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March 30 is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 276 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

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  598 – Balkan Campaign: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. Their leader Bayan I retreats north of the Danube River after the Avaro-Slavic hordes are decimated by the plague.


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  1282 – The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.


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  1296 – Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.


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  1699 – Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.^[1]
  


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  1815 – Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation which would later inspire Italian unification.


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  1818 – Physicist Augustin Fresnel reads a memoir on optical rotation to the French Academy of Sciences, reporting that when polarized light is "depolarized" by a Fresnel rhomb, its properties are preserved in any subsequent passage through an optically-rotating crystal or liquid.^[2]
  


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  1822 – The Florida Territory is created in the United States.


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  1841 – The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.


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  1842 – Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.


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  1844 – One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.


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  1855 – Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.


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  1856 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.


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  1861 – Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium.


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  1863 – Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.


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  1867 – Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.


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  1870 – Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.


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  1885 – The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empire.


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  1899 – German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.


• 
  1912 – Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.


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  1918 – Outburst of bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.


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  1939 – The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h).


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  1940 – Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.


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  1944 – World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria.


• 1944 – Out of 795 Lancasters, Halifaxes and Mosquitos sent to attack Nuremberg, 95 bombers do not return, making it the largest RAF Bomber Command loss of the war.


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  1945 – World War II: Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna; Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig.


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  1949 – Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.


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  1961 – The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City.


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  1965 – Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.


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  1972 – Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.


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  1976 – Israeli-Palestinian conflict: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since 1948, Palestinians create the first Land Day.^[3]
  


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  1979 – Airey 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.


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  1981 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.; three others are wounded in the same incident.


• 
  1982 – Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.


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  2009 – Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.


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  2017 – SpaceX conducts the world’s first reflight of an orbital class rocket.^[4][5]
  

Births

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  892 – Shi Jingtang, founder of the Later Jin Dynasty (d. 942)


• 
  1135 – Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (April 6 also proposed, d. 1204)


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  1326 – Ivan II of Moscow (d. 1359)


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  1432 – Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman sultan (d. 1481)


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  1510 – Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish composer and organist (d. 1566)


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  1551 – Salomon Schweigger, German theologian (d. 1622)


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  1606 – Vincentio Reinieri, Italian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1647)


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  1632 – John Proctor, farmer hanged for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials


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  1640 – John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (d. 1695)


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  1727 – Tommaso Traetta, Italian composer and educator (d. 1779)


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  1746 – Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and sculptor (d. 1828)


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  1750 – John Stafford Smith, English organist and composer (d. 1836)


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  1793 – Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentinian soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (d. 1877)


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  1805 – Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, German-Swedish linguist and botanist (d. 1887)


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  1811 – Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (d. 1899)


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  1820 – Anna Sewell, English author (d. 1878)


• 1820 – James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1882)^[6]
  


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  1844 – Paul Verlaine, French poet (d. 1896)


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  1853 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (d. 1890)


• 
  1853 – Arnoldo Sartorio, German composer, pianist, and teacher (d. 1936)


• 
  1857 – Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (d. 1926)


• 
  1858 – Siegfried Alkan, German composer (d. 1941)


• 
  1863 – Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (d. 1930)


• 
  1864 – Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (d. 1943)


• 
  1874 – Charles Lightoller, English 2nd officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1952)


• 1874 – Josiah McCracken, American hammer thrower, shot putter, and football player (d. 1962)


• 1874 – Nicolae Rădescu, Romanian general and politician, Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1953)


• 
  1875 – Thomas Xenakis, Greek-American gymnast (d. 1942)


• 
  1879 – Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (d. 1954)


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  1880 – Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist, playwright, and memoirist (d. 1964)


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  1882 – Melanie Klein, Jewish Austrian-English psychologist and author (d. 1960)


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  1888 – J. R. Williams, Canadian-born cartoonist (d. 1957)


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  1891 – Chunseong, Korean monk, writer and philosopher (d. 1977)


