Paul Verlaine
b. 1844
French poet
On This Day · The 89th day of the year
March 30
March 30 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1282 and 2023. The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 2026
What happened on March 30?
March 30 is the 89th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1282 and 2023. Famous people born on March 30 include Paul Verlaine, Philippe Mexès and Celine Dion.
The shape of the day
March 30's record stretches 741 years, from 1282 to 2023. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.
Aries is the sign for March 30 — read more on the Aries page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on March 30
Movies, games, albums & shows2026
- Game Hozy
2025
- TV MobLand
2023
- Game Lunark
- Game Dredge
- Game The Last Worker
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 1282
Sicily
The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.
- 1815
Joachim Murat
Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation, among the earliest calls for Italian unification.
- 1863
George I of Greece
Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
- 1867
Alaska
Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about two cents/acre ($4.19/km2), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
- 1870
Texas
Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
- 1918
March Days
Beginning of the bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.
- 1944
World War II
World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria.
- 1949
Cold War
Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
- 1965
Vietnam War
Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
- 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump becomes the first former United States president to be indicted by a grand jury.
Famous birthday twins
Born on March 30Philippe Mexès
b. 1982
French footballer
Celine Dion
b. 1968
Canadian singer-songwriter
Francisco Goya
b. 1746
Spanish-French painter and sculptor
Vincent van Gogh
b. 1853
Dutch-French painter and illustrator
Mehmed II
b. 1432
Ottoman sultan
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
b. 1979
Ukrainian footballer
Eric Clapton
b. 1945
English guitarist and singer-songwriter
Deaths
- 2002Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
- 1950Léon Blum
- 1912Karl May
- 987Arnulf II, Count of Flanders
Holidays & observances
- —Christian feast day: Blessed Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy
- —Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka
- —Christian feast day: John Climacus
- —Christian feast day: Mamertinus of Auxerre
- —Christian feast day: Quirinus of Neuss
- —Christian feast day: Thomas Son Chasuhn, Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy (part of The Korean Martyrs)
- —Christian feast day: Tola of Clonard
- —Christian feast day: March 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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