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What happened in history on this day: January 30?
On January 30 in ...
- 1883 - England team presented with ashes of a bail after Sydney Test.
- 1889 - Victoria beat New South Wales after following on (New South Wales all out 63 needed 76).
- 1895 - Tasmania beat Victoria for first F-C victory in 41 years.
- 1915 - No 10 batsman F W Hyett scores century on debut, Victoria versus Tasmania.
- 1919 - Cincinnati Reds hires Pat Moran as manager as Christy Mathewson, is still in France with US Army.
- 1922 - Ted McDonald takes 8-58 in big Victorian cricket win over New South Wales.
- 1924 - Bill Ponsford scores second 110 of the cricket game in Victoria win over New South Wales.
- 1928 - Donald Bradman scores 134 not out (225 minutes, 13 fours) New South Wales versus Victoria.
- 1932 - Clarrie Grimmett 7-116 in South Africa first innings at Adelaide Oval.
- 1933 - Clarrie Grimmett takes 7-86 for South Africa in Queensland second inn, 13-135 for cricket match.
- 1934 - Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shields career age 51 years 298 days.
- 1936 - Fans asked to pick a new name for Boston Braves; they choose "The Bees" it doesn't catch on and is scrapped by 1940 season.
- 1936 - Victoria need 442 to win against New South Wales, but lose, all out for 415.
- 1940 - Cor Jongert wins 6th Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race.
- 1948 - (to February 8) The V Olympic Winter Games are held in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
- 1958 - Baseball announces players and coaches rather than fans pick all stars.
- 1959 - Australia 1-200 first day fourth Test versus England, Adelaide Oval.
- 1960 - Riot curtails third day's play at Port-Of-Spain, West Indies versus England.
- 1960 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss.
- 1960 - US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins.
- 1961 - Lance Gibbs takes hat-trick (Mackay, Grout, Misson) at Adelaide.
- 1966 - Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:05.2).
- 1971 - Dennis Lillee takes 5-84 in his first Test bowl, versus England.
- 1973 - 26th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at New York Rangers.
- 1976 - First-class debut of Dav Whatmore, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
- 1977 - Allan Border scores 36 in his first-class innings (New South Wales versus Queensland).
- 1978 - Addie Joss and Larry MacPhail elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1982 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners.
- 1983 - Super Bowl XVII at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California: Washington Redskins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17; Most Valuable Player: John Riggins, Running Back.
- 1983 - Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champion.
- 1983 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Mazda of Deer Creek Golf Classic.
- 1988 - Hansie Cronje gets a pair in second first-class game (OFS versus N Tvl).
- 1989 - Last day of first class cricket for Dav Whatmore.
- 1989 - American Olympic medalist Bruce Kimball is sentenced to 17 years in prison for killing two teenagers in a drunk driving accident.
- 1993 - 67th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beat Graf (4-6, 6-3, 6-2).
- 1994 - 68th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-0, 6-2).
- 1994 - 82nd Australian Open Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Todd Martin (7-6, 6-4, 6-4).
- 1994 - Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.76).
- 1994 - Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wickets.
- 1994 - In American football's Super Bowl XXVIII, the Dallas Cowboys hand the Buffalo Bills their fourth consecutive Super Bowl loss, 30-13. Most Valuable Player: Emmitt Smith, Running Back for the Dallas Cowboys.
- 1998 - All-Star Florida Marlins' catcher Darren Daulton retires.
- 2000 - The Saint Louis Rams win the NFL Championship for the first time since 1951, defeating the Tennessee Titans 23-16 in Super Bowl XXXIV at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 2006 - The Chicago Cubs and Jerry Hairston Jr. agree to a one-year, $2.3 million deal.
- 2007 - The New York Yankees agree to help establish baseball academies in China.
- 2010 - Serena Williams wins her fifth Australian Open tennis championship defeating Justine Henin 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in Melbourne.
- 2010 - American twins Bob and Mike Bryan win their fourth Australian Open men's doubles tennis title, beating Canada's Daniel Nestor and Serbian Nenad Zimonjic 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3.
