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 89^th 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, 484,248 hours 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.

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.

March 30 Historical Events

• 1282 –
  The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.
• 1844 –
  One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
• 1863 –
  Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
• 1909 –
  The Queensboro Bridge opens, linking Manhattan and Queens.
• 1940 –
  Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Ching-wei.
• 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.
• 1961 –
  The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City.
• 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.
• 2006 –
  The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes a law.

Who were born on March 30?

• 1830 –
  Mihály Zsupánek Slovene writer, poet and soldier in Hungary (d. 1898? 1905?)
• 1910 –
  Józef Marcinkiewicz, Polish mathematician (d. 1940)
• 1926 –
  Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish entrepreneur
• 1929 –
  Richard Dysart, American actor
• 1943 –
  Ken Forssi, American musician (Love) (d. 1998)
• 1950 –
  Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor and comedian
• 1956 –
  Bill Butler, Scottish politician
• 1956 –
  Shahla Sherkat, Iranian feminist journalist
• 1968 –
  Celine Dion, Canadian singer
• 1990 –
  Cassie Scerbo, American actress

Who died on March 30?

• 1840 –
  Beau Brummell, English celebrity and dandy (b. 1778)
• 1912 –
  Karl May, German author (b. 1842)
• 1936 –
  Conchita Supervía, Spanish opera singer (b. 1895)
• 1950 –
  Léon Blum, French prime minister (b. 1872)
• 1979 –
  Airey Neave, British politician and WW2 veteran (b.1916)
• 1999 –
  Gary Morton, American film and television producer (b. 1924)
• 2000 –
  Rudolf Kirchschläger, Austrian politician, President (1974–1986) (b. 1915)
• 2005 –
  Derrick Plourde, American drummer (b. 1971)
• 2008 –
  Richard Lloyd, racing car driver (b. 1945)
• 2010 –
  Martin Sandberger, German military officer (b. 1911)