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Historical Events on January 30

  • Poland

    1018

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

  • Qing dynasty

    1789

    Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.

  • The Hallé

    1858

    The first Hallé concert is given in Manchester, England, marking the official founding of The Hallé orchestra as a full-time, professional orchestra.

  • USS Monitor

    1862

    The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched.

  • Jan C. Smuts

    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.

  • Constantine VI of Constantinople

    1925

    The Government of Turkey expels Patriarch Constantine VI from Istanbul.

  • Battle of Ambon

    1942

    World War II: Battle of Ambon. Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. Some 300 captured Allied troops are massacred at Laha airfield. Three-fourths of remaining POWs did not survive at the end of the war, including 250 men who were shipped to Hainan Island in South China Sea and never returned.

  • Tet Offensive

    1968

    Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.

  • Kabul

    1989

    Closure of the American embassy in Kabul, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

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