March 30th, 1896

Born on March 30th, 1896

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 46,000 days old!

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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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 30th?

37

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter (1853–1890)

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

31

Anitta

Brazilian singer, actress and businesswoman (born 1993)

*March 30th, 1993, Rio de Janeiro

33

NF

American rapper from Michigan

*March 30th, 1991, Gladwin

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

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

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

85

Devika Rani

Indian actress (1908-1994)

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

89

Erika Arlt

German local historian (1926-2015)

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

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

51

Paul Verlaine

French poet (1844–1896)

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

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

89

Samson Raphaelson

American writer

*March 30th, 1894, New York City †July 16th, 1983, New York City

53

Stefan Banach

Polish mathematician (1892–1945)

*March 30th, 1892, Kraków †August 31st, 1945, Lviv

38

Sergio Ramos

Spanish footballer (born 1986)

*March 30th, 1986, Camas

59

Thomas Adasch

German politician (CDU)

*March 30th, 1965, Celle

58

Robert Riskin

American writer (1897-1955)

*March 30th, 1897, New York City †September 20th, 1955, Beverly Hills

75

Jean Giono

French writer

*March 30th, 1895, Manosque †October 9th, 1970, Manosque

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Born in 1896

96

Kathleen McKane Godfree

English badminton and tennis player (1896-1992)

*May 7th, 1896, Bayswater †June 19th, 1992, London

90

Bruno Snell

German classical philologist

*June 18th, 1896, Hildesheim †October 31st, 1986, Hamburg

49

Marianne Grunthal

German teacher

*January 31st, 1896, Zehdenick †May 2nd, 1945, Schwerin

83

Helmut Berve

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 22nd, 1896, Wrocław †April 6th, 1979, Hechendorf am Pilsensee

84

Maria

Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896-1980)

*August 9th, 1896, Neuchâtel †September 16th, 1980, Geneva

84

A. J. Cronin

Scottish novelist

*July 19th, 1896, Cardross †January 6th, 1981, Montreux

44

F. Scott Fitzgerald

American writer (1896–1940)

*September 24th, 1896, Saint Paul †December 21st, 1940, Hollywood

75

Betty Smith

American author (1896–1972)

*December 15th, 1896, Brooklyn †January 17th, 1972, Shelton

84

Eugenio Montale

Italian poet (1896-1981)

*October 12th, 1896, Genoa †September 12th, 1981, Milan

72

Trygve Lie

1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)

*July 16th, 1896, Grünerløkka †December 30th, 1968, Geilo

77

David Alfaro Siqueiros

Mexican social realist painter (1896–1974)

*December 29th, 1896, Mexico City †January 6th, 1974, Cuernavaca

92

Virgil Thomson

American composer and critic

*November 25th, 1896, Kansas City †September 30th, 1989, New York City

45

Ernst Udet

German flying ace (1896–1941)

*April 26th, 1896, Frankfurt †November 17th, 1941, Berlin

91

Karl August Wittfogel

German-American academic (1896–1988)

*September 6th, 1896, Woltersdorf †May 25th, 1988, New York City

50

Erich Sichting

German politician (1896-1946)

*March 13th, 1896, Magdeburg †September 6th, 1946, Magdeburg

61

Gerty Cori

Austro-Hungarian-American biochemist (1896–1957)

*August 15th, 1896, Prague †October 26th, 1957, Glendale

89

Elisabeth Selbert

German politician (1896-1986)

*September 22nd, 1896, Kassel †June 9th, 1986, Kassel

74

John Dos Passos

American novelist (1896–1970)

*January 14th, 1896, Chicago †September 28th, 1970, Baltimore

93

Sandro Pertini

Former President of the Italian Republic, President of Italy from 1978 to 1985

*September 25th, 1896, San Giovanni †February 24th, 1990, Rome

89

Wallis Simpson

American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)

*June 19th, 1896, Blue Ridge Summit †April 24th, 1986, Villa Windsor

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 30th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 30th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1896 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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