Historical Events
Hoad's First Grand Slam Title
Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Lew Hoad beats fellow Australian Ken Rosewall 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 for his first Grand Slam title
- 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
"Blue Suede Shoes"
Elvis Presley records his cover version of Carl Perkins' song "Blue Suede Shoes"
- Hallgeir Brenden of Norway wins Olympic 15k cross country gold medal at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games; his 2nd career Olympic title after taking out the 18k event in Oslo (1952)
King's Home Bombed
Home of Martin Luther King Jr. is bombed
- KRMA TV channel 6 in Denver, CO (PBS) begins broadcasting
- KTXS TV channel 12 in Sweetwater-Abilene, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
- Soviet 500m speed skating champion Yevgeni Grishin wins 2nd gold medal of the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics when he dead heats teammate Yuri Mikhatlov in the 1,500m in world record 2:08.6
Famous Birthdays
- Jeremy Gittins, English actor, born in Manchester, United Kingdom
- Keiichi Tsuchiya, Japanese racing driver, born in Tomi, Japan
Famous Deaths
- Gerrit Mannoury, Dutch mathematician and philosopher, dies at 88
- Jane Seymour [Marjorie S. Fitz-patrick], Canadian-American actress (Tom, Dick and Harry, Young Mr Bobbin), dies at 62
Died in 1956 1956 Highlights
About January 30, 1956
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 68 years, 2 months and 29 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford
