On January 30, history records 45 notable events, 158 famous births and 75 deaths, spanning the years 1018 to 1826.
Events on this day include: Poland and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Peace of Bautzen. (1018); An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting... (1607).
Notable people born on January 30 include Didius Julianus (133), William Calthorpe (1410), William More (died 1600) (1520).
Notable figures who died on this day include Balthild (680), Peter I of Bulgaria (970), William V, Duke of Aquitaine (1030).
Events on 30 January 45
See all →An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.
Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed.
The Forty-seven Ronin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master.
Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
The original Lower Trenton Bridge (also called the Trenton Makes the World Takes Bridge), which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, is opened.
Edward Bransfield sights the Trinity Peninsula and claims the discovery of Antarctica.
The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.
Birthdays on 30 January 158
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Deaths on 30 January 75
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