Births of sports figures on January 30
- 1853 - Birth of Leland Hone cricket player (England keeper 1879 without county experience).
- 1898 - Birth of Alfred Schläppi Switzerland, four man bobsled (Olympics-gold-1924).
- 1912 - Birth of Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz; discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1932).
- 1913 - Birth of Dicky Fuller; cricket player (one Test West Indies versus England 1935, 1, 0-12).
- 1929 - Birth of Hugh Tayfield; cricket player (celebrated South African off-spinner 1949-60).
- 1942 - Birth of Dave Brown; cricket player (Warwicks pace bowler, played 26X for England).
- 1943 - Birth of Davy Johnson; baseball manager (New York Mets).
- 1951 - Birth of Trevor Laughlin; cricket player (Australian all-rounder 1978-79).
- 1955 - Birth of Curtis Strange in Norfolk, Virginia, USA; PGA golfer (1989 US Open).
- 1957 - Birth of William Payne Stewart in Springfield, Missouri, USA; PGA golfer (1983 Walt Disney).
- 1961 - Birth of Ranjit Madurasinghe; cricket player (three Tests for Sri Lanka 1988-92).
- 1966 - Birth of Danielle Goyette; ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-1998).
- 1968 - Birth of Bob Nardella; hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Edwin de Kruyf/Kruijff; soccer player (FC Utrecht, FC Groningen).
- 1970 - Birth of Hans Spark; soccer player (RKC).
- 1970 - Birth of Oleg Khmyl; NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Scott Levins in Spokane, Washington, USA; NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators).
- 1971 - Birth of Brent Moss; WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1971 - Birth of Chris Slade; NFL outside linebacker (New England Patriots).
- 1971 - Birth of Derek Allen; NFL/WLAF offensive linebacker (New York Giants, Rhein Fire).
- 1971 - Birth of Kevin Knox; WLAF receiver (Rhein Fire).
- 1971 - Birth of Kimo Von Oelhoffen; NFL defensive tackle (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1971 - Birth of Milko Pieren; Dutch soccer player (Sparta).
- 1971 - Birth of Quentin Neujahr; NFL center (Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns).
- 1971 - Birth of Takeshi Yamanaka; hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Trent Klatt in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA; NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers).
- 1972 - Birth of Burt Thornton; Canadian Football League receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats).
- 1972 - Birth of Chris Simon in Wawa, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche).
- 1972 - Birth of Jill McGill in Denver, Colorado, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 British Open-second).
- 1973 - Birth of Brad Yamaoka; Canadian Football League running back (BC Lions).
- 1973 - Birth of Jalen Rose; NBA guard (Indiana Pacers).
- 1973 - Birth of Jimmy Oliver; NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers).
- 1973 - Birth of Sharone Wright; NBA center/forward (Toronto Raptors).
- 1974 - Birth of Martina Jerant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; basketball center (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Robert Rollins; cricket player (big-hitting Essex wicketkeeper-batsman).
- 1976 - Birth of Florian Keller in Munchen, Germany; hockey player (Team Germany, Rosenheim).
- 1978 - Birth of Lnd Girchoukevitch; NHL goaltender (Belarus, Olympics-1998).
- 1979 - Birth of Karen Smith; Australian field hockey midfielder/halfback (Olympics-1996).
- 1981 - Birth of Dimitar Berbatov; Bulgarian national football team captain and Tottenham Hotspur player.
Deaths of sports figures on January 30
- 1897 - John Cottam cricket player (Test for Australia 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies.
- 1948 - Herb Pennock, pitcher (New York Yankees)/general manager (Philadelphia Phillies), dies.
- 1963 - P F "Plum" Warner, cricket player (England manager during Bodyline tour), dies.
- 1965 - Vic Jackson, cricket player (New South Wales/Leicerstershire off-spinner), dies in car.
- 1974 - Bill Whitty, cricket player (37 wickets versus South Africa 1910-11 series), dies.
- 1976 - Percy Tyson "Plum" Lewis, cricket player (pair in only Test for South Africa), dies.
- 1995 - George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at age 84.
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