Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh. Date: January 30, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Troubles: Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers open fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people; another person later dies of injuries sustained. Date: January 30, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)

Pan Am Flight 806 crashes near Pago Pago International Airport in American Samoa, killing 97. Date: January 30, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)

Turkish Airlines Flight 345 crashes into the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport, killing 42. Date: January 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary. Date: January 30, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo. Date: January 30, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)

Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner". Date: January 30, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)

The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed. Date: January 30, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)

Hydroxycarbamide becomes the first approved preventive treatment for sickle cell disease. Date: January 30, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Ivory Coast, killing 169. Date: January 30, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)