Discover what happened on 30 January 2012 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Robben Ged Solly (Peerage person ID=720590)
Deaths
- Eladio Acosta Arteaga (Roman Catholic bishop (1916–2012))
- Theodor Schübel (German screenwriter and translator (1925–2012))
- Karl Kunkel (German priest (1913-2012))
- Hans Wyer (Swiss politician (1927-2012))
- Klaus Goldschlag (Canadian diplomat (1922–2012))
- George Lambert (American modern pentathlete, born 1928 (1928–2012))
- Heinz-Gregor Johnen
- Abdelhamid Mehri (Algerian politician (1926–2012))
- Al Rio (Brazilian draughtsmen of national and international comics (1962-2012))
- Francis Tyskiewicz
- Frederick Treves (British actor (1925-2012))
- Michel Soulé (French psychiatrist (1901-2012))
- Beniamino Schivo (Italian presbyter (1910–2012))
- Helmi Höhle (German fencer)
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- Anatoly Otradnov (Russian actor (1982–2012))
- Bill Wallace (American author of children’s books)
- Don Blenkarn (Canadian politician (1930-2012))
- Frank Aschenbrenner (American football player (1925-2012))
- Idichapuli Selvaraj (Indian actor)
- Quintín Aldea Vaquero (Spanish historian)
- Michael D. Ryan (Arizona Supreme Court justice)
- Rolf Appel (German chemist (1921-2012))
- Terence Cowley (Australian cricketer (1928-2012))
- Terry Van Horne (American politician (1946–2012))
- Henryk Szumski (Polish general (1941–2012))
- Linduarte Noronha (Brazilian film director and lawyer)
- Moacir Micheletto (Brazilian politician)
- Toshio Kuze (Japanese psychologist)
- Hiroshi Iwata (Japanese economist)
- Reiko Watanuki (Japanese writer)
- Růžena Hromádková (Czechoslovak politician)
- Knud Nielsen (Danish politician)
- Q12610516 (South Korean voice actress)
- John Thaxter (British theatre critic)
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- Milija Stanišić
- Kveta Hrusakova (Czech table tennis player (1925-2012))
- Park Noh-young (South Korean army general and diplomat)
- Masato Kawahara (Japanese businessperson (1921-2012))
- Roman Halter (Polish architect and holocaust survivor (1927–2012))
- Johann Carl Vogel (South African physicist (1932-2012))
- Julio Subercaseaux (Chilean lawyer, politician)
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- Mary Grierson (British botanical artist and scientific illustrator (1912-2012))
- José Lois Corvera (association football player (1934-2012))
- Thomas J. Murrin (US Deputy Secretary of Commerce (1929-2012))
- Bruce Howard (American screenwriter)
- Walter Günthardt ((1934-2012))
- Albert Sernissi
- Richard John Saint-Clair Carlyle-Clarke ((died 2012))
- Joel Herron (American songwriter)
- Steve Barker (computer scientist from the UK)
- Eduard Picka
- John Andrew Mahoney (physician 1919-2012)
- Noel Hooper (Hong Kong judge (1931-2012))
- Alan Laurence Bussey (b.22 May 1930 d.30 January 2012)
- Vladimír Šmahel
- Doeschka Meijsing (Dutch novelist (1947-2012))
- Eladio Acosta Arteaga (Roman Catholic bishop (1916–2012))
- Theodor Schübel (German screenwriter and translator (1925–2012))
- Karl Kunkel (German priest (1913-2012))
- Hans Wyer (Swiss politician (1927-2012))
- Klaus Goldschlag (Canadian diplomat (1922–2012))
- George Lambert (American modern pentathlete, born 1928 (1928–2012))
- Heinz-Gregor Johnen
- Abdelhamid Mehri (Algerian politician (1926–2012))
- Al Rio (Brazilian draughtsmen of national and international comics (1962-2012))
- Francis Tyskiewicz
- Frederick Treves (British actor (1925-2012))
- Michel Soulé (French psychiatrist (1901-2012))
- Beniamino Schivo (Italian presbyter (1910–2012))
- Helmi Höhle (German fencer)
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- Anatoly Otradnov (Russian actor (1982–2012))
- Bill Wallace (American author of children’s books)
- Don Blenkarn (Canadian politician (1930-2012))
- Frank Aschenbrenner (American football player (1925-2012))
- Idichapuli Selvaraj (Indian actor)
- Quintín Aldea Vaquero (Spanish historian)
- Michael D. Ryan (Arizona Supreme Court justice)
- Rolf Appel (German chemist (1921-2012))
- Terence Cowley (Australian cricketer (1928-2012))
- Terry Van Horne (American politician (1946–2012))
- Henryk Szumski (Polish general (1941–2012))
- Linduarte Noronha (Brazilian film director and lawyer)
- Moacir Micheletto (Brazilian politician)
- Toshio Kuze (Japanese psychologist)
- Hiroshi Iwata (Japanese economist)
- Reiko Watanuki (Japanese writer)
- Růžena Hromádková (Czechoslovak politician)
- Knud Nielsen (Danish politician)
- Q12610516 (South Korean voice actress)
- John Thaxter (British theatre critic)
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- Bruce Howard (American screenwriter)
- Walter Günthardt ((1934-2012))
- Albert Sernissi
- Richard John Saint-Clair Carlyle-Clarke ((died 2012))
- Joel Herron (American songwriter)
- Steve Barker (computer scientist from the UK)
- Eduard Picka
- John Andrew Mahoney (physician 1919-2012)
- Milija Stanišić
- Kveta Hrusakova (Czech table tennis player (1925-2012))
- Park Noh-young (South Korean army general and diplomat)
- Masato Kawahara (Japanese businessperson (1921-2012))
- Roman Halter (Polish architect and holocaust survivor (1927–2012))
- Johann Carl Vogel (South African physicist (1932-2012))
- Julio Subercaseaux (Chilean lawyer, politician)
- Tevfik Ünaydın
- Mary Grierson (British botanical artist and scientific illustrator (1912-2012))
- José Lois Corvera (association football player (1934-2012))
- Thomas J. Murrin (US Deputy Secretary of Commerce (1929-2012))
- Noel Hooper (Hong Kong judge (1931-2012))
- Alan Laurence Bussey (b.22 May 1930 d.30 January 2012)
- Vladimír Šmahel
- Robert Joseph Bolton (American Christian missionary (1929-2012))
- Yō Matsuo (Japanese engineer)
- Rodrigo Maseda Lozano
- Ahti Männik (Estonian opera singer)
- Squire Wilkins (rugby player)