A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on March 30 throughout history.
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Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions (25 of 30)…
The Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Paris ending the Crimean War
The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (109 million in 2018 dollars), roughly 2 cents an acre
The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government or any state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color,…
The 14th Dalai Lama (born Lhamo Thondup; 6 July 1935; full spiritual name: Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, shortened as Tenzin Gyatso) is the incumbent Dalai Lama, the highest…
Northern Ireland's government and parliament are dissolved by the British government, and direct rule from Westminster is introduced
Key figures in Artificial Intelligence including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak sign an open letter warning the race to develop AI systems is out of control and asking for a suspension of at least six months [1] [2]
"Chariots of Fire" directed by Hugh Hudson and starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson premieres at a Royal Command Film Performance (Best Picture 1982)
Columbia Records releases jazz artist Miles Davis's influential double album "Bitches Brew"; it becomes his highest-charting title, wins a Grammy, and earns him his first gold record
Jack Nicklaus debuts on the Senior PGA Tour with a 71 (-1) in the first round of The Tradition at Desert Mountain and wins the event by four strokes over Gary Player
Broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite weds Mary Elizabeth Maxwell at the Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
American actress and singer Doris Day (23) weds American jazz saxophonist George Weidler (20); divorce in 1949
American rapper Vanilla Ice (29) weds Laura Giarritta
"Alias" actress Jennifer Garner (30) divorces actor Scott Foley (30) due to irreconcilable differences after nearly 4 years of marriage
Roseann O'Donnell is an American talk show host, comedian, and actress. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series Star Search in 1984.
Ludger becomes the first Bishop of Münster in the Holy Roman Empire
Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders
Zen teacher Ketsugan performs exorcisms to free Aizōji Temple in Fukushima, Japan
Prince Louis of Bourbon elected Bishop of Liege
Duke Sigismund of Tirol ends contacts with Switzerland
Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a theologian, leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I.
Battle at Mellifont: English army under Lord Mountjoy beats Irish
East Florida (Spanish: Florida Oriental) was a colony of Great Britain from 1763 to 1783 and a province of the Spanish Empire from 1783 to 1821.
Ether used as an anaesthetic for 1st time by Dr Crawford Long (Georgia)
Hymen L. Lipman (March 20, 1817 – November 4, 1893) is credited with registering the first patent for a pencil with an attached eraser on March 30, 1858 (U.S. patent 19,783). Hymen L.
George I was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination on 18 March 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was born in Copenhagen, and seemed destined for a career in the Royal...
Mount Elba is an unincorporated community in Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States. The land belonged to the Quapaw people, but it was opened to American settlement by a treaty in 1824.
Florida territorial government established
The Battle for Kushka triggers the Pandjeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire
Thomas F. Bayard becomes 1st US ambassador in Great Britain
British inventor Birt Acres films Oxford and Cambridge boat race
Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Compulsory education law
The Queensboro Bridge, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City.
The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Lötschberg tunnel in Switzerland (13,735 m) completed
The Spanish Protectorate in Morocco was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco into a formal protectorate. The...
Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens (NHA) beat Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-2 series victory
Stanley Cup, Mutual Street Arena, Toronto, ON: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-2 series victory; first series contested by the new NHL
Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany.
KGY-AM in Olympia WA begins radio transmissions
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority formed at Howard U in 1920 incorporates
Stanley Cup Final, Patrick Arena, Victoria, BC: Victoria Cougars (WCHL) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 6-1 for a 3-1 series win; last non-NHL team to win trophy
Babberich-H soccer team forms
Newfoundland changes time to 3½ hrs W of Greenwich, repeats 44 sec
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book...
German counter offensive in North Africa
Auschwitz, also known as Oświęcim, was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World...
British 1st army recaptures Sejenane
A suicide attack (also known by a wide variety of other names, see below) is a deliberate attack in which the perpetrators intentionally end their own lives as part of the attack.
anti-fascists murdered by Nazis in Rombergpark Dortmund
Australia beats NZ in cricket at 3 30pm on 2nd day
Riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO
Bell Telephone Laboratories announces invention of the phototransistor in Murray Hill, New Jersey
6th Tony Awards: "The Fourposter" (play) and "The King & I" (musical) win
USSR performs nuclear test
France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
In 1965, the United States rapidly increased its military forces in South Vietnam, prompted by the realization that the South Vietnamese government was losing the Vietnam War as the...