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  1892 – Stefan Banach, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1945)


• 1892 – Fortunato Depero, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1960)


• 1892 – Erhard Milch, German field marshal (d. 1972)


• 1892 – Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director (d. 1918)


• 1892 – Erwin Panofsky, German historian and academic (d. 1968)


• 
  1894 – Tommy Green, English race walker (d. 1975)


• 1894 – Sergey Ilyushin, Russian engineer, founded Ilyushin Aircraft Company (d. 1977)


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  1895 – Jean Giono, French author and poet (d. 1970)


• 1895 – Carl Lutz, Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (d. 1975)


• 1895 – Charlie Wilson, English footballer (d. 1971)


• 
  1899 – Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Indian author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1970)


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  1902 – Brooke Astor, American socialite and philanthropist (d. 2007)


• 1902 – Ted Heath, English trombonist and composer (d. 1969)


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  1903 – Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (d. 1984)


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  1904 – Ripper Collins, American baseball player and coach (d. 1970)


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  1905 – Archie Birkin, English motorcycle racer (d. 1927)


• 1905 – Mikio Oda, Japanese triple jumper and academic (d. 1998)


• 1905 – Albert Pierrepoint, English hangman (d. 1992)


• 
  1907 – Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German general (d. 1994)


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  1910 – Józef Marcinkiewicz, Polish soldier, mathematician, and academic (d. 1940)


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  1911 – Ekrem Akurgal, Turkish archaeologist and academic (d. 2002)


• 
  1912 – Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994)


• 1912 – Alvin Hamilton, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (d. 2004)


• 
  1913 – Marc Davis, American animator (d. 2000)


• 1913 – Richard Helms, American soldier and diplomat, 8th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 2002)


• 1913 – Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter (d. 2007)


• 1913 – Ċensu Tabone, Maltese general, physician, and politician, 4th President of Malta (d. 2012)


• 
  1914 – Sonny Boy Williamson I, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1948)


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  1915 – Pietro Ingrao, Italian journalist and politician (d. 2015)


• 
  1917 – Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1995)


• 
  1919 – McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (d. 1996)


• 1919 – Robin M. Williams, New Zealand mathematician and academic (d. 2013)


• 
  1921 – André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (d. 2013)


• 
  1922 – Turhan Bey, American actor (d. 2012)


• 1922 – Arthur Wightman, American physicist and academic (d. 2013)


• 
  1923 – Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1986)


• 
  1926 – Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA (d. 2018)


• 
  1927 – Wally Grout, Australian cricketer (d. 1968)


• 
  1928 – Robert Badinter, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice
  


• 1928 – Colin Egar, Australian cricket umpire (d. 2008)


• 1928 – Tom Sharpe, English-Spanish author and educator (d. 2013)


• 
  1929 – Richard Dysart, American actor (d. 2015)


• 1929 – Ray Musto, American soldier and politician (d. 2014)


• 1929 – István Rózsavölgyi, Hungarian runner (d. 2012)


• 
  1930 – John Astin, American actor


• 1930 – Rolf Harris, Australian singer-songwriter


• 
  1933 – Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director (d. 2007)


• 
  1934 – Paul Crouch, American broadcaster, co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (d. 2013)


• 1934 – Hans Hollein, Austrian architect and academic, designed Haas House (d. 2014)


• 
  1935 – Karl Berger, German pianist and composer


• 1935 – Willie Galimore, American football player (d. 1964)


• 1935 – Gordon Mumma, American composer


• 
  1937 – Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter


• 1937 – Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth, English businessman


• 
  1938 – John Barnhill, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)


• 1938 – Klaus Schwab, German economist and engineer, founded the World Economic Forum
  


• 
  1940 – Norman Gifford, English cricketer


• 1940 – Jerry Lucas, American basketball player and educator


• 1940 – Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish lawyer and judge (d. 2016)


