On Jan. 30, 2020, World Health Organization officials declared the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak — later to be dubbed COVID-19 — a public health emergency of international concern.
Jan. 30 On this date in history:
In 1649, British King Charles I was beheaded by order of Parliament.
In 1798, the first fight to break out on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives began when one congressman spat in another’s face.
In 1835, a gunman fired twice on Andrew Jackson, the first attempt on the life of a U.S. president. Jackson wasn’t injured.
In 1933, Adolf Hitler was sworn in as chancellor of Germany.
In 1943, the British air force bombed Berlin in a daylight raid timed to coincide with a speech by Herman Goering marking Adolf Hitler’s 10th year in power.
In 1948, Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu extremist.