Ludvík Svoboda was a Czech general and politician. He fought in both World Wars, for which he was regarded as a national hero, and he later served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1975.
Loyalists bomb water and electricity installations in Northern Ireland in the hope that the attacks would be blamed on the IRA and on elements of the civil rights movement, which was demanding an end to discrimination against Catholics
American television soap opera "Another World in Somerset" premieres on NBC, runs until 1976
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of...
American diplomat Henry Kissinger (1923–2023) played an important and controversial role in the Vietnam War. Starting out as a supporter, Kissinger came to see it as a drag on American power.
James Rupert kills 11 members of his family on Easter Sunday in Hamilton, Ohio
Land Day, recurring on March 30, is a day of commemoration for Palestinians, both Arab citizens of Israel and those in the Israeli-occupied territories of the events of that date in 1976 in...
Mark Medoff's "Children of a Lesser God" premieres in NYC
3rd NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Columbia 3 lands at White Sands, New Mexico
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) begins trading in crude oil future
US ends participation in multinational Lebanon peace force
Tamil Nadu beat Railways by inns & 144 to win Ranji Trophy
1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida (New York Yankees vs, Baltimore Orioles)
Jamaican premier Percival Patterson wins parliamentary election
ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe
NY Mets beats NY Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game
5 (formerly known as Channel 5 and Five) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount...
Craig Kilborn becomes the host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS; hosts the program through 2004
Marcos Cesar Pontes is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer, AEB astronaut, politician and author.
Global credit information group Experian report that economic recovery in Wales slower than the rest of the UK, forecasting growth of 1.6% vs 2.2% for the rest of the UK
American Mega Millions lottery hits a world record lottery amount of 640 million dollars
International Olympic Committee announces postponed 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be held July 23-August 8 in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Mehmed the Conqueror is born
John Trenchard is born
Francisco Goya, Spanish painter and printmaker, known for spanish painter and printmaker, was born on 1746-03-30. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
Robert Bunsen, German chemist, known for german chemist, was born on 1811-03-30. Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen was a German chemist.
Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter, known for dutch painter, was born on 1853-03-30. Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures…
Rolf Harris, Australian entertainer, known for australian entertainer, was born on 1930-03-30.
Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor, known for scottish actor, was born on 1950-03-30.
John Astin, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1931-03-30. John Allen Astin is an American actor and director who has appeared in numerous stage, television and film roles,…
Warren Beatty, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1938-03-30. Henry Warren Beatty (né Beaty; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker.
Eric Clapton, English musician, known for english musician, was born on 1946-03-30. Eric Patrick Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
Tracy Chapman, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1965-03-30. Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter.
Celine Dion, Canadian musician, known for canadian singer, was born on 1969-03-30. Céline Marie Claudette Dion is a Canadian singer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Norah Jones, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter and musician, was born on 1980-03-30.
Wally Grout is born
Secretariat is born
Jerry Lucas, American athlete, known for american basketball player and author, was born on 1941-03-30. Jerry Ray Lucas is an American former basketball player.
Sergio Ramos, Spanish athlete, known for spanish footballer, was born on 1987-03-30. Sergio Ramos García is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Richard Sherman, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1989-03-30.
Beau Brummell, British man of fashion, known for english man of fashion, died on 1840-03-30.
Léon Blum, French politician, known for french politician, died on 1950-03-30. André Léon Blum was a French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister of France.
James Cagney actor and dancer, known for american actor and dancer, died on 1986-03-30. James Francis Cagney Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American actor and dancer.
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother dies
Michael King dies
Bill Withers musician, known for american musician, died on 2020-03-30. William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter.
Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions (25 of 30)…
Ludger becomes the first Bishop of Münster in the Holy Roman Empire
Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders
Zen teacher Ketsugan performs exorcisms to free Aizōji Temple in Fukushima, Japan
Mehmed the Conqueror is born
Prince Louis of Bourbon elected Bishop of Liege
Duke Sigismund of Tirol ends contacts with Switzerland
Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a theologian, leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I.
Battle at Mellifont: English army under Lord Mountjoy beats Irish
John Trenchard is born
Francisco Goya, Spanish painter and printmaker, known for spanish painter and printmaker, was born on 1746-03-30. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
Robert Bunsen, German chemist, known for german chemist, was born on 1811-03-30. Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen was a German chemist.
East Florida (Spanish: Florida Oriental) was a colony of Great Britain from 1763 to 1783 and a province of the Spanish Empire from 1783 to 1821.
Beau Brummell, British man of fashion, known for english man of fashion, died on 1840-03-30.
Ether used as an anaesthetic for 1st time by Dr Crawford Long (Georgia)
Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter, known for dutch painter, was born on 1853-03-30. Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures…
The Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Paris ending the Crimean War
Hymen L. Lipman (March 20, 1817 – November 4, 1893) is credited with registering the first patent for a pencil with an attached eraser on March 30, 1858 (U.S. patent 19,783). Hymen L.
George I was King of Greece from 30 March 1863 until his assassination on 18 March 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was born in Copenhagen, and seemed destined for a career in the Royal...
Mount Elba is an unincorporated community in Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States. The land belonged to the Quapaw people, but it was opened to American settlement by a treaty in 1824.
The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (109 million in 2018 dollars), roughly 2 cents an acre
The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government or any state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color,…
Florida territorial government established
The Battle for Kushka triggers the Pandjeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire
Thomas F. Bayard becomes 1st US ambassador in Great Britain
British inventor Birt Acres films Oxford and Cambridge boat race
Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts Compulsory education law
The Queensboro Bridge, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City.
The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Lötschberg tunnel in Switzerland (13,735 m) completed
The Spanish Protectorate in Morocco was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco into a formal protectorate. The...
Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens (NHA) beat Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-2 series victory
Stanley Cup, Mutual Street Arena, Toronto, ON: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-2 series victory; first series contested by the new NHL
Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany.
KGY-AM in Olympia WA begins radio transmissions
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority formed at Howard U in 1920 incorporates
Stanley Cup Final, Patrick Arena, Victoria, BC: Victoria Cougars (WCHL) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 6-1 for a 3-1 series win; last non-NHL team to win trophy
Wally Grout is born
Babberich-H soccer team forms
Rolf Harris, Australian entertainer, known for australian entertainer, was born on 1930-03-30.
John Astin, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1931-03-30. John Allen Astin is an American actor and director who has appeared in numerous stage, television and film roles,…
Newfoundland changes time to 3½ hrs W of Greenwich, repeats 44 sec
Warren Beatty, American actor and filmmaker, known for american actor and filmmaker, was born on 1938-03-30. Henry Warren Beatty (né Beaty; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker.
Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book...
Broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite weds Mary Elizabeth Maxwell at the Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
German counter offensive in North Africa
Jerry Lucas, American athlete, known for american basketball player and author, was born on 1941-03-30. Jerry Ray Lucas is an American former basketball player.
Auschwitz, also known as Oświęcim, was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World...
British 1st army recaptures Sejenane
A suicide attack (also known by a wide variety of other names, see below) is a deliberate attack in which the perpetrators intentionally end their own lives as part of the attack.
anti-fascists murdered by Nazis in Rombergpark Dortmund
American actress and singer Doris Day (23) weds American jazz saxophonist George Weidler (20); divorce in 1949
Australia beats NZ in cricket at 3 30pm on 2nd day
Eric Clapton, English musician, known for english musician, was born on 1946-03-30. Eric Patrick Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
Riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO
Bell Telephone Laboratories announces invention of the phototransistor in Murray Hill, New Jersey
Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor, known for scottish actor, was born on 1950-03-30.
Léon Blum, French politician, known for french politician, died on 1950-03-30. André Léon Blum was a French socialist politician and three-time Prime Minister of France.