• 
  1941 – Graeme Edge, English singer-songwriter and drummer


• 1941 – Ron Johnston, English geographer and academic


• 1941 – Wasim Sajjad, Pakistani lawyer and politician, President of Pakistan
  


• 1941 – Bob Smith, American soldier and politician


• 
  1942 – Ruben Kun, Nauruan lawyer and politician, 14th President of Nauru (d. 2014)


• 1942 – Tane Norton, New Zealand rugby player


• 1942 – Kenneth Welsh, Canadian actor


• 
  1943 – Jay Traynor, American pop and doo-wop singer (d. 2014)


• 
  1944 – Mark Wylea Erwin, American businessman and diplomat


• 1944 – Brian Wilshire, Australian radio host


• 
  1945 – Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter


• 1947 – Dick Roche, Irish politician, Minister of State for European Affairs
  


• 1947 – Terje Venaas, Norwegian bassist


• 
  1948 – Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham, English computer programmer and politician


• 1948 – Eddie Jordan, Irish race car driver and team owner, founded Jordan Grand Prix
  


• 1948 – Mervyn King, English economist and academic


• 1948 – Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, American rock singer (Black Oak Arkansas)


• 
  1949 – Liza Frulla, Canadian talk show host and politician, 3rd Minister of Canadian Heritage
  


• 1949 – Dana Gillespie, English singer-songwriter and actress


• 1949 – Naomi Sims, American model and author (d. 2009)


• 
  1950 – Janet Browne, English-American historian and academic


• 1950 – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor


• 1950 – Grady Little, American baseball player, coach, and manager


• 1950 – Warren Snowdon, Australian educator and politician, 39th Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs
  


• 
  1951 – Tina Monzon-Palma, Filipino journalist


• 
  1952 – Stuart Dryburgh, English-New Zealand cinematographer


• 1952 – Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach


• 
  1955 – Randy VanWarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004)


• 
  1956 – Bill Butler, Scottish educator and politician


• 1956 – Juanito Oiarzabal, Spanish mountaineer


• 1956 – Shahla Sherkat, Iranian journalist and author


• 
  1957 – Marie-Christine Koundja, Chadian author and diplomat^[7]
  


• 1957 – Paul Reiser, American actor and comedian


• 
  1958 – Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor and stand-up comedian


• 1958 – Joey Sindelar, American golfer


• 
  1959 – Martina Cole, English television host and author


• 
  1960 – Laurie Graham, Canadian skier


• 1960 – Bill Johnson, American skier (d. 2016)


• 
  1961 – Mike Thackwell, New Zealand race car driver


• 1961 – Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1999)


• 
  1962 – Mark Begich, American politician


• 1962 – MC Hammer, American rapper and actor


• 
  1963 – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Mongolian journalist and politician, 4th President of Mongolia
  


• 1963 – Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer and conductor


• 1963 – Panagiotis Tsalouchidis, Greek footballer


• 
  1964 – Vlado Bozinovski, Macedonian-Australian footballer and manager


• 1964 – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist


• 
  1965 – Piers Morgan, English journalist and talk show host


• 
  1966 – Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess player and author


• 1966 – Dmitry Volkov, Russian swimmer


• 1966 – Leonid Voloshin, Russian triple jumper


• 
  1967 – Christopher Bowman, American figure skater and coach (d. 2008)


• 1967 – Richard Hutten, Dutch furniture designer


• 1967 – Julie Richardson, New Zealand tennis player


• 
  1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter


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  1969 – Troy Bayliss, Australian motorcycle racer


• 
  1970 – Tobias Hill, English poet and author


• 
  1971 – Mari Holden, American cyclist


• 1971 – Mark Consuelos, American actor and television personality


• 
  1972 – Mili Avital, Israeli-American actress


• 1972 – Emerson Thome, Brazilian footballer and scout


• 1972 – Karel Poborský, Czech footballer


• 
  1973 – Adam Goldstein, American keyboard player, DJ, and producer (d. 2009)


