What happened on March 30? There are more than 240 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About March 30
March 30 is the 90th day of the year 2024. There are 276 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday. This day falls under the 13th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Needham, Indiana 46162 sunrise occured at 06:28 AM and sunset occured at 07:07 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Aries. The modern birthstone for this month is Aquamarine while the mystical birthstone is Jade.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 305 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For March 30
- 1282The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.
- 1296Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.
- 1814Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Declaration which would later inspire Italian Unification.
- 1814Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces march into Paris.
- 1822The Florida Territory is created in the United States.
- 1842Anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.
- 1844One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
- 1855Origins of the American Civil War: Bleeding Kansas – “Border Ruffians” from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
- 1856The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
- 1863Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
- 1867Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
- 1870Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.
- 1885The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire.
- 1909The Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan and Queens.
- 1910The Mississippi Legislature founds The University of Southern Mississippi.
- 1912Sultan Abdelhafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
- 1918Outburst of bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.
- 1939The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph.
- 1940Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Ching-wei.
- 1944Allied bombing raid on Nuremberg. Along the English eastern coast 795 aircraft are despatched, including 572 Lancasters, 214 Halifaxes and 9 Mosquitos. The bombers meet resistance at the coasts of Belgium and the Netherlands from German fighters. In total, 95 bombers are lost, making it the largest Bomber Command loss of World War II.
- 1944World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria.
- 1945World War II: Soviet Union forces invade Austria and take Vienna; Polish and Soviet forces liberate Gdańsk.
- 1949A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
- 1954The Yonge Street subway line opens in Toronto. It is the first subway in Canada.
- 1961The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City.
- 1965Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the US Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
- 1972Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
- 1976The first Land Day protests are held in Israel/Palestine.
- 1979Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.
- 1981President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.
- 1982Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
- 2006The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes a law.
- 2009Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.
Who Were Born On March 30?
- 1326Ivan II of Russia, Grand Duke of Muscovy (d. 1359)
- 1432Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1481)
- 1640John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695)
- 1746Francisco Goya, Spanish painter (d. 1828)
- 1750John Stafford Smith, English composer (d. 1836)
- 1811Robert Bunsen, German chemist (d. 1899)
- 1820Anna Sewell, British author (d. 1878)
- 1830Mihály Zsupánek Slovene writer, poet and soldier in Hungary (d. 1898? 1905?)
- 1844Paul Verlaine, French poet (d. 1896)
- 1853Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (d. 1890)
- 1857Leon Charles Thevenin, French telegraph engineer (d. 1926)
- 1863Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (d. 1930)
- 1864Franz Oppenheimer, German sociologist (d. 1943)
- 1879Coen de Koning, Dutch ice skater (d. 1954)
- 1880Sean O'Casey, Irish dramatist (d. 1964)
- 1882Melanie Klein, British psychoanalyst (d. 1960)
- 1892Erhard Milch, German field marshal (d. 1972)
- 1892Fortunato Depero, Italian artist (d. 1960)
- 1892Stefan Banach, Polish mathematician (d. 1945)
- 1894Sergey Ilyushin, Russian aerospace engineer (d. 1977)
- 1895Jean Giono, French author (d. 1970)
- 1899Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Bengali writer (d. 1970)
- 1902Brooke Astor, American philanthropist (d. 2007)
- 1902Ted Heath, British musician and band leader (d. 1969)
- 1903Countee Cullen, American poet (d. 1946)
- 1903Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (d. 1984)
- 1904Ripper Collins, American baseball player (d. 1970)
- 1905Albert Pierrepoint, English executioner (d. 1992)
- 1907Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German Luftwaffe Officer (d. 1994)
- 1910Józef Marcinkiewicz, Polish mathematician (d. 1940)
- 1913Censu Tabone, President of Malta
- 1913Frankie Laine, American singer (d. 2007)
- 1913Marc Davis, American animator (d. 2000)
- 1913Richard Helms, American CIA director (d. 2002)
