January 30

Tuesday 30, 1996:

Suspected leader of the Irish National Liberation Army Gino Gallagher is killed while in line for his unemployment benefit.

Thursday 30, 1964:

Ranger 6 is launched by NASA. Its mission is to carry television cameras and to crash-land on the moon.

Sunday 30, 1944:

United States troops invade Majuro, Marshall Islands.

Friday 30, 1925:

Government of Turkey throws Patriarch Constantine VI out of Istanbul.

Saturday 30, 1790:

The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne.

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