February 2025. The complete line-up of films competing in the festival was revealed on 17 December 2024. It opened with Fabula, a Dutch film by Michiel ten Horn. The festival closed on 9 February 2025 with This City Is a Battlefield, an Indonesian war drama film written and directed by Mouly Surya.
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