January 30 Birthdays

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Author Profession: Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist
Born: 1736-01-30
Died: 1819-08-25

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James Watt

My responsibility is to follow the Scriptures which call upon us to occupy the land until Jesus returns

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1930-01-30
Died: —

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Quotes: Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways.

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Author Profession: US President
Born: 1882-01-30
Died: 1945-04-12

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Franklin Roosevelt

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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Author Profession: Jordanian Leader
Born: 1962-01-30
Died: —

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Quotes: Abdallah II of Jordan

Abdallah II of Jordan

Jordan has to show the Arab world that theres another way of doing things. Were a monarchy, yes, but if we can show democracy that leads to a two-, three-, four-party system - left, right and center - in a couple of years time, then the Muslim Brotherhood will no longer be something to contend with.

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Author Profession: Welsh Actor
Born: 1974-01-30
Died: —

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Quotes: Christian Bale

Christian Bale

But I learned that theres a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, theres not much else that can really get to ya.

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Author Profession: Japanese Scientist
Born: 1929-01-30
Died: 2021-04-01

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Quotes: Isamu Akasaki

Isamu Akasaki

I was overwhelmed by so many interviewers and then messages of congratulations. So many congratulation messages. I feel this shows the authority and the greatness of the Nobel Prize.

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Author Profession: Canadian Actress
Born: 1972-01-30
Died: —

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Quotes: Jennifer Hale

Jennifer Hale

Thats really one of the things I love about video games. Its a whole new world every time you start.

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Author Profession: US Politician
Born: 1955-01-30
Died: —

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Quotes: John Baldacci

John Baldacci

The realization of a sustainable economic development strategy for Maines Native American communities has always been a priority and a critical element of my administrations overall economic development strategy.

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Author Profession: US Writer
Born: 1924-01-30
Died: 2007-05-17

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Quotes: Lloyd Alexander

Lloyd Alexander

All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.

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Author Profession: Swedish Politician
Born: 1927-01-30
Died: 1986-02-28

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Quotes: Olof Palme

Olof Palme

For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom.

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Author Profession: US Scientist
Born: 1949-01-30
Died: —

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Quotes: Peter Agre

Peter Agre

Now a cholera epidemic was sweeping through Southeast Asia and south Asia in the early 1970s, so I started medical school and I joined a laboratory to work on this.

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Author Profession: US Activist
Born: 1909-01-30
Died: 1972-06-12

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Quotes: Saul Alinsky

Saul Alinsky

Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.

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Author Profession: US Comedian
Born: 1951-01-30
Died: —

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Quotes: Tim Sample

Tim Sample

In Maine, there is a deeply ingrained sense that you can always get a little more use out of something.

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Author Profession: English Poet
Born: 1775-01-30
Died: 1864-09-17

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Quotes: Walter Savage Landor

Walter Savage Landor

The flame of anger, bright and brief, sharpens the barb of love.

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Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1980-01-30
Died: —

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Quotes: Wilmer Valderrama

Wilmer Valderrama

The sex with Mandy was good, but it wasnt like warm apple pie.

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Author Profession: History edit data Barbara Wertheim Tuchman was an American self-trained historian and author
Born: 1912-01-30
Died: 1989-02-06

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Quotes: Barbara W. Tuchman

Barbara W. Tuchman

Books are the carriers of civilization...They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print. Barbara W. Tuchman

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Author Profession: English singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer and actor.
Born: 1951-01-30
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Phil Collins

As soon as you start making a record, things start getting lined up: the promotion, possibly even a tour.

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Author Profession: English actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a political activist.
Born: 1937-01-30
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Vanessa Redgrave

Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living.

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Author Profession: He is best known for his work on founding the field of human-computer interaction.
Born: 1925-01-30
Died: 2013-07-02

Douglas Carl Engelbart

In 20 or 30 years, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much computing knowledge as exists now in the whole city, or even the whole world.