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On January 30, 1018: Poland and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Peace of Bautzen.

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Poland and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Peace of Bautzen.

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, and borders Lithuania and Russia to the northeast; Belarus and Ukraine to the east; Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south; and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate.

People

Born on January 30

Prince Hashem 2005– Jordanian prince (born 2005)
Amen Thompson 2003– American basketball player (born 2003)
Ausar Thompson 2003– American basketball player (born 2003)
Tyla 2002– South African singer and songwriter (born 2002)
Bijan Robinson 2002– American football player (born 2002)
Curtis Jones 2001– English footballer (born 2001)
Markella Kavenagh 2000– Australian actor
Bryan Woo 2000– American baseball player (born 2000)
Thomas Chabot 1997– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1997)
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Colin White 1997– American ice hockey player (born 1997)
Dafne Navarro 1996– Mexican trampoline gymnast (born 1996)
Danielle Campbell 1995– American actress (born 1995)
Jack Laugher 1995– British diver (born 1995)
Marcos Llorente 1995– Spanish footballer (born 1995)
Amelia Dimoldenberg 1994– English journalist and comedian (born 1994)
Katy Marchant 1993– English track cyclist (born 1993)
Kodai Senga 1993– Japanese baseball player (born 1993)
Thitipoom Techaapaikhun 1993– Thai actor and host (born 1993)

People

Died on January 30

Catherine O'Hara Canadian and American actress (1954–2026)
Dick Button American figure skater (1929–2025)
Julius Chan Papua New Guinean politician (1939–2025)
Marianne Faithfull English singer and actress (1946–2025)
Edcel Lagman Filipino politician (1942–2025)
Chita Rivera American actress, dancer and singer (1933–2024)
Bobby Beathard American football executive (1937–2023)
Bobby Hull Canadian ice hockey player (1939–2023)
Cheslie Kryst American television correspondent, model, Miss USA 2019 (1991–2022)
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Sophie English music producer and DJ (1986–2021)
Dick Miller American actor (1928–2019)
Mark Salling American actor and musician (1982–2018)
Frank Finlay English actor (1926–2016)
Francisco Flores Pérez President of El Salvador from 1999 to 2004
Georgia Davis Powers American politician
Gaston Mialaret French pedagogist and psychologist
Carl Djerassi American pharmaceutical chemist and writer (1923–2015)
Ülo Kaevats Estonian statesman, academic, and philosopher

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Every January 30 on record

  1. 1018 Poland and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Peace of Bautzen.

    Country in Central Europe

    Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, and borders Lithuania and Russia to the northeast; Belarus and Ukraine to the east; Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south; and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate.

  2. 1287 King Wareru founds the Hanthawaddy kingdom, and proclaims independence from the Pagan Kingdom.

    Founding King of Martaban (r. 1287–1307)

    Wareru, personal name Magadu, was the founder of the Martaban Kingdom, located in present-day Myanmar (Burma). By using both diplomatic and military skills, he successfully carved out a Mon-speaking polity in Lower Burma, during the collapse of the Pagan Empire in the 1280s. Wareru was assassinated in 1307 but his line ruled the kingdom until its fall in the mid-16th century.

  3. 1607 An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.

    Large inlet to the river Severn in southwest Great Britain

    The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales and South West England. It extends from the smaller Severn Estuary of the River Severn to the North Atlantic Ocean. It takes its name from the English city and port of Bristol.

  4. 1648 Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.

    c. 1566/1568–1648 war in Habsburg Netherlands

    The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Reformation, centralisation, excessive taxation, and the rights and privileges of the Dutch nobility and cities.

  5. 1649 Charles I of England is executed in Whitehall, London.

    King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649

    Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

  6. 1661 Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed.
  7. 1667 The Truce of Andrusovo is signed, ending the Russian-Polish War of 1654-1667.
  8. 1789 Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
  9. 1806 The original Lower Trenton Bridge (also called the Trenton Makes the World Takes Bridge), which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, is opened.
  10. 1820 Edward Bransfield sights the Trinity Peninsula and claims the discovery of Antarctica.
  11. 1826 The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the northwest coast of Wales, is opened.
  12. 1835 In the first assassination attempt against a President of the United States, Richard Lawrence attempts to shoot president Andrew Jackson, but fails and is subdued by a crowd, including several congressmen as well as Jackson himself.
  13. 1847 Yerba Buena, California is renamed San Francisco, California.
  14. 1858 The first Hallé concert is given in Manchester, England, marking the official founding of The Hallé orchestra as a full-time, professional orchestra.
  15. 1862 American Civil War: The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.
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  1. 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.
  2. 1902 The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
  3. 1908 Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
  4. 1911 The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy 16 kilometres (10 miles) from Havana, Cuba.
  5. 1920 Japanese carmaker Mazda is founded, initially as a cork-producing company.
  6. 1925 The Government of Turkey expels Patriarch Constantine VI from Istanbul.
  7. 1930 The Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union orders the confiscation of lands belonging to the Kulaks in a campaign of Dekulakization, resulting in the executions and forced deportations of millions.
  8. 1933 Adolf Hitler's rise to power: Hitler takes office as the Chancellor of Germany.
  9. 1939 During a speech in the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler makes a prediction about the end of the Jewish race in Europe if another world war were to occur.
  10. 1942 World War II: Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. Some 300 captured Allied troops are killed after the surrender. One-quarter of the remaining POWs remain alive at the end of the war.
  11. 1944 World War II: The Battle of Cisterna, part of Operation Shingle, begins in central Italy.
  12. 1945 World War II: The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with German refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, killing approximately 9,500 people.
  13. 1945 World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred and twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp.
  14. 1948 British South American Airways' Tudor IV Star Tiger disappears over the Bermuda Triangle.
  15. 1948 Following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in his home compound, India's prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, broadcasts to the nation, saying "The light has gone out of our lives". The date of the assassination becomes observed as "Martyrs' Day" in India.

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