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On This Day · The 89th day of the year

March 30

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.

♈ZodiacAries ◈BirthstoneAquamarine ❀Birth flowerDaffodil

Aries is the sign for March 30 — read more on the Aries page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 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.

Released on March 30

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Hozy

2025

  • TV MobLand

2023

  • Game Lunark
  • Game Dredge
  • Game The Last Worker

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1282

    Sicily

  2. 1815

    Joachim Murat

  3. 1863

    George I of Greece

  4. 1867

    Alaska

  5. 1870

    Texas

  6. 1918

    March Days

  7. 1944

    World War II

  8. 1949

    Cold War

  9. 1965

    Vietnam War

  10. 2023

    Donald Trump

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 30

Paul Verlaine

b. 1844

Philippe Mexès

b. 1982

Celine Dion

b. 1968

Francisco Goya

b. 1746

Vincent van Gogh

b. 1853

Mehmed II

b. 1432

Anatoliy Tymoshchuk

b. 1979

Eric Clapton

b. 1945

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)

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn 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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