- 1914Sonny Boy Williamson I, American musician (d. 1948)
- 1919McGeorge Bundy, American National Security Advisor (d. 1996)
- 1922Turhan Bey, Turkish actor
- 1923Milton Acorn, Canadian poet (d. 1986)
- 1926Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish entrepreneur
- 1926Peter Marshall, American game show host
- 1926Werner Torkanowsky, German conductor (d. 1992)
- 1928Robert Badinter, French politician
- 1928Tom Sharpe, English satirical author
- 1929Richard Dysart, American actor
- 1930John Astin, American actor
- 1930Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson, former Lord of Appeal, UK
- 1930Rolf Harris, Australian artist and entertainer
- 1933George Morfogen, American actor
- 1933Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director (d. 2007)
- 1934Hans Hollein, Austrian architect
- 1935Karl Berger, German musicologist and musician
- 1935Willie Galimore, American football player (d. 1964)
- 1937Warren Beatty, American actor and director
- 1940Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish professor of public law, and judge
- 1940Jerry Lucas, American basketball player
- 1941Bob Smith, former American politician
- 1941Graeme Edge, British musician (Moody Blues)
- 1941Wasim Sajjad, President of Pakistan
- 1942Ruben Kun, Nauruan politician and former President of Nauru
- 1943Ken Forssi, American musician (Love) (d. 1998)
- 1945Eric Clapton, British guitarist
- 1945Johnnie Walker, British DJ
- 1947Ryszard Kotla, Polish travel writer and activist
- 1948Eddie Jordan, former owner of Jordan Grand Prix
- 1948Mervyn King, British economist, Governor of the Bank of England (2003–present)
- 1949Liza Frulla, Quebec politician
- 1949Naomi Sims, American fashion model and businesswoman (d. 2009)
- 1949Ray Magliozzi, American radio personality
- 1950Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor and comedian
- 1951Tina Monzon-Palma, Filipina broadcast journalist and news anchor
- 1951Yves Séguin, Quebec politician
- 1952Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach
- 1955Randy VanWarmer, American singer and songwriter (d. 2004)
- 1956Bill Butler, Scottish politician
- 1956Juanito Oiarzabal, Basque mountaineer
- 1956Shahla Sherkat, Iranian feminist journalist
- 1957Paul Reiser, American actor
- 1958Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor
- 1959Andrew Bailey, Bank of England officer
- 1959Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis, New Zealand convicted child abuser
- 1959Sabine Meyer, German clarinetist
- 1961Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1999)
- 1962Bil Dwyer, American actor
- 1962MC Hammer, American rap musician
- 1962Mark Begich, American Senator from Alaska
- 1963Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer and conductor
- 1963Panagiotis Tsalouchidis, Greek footballer
- 1964Dave Ellett, Canadian hockey player
- 1964Ian Ziering, American actor
- 1964Tracy Chapman, American singer
- 1964Vlado Bozinovski, Australian former footballer
- 1965Piers Morgan, British journalist and television personality
- 1966Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess grandmaster and author
- 1966Joey Castillo, American drummer (Queens of the Stone Age)
- 1967Christopher Bowman, American figure skater (d. 2008)
- 1967Hayashibara Megumi, Japanese voice actress and singer
- 1967Richard Hutten, designer
- 1968Celine Dion, Canadian singer
- 1968Donna D'Errico, American actress and model
- 1971Mari Holden, American cycle racer
- 1971Mark Consuelos, American actor
- 1972Mili Avital, Israeli-American actress
- 1973Ali Ahmed Qatari archer
- 1973Jan Koller, Czech footballer
- 1973Matthew Pritchard, Welsh stuntman
- 1975Bahar Soomekh, American actress
- 1975Paul Griffen, New Zealand-born Italian rugby player
- 1976Mark McClelland, Northern Irish musician (Degrassi)
- 1976Obadele Thompson, Barbadian athlete
- 1976Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player
- 1978Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player
- 1979Anatoliy Tymoschuk Ukrainian footballer
- 1979Norah Jones, American musician
- 1979Simon Webbe, English singer
- 1980Ricardo Osorio, Mexican footballer
- 1980Yalın, Turkish singer and songwriter
- 1981Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player
- 1981Jammal Brown, American football player
- 1982Jason Dohring, American actor
- 1982Mark Hudson, English footballer
- 1983Davis Romero, Panamanian baseball player
- 1983Hebe Tien, Taiwanese singer (S.H.E)
- 1983Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer
- 1983Scott Moffatt, Canadian singer and songwriter
- 1983Zach Gowen, American professional wrestler
- 1984Anna Nalick, American singer and songwriter
- 1984Mario Ančić, Croatian tennis player
- 1984Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player
- 1986Beni Arashiro, Japanese singer
- 1986Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer
- 1987Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Canadian hockey player
- 1987Trent Barreta, American professional wrestler
- 1988Thanasis Papazoglou, Greek footballer
- 1989Chris Sale, American baseball player
- 1990Cassie Scerbo, American actress
- 1990Lee Gi Kwang, Korean singer and dancer (BEAST)
- 1990Rodney Strasser, Sierra Leonean footballer
- 1994Sarah Solovay, American singer-songwriter
Who Died On March 30?
