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. Date: January 30, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day…
The destroyer USS Terry makes the first airplane rescue at sea saving the life of Douglas McCurdy 16 kilometres (10 miles) from Havana, Cuba. Date: January 30, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)
Japanese carmaker Mazda is founded, initially as a cork-producing company. Date: January 30, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Government of Turkey expels Patriarch Constantine VI from Istanbul. Date: January 30, 1925 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1925 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union orders the confiscation of lands belonging to the Kulaks in a campaign of Dekulakization, resulting in the executions and forced deportations of millions. Date: January 30, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1930…
Adolf Hitler's rise to power: Hitler takes office as the Chancellor of Germany. Date: January 30, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
During a speech in the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler makes a prediction about the end of the Jewish race in Europe if another world war were to occur. Date: January 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. Some 300 captured Allied troops are killed after the surrender. One-quarter of the remaining POWs remain alive at the end of the war. Date: January 30, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events…
World War II: The Battle of Cisterna, part of Operation Shingle, begins in central Italy. Date: January 30, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred and twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp. Date: January 30, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)