March 30th, 1940

Born on March 30th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on March 30th, 1940?

March 30th, 1940

Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War

What else 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.

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

Born on March 30th, 1940

84

Jerry Lucas

American basketball player

*March 30th, 1940, Middletown

84

Uwe Timm

German writer

*March 30th, 1940, Hamburg

84

Wilhelm von Gottberg

German politician

*March 30th, 1940, Tscherjomuchowo

84

Norman Gifford

English Test and County cricketer (born 1940)

*March 30th, 1940, Ulverston

76

Gerhard Dallinger

Austrian composer (1940-2016)

*March 30th, 1940, Eferding †October 21st, 2016, Weiler

67

David Askevold

Canadian artist

*March 30th, 1940, Conrad †January 23rd, 2008, Halifax

82

Charles Koppelman

American businessman and musician

*March 30th, 1940, Brooklyn †November 25th, 2022, Roslyn Harbor

76

Heide Braukmüller

German author and historian

*March 30th, 1940, Oldenburg †February 24th, 2017

77

Otto Stumpf

Canoe slalom racer

*March 30th, 1940, Celle †April 17th, 2017

78

Helge Bofinger

German architect (1940-2018)

*March 30th, 1940, Szczecin †June 7th, 2018

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

33

NF

American rapper from Michigan

*March 30th, 1991, Gladwin

31

Anitta

Brazilian singer, actress and businesswoman (born 1993)

*March 30th, 1993, Rio de Janeiro

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

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

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

37

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter (1853–1890)

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

79

Eric Clapton

English guitarist, singer, and songwriter (born 1945)

*March 30th, 1945, Ripley

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

41

Jiří Hrzán

Czech actor and singer

*March 30th, 1939, Tábor †September 24th, 1980, Prague

85

Erwin J. Haeberle

German sexologist

*March 30th, 1936, Dortmund †October 1st, 2021

82

Krystyna Kołodziejczyk

Polish actress

*March 30th, 1939, Częstochowa †September 13th, 2021, Warsaw

42

Philippe Mexès

French association football player

*March 30th, 1982, Toulouse

59

Thomas Adasch

German politician (CDU)

*March 30th, 1965, Celle

82

Cor Schuuring

Dutch cyclist

*March 30th, 1942, Amsterdam

38

Sergio Ramos

Spanish footballer (born 1986)

*March 30th, 1986, Camas

85

Christine Wolter

German writer

*March 30th, 1939, Königsberg

72

Robbie Coltrane

Scottish actor (1950–2022)

*March 30th, 1950, Rutherglen †October 14th, 2022, Forth Valley Royal Hospital

80

Graeme Edge

British musician

*March 30th, 1941, Rochester †November 11th, 2021, Sarasota

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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