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Highlights of March 30
- 2023 — Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to be indicted by a grand jury. Read more
- 2009 — The Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan, was attacked and held for several hours by 12 gunmen, resulting in 16 deaths and 95 injuries. Read more
- 2002 — Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, widow of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II, died at Royal Lodge aged 101. Read more
- 1977 — Annie Hall had its first screening at the LA Film Festival; it was voted the funniest screenplay ever by members of the Writers Guild of America. Read more
- 1972 — Vietnam War: North Vietnamese forces began the Easter Offensive in an attempt to gain as much territory and destroy as many South Vietnamese units as possible. Read more
- 1964 — Jeopardy!, the popular American game show created by Merv Griffin, made its debut on the NBC television network. Read more
- 1950 — Usmar Ismail began shooting Darah dan Doa, widely recognised as the first Indonesian film. Read more
- 1921 — The Australian Air Corps was disbanded, to be replaced the following day by the Australian Air Force. Read more
- 1918 — Four days of inter-ethnic clashes broke out in Baku, Azerbaijan, resulting in about 12,000 deaths. Read more
- 1912 — Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fes, making Morocco a French protectorate. Read more
- 1867 — U.S. secretary of state William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia for US$7.2 million. Read more
- 1863 — George I (pictured) became King of the Hellenes. Read more
- 1861 — British chemist William Crookes published his discovery of thallium using flame spectroscopy. Read more
- 1822 — The United States merged East Florida and West Florida to create the Florida Territory. Read more
- 1815 — Joachim Murat, King of Naples, issued the Rimini Proclamation, among the earliest calls for Italian unification. Read more
- 1730 — The Author's Farce, by Henry Fielding, premiered at the Little Theatre in London. Read more
- 1282 — Sicilians began to rebel against the rule of the Angevin King Charles I of Naples, starting the War of the Sicilian Vespers. Read more
Events
- 2023 — Donald Trump becomes the first former United States president to be indicted by a grand jury. Read more
- 2019 — Pope Francis visits Morocco. Read more
- 2018 — The Israeli Army kills 17 Palestinians and wounds 1,400 in Gaza during Land Day protests. Read more
- 2017 — SpaceX conducts the world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket. Read more
- 2011 — Min Aung Hlaing is appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces. Read more
- 2009 — Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan. Read more
- 2008 — Drolma Kyi arrested by Chinese authorities. Read more
- 2006 — Cyclone Glenda, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Australian region makes landfall near Onslow, Western Australia. Read more
- 2002 — The 2002 Lyon car attack takes place. Read more
- 1982 — Space Shuttle program: STS-3 mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1979 — Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament (MP), is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility. Read more
- 1976 — Israeli-Palestinian conflict: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since 1948, Palestinians create the first Land Day. Read more
- 1972 — Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam. Read more
- 1967 — Delta Air Lines Flight 9877 crashes at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, killing 19. Read more
- 1965 — Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others. Read more
- 1961 — The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City. Read more
- 1959 — Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India. Read more
- 1949 — Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO. Read more
- 1945 — World War II: Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna. Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig. Read more
- 1944 — World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria. Read more
- 1944 — World War II: In a raid on Nuremberg, RAF Bomber Command suffers its greatest loss of the war, losing 95 bombers from a force of 795. Read more
- 1940 — Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei. Read more
- 1939 — The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h). Read more
- 1918 — Beginning of the bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate. Read more
- 1912 — Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate. Read more
- 1900 — Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover the first clay tablet with hieroglyphic writing in a script later called Linear B. Read more
- 1899 — German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights. Read more
- 1885 — The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empires. Read more
- 1870 — Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction. Read more
- 1867 — Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about two cents/acre ($4.19/km2), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. Read more
- 1863 — Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece. Read more
- 1861 — Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium. Read more
- 1856 — The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War. Read more
- 1855 — Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1842 — Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long. Read more
- 1841 — The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens. Read more
- 1822 — The Florida Territory is created in the United States. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1815 — Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation, among the earliest calls for Italian unification. Read more
- 1699 — Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab. Read more
- 1296 — Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England. Read more
- 1282 — The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers. Read more
- 598 — Avar–Byzantine wars: 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 army is decimated by the plague. Read more
Born on March 30
- 2001 — Anastasia Potapova, Russian tennis player Read more
- 2000 — Colton Herta, American race car driver Read more
- 1998 — Kalyn Ponga, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1997 — Cha Eun-woo, South Korean singer, actor, and model Read more
