March 30

==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * 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. *1282 – The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.<ref>{{cite book|title=A history of italian republic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zujq7v0ILiwC&pg=PA103|year=1832|publisher=Longman|pages=103}}</ref> *1296 – Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.<ref>{{cite book|author=Herbert Maxwell|title=A History of the House of Douglas from the Earliest Times Down to the Legislative Union of England and Scotland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y9ztAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA24|publisher=Рипол Классик|isbn=978-1-145-80495-1|pages=25}}</ref>

===1601–1900=== *1699 – Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mahmood |first=Cynthia Keppley |title=Fighting for faith and nation dialogues with Sikh militants |url=https://archive.org/details/fightingforfaith00cynt |url-access=limited |year=1996 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |location=Philadelphia |isbn=978-0812215922 |oclc=44966032 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/fightingforfaith00cynt/page/n55 43]–45}}</ref> *1815 – Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation, among the earliest calls for Italian unification.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=6 May 2015 |title=Il proclama di Rimini |trans-title=The Rimini Proclamation |url=https://www.ilponte.com/il-proclama-di-rimini/ |access-date=18 January 2024 |website=Il Ponte |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Sacco |first=Antonio |date=30 May 2020 |title=Unificare l'Italia, il sogno di Murat |trans-title=Unifying Italy, Murat's dream |url=https://napoli.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/20_maggio_30/unificare-l-italia-sogno-murat-5de17248-a286-11ea-a5d1-29996a211afa.shtml |access-date=18 January 2024 |website=Corriere della Sera |language=it-IT}}</ref> *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.<ref>A. Fresnel, "Mémoire sur les couleurs développées dans les fluides homogènes par la lumière polarisée" ("Memoir on colors developed in homogeneous fluids by polarized light"), read 30 March 1818; printed in A. Fresnel (ed.{{tsp}} H. de Senarmont, E. Verdet, and L. Fresnel), ''Oeuvres complètes d'Augustin Fresnel'', Paris: Imprimerie Impériale, [https://books.google.com/books?id=1l0_AAAAcAAJ vol.{{tsp}}1], 1866, pp.{{tsp}}655–83, at pp.{{tsp}}659–60.</ref> *1822 – The Florida Territory is created in the United States. *1841 – The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens. *1842 – Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long. *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. *1855 – Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature. *1856 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War. *1861 – Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium. *1863 – Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece. *1867 – Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about two cents/acre ($4.19/km<sup>2</sup>), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. *1870 – Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction. *1885 – The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empires. *1899 – German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights. *1900 – Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover the first clay tablet with hieroglyphic writing in a script later called Linear B.<ref>{{cite book|last=Palaima |first=Thomas G. |chapter=Linear B|title=The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean|editor-last=Cline |editor-first=Eric H.|location=Oxford, UK|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2012|isbn=9780199873609 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EglBMWW2WHkC|page=357}}</ref>

===1901–present=== *1912 – Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate. *1918 – Beginning of the bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate. *1939 – The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h). *1940 – Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei. *1944 – World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria. * 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bomber Command Museum Archives |url=https://bombercommandmuseumarchives.ca/s,nuremberg.html#:~:text=The%20raid%20resulted%20in:%20*%2082%20bombers,the%20force%20dispatched%20lost%20*%20Thirteen%20bombers}}</ref> *1945 – World War II: Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna. Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig. *1949 – Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO. *1959 – Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India. *1961 – The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City. *1965 – Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others. *1967 – Delta Air Lines Flight 9877 crashes at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, killing 19.