• 1973 – Jan Koller, Czech footballer


• 1973 – Kareem Streete-Thompson, Caymanian-American long jumper


• 
  1974 – Martin Love, Australian cricketer


• 
  1975 – Paul Griffen, New Zealand-Italian rugby player


• 
  1976 – Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player


• 1976 – Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter


• 1976 – Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish politician, Minister for Education of Denmark
  


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  1977 – Abhishek Chaubey, Indian director and screenwriter


• 
  1978 – Paweł Czapiewski, Polish runner


• 1978 – Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player and coach


• 1978 – Bok van Blerk, South African singer-songwriter and actor


• 
  1979 – Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter and pianist


• 1979 – Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Ukrainian footballer


• 
  1980 – Ricardo Osorio, Mexican footballer


• 
  1981 – Jammal Brown, American football player


• 1981 – Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player


• 
  1982 – Mark Hudson, English footballer


• 1982 – Philippe Mexès, French footballer


• 1982 – Javier Portillo, Spanish footballer


• 1982 – Jason Dohring, American actor


• 
  1983 – Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer


• 
  1984 – Mario Ančić, Croatian tennis player


• 1984 – Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player


• 
  1985 – Giacomo Ricci, Italian race car driver


• 
  1986 – Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer


• 
  1987 – Trent Barreta, American wrestler


• 1987 – Calum Elliot, Scottish footballer


• 1987 – Kwok Kin Pong, Hong Kong footballer


• 1987 – Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Canadian ice hockey player


• 
  1988 – Will Matthews, Australian rugby league player


• 1988 – Thanasis Papazoglou, Greek footballer


• 1988 – Richard Sherman, American football player


• 
  1989 – Chris Sale, American baseball player


• 1989 – João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player


• 
  1990 – Michal Březina, Czech figure skater


• 
  1992 – Palak Muchhal, Indian playback singer


• 
  1993 – Javid Bowen, Australian rugby league player


• 1993 – Anitta, Brazilian singer and entertainer


• 1994 – Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer


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  1998 – Kalyn Ponga, Australian rugby league player


• 
  2000 – Colton Herta, American racing driver^[8]
  

Deaths

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  116 – Quirinus of Neuss, Roman martyr and saint


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  365 – Ai of Jin, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 341)


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  943 – Li Bian, emperor of Southern Tang (b. 889)


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  987 – Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (b. 960)


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  1180 – Al-Mustadi, Caliph (b. 1142)


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  1202 – Joachim of Fiore, Italian mystic and theologian (b. 1135)


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  1465 – Isabella of Clermont, queen consort of Naples (b. c. 1424)


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  1472 – Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (b. 1435)


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  1486 – Thomas Bourchier, English cardinal (b. 1404)


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  1526 – Konrad Mutian, German humanist (b. 1471)


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  1540 – Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German cardinal (b. 1469)


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  1559 – Adam Ries, German mathematician and academic (b. 1492)


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  1587 – Ralph Sadler, English politician, Secretary of State for England (b. 1507)


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  1662 – François le Métel de Boisrobert, French poet and playwright (b. 1592)


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  1689 – Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Polish atheist and philosopher (b. 1634)


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  1707 – Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French general and engineer (b. 1633)


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  1764 – Pietro Locatelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1695)


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  1783 – William Hunter, Scottish anatomist and physician (b. 1718)


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  1804 – Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1718)


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  1806 – Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (b. 1757)


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  1830 – Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (b. 1763)


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  1840 – Beau Brummell, English-French fashion designer (b. 1778)


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  1842 – Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (b. 1755)


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  1864 – Louis Schindelmeisser, German clarinet player, composer, and conductor (b. 1811)


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  1873 – Bénédict Morel, Austrian-French psychiatrist and physician (b. 1809)


