^B{^#!16!30 January^N! Feast day of St Martina, St Bathildis, St Adelelmus or Aleaume, St Aldegundis, St Barsimaeus, and St Hyacintha Mariscotti.
^B{1649^B} The Commonwealth of England was established upon the execution of Charles I. ^B{1790^B} The first purpose-built lifeboat was launched on the River Tyne. ^B{1889^B} Rudolph, crown prince of Austria, and his 17-year-old mistress, Baroness Marie Vetsera, were found shot in his hunting lodge at Mayerling, near Vienna. ^B{1933^B} Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. ^B{1958^B} Yves Saint Laurent, aged 22, held his first major fashion show in Paris. ^B{1972^B} In Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 13 civilians were shot by British troops during riots following an illegal march - known as 'Bloody Sunday'.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Anton Chekhov, Russian dramatist and writer, ^B{1860^B}; Franklin D Roosevelt, 32nd US president, ^B{1882^B}; Gene Hackman, US film actor, ^B{1932^B}; Vanessa Redgrave, English actress, ^B{1937^B}; Boris Spassky, Russian chess champion, ^B{1938^B}; Phil Collins, English pop singer and drummer, ^B{1951^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}King Charles I, ^B{1649^B}; Frank Doubleday, US publisher and editor, ^B{1934^B}; Orville Wright, US aviation pioneer, ^B{1948^B}; Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Indian leader, assassinated, ^B{1948^B}; Francis Poulenc, French composer, ^B{1963^B}; Stanley Holloway, English actor and singer, ^B{1982^B}.
