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Historical Events for 30th January 2024
1826 - The Menai Suspension Bridge‚ considered the world's first modern suspension bridge‚ connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales is opened.
1889 - Victoria beat NSW after following on (NSW all out 63 needed 76)
1892 - Bobby Abel carries his bat for 132* for England in SCG Test
1930 - Vladimir Mayakovsky's drama "The Bathhouse (Bunya)" premieres in Leningrad
1945 - American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied POWs from Japanese at Cabanatuan
1963 - Ivan Sutherland submits a thesis containing his Sketchpad program‚ a forerunner to modern-day graphic user interfaces and computer-aided design programs
1981 - 8th American Music Awards: Barbra Streisand and Kenny Rogers win
1996 - Gino Gallagher‚ the suspected leader of the Irish National Liberation Army‚ is killed while waiting in line for his unemployment benefit.
2000 - 16th Sundance Film Festival: "Girlfight" and "You Can Count on Me" (tie) win Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
2005 - 21st Sundance Film Festival: "Forty Shades of Blue"‚ directed by Ira Sachs‚ wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic
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