6th Tony Awards: "The Fourposter" (play) and "The King & I" (musical) win
USSR performs nuclear test
The 14th Dalai Lama (born Lhamo Thondup; 6 July 1935; full spiritual name: Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, shortened as Tenzin Gyatso) is the incumbent Dalai Lama, the highest…
France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
In 1965, the United States rapidly increased its military forces in South Vietnam, prompted by the realization that the South Vietnamese government was losing the Vietnam War as the...
Tracy Chapman, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter, was born on 1965-03-30. Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter.
Ludvík Svoboda was a Czech general and politician. He fought in both World Wars, for which he was regarded as a national hero, and he later served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1975.
Loyalists bomb water and electricity installations in Northern Ireland in the hope that the attacks would be blamed on the IRA and on elements of the civil rights movement, which was demanding an end to discrimination against Catholics
Celine Dion, Canadian musician, known for canadian singer, was born on 1969-03-30. Céline Marie Claudette Dion is a Canadian singer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
Columbia Records releases jazz artist Miles Davis's influential double album "Bitches Brew"; it becomes his highest-charting title, wins a Grammy, and earns him his first gold record
American television soap opera "Another World in Somerset" premieres on NBC, runs until 1976
Secretariat is born
Northern Ireland's government and parliament are dissolved by the British government, and direct rule from Westminster is introduced
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of...
American diplomat Henry Kissinger (1923–2023) played an important and controversial role in the Vietnam War. Starting out as a supporter, Kissinger came to see it as a drag on American power.
James Rupert kills 11 members of his family on Easter Sunday in Hamilton, Ohio
Land Day, recurring on March 30, is a day of commemoration for Palestinians, both Arab citizens of Israel and those in the Israeli-occupied territories of the events of that date in 1976 in...
Mark Medoff's "Children of a Lesser God" premieres in NYC
Norah Jones, American musician, known for american singer-songwriter and musician, was born on 1980-03-30.
"Chariots of Fire" directed by Hugh Hudson and starring Ben Cross and Ian Charleson premieres at a Royal Command Film Performance (Best Picture 1982)
3rd NASA Space Shuttle Mission: Columbia 3 lands at White Sands, New Mexico
New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) begins trading in crude oil future
US ends participation in multinational Lebanon peace force
James Cagney actor and dancer, known for american actor and dancer, died on 1986-03-30. James Francis Cagney Jr. (July 17, 1899 – March 30, 1986) was an American actor and dancer.
Sergio Ramos, Spanish athlete, known for spanish footballer, was born on 1987-03-30. Sergio Ramos García is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Tamil Nadu beat Railways by inns & 144 to win Ranji Trophy
Richard Sherman, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1989-03-30.
Jack Nicklaus debuts on the Senior PGA Tour with a 71 (-1) in the first round of The Tradition at Desert Mountain and wins the event by four strokes over Gary Player
1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida (New York Yankees vs, Baltimore Orioles)
Jamaican premier Percival Patterson wins parliamentary election
ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe
NY Mets beats NY Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game
American rapper Vanilla Ice (29) weds Laura Giarritta
5 (formerly known as Channel 5 and Five) is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount...
Craig Kilborn becomes the host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS; hosts the program through 2004
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother dies
"Alias" actress Jennifer Garner (30) divorces actor Scott Foley (30) due to irreconcilable differences after nearly 4 years of marriage
Michael King dies
Marcos Cesar Pontes is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer, AEB astronaut, politician and author.
Global credit information group Experian report that economic recovery in Wales slower than the rest of the UK, forecasting growth of 1.6% vs 2.2% for the rest of the UK
American Mega Millions lottery hits a world record lottery amount of 640 million dollars
Roseann O'Donnell is an American talk show host, comedian, and actress. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series Star Search in 1984.
International Olympic Committee announces postponed 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be held July 23-August 8 in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Bill Withers musician, known for american musician, died on 2020-03-30. William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter.
Key figures in Artificial Intelligence including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak sign an open letter warning the race to develop AI systems is out of control and asking for a suspension of at least six months [1] [2]