January 30 in History

• 1649

  January 30, 1649:

  King Charles I of Great Britain and Ireland is executed in London.

• 1667

  January 30, 1667:

  The Russia-Poland Thirteen Years’ War is brought to an end through the Truce of Andrusovo.

• 1920

  January 30, 1920:

  The Japanese car company, Mazda is initially founded as Toyo Cork Kogyo, a cork manufacturing company.

• 1931

  January 30, 1931:

  Charlie Chaplin’s silent film, “City Lights” premieres worldwide.

• 1933

  January 30, 1933:

  Adolf Hitler is made the Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg.

• 1945

  January 30, 1945:

  A Soviet submarine causes the German ocean liner, Wilhelm Gustloff, to sink killing approximately 9000 people.

• 1948

  January 30, 1948:

  Indian independence movement leader, Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by a Hindu extremist named Nathuram Godse.

• 1961

  January 30, 1961: “I Fall to Pieces” by Patsy Cline is released

• 1969

  January 30, 1969:

  The Beatles perform live for the last time.

• 1995

  January 30, 1995:

  Over 100,000 people are forced to evacuate from their homes in the Netherlands due to floods.