WHAT HAPPENED ON 30. JANUARY
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The Canadian Naval Service becomes the Royal Canadian Navy. (30. January 1911)

The British House of Lords rejects the Irish Home Rule Bill. (30. January 1913)

The Government of Turkey throws Patriarch Constantine VI out of Istanbul. (30. January 1925)

Adolf Hitler is sworn in as Chancellor of Germany. (30. January 1933)

World War II: Japanese forces invade the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies. (30. January 1942)

World War II: Second day of the Battle of Rennell Island. The USS Chicago is sunk and a U.S. destroyer is heavily damaged by Japanese torpedoes. (30. January 1943)

World War II: The Battle of Cisterna, part of Operation Shingle, begins in central Italy. (30. January 1944)

World War II: American troops land on Majuro. (30. January 1944)

World War II: The Wilhelm Gustloff, overfilled with German refugees, sinks in the Baltic Sea after being torpedoed by a Soviet submarine, leading to the deadliest known maritime disaster, killing approximately 9,500 people. (30. January 1945)

World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: 126 American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 prisoners from the Cabanatuan POW camp. (30. January 1945)

Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known for his non-violent freedom struggle, is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. (30. January 1948)

American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s home is bombed in retaliation for the Montgomery Bus Boycott. (30. January 1956)

MS Hans Hedtoft, said to be the safest ship afloat and "unsinkable" like the RMS Titanic, strikes an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sinks, killing all 95 aboard. (30. January 1959)

The African National Party is founded in Chad, through the merger of traditionalist parties. (30. January 1960)

Ranger program: Ranger 6 is launched. (30. January 1964)

In a bloodless coup, General Nguyễn Khánh overthrows General Dương Văn Minh's military junta in South Vietnam. (30. January 1964)

Winston Churchill's funeral. (30. January 1965)

Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies. (30. January 1968)

The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police. (30. January 1969)

Carole King's Tapestry album is released to become the longest charting album by a female solo artist and sell 24 million copies worldwide. (30. January 1971)