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-51 N802E New Orleans, LA |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670330-0 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *1972 – Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Head |first1=William P. |title=Dirty Little Secret in the Land of a Million Elephants: Barrel Roll and the Lost War |journal=Air Power History |date=2017 |volume=64 |issue=4 |pages=23–24 |jstor=26571062 |issn=1044-016X}}</ref> *1976 – Israeli-Palestinian conflict: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since 1948, Palestinians create the first Land Day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Israels-Arabs-to-mark-Land-Day|title=Israel's Arabs to mark Land Day|work=The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com|access-date=2018-10-30}}</ref> *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. *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. *2002 – The 2002 Lyon car attack takes place.<ref name="CarsCrashThrough">{{cite news|title=Vandals crash cars through French synagogue|url=http://azdailysun.com/vandals-crash-cars-through-french-synagogue/article_a3a07e4c-8d84-55f4-9b2b-5b6bccaee9bb.html|access-date=8 August 2016|agency=AP|publisher=Arizona Daily Sun|date=30 March 2002}}</ref><ref name="WaveOfAttacks">{{cite news|title=Shooting in France in Wave of Anti-Jewish Attacks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/01/international/europe/01FRAN.html|access-date=8 August 2016|work=The New York Times|date=1 April 2002}}</ref><ref name=DiamondFirst>{{cite news|last1=Diamond|first1=Andrew|title=Weekend of anti-Semitism in France|url=https://www.jta.org/2002/04/01/life-religion/features/weekend-of-anti-semitism-in-france|access-date=8 August 2016|publisher=JTA|date=1 April 2002}}</ref><ref name="NornViolence">{{cite news|last1=Horn|first1=Heather|title=The Jewish School Shooting and Patterns of Violence|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-jewish-school-shooting-and-patterns-of-violence/254707/|access-date=8 August 2016|publisher=The Atlantic|date=19 March 2012}}</ref> *2006 – Cyclone Glenda, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Australian region makes landfall near Onslow, Western Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Severe Tropical Cyclone Glenda |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/glenda.pdf |date=27–31 March 2006 |website=Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology}}</ref> *2008 – Drolma Kyi arrested by Chinese authorities.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jun-08-fg-singer8-story.html|title=China silences Tibet folk singer Drolmakyi|journal=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2008-06-09|last=Demick|first=Barbara|date=2008-06-08}}</ref> *2009 – Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan. *2011 – Min Aung Hlaing is appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces.<ref>[http://archive-2.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/5090-new-commander-in-chief-of-defence-services-general-min-aung-hlaing.html "New commander in chief of defence services: General Min Aung Hlaing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053530/http://archive-2.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/5090-new-commander-in-chief-of-defence-services-general-min-aung-hlaing.html|date=4 March 2016}}, Mizzima, 30 March 2011.</ref> *2017 – SpaceX conducts the world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/science/spacex-launches-a-satellite-with-a-partly-used-rocket.html|title=SpaceX Launches a Satellite With a Partly Used Rocket|last=Chang|first=Kenneth|date=30 March 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=31 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39451401|title=Success for SpaceX 're-usable rocket'|last=Amos|first=Jonathan|date=31 March 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=31 March 2017}}</ref> *2018 – The Israeli Army kills 17 Palestinians and wounds 1,400 in Gaza during Land Day protests.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israeli forces kill 17 Palestinians on Land Day |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/3/31/israeli-army-kills-17-palestinians-in-gaza-protests |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> *2019 – Pope Francis visits Morocco.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-13 |title=Dichiarazione del Direttore della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Greg Burke |trans-title=Statement by the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/11/13/0839/01820.html |website=Holy See Press Office |language=it}}</ref> *2023 – Donald Trump becomes the first former United States president to be indicted by a grand jury.<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Kara |last1=Scannell|first2=John|last2=Miller|first3=Jeremy|last3=Herb|first4=Devan|last4=Cole |date=2023-03-30 |title=Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=CNN Politics |language=en}}</ref>

==Births==

===Pre-1600=== * 892 – Shi Jingtang, founder of the Later Jin Dynasty (died 942) *1135 – Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (April 6 also proposed, d. 1204) *1326 – Ivan II of Moscow (died 1359) *1432 – Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman sultan (died 1481) *1510 – Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish composer and organist (died 1566) *1551 – Salomon Schweigger, German theologian (died 1622)

