March 30th, 1853

Born on March 30th, 1853

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 30th?

March 30th, 1977

Annie Hall had its first screening at the LA Film Festival; it would later be voted the funniest screenplay ever by members of the Writers Guild of America.

March 30th, 2009

The Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan, was attacked and held for several hours by 12 gunmen, resulting in 16 deaths and 95 injuries.

March 30th, 1981

John Hinckley Jr. shot and wounded U.S. president Ronald Reagan and three others outside the Washington Hilton (immediate aftermath pictured).

March 30th, 1972

Vietnam War: North Vietnamese forces began the Easter Offensive in an attempt to gain as much territory and destroy as many South Vietnamese units as possible.

March 30th, 1950

Usmar Ismail began shooting Darah dan Doa, widely recognised as the first Indonesian film.

March 30th, 1918

Four days of inter-ethnic clashes broke out in Baku, Azerbaijan, resulting in about 12,000 deaths.

March 30th, 1912

Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fes (depicted), making Morocco a French protectorate.

March 30th, 1867

U.S. secretary of state William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia for US$7.2 million.

March 30th, 1861

British chemist William Crookes published his discovery of thallium using flame spectroscopy.

March 30th, 1842

American physician Crawford Long became the first person to use diethyl ether as an anesthetic in a surgical procedure.

March 30th, 1822

The United States merged East Florida and West Florida to create the Florida Territory.

March 30th, 2023

Donald Trump becomes the first former United States president to be indicted by a grand jury.

March 30th, 2019

Pope Francis visits Morocco.

March 30th, 2018

The Israeli Army kills 17 Palestinians and wounds 1,400 in Gaza during Land Day protests.

March 30th, 2017

SpaceX conducts the world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 30th

Born on March 30th, 1853

37

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter (1853–1890)

*March 30th, 1853, Zundert †July 29th, 1890, Auberge Ravoux

82

Arnoldo Sartorio

German composer

*March 30th, 1853, Frankfurt †November 30th, 1935

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Who's birthday is on March 30th?

31

Anitta

Brazilian singer, actress and businesswoman (born 1993)

*March 30th, 1993, Rio de Janeiro

51

Paul Verlaine

French poet (1844–1896)

*March 30th, 1844, Metz †January 8th, 1896, Paris

33

NF

American rapper from Michigan

*March 30th, 1991, Gladwin

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

*March 30th, 1930, Aalborg †March 27th, 1981, Copenhagen

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

45

James Theodore Bent

British archaeologist (1852-1897)

*March 30th, 1852, Bradford †May 5th, 1897, London

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

89

Erika Arlt

German local historian (1926-2015)

*March 30th, 1926, Oberröblingen †November 12th, 2015

79

Eric Clapton

English guitarist, singer, and songwriter (born 1945)

*March 30th, 1945, Ripley

42

Philippe Mexès

French association football player

*March 30th, 1982, Toulouse

84

Seán O'Casey

Irish writer (1880-1964)

*March 30th, 1880, Dublin †September 18th, 1964, Torquay

85

Devika Rani

Indian actress (1908-1994)

*March 30th, 1908, Visakhapatnam †March 9th, 1994, Bengaluru

82

Francisco Goya

Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)

*March 30th, 1746, Fuendetodos †April 16th, 1828, Bordeaux

38

Sergio Ramos

Spanish footballer (born 1986)

*March 30th, 1986, Camas

81

Antonio Machado Núñez

Spanish anthropologist (1815-1896)

*March 30th, 1815, Cádiz †July 2nd, 1896, Madrid

88

Robert Bunsen

German chemist (1811-1899)

*March 30th, 1811, Göttingen †August 16th, 1899, Heidelberg

59

Thomas Adasch

German politician (CDU)

*March 30th, 1965, Celle

69

Léon Charles Thévenin

French telegraph engineer

*March 30th, 1857, Meaux †September 21st, 1926, Paris

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Born in 1853

54

Adolf Furtwängler

German classical archaeologist (1853-1907)

*June 30th, 1853, Freiburg im Breisgau †October 10th, 1907, Athens

91

Walter von Boetticher

German historian

*November 29th, 1853, Riga †July 3rd, 1945, Radebeul

48

Cecil Rhodes

British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa (1853-1902)

*July 5th, 1853, Bishop's Stortford †March 26th, 1902, Muizenberg

75

André Messager

French opera composer and conductor (1853–1929)

*December 30th, 1853, Montluçon †February 24th, 1929, 17th arrondissement of Paris

66

Henning von Holtzendorff

German admiral (1853-1919)

*January 9th, 1853, Berlin †June 7th, 1919, Prenzlau

51

Hermann Wissmann

German explorer and administrator in Africa (1853–1905)

*September 4th, 1853, Frankfurt (Oder) †June 15th, 1905, Weißenbach bei Liezen

78

Wilhelm Ostwald

Baltic German chemist

*August 21st, 1853, Riga †April 4th, 1932, Großbothen

74

Georg Weidenbach

German architect

*October 1st, 1853, Dresden †September 30th, 1928, Leipzig

72

Eduardo Scarpetta

Italian actor and playwright (1853–1925)

*March 13th, 1853, Naples †November 29th, 1925, Naples

74

Hendrik Lorentz

Dutch physicist (1853–1928)

*July 18th, 1853, Arnhem †February 4th, 1928, Haarlem

42

José Martí

Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

*January 28th, 1853, Havana †May 19th, 1895, Oriente Province

57

Chulalongkorn

King of Siam (1853-1910)

*September 20th, 1853, Grand Palace †October 23rd, 1910, Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall

73

Albrecht Kossel

German biochemist and pioneer in the study of genetics

*September 16th, 1853, Rostock †July 5th, 1927, Heidelberg

72

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes

Dutch physicist, Nobel prize winner (1853-1926)

*September 21st, 1853, Groningen †February 21st, 1926, Leiden

86

Wilhelm Dörpfeld

German architect and archaeologist (1853–1940)

*December 26th, 1853, Barmen †April 25th, 1940, Lefkada

78

René Bazin

French novelist

*December 26th, 1853, Angers †July 20th, 1932, 8th arrondissement of Paris

77

David Belasco

American theatrical producer, impresario, director and playwright (1853-1931)

*July 25th, 1853, San Francisco †May 14th, 1931, New York City

78

Antonio Salandra

Prime Minister of Italy (1853-1931)

*August 13th, 1853, Troia †December 9th, 1931, Rome

84

Jacob Wackernagel

Swiss linguist (1853-1938)

*December 11th, 1853, Basel †May 22nd, 1938, Basel

85

Hans Christian Gram

Danish scientist (1853-1938)

*September 13th, 1853, Copenhagen †November 14th, 1938, Copenhagen

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Public holidays on March 30th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1853 is a normal year and no leap year.

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