Born on 30 January 1973

At A Glance

30 January 1973 at a glance

Day of the week

30 January 1973 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Ben” by Michael Jackson was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1973

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1973 was The Exorcist.

Star sign

The star sign for 30 January is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 30 January 1973 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 30 January 1973 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 30 January

• 1968 Vietnam War: Tet Offensive launch by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies.
• 1969 The Beatles' last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records in London. The impromptu concert is broken up by the police.
• 1972 Pakistan leaves the Commonwealth of Nations in protest of its recognition of breakaway Bangladesh.
• 1975 The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary.
• 1982 Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner".

Famous people born on 30 January

• Christian Bale, British actor (born 1974)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and statesman, 32nd President of the United States (1882–1945)
• Amelia Dimoldenberg, English comedian, writer and presenter (born 1994)
• Phil Collins, English drummer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1951)

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