TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. There are 335 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history

On Jan. 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany.

On this date

In 1649, England’s King Charles I was executed for high treason.

In 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas Gandhi was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. (Godse and a co-conspirator were later executed.)

In 1968, the Tet Offensive began during the Vietnam War as communist forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese towns and cities; although the communists were beaten back, the offensive was seen as a major setback for the United States and its allies.

In 1969, the Beatles staged a concert atop Apple headquarters in London; it was the group’s last public performance.

In 1972, 13 Catholic civil rights marchers were shot to death by British soldiers in Northern Ireland on what became known as “Bloody Sunday.”

In 2006, Coretta Scott King, widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, at age 78.

Today’s birthdays

Actor Gene Hackman is 93. Actor Vanessa Redgrave is 86. Musician William King (The Commodores) is 74. Musician Phil Collins is 72. Actor Charles S. Dutton is 72. Actor Ann Dowd is 67. Comedianactor Brett Butler is 65. Singer Jody Watley is 64. Actor Wayne Wilderson (“Veep”) is 57. Singer Tammy Cochran is 51. Actor Christian Bale is 49. Actor Olivia Colman is 49. Singer Josh Kelley is 43. Actor Wilmer Valderrama is 43. Actor Kylie Bunbury is 34. Actor Jake Thomas (“Lizzie McGuire”) is 33. Actor Danielle Campbell is 28.