What Happened on January 30, 2019

Historical Events

  • Continuous 24 hr church mass lasting 97 days to prevent deportation of Armenian asylum seekers ends after Dutch authorities reconsider at Protestant Bethel Church in The Hague
  • Peter Paul Rubens’s 1608 drawing "Nude Study of Young Man with Raised Arms" sells for $8.2 million at auction in New York
  • Russian Senator Rauf Arashukov arrested within parliament on two murder charges
  • Scientists reveal discovery of cavity six miles long, 1,000 feet deep under Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, leading to fears it might collapse and raise sea levels by two feet

Famous Deaths

  • Bernard Nevill, British textile designer, dies at 88
  • Glen Dale [Richard Garforth], British rock guitarist (The Fortunes, 1963-66 - "You've Got Your Troubles"; "Here It Comes Again"), dies at 79
  • Stewart Adams, English pharmacologist (developed Ibuprofen), dies at 95 [1]
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About January 30, 2019

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 2 months and 30 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Aquarius

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