30th January - What Happened Today In History?

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Today In History?

Find out what happened on 30th January in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred 30th Jan

Priyadarshan Nair is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. In a career spanning almost three decades, Priyadarshan has directed over 80 films in several Indian languages including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Though he began his career in Malayalam cinema in 1984, Priyadarshan has been mainly active in Hindi cinema for the past decade.
John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) was an actor and film director. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, he lived in New York City from the age of 18. He started out in minor stage roles on Broadway. A tall, lean former professional swimmer who once performed in a water carnival, he appeared on Broadway and toured in Shakespeare in the late 1930s.
Paul Maurice (born January 30, 1967 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player and current head coach of Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. At age 43, Maurice became the youngest coach in NHL history to coach 1,000 games. Maurice reached this milestone on November 28, 2010.
Filip Peliwo (born January 30, 1994) is a Canadian professional tennis player. He is currently playing on the Junior Circuit. Peliwo became the first Canadian male and second Canadian ever to win a Grand Slam in singles at any level with his 2012 Wimbledon boys’ title win. This was Canada’s second Grand Slam title in two days, one day after Eugenie Bouchard’s.
John Carnell Crosbie, PC, OC, ONL, QC (born January 30, 1931) is a retired provincial and federal politician and the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Crosbie has served as a provincial Cabinet minister under premiers Joey Smallwood and Frank Moores as well as a federal Cabinet minister during the governments of Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney.

Death anniversaries on 30th January

Major General Sir Samuel Benfield Steele, CB, KCMG, MVO (5 January 1848 – 30 January 1919) was a distinguished Canadian soldier and police official. He was an officer of the North-West Mounted Police, most famously as head of the Yukon detachment during the Klondike Gold Rush, and commanding officer of Strathcona’s Horse during the Boer War.
Francis Reginald Scott, CC, commonly known as Frank Scott or F. R. Scott (August 1, 1899 – January 30, 1985), was a Canadian poet, intellectual and constitutional expert. He helped found the first Canadian social democratic party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and its successor, the New Democratic Party.
Sir Frederick William Alpin Gordon Haultain (November 25, 1857 – January 30, 1942) was a lawyer and a long serving Canadian politician and judge. His career in provincial and territorial legislatures stretched into four decades.
Alfred Henry Clarke (October 25, 1860 – January 30, 1942) was a Canadian politician. Born in Manilla, Canada West, Clarke was educated at the Public School of Manilla and the Oakwood High School. In addition to studying law at the University of Toronto, he was also a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada, a County Crown Attorney, and a Clerk of the Peace and Local Master.
Jean-Paul “J. P.” Lamirande (August 21, 1924 – January 30, 1976) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 49 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers.