What are the important events that happened on January 30? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

January 30: Facts & Myths About This Day

January 30 is the 30^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 335 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 17, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 482,832 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘triacontagon’ day.

Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 383 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,423 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

January 30 Historical Events

• 1667 –
  The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth cedes Kiev, Smolensk, and left-bank Ukraine to the Tsardom of Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo.
• 1841 –
  A fire destroys two-thirds of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
• 1858 –
  The first Hallé concert is given in Manchester, England, marking the official founding of the Hallé Orchestra as a full-time, professional orchestra.
• 1862 –
  The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.
• 1911 –
  The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of James McCurdy 10 miles from Havana, Cuba.
• 1930 –
  New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Horse in Chinese astrology.
• 1943 –
  World War II: Second day of the Battle of Rennell Island. The USS Chicago is sunk and a U.S. destroyer is heavily damaged by Japanese torpedoes.
• 1948 –
  Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi known for his non-violent freedom struggle is assassinated by Pandit Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist.
• 1971 –
  Carole King’s Tapestry album is released, it would become the longest charting album by a female solo artist and sell 24 million copies worldwide.
• 1975 –
  The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary.

Who were born on January 30?

• 1754 –
  John Lansing, Jr., American statesman (d. 1829)
• 1816 –
  Nathaniel Prentice Banks, American politician, 25th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and 24th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1894)
• 1894 –
  Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria (d. 1943)
• 1947 –
  Les Barker, English poet
• 1960 –
  Alex Titomirov, Russian-born American businessman
• 1972 –
  Chris Simon, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 –
  Jemima Khan, English socialite
• 1979 –
  Trevor Gillies, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 –
  Jonathan Bender, American basketball player
• 1986 –
  Nick Evans, American baseball player

Who died on January 30?

• 1926 –
  Barbara La Marr, American actress (b. 1896)
• 1987 –
  Harold Loeffelmacher, Six Fat Dutchmen leader and polka musician (b. 1905)
• 1989 –
  Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, Spanish pretender to the French throne (b. 1936)
• 1991 –
  Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (b. 1907)
• 1999 –
  Huntz Hall, American actor (b. 1919)
• 2001 –
  Johnnie Johnson, British fighter pilot (b. 1915)
• 2005 –
  Wes Wehmiller, American musician (b. 1971)
• 2007 –
  Nikos Kourkoulos, Greek actor (b. 1934)
• 2009 –
  H. Guy Hunt, American politician (b. 1933)
• 2009 –
  John Gordy, American football player (b. 1935)