March 30
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
Up to 1900
- 116 - Quirinus of Neuss, Roman martyr and saint
- 365 – Jin Aidi, Emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (b. 341)
- 987 - Arnulf II of Flanders
- 1202 - Joachim Fiore, Italian mystic and theologian (b. 1135)
- 1472 - Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (b. 1435)
- 1486 - Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1526 – Konrad Mutian, German humanist (b. 1471)
- 1559 – Adam Ries, German mathematician (b. 1492)
- 1587 - Ralph Sadler, English statesman (b. 1507)
- 1764 – Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (b. 1695)
- 1783 – William Hunter, Scottish anatomist (b. 1718)
- 1804 - Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French aristocrat and soldier (b. 1718)
- 1830 – Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (b. 1763)
- 1864 - Louis Schindelmeisser, German clarinetist, composer and conductor (b. 1811)
- 1873 - Benedict Morel, French physicist (b. 1809)
- 1879 - Thomas Couture, French painter and teacher (b. 1815)
- 1886 - Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, 6th Premier of Quebec (b. 1838)
- 1896 – Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek Prime Minister (b. 1832)
1901 – 2000
- 1912 – Karl May, German writer (b. 1842)
- 1914 – John Henry Poynting, English physicist (b. 1852)
- 1925 – Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher (b. 1861)
- 1935 - Romanos Melikian, Armenian composer (b. 1873)
- 1939 - Richard Steiff, German businessman and teddy bear creator (b. 1877)
- 1943 - Jan Bytnar, Polish activist (b. 1921)
- 1943 - Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski, Polish activist (b. 1920)
- 1949 – Friedrich Bergius, German chemist (b. 1884)
- 1950 – Léon Blum, Prime Minister of France (b. 1872)
- 1952 – Jigme Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (b. 1905)
- 1954 - Pauline Brunius, Swedish actress and director (b. 1881)
- 1955 - Harl McDonald, American pianist, composer and conductor (b. 1899)
- 1959 - Daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906)
- 1959 - Riccardo Zandla, Italian-Slovenian poet (b. 1875)
- 1961 - Philibert Jacques Melotte, British astronomer (b. 1880)
- 1963 - Alexander Gauk, Russian conductor and composer (b. 1893)
- 1964 - Nella Larsen, American writer (b. 1891)
- 1965 – Philip Showalter Hench, American physician (b. 1896)
- 1966 - Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (b. 1893)
- 1967 - Jean Toomer, American writer (b. 1894)
- 1968 - Bobby Driscoll, American actor (b. 1937)
- 1970 – Heinrich Bruening, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1885)
- 1973 - Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish aristocrat and aviator (b. 1903)
- 1977 – Abdel Halim Hafez, Egyptian singer and actor (b. 1929)
- 1979 - Airey Neave, English soldier and politician (b. 1916)
- 1984 - Karl Rahner, German theologian (b. 1904)
- 1985 - Harold Peary, American actor and singer (b. 1908)
- 1986 – James Cagney, American actor (b. 1899)
- 1988 - Edgar Faure, Prime Minister of France (b. 1908)
- 1990 - Harry Peary, Australian-American union leader (b. 1901)
- 2000 – Rudolf Kirchschlaeger, President of Austria (b. 1915)
From 2001
- 2002 – Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (b. 1900)
- 2003 – Valentin Pavlov, Soviet politician (b. 1937)
- 2003 - Michael Jeter, American actor (b. 1952)
- 2005 – Mitch Hedberg, American comedian (b. 1968)
- 2008 – Dith Pran, Cambodian photojournalist (b. 1942)
- 2010 – Martin Sandberger, German military officer (b. 1911)
- 2011 – Lyudmila Gurchenko, Russian actress and singer (b. 1935)
- 2013 - Phil Ramone, South African-American record producer (b. 1934)
- 2013 - Valeri Zolotuchin, Russian actor (b. 1941)
- 2014 - Phuntsok Wangyal, Tibetan-Chinese politician (b. 1922)
- 2014 - Kate O'Mara, British actress (b. 1939)
- 2014 - Jan de Graaff, Dutch television journalist (b. 1943)
- 2015 - Helmut Dietl, German movie director (b. 1944)
- 2015 - Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer (b. 1921)
- 2015 - Philip A. Potter, Dominican Methodist church leader (b. 1921)
- 2016 - Anne Aasheim, Norwegian newspaper editor (b. 1962)
- 2016 - Bernard Lamarre, Canadian engineer and businessman (b. 1931)
- 2016 - Bill Rosendahl, American politician (b. 1945)
- 2016 - Gianmaria Testa, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1958)
- 2016 - Shirley Hufstedler, American lawyer and judge (b. 1925)
- 2016 - Khuzaima Qutbuddin, Indian Islamic leader (b. 1940)
- 2017 - Richard Bustillo, American martial arts instructor (b. 1942)
- 2017 - Donald Harvey, American serial killer (b. 1952)
- 2018 - André Bo-Boliko Lokonga, 9th Prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1934)
- 2018 - Bill Maynard, English actor (b. 1928)
- 2020 - Bill Withers, American musician (b. 1938)
Births
1901 – 1950
- 1902 - Brooke Astor, American philanthropist (d. 2007)
- 1902 - Victor E. Anderson, Governor of Nebraska (d. 1962)
- 1902 - Frieda Szwillus, German supercentenarian (d. 2014)
- 1905 – Albert Pierrepoint, British executioner (d. 1992)
- 1908 - Leo A. Hoegh, Territorial Governor of Hawaii (d. 2000)
- 1909 - John A. Burns, Governor of Hawaii (d. 1975)
- 1910 – Jozef Marcinkiewicz, Polish mathematician (d. 1940)
- 1913 – Frankie Laine, American singer (d. 2007)
- 1913 – Censu Tabone, former President of Malta (d. 2012)
- 1913 – Richard Helms, American CIA director (d. 2002)
