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   Today in History | OnThisDay.com to All   
   Today in History for 30th January 2024   
   30 Jan 24 04:02:57   
   
   From: today.in.history.|.onthisday.com@bbs.alt119.net   
      
   Historical Events   
      
   1888 - Harry Moses 297 not out for NSW against Victoria   
      
   1939 - Adolf Hitler threatens Jews during his speech to the German Reichstag   
   (Parliament)   
      
   1959 - Danish ocean liner MS Hans Hedtoft sinks on maiden voyage after   
   striking an iceberg off the coast of Greenland;, 95 die   
      
   1977 - Edward W Stack replaces Paul Kerr president of Hall of Fame   
      
   1995 - Workers from the National Institutes of Health announce the success of   
   clinical trials testing the first preventive treatment for sickle-cell disease.   
      
   2000 - Super Bowl XXXIV, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA: St. Louis Rams beat   
   Tennessee Titans, 23-16; MVP: Kurt Warner, St. Louis, QB   
      
   More Historical Events ¯   
   Famous Birthdays   
      
   1859 - Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player, born in Cork, Ireland (d.   
   1944)   
      
   1922 - Pal Jardanyi, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1966)   
      
   1927 - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (1969-76, 1982-86) assassinated,   
   born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1986)   
      
   1937 - Boris Spassky, Russian chess player (world champion 1969-72, born in   
   Leningrad, Russia   
      
   1950 - Trinidad Silva, American character actor (Hill Street Blues -"Jesus   
   Martinez"), born in Mission, Texas (d. 1988)   
      
   1975 - Juninho Pernambucano, Brazilian footballer, born in Pernambuco, Brazil   
      
   More Famous Birthdays ¯   
   Famous Deaths   
      
   1774 - Jean-Pierre Guignon [Giovanni Pietro Ghignone], Italian-French   
   violinist and composer, dies at 71   
      
   1945 - William Busch, British composer, dies at 43   
      
   1987 - Angelo Rutherford, American actor (Willie-Gentle Ben), dies at 32   
      
   2002 - Ellis Larkins, American classically trained (1st Black student at   
   Peabody Institute) jazz pianist (Ruby Braff), and accompanist (Ella   
   Fitzgerald; Eartha Kitt, Mildred Bailey), dies at 79   
      
   2011 - John Barry [Prendergast], English film score composer (James Bond   
   films; Born Free), dies at 77   
      
   2016 - Ken Sailors, professional basketball player (popularized and may have   
   invented the jump shot), dies at 95   
      
   More Famous Deaths ¯   
      
   https://www.onthisday.com/day/january/30   
      
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