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Tal día como hoy 30 de enero

Autor de este artículo: Fran Arreaza Ortega.  Articulista, comunicador, educador y cronista especializado en efemérides de ámbito general. Columnista @elnacionalweb CONTACTO: @franarreaza

Tal día como hoy 30 de enero

TL;DR

  • Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco in 1847.
  • The Beatles performed their last concert on the Apple Records rooftop in 1969.
  • Bloody Sunday occurred in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1972, resulting in 13 deaths.
  • Belgium legalized same-sex marriage in 2003.
  • Microsoft launched Windows Vista in 2007.
  • Notable births include Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde (1846), Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882), Phil Collins (1951), Felipe VI (1968), Christian Bale (1974), and Wilmer Valderrama (1980).
  • Notable deaths include Sidney Sheldon (2007).
  • The School Day of Non-Violence and Peace is observed on the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's death.
  • World Leprosy Day is also observed.
  • Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, with an average incubation period of five years.
  • The Venezuelan Red Cross was founded in 1895.
  • The Venezuelan Radio Club was created in 1934.