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Who was born on January 30

160 notable people were born on January 30. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.

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Lady Anne Clifford — English peeress, born on January 30 1590.

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham — English statesman and poet, born on January 30 1628.

Johann Joachim Quantz — German flautist, composer and flute maker, born on January 30 1697.

François Bigot — French government official, born on January 30 1703.

Charles De Geer — Swedish entomologist, industrialist and civil servant, born on January 30 1720.

Walter Savage Landor — English writer, poet, and activist, born on January 30 1775.

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Who was born on January 30?

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on January 30, including Lady Anne Clifford, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Johann Joachim Quantz. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

What happened on January 30?

51 documented historical events happened on January 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Bolesław I, the Piast ruler of Poland, signed the Peace of Bautzen to end the German–Polish War. On the same day, in another year: Wareru created the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in today's Lower Burma and declared himself king following the collapse of the Pagan Empire. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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