- 1996 — Ryan Noda, American baseball player Read more
- 1995 — Zay Jones, American football player Read more
- 1994 — Alex Bregman, American baseball player Read more
- 1994 — Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer Read more
- 1993 — Anitta, Brazilian singer and entertainer Read more
- 1992 — Palak Muchhal, Indian playback singer Read more
- 1991 — NF, American rapper Read more
- 1990 — Thomas Rhett, American country music singer and songwriter Read more
- 1990 — Michal Březina, Czech figure skater Read more
- 1989 — Chris Sale, American baseball player Read more
- 1989 — João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player Read more
- 1988 — Will Matthews, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1988 — Thanasis Papazoglou, Greek footballer Read more
- 1988 — Richard Sherman, American football player Read more
- 1988 — Larisa Yurkiw, Canadian alpine skier Read more
- 1987 — Trent Barreta, American wrestler Read more
- 1987 — Calum Elliot, Scottish footballer Read more
- 1987 — Kwok Kin Pong, Hong Kong footballer Read more
- 1987 — Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1986 — Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer Read more
- 1985 — Giacomo Ricci, Italian racing driver Read more
- 1984 — Mario Ančić, Croatian tennis player Read more
- 1984 — Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player Read more
- 1983 — Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer Read more
- 1982 — Mark Hudson, English footballer Read more
- 1982 — Philippe Mexès, French footballer Read more
- 1982 — Javier Portillo, Spanish footballer Read more
- 1982 — Jason Dohring, American actor Read more
- 1981 — Jammal Brown, American football player Read more
- 1981 — Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player Read more
- 1980 — Katrine Lunde, Norwegian handball goalkeeper Read more
- 1980 — Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, Norwegian handball player Read more
- 1980 — Ricardo Osorio, Mexican footballer Read more
- 1979 — Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter and pianist Read more
- 1979 — Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Ukrainian footballer Read more
- 1978 — Paweł Czapiewski, Polish runner Read more
Died on March 30
- 2026 — Chan Santokhi, Surinamese politician, 9th President of Suriname (born 1959) Read more
- 2024 — Tim McGovern, American visual effects artist (born 1955) Read more
- 2024 — Chance Perdomo, British-American actor (born 1996) Read more
- 2023 — Doug Mulray, Australian radio and television host (born 1951) Read more
- 2021 — G. Gordon Liddy, chief operative in the Watergate scandal (born 1930) Read more
- 2021 — Myra Frances, British actress (born 1942) Read more
- 2020 — Manolis Glezos, Greek left-wing politician, journalist, author, and folk hero (born 1922) Read more
- 2020 — Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter (born 1938) Read more
- 2018 — Bill Maynard, English actor (born 1928) Read more
- 2015 — Helmut Dietl, German director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944) Read more
- 2015 — Roger Slifer, American author, illustrator, screenwriter, and producer (born 1954) Read more
- 2015 — Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer and academic (born 1921) Read more
- 2014 — Kate O'Mara, English actress (born 1939) Read more
- 2014 — Alice Raftary, American educator of blind adults (born 1927) Read more
- 2013 — Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (born 1923) Read more
- 2013 — Bobby Parks, American basketball player and coach (born 1962) Read more
- 2013 — Phil Ramone, South African-American songwriter and producer, co-founded A & R Recording (born 1934) Read more
- 2013 — Edith Schaeffer, Chinese-Swiss religious leader and author, co-founded L'Abri (born 1914) Read more
- 2013 — Bob Turley, American baseball player and coach (born 1930) Read more
- 2012 — Janet Anderson Perkin, Canadian baseball player and curler (born 1921) Read more
- 2012 — Aquila Berlas Kiani, Indian-Canadian sociologist and academic (born 1921) Read more
- 2012 — Francesco Mancini, Italian footballer and coach (born 1968) Read more
- 2012 — Granville Semmes, American businessman, founded 1-800-Flowers (born 1928) Read more
- 2012 — Leonid Shebarshin, Russian KGB officer (born 1935) Read more
- 2010 — Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-American educator (born 1930) Read more
- 2010 — Morris R. Jeppson, American lieutenant and physicist (born 1922) Read more
- 2010 — Martin Sandberger, German SS officer and convicted war criminal (born 1911) Read more
- 2008 — Roland Fraïssé, French mathematical logician (born 1920) Read more
- 2008 — David Leslie, Scottish racing driver (born 1953) Read more
- 2008 — Richard Lloyd, English racing driver (born 1945) Read more
- 2008 — Dith Pran, Cambodian-American photographer and journalist (born 1942) Read more
- 2007 — John Roberts, Canadian political scientist, academic, and politician, 46th Secretary of State for Canada (born 1933) Read more
- 2006 — Red Hickey, American football player and coach (born 1917) Read more
- 2006 — John McGahern, Irish author and educator (born 1934) Read more
- 2005 — Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (born 1926) Read more
- 2005 — Milton Green, American hurdler and soldier (born 1913) Read more
- 2005 — Fred Korematsu, American political activist (born 1919) Read more
- 2005 — Chrysanthos Theodoridis, Greek singer and songwriter (born 1934) Read more
- 2005 — O. V. Vijayan, Indian author and illustrator (born 1930) Read more
- 2005 — Mitch Hedberg, American stand-up comedian (born 1968) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
Blessed Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy; Christian feast day:
Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka; Christian feast day:
John Climacus; Christian feast day:
Mamertinus of Auxerre; Christian feast day:
Quirinus of Neuss; Christian feast day:
Thomas Son Chasuhn, Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy (part of The Korean Martyrs); Christian feast day:
Tola of Clonard; Christian feast day:
March 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Land Day (Palestine); National Doctors' Day (United States); Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day (Trinidad and Tobago); School Day of Non-violence and Peace (Spain)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “March 30”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.