===1601–1900=== *1606 – Vincentio Reinieri, Italian mathematician and astronomer (died 1647) *1640 – John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (died 1695) *1727 – Tommaso Traetta, Italian composer and educator (died 1779) *1746 – Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and sculptor (died 1828) *1750 – John Stafford Smith, English organist and composer (died 1836) *1793 – Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentinian soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (died 1877) *1805 – Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, German-Swedish linguist and botanist (died 1887) *1811 – Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (died 1899) *1820 – Anna Sewell, English author (died 1878) * 1820 – James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (died 1882)<ref>{{cite Tas Parliament |id=whyte39 |title=James Whyte}}</ref> *1844 – Paul Verlaine, French poet (died 1896) *1853 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (died 1890) *1853 – Arnoldo Sartorio, German composer, pianist, and teacher (died 1936) *1857 – Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (died 1926) *1858 – Siegfried Alkan, German composer (died 1941) *1863 – Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (died 1930) *1864 – Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (died 1943) *1874 – Charles Lightoller, English 2nd officer on the RMS ''Titanic'' (died 1952) * 1874 – Josiah McCracken, American hammer thrower, shot putter, and football player (died 1962) * 1874 – Nicolae Rădescu, Romanian general and politician, Prime Minister of Romania (died 1953) *1875 – Thomas Xenakis, Greek-American gymnast (died 1942) *1879 – Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (died 1954) *1880 – Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist, playwright, and memoirist (died 1964) *1882 – Melanie Klein, Austrian-English psychologist and author (died 1960) *1888 – J. R. Williams, Canadian-born cartoonist (died 1957) *1891 – Chunseong, Korean monk, writer and philosopher (died 1977) *1892 – Stefan Banach, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1945) * 1892 – Fortunato Depero, Italian painter and sculptor (died 1960) * 1892 – Erhard Milch, German field marshal (died 1972) * 1892 – Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director (died 1918) * 1892 – Erwin Panofsky, German historian and academic (died 1968) *1894 – Tommy Green, English race walker (died 1975) * 1894 – Sergey Ilyushin, Russian engineer, founded Ilyushin Design Bureau (died 1977) *1895 – Jean Giono, French author and poet (died 1970) * 1895 – Carl Lutz, Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (died 1975) * 1895 – Charlie Wilson, English footballer (died 1971) *1899 – Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Indian author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1970)

===1901–present=== *1902 – Brooke Astor, American socialite and philanthropist (died 2007) * 1902 – Ted Heath, English trombonist and composer (died 1969) *1903 – Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (died 1984) *1904 – Ripper Collins, American baseball player and coach (died 1970) *1905 – Archie Birkin, English motorcycle racer (died 1927) * 1905 – Mikio Oda, Japanese triple jumper and academic (died 1998) * 1905 – Albert Pierrepoint, English hangman (died 1992) *1907 – Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German general (died 1994) *1907 – Shigeru Morita, Japanese painter (died 2009)<ref>{{Cite web |title=MORITA Shigeru (森田茂) {{!}} Dictionary of Artists in Japan (DAJ) |url=https://artplatform.go.jp/artists/A2559 |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=Art Platform Japan (APJ) |language=en}}</ref> *1910 – Józef Marcinkiewicz, Polish soldier, mathematician, and academic (died 1940) *1911 – Ekrem Akurgal, Turkish archaeologist and academic (died 2002) *1912 – Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (died 1994) * 1912 – Alvin Hamilton, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (died 2004) *1913 – Marc Davis, American animator (died 2000) * 1913 – Richard Helms, American soldier and diplomat, 8th Director of Central Intelligence (died 2002) * 1913 – Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter (died 2007) * 1913 – Ċensu Tabone, Maltese general, physician, and politician, 4th President of Malta (died 2012) *1914 – Sonny Boy Williamson I, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (died 1948) *1915 – Pietro Ingrao, Italian journalist and politician (died 2015) *1917 – Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (died 1995) *1919 – McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (died 1996) * 1919 – Robin Williams, New Zealand mathematician, university administrator and public servant (died 2013) *1921 – André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (died 2013) *1922 – Turhan Bey, American actor (died 2012) * 1922 – Arthur Wightman, American physicist and academic (died 2013) *1923 – Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (died 1986) *1925 – Hans Reichelt, German politician (died 2025)<ref>{{cite news |title=Früherer DDR-Minister Hans Reichelt ist tot |url=https://www.t-online.de/region/berlin/id_100574080/berlin-frueherer-ddr-minister-hans-reichelt-ist-tot.html |access-date=14 January 2025 |publisher=t-online |date=14 January 2025}}</ref> *1926 – Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA (died 2018) *1927 – Wally Grout, Australian cricketer (died 1968) *1928 – Robert Badinter, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (died 2024) * 1928 – Colin Egar, Australian cricket umpire (died 2008) * 1928 – Tom Sharpe, English-Spanish author and educator (died 2013) *1929 – Richard Dysart, American actor (died 2015) * 1929 – Ray Musto, American soldier and politician (died 2014) * 1929 – István Rózsavölgyi, Hungarian runner (died 2012) *1930 – John Astin, American actor * 1930 – Rolf Harris, Australian singer-songwriter (died 2023)<ref name="BBC 60393842">{{cite news |title=Rolf Harris: Serial abuser and ex-entertainer dies aged 93 |work=BBC News |date=23 May 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60393842 |access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref> *1933 – Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director (died 2007) * 1933 – Joe Ruby, American animator (died 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barnes|first=Mike|date=2020-08-27|title=Joe Ruby, Co-Creator of Scooby-Doo, Dies at 87|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/joe-ruby-co-creator-of-scooby-doo-dies-at-87-4051474/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}</ref> *1934 – Paul Crouch, American broadcaster, co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (died 2013) * 1934 – Hans Hollein, Austrian architect and academic, designed Haas House (died 2014) *1935 – Karl Berger, German pianist and composer (died 2023) * 1935 – Willie Galimore, American football player (died 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 (died 2013) * 1938 – Klaus Schwab, German economist and engineer, founded the World Economic Forum *1940 – Norman Gifford, English cricketer (died 2026) * 1940 – Jerry Lucas, American basketball player and educator * 1940 – Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish lawyer and judge (died 2016) * 1940 – David Earle Bailey, American Episcopal priest (died 2024)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Michael |first1=Mark |title=Former Navajoland Bishop Dies at 84 |url=https://livingchurch.org/news/news-episcopal-church/former-navajoland-bishop-dies-at-84/ |access-date=31 July 2024 |publisher=The Living Church |date=30 July 2024}}</ref> *1941 – Graeme Edge, English singer-songwriter and drummer (died 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/arts/music/graeme-edge-dead.html|title=Graeme Edge, Drummer and Co-Founder of the Moody Blues, Dies at 80|date=12 November 2021|work=The New York Times}}</ref> * 1941 – Ron Johnston, English geographer and academic (died 2020) * 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 (died 2014) * 1942 – Tane Norton, New Zealand rugby player (died 2023) * 1942 – Kenneth Welsh, Canadian actor (died 2022) *1943 – Jay Traynor, American pop and doo-wop singer (died 2014) *1944 – Mark Wylea Erwin, American businessman and diplomat * 1944 – Brian Wilshire, Australian radio host (died 2026) *1945 – Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter *1947 – Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, American activist, writer, and black anarchist<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ervin |first=Lorenzo Kom'boa |title=Anarchism and the Black Revolution |chapter=Introduction |publisher=Pluto Press |year=2021 |isbn=978-0-7453-4579-6 |edition=Definitive |location=London |pages=1–32 |doi=10.2307/j.ctv2114fp4.5 |language=en |jstor=j.ctv2114fp4.5 |quote=My name at birth (March 30, 1947) was Lorenzo Edward Ervin, Jr.}}</ref> * 1947 – Dick Roche, Irish politician, Minister of State for European Affairs * 1947 – Terje Venaas, Norwegian bassist (died 2025) *1948 – Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham, English computer programmer and politician (died 2022) * 1948 – Eddie Jordan, Irish racing driver and team owner, founded Jordan Grand Prix (died 2025) * 1948 – Mervyn King, English economist and academic * 1948 – Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, American rock singer *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 (died 2009) *1950 – Janet Browne, English-American historian and academic * 1950 – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor (died 2022)<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63261204 |work=BBC |date=14 October 2022 |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014165324/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63261204 |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1950 – Grady Little, American baseball player, coach, and manager *1952 – Stuart Dryburgh, English-New Zealand cinematographer * 1952 – Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach *1955 – Randy VanWarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2004) *1956 – Bill Butler, Scottish educator and politician * 1956 – Juanito Oiarzabal, Spanish mountaineer * 1956 – Paul Reiser, American actor and comedian * 1956 – Shahla Sherkat, Iranian journalist and author *1957 – Marie-Christine Koundja, Chadian author and diplomat<ref>{{Cite book|title=Anthologie de la littérature et des arts tchadiens|date=2003|publisher=L'Harmattan|last=Bourdette-Donon |first=Marcel |isbn=9782747540513|location=Paris|pages=187|oclc=52429094}}</ref> *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 (died 2016) *1961 – Mike Thackwell, New Zealand racing driver * 1961 – Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 1999) *1962 – Mark Begich, American politician * 1962 – MC Hammer, American rapper and actor * 1962 – Gary Stevens, English international footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7605|title=Gary Stevens|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref> *1963 – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Mongolian journalist and politician, 4th