March 30

Events

 * - 1st recorded passage of.
 * - The people of rebel against the  , in what becomes known as the.
 * - sacks, during armed conflict between  and.
 * - and  sign the  aimed at expelling all s from  unless they convert to.
 * - : forces march into.
 * - created in the.
 * - is used for the first time in an operation by.
 * - One of the most important battles of the from  takes place near the city of.
 * - : - "" from  invade  and force election of a pro- legislature.
 * - The is signed, ending the.
 * - patents a  with an attached.
 * - Danish prince is chosen as King George of.
 * - is purchased for $7.2 million, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by  . The news media call this.
 * -  is readmitted to the  following.
 * - The triggers the  which nearly gives rise to war between the  and.
 * - The opens, linking  &.
 * - founded.
 * -  signs the, making  a.
 * - The  fighter sets the world airspeed record of 463 mph.
 * 1939 - First flight of the n.
 * - : declares  to be the capital of a new , nominally controlled by.
 * - :  invade  and take,  and  forces liberate.
 * 1945 - : a defecting German pilot delivers a  to Americans.
 * - delivers the first  computer to the.
 * - opens in . It is the first  in.
 * - The is signed at.
 * - : A explodes in front of the  in, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
 * - : The begins after ese forces cross into the  (DMZ) of.
 * -, a British politician, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the . The claims responsibility.
 * -  is  outside a, hotel by
 * - : Mission completed with the landing of  at,.
 * - is the first ian astronaut in space.
 * 2006  - UK  becomes law.

Births

 * -, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (d. )
 * -, Grand Duke of Muscovy (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. )
 * -, Spanish painter (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * -, British author (d. )
 * -, French poet (d. )
 * -, Dutch painter (d. )
 * -, French telegraph engineer (d. )
 * -, German sociologist (d. )
 * -, Dutch ice skater (d. )
 * -, Irish dramatist (d. )
 * -, Italian artist (d. )
 * 1892  -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, Russian aerospace engineer (d. )
 * 1895  -, French author (d. )
 * -, well known Bengali writer (d. )
 * -, American philanthropist (d. )
 * 1902  -, British musician and band leader (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, mathematician (d. )
 * -, American animator (d. )
 * 1913  -, American  director (d. )
 * 1913  -, American singer (d. )
 * 1913  - ,
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American National Security Advisor (d. )
 * -, Turkish actor
 * -, Canadian poet (d. )
 * -, Swedish entrepreneur
 * 1926 -, German conductor (d. )
 * -, American game show host
 * -, French politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1930  -, Australian artist and entertainer
 * -, Swiss-born writer
 * -, French actor and director
 * -, German musicologist and jazz vibraphone and piano player
 * 1935  -, American football player (d. )
 * -, American actor and director
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, British musician
 * 1941  - ,
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, British guitarist/singer
 * -, British economist
 * -, American singer
 * 1949  -, American fashion model and businesswoman
 * 1949  -, Quebec politician
 * -, Scottish actor and comedian
 * -, Quebec politician
 * -, Australian footballer and coach
 * -, American singer, guitarist and songwriter (d. )
 * -, Scottish politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian voice actor
 * -, convicted child abuser
 * 1959  -, German clarinetist
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, Brazilian composer and conductor
 * -, American singer
 * 1964  -, American actor
 * 1964  -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, British journalist
 * -, American drummer
 * 1966  -, Greek chess grandmaster and author
 * -, Japanese voice actress and singer
 * -, American actress and model
 * 1968  -, Canadian singer
 * -, American racehorse (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Israeli-American actress
 * -, Czech footballer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Northern Irish musician
 * 1976  -, American ice hockey player
 * 1976  -, Barbadian athlete
 * -, Scottish rugby player
 * -, American singer and pianist
 * 1979  -, English singer
 * -, American rapper
 * 1980  -, Mexican footballer
 * 1980  -, Turkish singer and songwriter
 * -, American actor
 * -, French footballer
 * 1983  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1983  -, Canadian singer and songwriter
 * 1983  -, member of the Taiwanese girl-group
 * 1983  -, Panamanian baseball player
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * 1984  -, Croatian tennis player
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * 1986  -, Japanese singer

Deaths

 * -, German humanist (b. )
 * -, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, French architect (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Scottish anatomist (b. )
 * -, Marshal of France (b. )
 * -, English celebrity and dandy (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, French painter and teacher (b. )
 * -, French Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, seven times prime-minister of (b. )
 * -, German author (b. )
 * -, Austrian philosopher
 * -, Spanish opera singer (b. )
 * -, Polish activist (b. )
 * 1943  -, Polish activist (b. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, French prime minister (b. )
 * -, Russian writer and mystic (b. )
 * -, American physician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American radio commentator (b. )
 * -, Egyptian singer and actor (b. )
 * -, American publisher (b. )
 * -, German theologian (b. )
 * -, American actor and singer (heart attack) (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, French politician (b. )
 * -, Greek archeologist, professor at the (b. )
 * -, American film and television producer (b. )
 * -, Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2003  -, Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (b. )
 * -, English-born journalist (b. )
 * 2004  -, British broadcaster (b. )
 * 2004  -, New Zealand historian (b. )
 * 2004  -, American singer (b. )
 * 2005  -, Bulgarian singer (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * 2005  -, American athlete (b. )
 * 2005  -, American civil rights activist (b. )
 * 2005  -, Indian author and cartoonist (b. )
 * 2005  -, American drummer (b. )
 * -, American football coach (b. )
 * -, American football coach (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Festival devoted to.
 * - Public holiday in.
 * - Public holiday in.

Liturgical feasts

 * (died 649)
 * (d. 117)