Charles I beheaded
Charles I beheaded First Lifeboat launched
First Lifeboat launched Beatles Rooftop Finale
Beatles Rooftop Finale

30th of January 2026

30th of January 2026 is the 30th day of the year.

This day in history:

1649: Charles I beheaded - ...more
1661: Cromwell’s Corpse Executed - ...more
1790: First Lifeboat launched - ...more
1965: Winston Churchill's Funeral - ...more
1969: Beatles Rooftop Finale - ...more
1972: Bloody Sunday - ...more
1980: First Newsnight - ...more
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British quote for the day:

We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. - Winston Churchill.

Born today:

Walter Landor - 1775, Sidney Bernstein - 1899, Patrick Heron - 1920, Vanessa Redgrave - 1937, Steve Marriott - 1947, Phil Collins - 1951, Jemima Khan - 1974, Christian Bale - 1974, Ben Maher - 1983.

Died today:

Clements Markham - 1916, Robert Sherard - 1943, Frederick Blackman - 1947, Edward Mellanby - 1955, Percy Lewis - 1976, Stanley Holloway - 1982, Gerald Durrell - 1995, Lesslie Newbigin - 1998, Jeremy Beadle - 2008, John Barry - 2011.

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Brit Quote:
Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness. - A J P Taylor
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On this day:
Charles I beheaded - 1649, Cromwell’s Corpse Executed - 1661, First Lifeboat launched - 1790, Winston Churchill's Funeral - 1965, Beatles Rooftop Finale - 1969, Bloody Sunday - 1972, First Newsnight - 1980
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