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RE: January 30th

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Elk Cloner is one of the first known microcomputer viruses that spread "in the wild" in 1982
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_Cloner

Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 46 was written on 30 January 100.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus_Oxyrhynchus_46

'The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication' went on sale on 30 January 1868
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_from_Orchids_to_Variation#Variation_under_Domestication

The Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962 was an outbreak of mass hysteria
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56546150/tanganyika-laughter-epidemic/

The Menai Suspension Bridge opened on 30 January 1826
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52446415/menai-suspension-bridge/

The Bristol Channel floods occurred on 30 January 1607 (New style)
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t10094527/the-1607-flood/

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The Varig cargo Boeing 707-323C went missing over the Pacific Ocean on the 30 January 1979.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PP-VLU

On 30 January 1943, H2S radar was used by RAF bombers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H2S_radar

The Battle of Cisterna took place during World War II, on 30 January-2 February 1944
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52446409/battle-of-cisterna/

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The MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a former German cruise liner which was sunk on 30 January 1945
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KdF_Ship_Wilhelm_Gustloff

MS Hans Hedtoft was a Danish liner that struck an iceberg and sank on 30 January 1959
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Hans_Hedtoft

The USS Monitor was launched there on 30 January 1862.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monitor#Construction_and_service

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A radiosonde was first launched by Pavel Molchanov on January 30, 1930.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Molchanov

On January 30, 1934, the Osoaviakhim-1 balloon made its maiden flight
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osoaviakhim-1

NSS-8 was destroyed when its Zenit 3SL launch vehicle exploded on the launch pad, on 30 January 2007
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t9879628/nss-8-satellite-launch/

Kosmos 53 was a technology demonstration satellite which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1965
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_53

Kosmos 706 was a Soviet US-K missile early warning satellite which was launched in 1975
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_706

USA-156 was launched at 07:55:01 UTC on 30 January 2001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA-156

STSAT-2C, or Science and Technology Satellite 2C was launched in 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STSAT-2C

Koronas-Foton was launched on 30 January 2009
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t23159525/coronas-photon-satellite/

Ranger 6 was launched on 30 January 1964
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_6

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Edward VII Peninsula was discovered on 30 January 1902
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Edward_VII_Land

Edward Bransfield sighted Trinity Peninsula on 30 January 1820
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Peninsula

Kimiya Yui (born January 30, 1970 in Kawakami, Nagano, Japan) is a Japanese
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimiya_Yui

Werner Hartmann (30 January 1912 - 8 March 1988) was a German physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Hartmann_(physicist)

Boris Vasilievich Spassky (born January 30, 1937) is a Soviet-French chess grandmaster
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52446464/boris-spassky/

Miles Anthony Reid FRS (born 30 January 1948, Hoddesdon, England) is a mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Reid

Robert Jedicke (born 30 January 1963) is a Canadian astronomy researcher working at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii.
https://people.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/bio/robert-jedicke/

Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941) is an American science fiction author and astrophysicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52446528/gregory-benford/

The Beatles - Rooftop Concert 1969

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NGC 1646 was discovered by William Herschel on the 30th January 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56545960/ngc-1646/

NGC 2225 was discovered by William Herschel using on the 30th January 1786.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56546016/ngc-2225/

NGC 3339 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 30th January 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56546007/ngc-3339/

NGC 3340 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 30th January 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56545987/ngc-3340/

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The Great Southern Comet of 1887 was last observed by John Tebbutt from New South Wales on January 30
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Southern_Comet_of_1887#Observations

Comet Hyakutake (formally designated C/1996 B2) was discovered on 30.8 UT (local time: 31st) January 1996
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t33770918/comet-c1996-b2-hyakutake/

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Meteorites

The Caswell County (OC) meteorite fell in North Carolina, USA, on the 30th January, 1810.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47568071/caswell-county-meteorite/

The Pultusk (H5) meteorite fell in Ostroleka, Poland, on the 30th January, 1868.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47568072/pultusk-meteorite/