President of Mongolia * 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 (died 2025) * 1966 – Leonid Voloshin, Russian triple jumper *1967 – Christopher Bowman, American figure skater and coach (died 2008) * 1967 – Richard Hutten, Dutch furniture designer * 1967 – Julie Richardson, New Zealand tennis player *1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine Dion | Biography, Songs, Awards, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Celine-Dion |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=10 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *1969 – Troy Bayliss, Australian motorcycle racer *1970 – Tobias Hill, English poet and author (died 2023) * 1970 – Sylvain Charlebois, Canadian food/agriculture researcher and author *1971 – Mari Holden, American cyclist<ref>{{cite web |title=Mari Holden Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/mari-holden-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023509/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/mari-holden-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=10 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 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 (died 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 *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 – Katrine Lunde, Norwegian handball goalkeeper<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Katrine Lunde |first1=Thomas |last1=Aune |first2=Rolf |last2=Bryhn |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date=22 December 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Katrine_Lunde |language=no|access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> * 1980 – Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, Norwegian handball player<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kristine Lunde-Borgersen |first=Rolf |last=Bryhn |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date=21 April 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Kristine_Lunde-Borgersen |language=no|access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref> * 1980 – Ricardo Osorio, Mexican footballer *1981 – Jammal Brown, American football player * 1981 – Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrea Masi |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/timeline/rugby/player/13236.html |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803160133/http://en.espn.co.uk/timeline/rugby/player/13236.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> *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 racing 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 * 1988 – Larisa Yurkiw, Canadian alpine skier *1989 – Chris Sale, American baseball player * 1989 – João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/joao-sousa/sh90/overview|title=Joao Sousa Overview|website=ATP Tour|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> *1990 – Thomas Rhett, American country music singer and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/musician/thomas-rhett|title=Thomas Rhett|website=Biography|date=10 May 2021 }}</ref> * 1990 – Michal Březina, Czech figure skater *1991 – NF, American rapper<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nf-mn0003282827/biography |title=NF: Biography |last=Leggett |first=Steve |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=February 27, 2015}}</ref> *1992 – Palak Muchhal, Indian playback singer *1993 – Anitta, Brazilian singer and entertainer *1994 – Alex Bregman, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Bregman |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/alex-bregman-608324 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=16 March 2023}}</ref> * 1994 – Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=336087/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402151755/https://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people%3D336087/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2019|title=Jetro Willems|website=FIFA|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref> *1995 – Zay Jones, American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zay Jones Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneZa00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref> *1996 – Ryan Noda, American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Noda #49 |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ryan-noda-676116 |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=Major League Baseball}}</ref> *1997 – Cha Eun-woo, South Korean singer, actor, and model<ref>{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ko:판타지오 |trans-title=Fantagio |url=http://www.fantagio.kr/artists/cha-eun-woo/profile/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525230533/http://www.fantagio.kr/artists/cha-eun-woo/profile/ |archive-date=May 25, 2018 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |website=Fantagio |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 23, 2015 |title= |script-title=ko:[My Name] 아스트로 (2) 윤산하 진진 차은우 |trans-title=[My Name] Astro (2) Yoon Sanha, Jinjin, Cha Eunwoo |url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/688939 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815081508/https://tenasia.hankyung.com/tv/article/2015092396014 |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |access-date=June 7, 2018 |website=TenAsia |language=ko}}</ref> *1998 – Kalyn