What are the important events that happened on March 30? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 30: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 30 is the 90^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 276 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 17, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,711,756,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘enneacontagon’ day.

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 305 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,117 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

March 30 Historical Events

• 1282 –
  The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.
• 1814 –
  Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces march into Paris.
• 1842 –
  Anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.
• 1855 –
  Origins of the American Civil War: Bleeding Kansas – “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.
• 1910 –
  The Mississippi Legislature founds The University of Southern Mississippi.
• 1944 –
  Allied bombing raid on Nuremberg. Along the English eastern coast 795 aircraft are despatched, including 572 Lancasters, 214 Halifaxes and 9 Mosquitos. The bombers meet resistance at the coasts of Belgium and the Netherlands from German fighters. In total, 95 bombers are lost, making it the largest Bomber Command loss of World War II.
• 1945 –
  World War II: Soviet Union forces invade Austria and take Vienna; Polish and Soviet forces liberate Gdańsk.
• 1949 –
  A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
• 1979 –
  Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.

Who were born on March 30?

• 1949 –
  Liza Frulla, Quebec politician
• 1952 –
  Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach
• 1955 –
  Randy VanWarmer, American singer and songwriter (d. 2004)
• 1959 –
  Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis, New Zealand convicted child abuser
• 1973 –
  Ali Ahmed Qatari archer
• 1978 –
  Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player
• 1982 –
  Jason Dohring, American actor
• 1986 –
  Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer
• 1987 –
  Trent Barreta, American professional wrestler
• 1990 –
  Rodney Strasser, Sierra Leonean footballer

Who died on March 30?

• 1764 –
  Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (b. 1695)
• 1783 –
  William Hunter, Scottish anatomist (b. 1718)
• 1959 –
  Daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906)
• 1966 –
  Newbold Morris, American politician (b. 1902)
• 1970 –
  Heinrich Brüning, German politician, Chancellor (1930–1932) (b. 1885)
• 2002 –
  Anand Bakshi, Indian lyricist (b. 1930)
• 2003 –
  Valentin Pavlov, Soviet politician, Prime Minister (1991) (b. 1937)
• 2005 –
  Chrysanthos Theodoridis, Greek singer (b. 1934)
• 2005 –
  Milton Green, American athlete (b. 1913)
• 2005 –
  Mitch Hedberg, American comedian (b. 1968)