January 30: Day of the Week
January 30, 2023 was the 30th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 335 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Monday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is lunes.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
January 30 Historical Event(s)
- 1649King Charles I of England is beheaded.
- 1841A fire destroys two-thirds of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
- 1911The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy.
- 1945World War II: The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, leading to the deadliest known maritime disaster, killing approximately 9,400 people.
- 1968New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Monkey in Chinese astrology.
- 1971Carole King’s Tapestry album is released, it would become the longest charting album by a female solo artist and sell 24 million copies worldwide.
- 1972Pakistan withdraws from the Commonwealth of Nations.
- 1975The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary.
- 1989The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan closes.
- 1996Gino Gallagher, the suspected leader of the Irish National Liberation Army, is killed while waiting in line for his unemployment benefit.
Who were born on January 30?
- 1754John Lansing, Jr., American statesman (d. 1829)
- 1841Félix Faure, French politician (d. 1899)
- 1924Lloyd Alexander, American writer (d. 2007)
- 1936F. Vernon Boozer, American politician
- 1936Patrick Caulfield, British painter and printmaker (d. 2005)
- 1938Islam Karimov, Uzbekistani politician
- 1950Trinidad Silva, American actor (d. 1988)
- 1955Curtis Strange, American golfer
- 1980Josh Kelley, American musician
- 1995Thia Megia, American Idol season 10 finalist
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