Ponga, Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Official NRL profile of Kalyn Ponga for Newcastle Knights |url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/newcastle-knights/kalyn-ponga/ |website=Newcastle Knights |access-date=10 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104191815/https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/newcastle-knights/kalyn-ponga/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> *2000 – Colton Herta, American race car driver<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Colton_Herta|title=Colton Herta|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> *2001 – Anastasia Potapova, Russian tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/325601/anastasia-potapova|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Anastasia Potapova|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>

==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *116 – Quirinus of Neuss, Roman martyr and saint *365 – Ai of Jin, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (born 341) * 943 – Li Bian, emperor of Southern Tang (born 889) * 987 – Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (born 960) *1180 – Al-Mustadi, Caliph (born 1142) *1202 – Joachim of Fiore, Italian mystic and theologian (born 1135) *1465 – Isabella of Clermont, queen consort of Naples (born c. 1424) *1472 – Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (born 1435) *1486 – Thomas Bourchier, English cardinal (born 1404) *1526 – Konrad Mutian, German humanist (born 1471) *1540 – Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German cardinal (born 1469) *1559 – Adam Ries, German mathematician and academic (born 1492) *1587 – Ralph Sadler, English politician, Secretary of State for England (born 1507)

===1601–1900=== *1662 – François le Métel de Boisrobert, French poet and playwright (born 1592) *1689 – Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Polish atheist and philosopher (born 1634) *1707 – Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French general and engineer (born 1633) *1764 – Pietro Locatelli, Italian violinist and composer (born 1695) *1783 – William Hunter, Scottish anatomist and physician (born 1718)<ref>{{cite web |title=William Hunter (1718-1783) |url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/hunter-william |website=National Records of Scotland |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=English |date=31 May 2013 |archive-date=15 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315195704/https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/hunter-william |url-status=dead }}</ref> *1804 – Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (born 1718) *1806 – Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (born 1757) *1830 – Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (born 1763) *1840 – Beau Brummell, English-French fashion designer (born 1778) *1842 – Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (born 1755)<ref>{{cite book|first=Frank N.|last=Magill|title=The 17th and 18th Centuries: Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 4|location=Abingdon|publisher=Routledge|year=1999|isbn=978-0-89356-316-5|page=1376}}</ref> *1864 – Louis Schindelmeisser, German clarinet player, composer, and conductor (born 1811) *1873 – Bénédict Morel, Austrian-French psychiatrist and physician (born 1809) *1874 – Carl Julian (von) Graba, German lawyer and ornithologist who visited and studied the Faroe Islands (born 1799)<ref name="KN">{{cite web|url= http://www.kn-online.de/htm/dauer/lok/hochschulen/hochschulseiten/990212/c-voegel.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010721034659/http://www.kn-online.de/htm/dauer/lok/hochschulen/hochschulseiten/990212/c-voegel.htm|archive-date=21 July 2001|language=de|title= Unbekannte Vögel entdeckt – Auf den Spuren von Graba|trans-title= Unknown birds discovered – In the footsteps of Graba|date=12 February 1999|author= Kieler Nachrichten| accessdate=20 August 2022}}</ref> *1879 – Thomas Couture, French painter and educator (born 1815) *1886 – Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Premier of Quebec (born 1838) *1896 – Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek politician, 55th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1832)

===1901–present=== *1907 – Aurora von Qvanten, Swedish writer and artist (born 1816)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last=Neuhauser |first=Charlott|date=8 March 2018|title=Aurora Magdalena von Qvanten|url=https://skbl.se/en/article/AuroravonQvanten|encyclopedia=Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon}}</ref> *1912 – Karl May, German author (born 1842) *1925 – Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher and author (born 1861) *1935 – Romanos Melikian, Armenian composer (born 1883) *1936 – Conchita Supervía, Spanish soprano and actress (born 1895) *1940 – Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet Scottish soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (born 1876) *1943 – Jan Bytnar, Polish lieutenant; WWII resistance fighter (born 1921) * 1943 – Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski, Polish sergeant; WWII resistance fighter (born 1920) *1945 – Béla Balogh, Hungarian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1885) *1949 – Friedrich Bergius, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1884) * 1949 – Dattaram Hindlekar, Indian cricketer (born 1909) *1950 – Léon