Today in History for 30th January 2026

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Historical Events

1820 - British explorer Edward Bransfield aboard Williams sights Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, claiming it for Britain
1925 - Turkish government throws out Constantine VI of Constantinople
1934 - Former Australian cricket spin bowler Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shield career age 51 years 298 days as Victoria draws with NSW at the Sydney Cricket Ground
1960 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss
1993 - 100,000 Europeans demonstrate against fascism and racism

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Famous Birthdays

1617 - William Sancroft, 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, born in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England (d. 1693)
1900 - Martita Hunt, Argentine-born English actress (Man in Grey, Great Expectations), born in Buenos Aires (d. 1969)
1920 - George Skibine, Russian-American ballet dancer and choreographer (Tragedy in Verona), born in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia (d. 1981)
1951 - Trevor Laughlin, Australian cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1978-79), born in Nyah West, Australia
1956 - Jeremy Gittins, British actor (Michael the Vicar in "Keeping Up Appearances"), born in Manchester, England

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Famous Deaths

1956 - Gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician and philosopher, dies at 88
1972 - Karel Boleslav Jirak, Czech composer and pedagogue, dies at 81
1999 - (Henry) "Huntz" Hall, American radio, stage, and screen actor (Dead End Kids: The Bowery Boys; Gas Pump Girls), dies from congestive heart failure at 78
2016 - Ken Sailors, American basketball point guard (popularised and may have invented the jump shot), dies at 95
2022 - Jon Appleton, American electronic and electro-acoustic music composer, educator and co-developer of the Synclavier, dies at 83

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