On this day: January 30
POSTED: 10:26 PM PST Jan 28, 2013
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Jan 29, 2013
An assassin's misfires spare President Andrew Jackson, "The Lone Ranger" debuts on radio, Gandhi is assassinated, The Beatles hit the roof for one last gig, and the first computer virus is written, all on this day.
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1930: Actor Gene Hackman, best known for movies such as "Bonnie and Clyde," "The French Connection," "The Poseidon Adventure," "The Conversation," "Mississippi Burning" and "Unforgiven," is born in San Bernardino, Calif. Hackman has been nominated for five Academy Awards winning Oscars for Best Actor for "The French Connection" and Best Supporting Actor for "Unforgiven."