Blum, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1872) *1952 – Nikos Beloyannis, Greek resistance leader and politician (born 1915)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://atexnos.gr/nikos-beloyannis-70-years-since-the-execution-of-the-greek-communist-hero/ | title=Nikos Beloyannis: 70 years since the execution of the Greek communist hero | date=30 March 2022 }}</ref> * 1952 – Jigme Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (born 1905) *1955 – Harl McDonald, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1899) *1956 – Edmund Clerihew Bentley, English author and poet (born 1875) *1959 – Daniil Andreyev, Russian mystic and poet (born 1906) * 1959 – John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (born 1894) * 1959 – Riccardo Zanella, Italian politician (born 1875) *1960 – Joseph Haas, German composer and educator (born 1879) *1961 – Philibert Jacques Melotte, English astronomer (born 1880) *1963 – Aleksandr Gauk, Russian conductor and composer (born 1893) *1964 – Nella Larsen, American nurse and author (born 1891) *1965 – Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896) *1966 – Newbold Morris, American lawyer and politician (born 1902) * 1966 – Maxfield Parrish, American painter and illustrator (born 1870) * 1966 – Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (born 1893) *1967 – Frank Thorpe, Australian public servant (born 1885) * 1967 – Jean Toomer, American poet and novelist (born 1894) *1969 – Lucien Bianchi, Belgian racing driver (born 1934) *1970 – Heinrich Brüning, German economist and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1885) *1972 – Mahir Çayan, Turkish politician (born 1946) * 1972 – Gabriel Heatter, American radio commentator (born 1890) *1973 – Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish pilot and politician (born 1903) * 1973 – Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French racing driver (born 1904) *1975 – Peter Bamm, German journalist and author (born 1897) *1977 – Levko Revutsky, Ukrainian composer and educator (born 1889) *1978 – George Paine, English cricketer and coach (born 1908) * 1978 – Memduh Tağmaç, Turkish general (born 1904) *1979 – Airey Neave, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (born 1916) * 1979 – Ray Ventura, French pianist and bandleader (born 1908) *1981 – DeWitt Wallace, American publisher, co-founded ''Reader's Digest'' (born 1889) *1984 – Karl Rahner, German-Austrian priest and theologian (born 1904) *1985 – Harold Peary, American actor and singer (born 1908) *1986 – James Cagney, American actor and dancer (born 1899) * 1986 – John Ciardi, American poet and etymologist (born 1916) *1988 – Edgar Faure, French historian and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1908) *1990 – Harry Bridges, Australian-born American activist and trade union leader (born 1901) *1991 – Athanasios Ragazos, Greek long-distance runner (born 1913)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/70839 | title=Olympedia – Athanasios Ragazos }}</ref> *1992 – Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist and academic (born 1919) *1993 – S. M. Pandit, Indian painter (born 1916) * 1993 – Richard Diebenkorn, American painter (born 1922) *1995 – Rozelle Claxton, American pianist (born 1913) * 1995 – Tony Lock, English-Australian cricketer and coach (born 1929) * 1995 – Paul A. Rothchild, American record producer (born 1935) *1996 – Hugh Falkus, English pilot and author (born 1917) * 1996 – Ryoei Saito, Japanese businessman (born 1916) *2000 – Rudolf Kirchschläger, Austrian judge and politician, 8th President of Austria (born 1915) *2002 – Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (born 1900) * 2002 – Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and lyricist (born 1930) *2003 – Michael Jeter, American actor (born 1952) * 2003 – Valentin Pavlov, Russian banker and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (born 1937) *2004 – Alistair Cooke, English-American journalist and author (born 1908) * 2004 – Michael King, New Zealand historian and author (born 1945) * 2004 – Timi Yuro, American singer and songwriter (born 1940) *2005 – Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (born 1926) * 2005 – Milton Green, American hurdler and soldier (born 1913) * 2005 – Fred Korematsu, American political activist (born 1919) * 2005 – Chrysanthos Theodoridis, Greek singer and songwriter (born 1934)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pontosnews.gr/646128/pontos/30-martioy-2005-thanatos-chrysanthoy-theodoridi/ | title=Στις 30 Μαρτίου 2005 σίγησε το «αηδόνι του Πόντου», ο Χρύσανθος Θεοδωρίδης | date=30 March 2021 }}</ref> * 2005 – O. V. Vijayan, Indian author and illustrator (born 1930) * 2005 – Mitch Hedberg, American stand-up comedian (born 1968) *2006 – Red Hickey, American football player and coach (born 1917) * 2006 – John McGahern, Irish author and educator (born 1934) *2007 – John Roberts, Canadian political scientist, academic, and politician, 46th Secretary of State for Canada (born 1933) *2008 – Roland Fraïssé, French mathematical logician (born 1920) * 2008 – David Leslie, Scottish racing driver (born 1953) * 2008 – Richard Lloyd, English racing driver (born 1945) * 2008 – Dith Pran, Cambodian-American photographer and journalist (born 1942) *2010 – Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-American educator (born 1930) * 2010 – Morris R. Jeppson, American lieutenant and