I second Benjamin of course. Go to one of the many sites who list events per day of the year and you'll see that. But just to keep in step with the start of the thread I just went to such a site and can add:

Jan 30, 1945: 'Wilhelm Gustloff' torpedoed by allied submarine, more than 7000 refugees dead in worst single vessel loss ever

Jan 30, 1958: House of Lords passes bill allowing women in, oh wait, does that come under bad or under the heading of good news?

Wolfgang