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  1879 – Thomas Couture, French painter and educator (b. 1815)


• 
  1886 – Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Premier of Quebec (b. 1838)


• 
  1896 – Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek politician, 55th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1832)


• 
  1912 – Karl May, German author (b. 1842)


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  1925 – Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1861)


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  1935 – Romanos Melikian, Armenian composer (b. 1883)


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  1936 – Conchita Supervía, Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1895)


• 
  1940 – Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet Scottish soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (b. 1876)


• 
  1943 – Jan Bytnar, Polish lieutenant; WWII resistance fighter (b. 1921)


• 1943 – Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski, Polish sergeant; WWII resistance fighter (b. 1920)


• 
  1945 – Béla Balogh, Hungarian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)


• 
  1949 – Friedrich Bergius, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)


• 1949 – Dattaram Hindlekar, Indian cricketer (b. 1909)


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  1950 – Léon Blum, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1872)


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  1952 – Jigme Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (b. 1905)


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  1955 – Harl McDonald, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1899)


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  1956 – Edmund Clerihew Bentley, English author and poet (b. 1875)


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  1959 – Daniil Andreyev, Russian mystic and poet (b. 1906)


• 1959 – John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (b. 1894)


• 1959 – Riccardo Zanella, Italian politician (b. 1875)


• 
  1960 – Joseph Haas, German composer and educator (b. 1879)


• 
  1961 – Philibert Jacques Melotte, English astronomer (b. 1880)


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  1963 – Aleksandr Gauk, Russian conductor and composer (b. 1893)


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  1964 – Nella Larsen, American nurse and author (b. 1891)


• 
  1965 – Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)


• 
  1966 – Newbold Morris, American lawyer and politician (b. 1902)


• 1966 – Maxfield Parrish, American painter and illustrator (b. 1870)


• 1966 – Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (b. 1893)


• 
  1967 – Paul Clayton, American folksinger and folklorist
  


• 1967 – Frank Thorpe, Australian public servant (b. 1885)


• 1967 – Jean Toomer, American poet and novelist (b. 1894)


• 
  1969 – Lucien Bianchi, Belgian race car driver (b. 1934)


• 
  1970 – Heinrich Brüning, German economist and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1885)


• 
  1972 – Mahir Çayan, Turkish politician (b. 1946)


• 1972 – Gabriel Heatter, American radio commentator (b. 1890)


• 
  1973 – Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish pilot and politician (b. 1903)


• 1973 – Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French racing driver (b. 1904)


• 
  1975 – Peter Bamm, German journalist and author (b. 1897)


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  1977 – Levko Revutsky, Ukrainian composer and educator (b. 1889)


• 
  1978 – George Paine, English cricketer and coach (b. 1908)


• 1978 – Memduh Tağmaç, Turkish general (b. 1904)


• 
  1979 – Airey Neave, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (b. 1916)


• 1979 – Ray Ventura, French pianist and bandleader (b. 1908)


• 
  1981 – DeWitt Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Reader's Digest (b. 1889)


• 
  1984 – Karl Rahner, German-Austrian priest and theologian (b. 1904)


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  1985 – Harold Peary, American actor and singer (b. 1908)


• 
  1986 – James Cagney, American actor and dancer (b. 1899)


• 1986 – John Ciardi, American poet and etymologist (b. 1916)


• 
  1988 – Edgar Faure, French historian and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1908)


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  1990 – Harry Bridges, Australian-born American activist and trade union leader (b. 1901)


• 
  1992 – Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1919)


• 
  1993 – S. M. Pandit, Indian painter (b. 1916)


• 
  1993 – Richard Diebenkorn, American painter (b. 1922)


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  1995 – Rozelle Claxton, American pianist (b. 1913)


• 1995 – Tony Lock, English-Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1929)


• 1995 – Paul A. Rothchild, American record producer (b. 1935)


• 
  1996 – Hugh Falkus, English pilot and author (b. 1917)


