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Historical Events on January 30

  • Poland

    1018

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

  • Manchester

    1858

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

  • Mahatma Gandhi

    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.

  • Turkey

    1925

    The Government of Turkey expels Patriarch Constantine VI from Istanbul.

  • World War II

    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.

  • Martin Luther King, Jr.

    1956

    African-American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

  • Vietnam War

    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.

  • The Beatles

    1969

    The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.

  • Belgium

    2003

    The Kingdom of Belgium officially recognizes same-sex marriages.

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