- 365Jin Aidi, emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (b. 341)
- 1486Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1526Konrad Mutian, German humanist (b. 1471)
- 1540Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469)
- 1559Adam Ries, German mathematician (b. 1492)
- 1587Ralph Sadler, English statesman (b. 1507)
- 1662François le Métel de Boisrobert, French poet (b. 1592)
- 1707Vauban, French architect (b. 1633)
- 1764Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (b. 1695)
- 1783William Hunter, Scottish anatomist (b. 1718)
- 1804Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Marshal of France (b. 1718)
- 1806Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English duchess (b. 1757)
- 1830Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (b. 1763)
- 1840Beau Brummell, English celebrity and dandy (b. 1778)
- 1842Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (b. 1755)
- 1879Thomas Couture, French painter and teacher (b. 1815)
- 1886Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, French Canadian politician (b. 1838)
- 1896Charilaos Trikoupis, seven times prime-minister of Greece (b. 1832)
- 1912Karl May, German author (b. 1842)
- 1925Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher (b. 1861)
- 1936Conchita Supervía, Spanish opera singer (b. 1895)
- 1943Jan Bytnar, Polish activist (b. 1921)
- 1943Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski, Polish activist (b. 1920)
- 1949Friedrich Bergius, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)
- 1950Léon Blum, French prime minister (b. 1872)
- 1952Jigme Wangchuck, Second king of Bhutan (b. 1905)
- 1959Daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906)
- 1959Riccardo Zanella, president of Free State of Fiume (b. 1875)
- 1965Philip Showalter Hench, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1896)
- 1966Maxfield Parrish, American artist (b. 1870)
- 1966Newbold Morris, American politician (b. 1902)
- 1967Jean Toomer, American writer (b. 1894)
- 1968Bobby Driscoll, American actor (b. 1937)
- 1970Heinrich Brüning, German politician, Chancellor (1930–1932) (b. 1885)
- 1972Gabriel Heatter, American radio commentator (b. 1890)
- 1973Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish aviator (b. 1903)
- 1977Abdel Halim Hafez, Egyptian singer and actor (b. 1929)
- 1979Airey Neave, British politician and WW2 veteran (b.1916)
- 1981DeWitt Wallace, American publisher (b. 1889)
- 1984Karl Rahner, German theologian (b. 1904)
- 1985Harold Peary, American actor and singer (b. 1908)
- 1986James Cagney, American actor (b. 1899)
- 1988Edgar Faure, French politician (b. 1908)
- 1992Manolis Andronikos, Greek archeologist, professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (b. 1919)
- 1999Gary Morton, American film and television producer (b. 1924)
- 2000Rudolf Kirchschläger, Austrian politician, President (1974–1986) (b. 1915)
- 2002Anand Bakshi, Indian lyricist (b. 1930)
- 2002Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (b. 1900)
- 2003Michael Jeter, American actor (b. 1952)
- 2003Valentin Pavlov, Soviet politician, Prime Minister (1991) (b. 1937)
- 2004Alistair Cooke, English-born journalist (b. 1908)
- 2004Hubert Gregg, British broadcaster (b. 1914)
- 2004Michael King, New Zealand historian (b. 1945)
- 2004Timi Yuro, American singer (b. 1940)
- 2005Chrysanthos Theodoridis, Greek singer (b. 1934)
- 2005Derrick Plourde, American drummer (b. 1971)
- 2005Emil Dimitrov, Bulgarian singer (b. 1940)
- 2005Fred Korematsu, American civil rights activist (b. 1919)
- 2005Milton Green, American athlete (b. 1913)
- 2005Mitch Hedberg, American comedian (b. 1968)
- 2005O. V. Vijayan, Indian author and cartoonist (b. 1930)
- 2005Robert Creeley, American poet (b. 1926)
- 2006John McGahern, Irish novelist (b. 1934)
- 2006Red Hickey, American football coach (b. 1917)
- 2008David Leslie, touring car driver (b. 1953)
- 2008Dith Pran, Cambodian photographer The Killing Fields (b. 1942)
- 2008Richard Lloyd, racing car driver (b. 1945)
- 2010Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-born American high school teacher at Garfield High School (b. 1930)
- 2010Martin Sandberger, German military officer (b. 1911)
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