physicist (born 1922) * 2010 – Martin Sandberger, German SS officer and convicted war criminal (born 1911)<ref>{{Cite web |title=United States Holocaust Memorial Museum |url=https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/pa1040917}}</ref> *2012 – Janet Anderson Perkin, Canadian baseball player and curler (born 1921) * 2012 – Aquila Berlas Kiani, Indian-Canadian sociologist and academic (born 1921) * 2012 – Francesco Mancini, Italian footballer and coach (born 1968) * 2012 – Granville Semmes, American businessman, founded 1-800-Flowers (born 1928) * 2012 – Leonid Shebarshin, Russian KGB officer (born 1935) *2013 – Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (born 1923) * 2013 – Bobby Parks, American basketball player and coach (born 1962) * 2013 – Phil Ramone, South African-American songwriter and producer, co-founded A & R Recording (born 1934) * 2013 – Edith Schaeffer, Chinese-Swiss religious leader and author, co-founded L'Abri (born 1914) * 2013 – Bob Turley, American baseball player and coach (born 1930) *2014 – Kate O'Mara, English actress (born 1939)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kate O'Mara obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/30/kate-omara |website=the Guardian |access-date=7 April 2022 |language=en |date=30 March 2014}}</ref> *2014 – Alice Raftary, American educator of blind adults (born 1927)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-04-06 |title=Raftary |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55125682/raftary/ |access-date=2020-07-11 |work=Detroit Free Press |pages=A23 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> *2015 – Helmut Dietl, German director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944) * 2015 – Roger Slifer, American author, illustrator, screenwriter, and producer (born 1954) * 2015 – Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer and academic (born 1921) *2018 – Bill Maynard, English actor (born 1928) *2020 – Manolis Glezos, Greek left-wing politician, journalist, author, and folk hero (born 1922)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/251143/veteran-leftist-and-resistance-fighter-manolis-glezos-dies-at-97/|title=Veteran leftist and resistance fighter Manolis Glezos dies at 97 | eKathimerini.com|website=www.ekathimerini.com}}</ref> * 2020 – Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Bill Withers, Hall of Fame Soul Singer, Dead at 81 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bill-withers-obituary-977929/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=31 March 2021 |date=3 April 2020}}</ref> *2021 – G. Gordon Liddy, chief operative in the Watergate scandal (born 1930)<ref>{{cite web |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert D. |title=G. Gordon Liddy, Mastermind Behind Watergate Burglary, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/g-gordon-liddy-dead.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=31 March 2021 |date=31 March 2021}}</ref> * 2021 – Myra Frances, British actress (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-13|title=Myra Frances obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/apr/13/myra-frances-obituary|access-date=2021-04-18|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *2023 – Doug Mulray, Australian radio and television host (born 1951)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aussie comedian, television and radio giant Doug Mulray dies aged 71 |url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/doug-mulray-death-australian-comedian-radio-television-presenter-dies-aged-71/23064953-75c0-4595-bf8b-ec7fad3e0637 |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=celebrity.nine.com.au |date=30 March 2023 |language=en-AU}}</ref> *2024 – Tim McGovern, American visual effects artist (born 1955)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=2024-03-31 |title=Tim McGovern, 'Total Recall' VFX Oscar Winner, Dies at 68 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/tim-mcgovern-dead-vfx-total-recall-1235956282/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – Chance Perdomo, British-American actor (born 1996)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zee |first=Michaela |date=2024-03-30 |title=Chance Perdomo, 'Gen V' and 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' Star, Dies at 27 |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/chance-perdomo-dead-gen-v-1235956320/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> *2026 – Chan Santokhi, Surinamese politician, 9th President of Suriname (born 1959)<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 30, 2026 |title=Suriname's former president Santokhi dies at age of 67 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/surinames-former-president-santokhi-dies-67-spokesperson-says-2026-03-30/ |access-date=April 9, 2026 |work=Reuters}}</ref>

==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) *Land Day (Palestine) *National Doctors' Day (United States) *Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day (Trinidad and Tobago) *School Day of Non-violence and Peace (Spain)

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons}} * [https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/30/ BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=3|day=30}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/march/30 Historical Events on March 30]

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