Timeline Tuesday 30 January 1951

Events on Tuesday 30 January 1951 3

• 1875 – 1951 Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951) Died 30 January 1951, aged 75 Porsche was an Austrian-German automotive engineer who designed the original Volkswagen Beetle and founded the Porsche car company. His engineering work spanned racing cars, tanks, and mass-market vehicles across both World Wars. He died in Stuttgart, West Germany.
• 1951 – present Phil Collins English drummer, singer & songwriter Phil Collins (born 1951) is an English drummer, singer, songwriter and actor — drummer and later lead singer of Genesis, and one of the best-selling solo artists of the 1980s with hits including "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds" and "Sussudio". A double Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, with Genesis (2010) and as a solo artist (2026).
• 1951 Phil Collins born in Chiswick, London 30 January 1951 Philip David Charles Collins was born on 30 January 1951 in Chiswick, west London (some sources say Putney). He began playing drums at the age of five, practising along to music on the radio and television.