It happened on a… January 30

2020

The World Health Organization declares the Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern at a meeting in Geneva.

1991

The Hudson’s Bay Company announces it is selling its fur business due to declining sales; the HBC was originally founded as a fur trading company in 1670.

1973

Rock band Kiss plays their 1st show at the Coventry Club in Queens, NY.

1969

The Beatles’ last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.

1965

State funeral of Winston Churchill at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.

1958

Yves Saint Laurent, at age 22, held his first major fashion show in Paris.

1956

Elvis Presley records his version of “Blue Suede Shoes”.

1948

Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse.

V Winter Olympic Games open in St Moritz, Switzerland.

1933

Adolf Hitler was named the German Chancellor.

1873

“Around the World in 80 Days” by Jules Verne is published in France by Pierre-Jules Hetzel.