- 1913 – Marc Davis, American animator (d. 2000)
- 1914 – Sonny Boy Williamson I, American musician (d. 1948)
- 1915 - Arsenio Erico, Paraguayan footballer (d. 1977)
- 1915 - Pietro Ingrao, Italian politician (d. 2015)
- 1917 - Els Aarne, Estonian composer (d. 1995)
- 1919 - McGeorge Bundy, American diplomat (d. 1996)
- 1922 – Virgilio Noè, Italian cardinal (d. 2011)
- 1923 - Milton Acorn, Canadian poet (d. 1986)
- 1924 - Milko Kelemen, Croatian composer (d. 2018)
- 1926 – Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman (IKEA) (d. 2018)
- 1926 - Peter Marshall, American actor, singer and game show host
- 1926 - Larissa Volpert, Russian chess player (d. 2017)
- 1928 - Tom Sharpe, British writer (d. 2013)
- 1929 - Richard Dysart, American actor (d. 2015)
- 1930 - John Astin, American actor
- 1930 – Rolf Harris, Australian artist, singer and entertainer
- 1933 - Anna-Lisa, Norwegian-American actress (d. 2018)
- 1933 - Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director (d. 2007)
- 1934 - Mahmut Atalay, Turkish wrestler (d. 2004)
- 1934 - Hans Hollein, Austrian architect and designer (d. 2014)
- 1937 – Warren Beatty, American actor
- 1938 - Klaus Schwab, German economist and engineer
- 1940 - Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer
- 1940 - Jerry Lucas, American basketball player
- 1940 - Uwe Timm, German actor
- 1941 – Wasim Sajjad, former President of Pakistan
- 1942 – Ruben Kun, former President of Nauru
- 1943 - Jay Traynor, American singer (d. 2014)
- 1943 - Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa, Malagasy sprinter (d. 2016)
- 1945 – Eric Clapton, British guitarist and singer
- 1945 - Johnnie Walker, British DJ and broadcaster
- 1945 - Bob Miller, former Governor of Nevada
- 1947 - Ryszard Kotla, Polish writer and activist
- 1947 - Dick Roche, Irish politician
- 1948 – Eddie Jordan, Irish racing driver and team owner
- 1948 – Mervyn King, British economist
- 1948 - Naomi Sims, model
- 1950 – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor
- 1950 - Beverley Hughes, English politician
- 1950 - Frans Bolweg, Dutch sailor (d. 2015)
1951 – 1975
- 1951 - Yves Séguin, Quebec politician and actor
- 1956 - Juanito Oiarzabal, Basque mountaineer
- 1957 - Michael Lehmann, American director
- 1957 - Paul Reiser, American actor and screenwriter
- 1958 - Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor
- 1959 - Sabine Meyer, German classical clarinettist
- 1959 - Martina Cole, English writer
- 1960 - Bill Johnson, American skier
- 1962 – M.C. Hammer, American rapper and musician
- 1962 – Bil Dwyer, American actor
- 1962 - Mark Begich, American politician
- 1963 - Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer and conductor
- 1963 - Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, Ukrainian footballer and coach
- 1963 - Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, 4th President of Mongolia
- 1964 – Tracy Chapman, American singer
- 1964 - Abu Anas al-Libi, Libyan terrorist (d. 2015)
- 1965 – Piers Morgan, British journalist and television personality
- 1966 - Joey Castillo, American drummer
- 1967 - Megumi Hayashibara, Japanese voice actor and singer
- 1968 – Céline Dion, Canadian singer
- 1968 - Donna D'Errico, American actress and model
- 1971 - Mark Consuelos, Spanish-American motorcycle racer
- 1972 - Karel Poborsky, Czech footballer
- 1973 – Jan Koller, Czech footballer
- 1973 - Adam Goldstein, American keyboardist, DJ and producer (d. 2009)
- 1975 - Paul Griffen, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
From 1976
- 1976 - Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player
- 1976 - Ayako Kawasumi, Japanese voice actress
- 1976 - Mark McClelland, Irish musician
- 1976 - Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish politician
- 1978 – Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player
- 1978 - Simon Webbe, English singer (Blue)
- 1978 - Teemu Aalto, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1979 – Anatoliy Tymoschuk, Ukrainian footballer
- 1979 – Norah Jones, American singer and musician
- 1980 – Ricardo Osorio, Mexican footballer
- 1981 – Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player
- 1981 - Jammal Brown, American football player
- 1981 - Katy Mixon, American actress
- 1982 - A-Trak, Canadian DJ and record producer
- 1982 - Jason Dohring, American actor
- 1982 - Philippe Mexès, French footballer
- 1983 - Sarah Stevenson, British taekwondoka
- 1984 – Mario Ancic, Croatian tennis player
- 1984 – Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player
- 1986 – Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer
- 1986 - Beni, Japanese singer
- 1987 - Juan Pablo Pino, Colombian footballer
- 1987 - Calum Elliot, Scottish footballer
- 1987 - Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988 - Richard Sherman, American football player
- 1990 - Lee Gi-kwang, South Korean singer, dancer and actor
- 1990 - Cassie Scerbo, American singer, dancer and actress
- 1992 - Stuart Armstrong, Scottish footballer
- 1993 - Anitta, Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress and dancer
- 1993 - Song Min-ho, South Korean rapper, composer and songwriter
- 1994 - Haruka Shimazaki, Japanese singer (AKB48)
- 1994 - Sarah Solovay, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1994 - Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer
Deaths
Observances
- Land Day (Palestine)
- National Doctors' Day (United States)