This Day In History

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January 30th

1649
King Charles I of England was beheaded.

1933
Adolf Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany.

1933
The first episode of the "Lone Ranger" was broadcast on radio station WXYZ in Detroit.

1948
Gandhi was assassinated.

1968
North Vietnamese forces launched attacks against the South Vietnamese, beginning the Tet offensive.

1972
British troops opened fire on civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland, sparking the "Bloody Sunday" massacre.

2000
John Rocker (Atlanta Braves) was suspended from major league baseball for disparaging foreigners, homosexuals and minorities in an interview published by Sports Illustrated.

2005
Iraqis voted in their country's first free election in a half-century.

Birthdays
79 Gene Hackman Actor
68 Dick Cheney Former vice president
67 Marty Balin Rock singer (Jefferson Airplane/Starship)
60 William King R&B musician (The Commodores)
58 Phil Collins Rock singer, musician (Genesis)
58 Charles S. Dutton Actor
51 Brett Butler Actress, comedian ("Grace Under Fire")
50 Jody Watley R&B singer
45 Cigarmark Cigar Asylum Inmate
35 Christian Bale Actor ("The Dark Knight," "Batman Begins")
33 Andy Milonakis Comedian
29 Wilmer Valderrama Actor ("That '70s Show")

63 Franklin Roosevelt 1/30/1882 - 4/12/1945 America's 32nd President
78 Roy Eldridge 1/30/1911 - 2/26/1989 American musician