Today in History for 30th January 2023

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Historical Events

1818 - John Keats composes his sonnet "When I Have Fears"
1933 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis, Melbourne: Joan Hartigan Bathurst beats Coral McInnes Buttsworth 6-4, 6-3
1956 - Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Mary Carter Reitano beats fellow Australian Thelma Coyne Long 3-6, 6-2, 9-7 for her 1st Australian singles title
1977 - 8th (final) part of "Roots" is most-watched US entertainment show ever (100 million)
1982 - WBC super welterweight champion Wilfred Benitez of Puerto Rico defeats boxing legend Roberto Durán of Panama in a 15-round unanimous decision at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas
1982 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners

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Famous Birthdays

1911 - Roy Eldridge, American jazz trumpet player (Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
1912 - Barbara Tuchman, American historian and author (Pulitzer, Guns of August), born in New York (d. 1989)
1938 - Marlies van Alcmaer [Smal], Dutch actress and director (Bridge too Far)
1944 - Lynn Harrell, American cellist, born in New York City, New York (d. 2020)
1951 - Trevor Laughlin, Australian cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1978-79), born in Nyah West, Australia
1994 - Amelia Dimoldenberg, English comedian and journalist (Chicken Shop Date), born in London, England

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Famous Deaths

1649 - Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625-49), beheaded for treason by Parliament at 48
1703 - Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese retainer for the Shogun, murdered in the revenge of the 47 rōnin
1867 - Emperor Kōmei of Japan (b. 1831)
1945 - William Busch, British composer, dies at 43
1956 - Jane Seymour [Marjorie S Fitz-patrick], Canadian-American actress (Tom, Dick and Harry, Young Mr Bobbin), dies at 62
1963 - Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer (Concert champêtre; Les Biches), dies of a heart attack at 64

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