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 89th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 276 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 17, 2025 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,054,880 minutes 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 ‘octacontaenneagon’ day.
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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 324 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 4,482 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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March 30 Historical Events
- 1814 –Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces march into Paris.
- 1856 –The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
- 1867 –Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
- 1885 –The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire.
- 1912 –Sultan Abdelhafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
- 1949 –A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
- 1961 –The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City.
- 1965 –Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the US Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
- 1976 –The first Land Day protests are held in Israel/Palestine.
- 1982 –Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Who were born on March 30?
- 1879 –Coen de Koning, Dutch ice skater (d. 1954)
- 1928 –Robert Badinter, French politician
- 1940 –Jerry Lucas, American basketball player
- 1949 –Naomi Sims, American fashion model and businesswoman (d. 2009)
- 1959 –Andrew Bailey, Bank of England officer
- 1959 –Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis, New Zealand convicted child abuser
- 1959 –Sabine Meyer, German clarinetist
- 1961 –Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1999)
- 1966 –Joey Castillo, American drummer (Queens of the Stone Age)
- 1976 –Mark McClelland, Northern Irish musician (Degrassi)
Who died on March 30?
- 1559 –Adam Ries, German mathematician (b. 1492)
- 1587 –Ralph Sadler, English statesman (b. 1507)
- 1879 –Thomas Couture, French painter and teacher (b. 1815)
- 1936 –Conchita Supervía, Spanish opera singer (b. 1895)
- 1952 –Jigme Wangchuck, Second king of Bhutan (b. 1905)
- 1959 –Daniil Andreev, Russian writer and mystic (b. 1906)
- 1988 –Edgar Faure, French politician (b. 1908)
- 2004 –Michael King, New Zealand historian (b. 1945)
- 2004 –Timi Yuro, American singer (b. 1940)
- 2010 –Martin Sandberger, German military officer (b. 1911)
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