January 30
1649 - King Charles I of England was beheaded on charges of high treason.
1933 - Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany.
1945 - During World War II, a Soviet submarine torpedoed the German ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Sea, killing more than 9,000, most of them war refugees; roughly 1,000 survived.
1948 - Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, age 78, was assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu extremist.
1968 - North Vietnamese forces launched attacks against the South Vietnamese, beginning the Tet offensive.
1969 - The Beatles staged an unannounced concert atop Apple headquarters in London that would be their last public performance.
1972 - British troops opened fire on civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland, sparking the "Bloody Sunday" massacre.
1979 - The Iranian civilian government announced that the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini would be allowed to return.
2017 - President Donald Trump fired acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his controversial refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court.
2020 - Health officials reported the first known case in which the new coronavirus was spread from one person to another in the United States.
Birthdays
29 - Leah Taylor (reality star)
29 - Hailey Reese (singer)
30 - Danielle Campbell (actress)
35 - Eiza Gonzalez (actress)
38 - Becky Lynch (professional wrestler)
45 - Wilmer Valderrama (actor)
51 - Olivia Coleman (actress)
51 - Christian Bale (actor)
53 - Mike Johnson (Speaker of the House of Representatives)
66 - Jody Watley (singer)
67 - Brett Butler (actress/comedian)
69 - Ann Dowd (actress)
70 - Curtis Strange (golfer)
74 - Charles Dutton (actor)
74 - Phil Collins (singer)
84 - Dick Cheney (former Vice President of the United States)
88 - Vanessa Redgrave (actress)
95 - Gene Hackman (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 30
1920 - Joe Malone (Quebec Nordiques) scored seven goals against the Toronto St. Patricks in a 10-6 win.
1958 - MLB Commissioner Ford Frick announces that players and coaches, rather than fans, will vote on selections for the All-Star Game; vote returns to the fans in 1970.
1983 - The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 to win Super Bowl XVII.
1994 - The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills 30-13 to win Super Bowl XXVIII.
1994 - Dan Jansen of the United States set a world record of 35.76 when he became the first to skate 500 meters in less than 36 seconds.
1996 - Magic Johnson comes out of a five-year retirement to help the Los Angeles Lakers to a 128-118 win over the Golden State Warriors.
2000 - The St. Louis Rams defeat the Tennessee Titans 23-16 to win Super Bowl XXXIV.
2000 - The New York Mets announced that Garth Brooks would begin training with the team on February 20.
2000 - John Rocker (Atlanta Braves) was suspended from major league baseball for disparaging foreigners, homosexuals and minorities in an interview published by Sports Illustrated.
2002 - Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz becomes just the second player in NBA history to score 34,000 points in a career, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
2018 - James Harden of the Houston Rockets records the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history with 60 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a 114-107 win over the Orlando Magic.
1649 - King Charles I of England was beheaded on charges of high treason.
1933 - Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany.
1945 - During World War II, a Soviet submarine torpedoed the German ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Sea, killing more than 9,000, most of them war refugees; roughly 1,000 survived.
1948 - Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, age 78, was assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu extremist.
1968 - North Vietnamese forces launched attacks against the South Vietnamese, beginning the Tet offensive.
1969 - The Beatles staged an unannounced concert atop Apple headquarters in London that would be their last public performance.
1972 - British troops opened fire on civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland, sparking the "Bloody Sunday" massacre.
1979 - The Iranian civilian government announced that the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini would be allowed to return.
2017 - President Donald Trump fired acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his controversial refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court.
2020 - Health officials reported the first known case in which the new coronavirus was spread from one person to another in the United States.
Birthdays
29 - Leah Taylor (reality star)
29 - Hailey Reese (singer)
30 - Danielle Campbell (actress)
35 - Eiza Gonzalez (actress)
38 - Becky Lynch (professional wrestler)
45 - Wilmer Valderrama (actor)
51 - Olivia Coleman (actress)
51 - Christian Bale (actor)
53 - Mike Johnson (Speaker of the House of Representatives)
66 - Jody Watley (singer)
67 - Brett Butler (actress/comedian)
69 - Ann Dowd (actress)
70 - Curtis Strange (golfer)
74 - Charles Dutton (actor)
74 - Phil Collins (singer)
84 - Dick Cheney (former Vice President of the United States)
88 - Vanessa Redgrave (actress)
95 - Gene Hackman (actor)
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Today in Sports History - January 30
1920 - Joe Malone (Quebec Nordiques) scored seven goals against the Toronto St. Patricks in a 10-6 win.
1958 - MLB Commissioner Ford Frick announces that players and coaches, rather than fans, will vote on selections for the All-Star Game; vote returns to the fans in 1970.
1983 - The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 to win Super Bowl XVII.
1994 - The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Buffalo Bills 30-13 to win Super Bowl XXVIII.
1994 - Dan Jansen of the United States set a world record of 35.76 when he became the first to skate 500 meters in less than 36 seconds.
1996 - Magic Johnson comes out of a five-year retirement to help the Los Angeles Lakers to a 128-118 win over the Golden State Warriors.
2000 - The St. Louis Rams defeat the Tennessee Titans 23-16 to win Super Bowl XXXIV.
2000 - The New York Mets announced that Garth Brooks would begin training with the team on February 20.
2000 - John Rocker (Atlanta Braves) was suspended from major league baseball for disparaging foreigners, homosexuals and minorities in an interview published by Sports Illustrated.
2002 - Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz becomes just the second player in NBA history to score 34,000 points in a career, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
2018 - James Harden of the Houston Rockets records the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history with 60 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a 114-107 win over the Orlando Magic.
