This Day in History
Today: January 30, 2026
1018
Poland and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Peace of Bautzen.[1]
1287
King Wareru founds the Hanthawaddy Kingdom, and proclaims independence from the Pagan Kingdom.[2]
1607
An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.[3]
1648
Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.[4]
1649
Charles I of England is executed in Whitehall, London.[5]
1661
Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, is ritually executed more than two years after his death, on the 12th anniversary of the execution of the monarch he himself deposed.[6]
1667
The Truce of Andrusovo is signed, ending the Russian-Polish War of 1654-1667[7][8]
1703
The Forty-seven rōnin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master, by killing Kira Yoshinaka.[9]
1789
Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
1806
The original Lower Trenton Bridge (also called the Trenton Makes the World Takes Bridge), which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, is opened.
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