What happend on 30th January

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1989

The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan closes.

1983

Super Bowl XVII: The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins, 27-17, thus winning their first NFL championship since 1942.

1980

Australian Sitcom Kingswood Country starts on ATN-7.

1975

First faroese stamp issued

1972

Pakistan withdraws from the British Commonwealth.

1972

Bloody Sunday: United Kingdom British Paratroopers murder fourteen Roman Catholic civil rights /anti internment marchers in Northern Ireland- Bloody Sunday (1972)

1969

The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records. The impromptu concert was broken up by the police.

1968

Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive begins when Viet Cong forces launch series of a surprise attacks in South Vietnam.

1964

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

1962

Two of the high-wire Flying Wallendas are killed when their famous seven-person pyramid collapses during a performance in Detroit, Michigan.