On This Day: January 30

Updated January 29, 2012, 1:28 pm

On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist.

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On Jan. 30, 1882, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was born. Following his death on April 12, 1945, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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1649 England’s King Charles I was beheaded.

1882 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was born in Hyde Park, N.Y.

1883 James Ritty and John Birch received a U.S. patent for the first cash register.

1933 The first episode of the “Lone Ranger” was broadcast on radio station WXYZ in Detroit.

1948 Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist.

1968 The Tet offensive began as Communist forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese provincial capitals.

1969 The Beatles performed in public for the last time in a 45-minute gig on the roof of their Apple Records headquarters in London.

1972 Thirteen Roman Catholic civil rights marchers were shot to death by British soldiers in Northern Ireland on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.”

2003 Richard Reid, a British citizen and al-Qaida follower, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in Boston for trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic jetliner with explosives hidden in his shoes.

2005 Iraqis voted in their country’s first free election in a half-century.

2006 Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died at age 78.

2007 Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system went on sale.

Current Birthdays

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Actress Vanessa Redgrave turns 75 years old today.

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Actor Christian Bale (“The Dark Knight,” “Batman Begins”) turns 38 years old today.

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1925 Dorothy Malone, Actress, turns 87

1928 Harold Prince, Producer, director, turns 84

1930 Gene Hackman, Actor, turns 82

1934 Tammy Grimes, Actress, turns 78

1941 Dick Cheney, Former vice president, turns 71

1942 Marty Balin, Rock singer (Jefferson Airplane/Starship), turns 70

1951 Phil Collins, Rock singer, musician (Genesis), turns 61

1951 Charles S. Dutton, Actor, turns 61

1958 Brett Butler, Actress, comedian (“Grace Under Fire”), turns 54

1959 Jody Watley, R&B singer, turns 53

1962 King Abdullah II, King of Jordan, turns 50

1967 Norbert Leo Butz, Actor, turns 45

1974 Carl Broemel, Rock musician (My Morning Jacket), turns 38

1980 Wilmer Valderrama, Actor (“That ’70s Show”), turns 32

Historic Birthdays

Franklin Roosevelt 1/30/1882 – 4/12/1945 America’s 32nd President.Go to obituary »

59 George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham 1/30/1628 – 4/16/1687
English politician

60 Bernardo Bellotto 1/30/1720 – 10/17/1780
Italian “Vedute” painter

70 Philip Henry Stanhope 1/30/1805 – 12/24/1875
English politician/historian

54 Samuel Armstrong 1/30/1839 – 5/11/1893
American founder of Hampton Institute

58 Felix Faure 1/30/1841 – 2/16/1899
6th President of French Republic

64 Edward Martyn 1/30/1859 – 12/5/1923
Irish dramatist

88 Walter Damrosch 1/30/1862 – 12/22/1950
Prussian-bn.American conductor

78 Roy Eldridge 1/30/1911 – 2/26/1989
American musician

77 Barbara Tuchman 1/30/1912 – 2/6/1989
American author/historian

87 Livia Drusilla 1/30/58BC – //AD 29
Political wife of Emperor Augustus

1649	England’s King Charles I was beheaded.
1882	Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, was born in Hyde Park, N.Y.
1883	James Ritty and John Birch received a U.S. patent for the first cash register.
1933	The first episode of the “Lone Ranger” was broadcast on radio station WXYZ in Detroit.
1948	Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist.
1968	The Tet offensive began as Communist forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese provincial capitals.
1969	The Beatles performed in public for the last time in a 45-minute gig on the roof of their Apple Records headquarters in London.
1972	Thirteen Roman Catholic civil rights marchers were shot to death by British soldiers in Northern Ireland on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.”
2003	Richard Reid, a British citizen and al-Qaida follower, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in Boston for trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic jetliner with explosives hidden in his shoes.
2005	Iraqis voted in their country’s first free election in a half-century.
2006	Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died at age 78.
2007	Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system went on sale.

1925	Dorothy Malone, Actress, turns 87
1928	Harold Prince, Producer, director, turns 84
1930	Gene Hackman, Actor, turns 82
1934	Tammy Grimes, Actress, turns 78
1941	Dick Cheney, Former vice president, turns 71
1942	Marty Balin, Rock singer (Jefferson Airplane/Starship), turns 70
1951	Phil Collins, Rock singer, musician (Genesis), turns 61
1951	Charles S. Dutton, Actor, turns 61
1958	Brett Butler, Actress, comedian (“Grace Under Fire”), turns 54
1959	Jody Watley, R&B singer, turns 53
1962	King Abdullah II, King of Jordan, turns 50
1967	Norbert Leo Butz, Actor, turns 45
1974	Carl Broemel, Rock musician (My Morning Jacket), turns 38
1980	Wilmer Valderrama, Actor (“That ’70s Show”), turns 32

59	George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham 1/30/1628 – 4/16/1687 English politician
60	Bernardo Bellotto 1/30/1720 – 10/17/1780 Italian “Vedute” painter
70	Philip Henry Stanhope 1/30/1805 – 12/24/1875 English politician/historian
54	Samuel Armstrong 1/30/1839 – 5/11/1893 American founder of Hampton Institute
58	Felix Faure 1/30/1841 – 2/16/1899 6th President of French Republic
64	Edward Martyn 1/30/1859 – 12/5/1923 Irish dramatist
88	Walter Damrosch 1/30/1862 – 12/22/1950 Prussian-bn.American conductor
78	Roy Eldridge 1/30/1911 – 2/26/1989 American musician
77	Barbara Tuchman 1/30/1912 – 2/6/1989 American author/historian
87	Livia Drusilla 1/30/58BC – //AD 29 Political wife of Emperor Augustus