• 1996 – Ryoei Saito, Japanese businessman (b. 1916)


• 
  2000 – Rudolf Kirchschläger, Austrian judge and politician, 8th President of Austria (b. 1915)


• 
  2002 – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (b. 1900)


• 2002 – Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and lyricist (b. 1930)


• 
  2003 – Michael Jeter, American actor (b. 1952)


• 2003 – Valentin Pavlov, Russian banker and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (b. 1937)


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  2004 – Alistair Cooke, English-American journalist and author (b. 1908)


• 2004 – Hubert Gregg, English actor and director (b. 1914)


• 2004 – Michael King, New Zealand historian and author (b. 1945)


• 2004 – Timi Yuro, American singer and songwriter (b. 1940)


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  2005 – Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (b. 1926)


• 2005 – Milton Green, American hurdler and soldier (b. 1913)


• 2005 – Fred Korematsu, American political activist (b. 1919)


• 2005 – O. V. Vijayan, Indian author and illustrator (b. 1930)


• 2005 – Mitch Hedberg, American stand-up comedian (b. 1968)


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  2006 – Red Hickey, American football player and coach (b. 1917)


• 2006 – John McGahern, Irish author and educator (b. 1934)


• 
  2007 – John Roberts, Canadian political scientist, academic, and politician, 46th Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1933)


• 
  2008 – Roland Fraïssé, French mathematical logician (b. 1920)


• 2008 – David Leslie, Scottish racing car driver (b. 1953)


• 2008 – Richard Lloyd, English racing car driver (b. 1945)


• 2008 – Dith Pran, Cambodian-American photographer and journalist (b. 1942)


• 
  2010 – Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-American educator (b. 1930)


• 2010 – Morris R. Jeppson, American lieutenant and physicist (b. 1922)


• 2010 – Martin Sandberger, German SS officer (b. 1911)


• 
  2012 – Janet Anderson Perkin, Canadian baseball player and curler (b. 1921)


• 2012 – Aquila Berlas Kiani, Indian-Canadian sociologist and academic (b. 1921)


• 2012 – Francesco Mancini, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1968)


• 2012 – Granville Semmes, American businessman, founded 1-800-Flowers (b. 1928)


• 2012 – Leonid Shebarshin, Russian KGB officer (b. 1935)


• 
  2013 – Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (b. 1923)


• 2013 – Bobby Parks, American basketball player and coach (b. 1962)


• 2013 – Phil Ramone, South African-American songwriter and producer, co-founded A & R Recording (b. 1934)


• 2013 – Edith Schaeffer, Chinese-Swiss religious leader and author, co-founded L'Abri (b. 1914)


• 2013 – Bob Turley, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)


• 
  2014 – Ray Hutchison, American lawyer and politician (b. 1932)


• 2014 – Kate O'Mara, English actress (b. 1939)


• 
  2015 – Helmut Dietl, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)


• 2015 – Roger Slifer, American author, illustrator, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1954)


• 2015 – Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer and academic (b. 1921)


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  2018 – Bill Maynard, English actor (b. 1928)

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day:
  
  
  
  • Blessed Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy
    
  
  
  • Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka
    
  
  
  • John Climacus
  
  
  • Mamertinus of Auxerre
  
  
  • Quirinus of Neuss
  
  
  • 
    Thomas Son Chasuhn, Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy (part of The Korean Martyrs)
  
  
  • Tola of Clonard
  
  
  • March 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  
  
  
  


• Earliest day on which the first day of Hocktide can fall, while April 3 is the latest; observed on the second Monday after Easter. (Hungerford, England; popular in medieval England)


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  Land Day (Palestine)


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  National Doctors' Day (United States)


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  Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day (Trinidad and Tobago)


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  School Day of Non-violence and Peace (Spain)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to March 30.

• BBC: On This Day


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  The New York Times: On This Day


• Today in Canadian History