30 January

Marcus Didius Julianus
30 January 0133 – 0193
Roman Emperor for a brief time. » more

Max Theiler
30 January 1899 – 11 August 1972
South African scientist who developed a vaccine for Yellow Fever. Nobel laureate. » more

Percy Thrower
30 January 1913 – 18 March 1988
English gardener who pioneered gardening programmes on radio and television. » more

Douglas Engelbart
30 January 1925
American computer scientist who invented the computer mouse. » more

Allan Eckert
30 January 1931
American author and naturalist. » more

Patrick Caulfield
29 January 1936 – 29 September 2005
English artist. Paintings can be seen in the Royal Academy & Tate Gallery, London.

Vanessa Redgrave
30 January 1937
English actress, a human rights activist and a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1995. » more

Boris Spassky
30 January 1937
Russian Chess Grand Master. » more

Today’s Quote
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
… William James (1842 – 1910)

Today’s No. 1 Hit
1956 – Memories Are Made of This by Dean Martin.

Today’s events
30 January 1790 – The first specifically designed ship’s lifeboat is tested in England.
30 January 1826 – The first modern suspension bridge, Menai Suspension Bridge in Wales, is completed.
30 January 1847 – San Francisco is named (formerly known as Yerba Buena).
30 January 1858 – England’s oldest existing orchestra ‘The Hallé’ gives its premiere concert in Manchester.
30 January 1971 – The album ‘Tapestry’ by Carol King released. It became the longest selling album in the album charts and is still selling.