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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[598]] &ndash; [[Maurice's Balkan campaigns#Renewed campaigns (597–602)|Avar–Byzantine wars]]: The [[Pannonian Avars|Avars]] lift the [[siege]] at the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] stronghold of [[Constanța|Tomis]]. Their leader [[Bayan I]] retreats north of the [[Danube|Danube River]] after the [[Avar Khaganate|Avaro]]-[[Slavs|Slavic]] army is decimated by the [[Plague (disease)|plague]].
*[[1282]] &ndash; The people of [[Sicily]] rebel against the [[Capetian House of Anjou|Angevin]] [[monarch|king]] [[Charles I of Naples|Charles I]], in what becomes known as the [[Sicilian Vespers]].<ref>{{cite book|title=A history of italian republic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zujq7v0ILiwC&pg=PA103|year=1832|publisher=Longman|pages=103}}</ref>
*[[1296]] &ndash; [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] [[Capture of Berwick (1296)|sacks]] [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]], during armed conflict between [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] and [[Kingdom of England|England]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Herbert Maxwell|title=A History of the House of Douglas from the Earliest Times Down to the Legislative Union of England and Scotland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y9ztAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA24|publisher=Рипол Классик|isbn=978-1-145-80495-1|pages=25}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1699]] &ndash; [[Guru Gobind Singh]] establishes the [[Khalsa]] in [[Anandpur Sahib]], [[Punjab (region)|Punjab]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mahmood |first=Cynthia Keppley |title=Fighting for faith and nation dialogues with Sikh militants |url=https://archive.org/details/fightingforfaith00cynt |url-access=limited |year=1996 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |location=Philadelphia |isbn=978-0812215922 |oclc=44966032 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/fightingforfaith00cynt/page/n55 43]–45}}</ref>
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Joachim Murat]] issues the [[Rimini Proclamation]], among the earliest calls for [[Unification of Italy|Italian unification]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |date=6 May 2015 |title=Il proclama di Rimini |trans-title=The Rimini Proclamation |url=https://www.ilponte.com/il-proclama-di-rimini/ |access-date=18 January 2024 |website=Il Ponte |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Sacco |first=Antonio |date=30 May 2020 |title=Unificare l'Italia, il sogno di Murat |trans-title=Unifying Italy, Murat's dream |url=https://napoli.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/20_maggio_30/unificare-l-italia-sogno-murat-5de17248-a286-11ea-a5d1-29996a211afa.shtml |access-date=18 January 2024 |website=[[Corriere della Sera]] |language=it-IT}}</ref>

*[[1818]] &ndash; Physicist [[Augustin-Jean Fresnel|Augustin Fresnel]] reads a memoir on [[optical rotation]] to the [[French Academy of Sciences]], reporting that when polarized light is "depolarized" by a [[Fresnel rhomb]], its properties are preserved in any subsequent passage through an optically-rotating crystal or liquid.<ref>A. Fresnel, "Mémoire sur les couleurs développées dans les fluides homogènes par la lumière polarisée" ("Memoir on colors developed in homogeneous fluids by polarized light"), read 30&nbsp;March 1818; printed in A.&nbsp;Fresnel (ed.{{tsp}} H. de Senarmont, E.&nbsp;Verdet, and L.&nbsp;Fresnel), ''Oeuvres complètes d'Augustin Fresnel'', Paris: Imprimerie Impériale, [https://books.google.com/books?id=1l0_AAAAcAAJ vol.{{tsp}}1], 1866, pp.{{tsp}}655–83, at pp.{{tsp}}659–60.</ref>
*[[1822]] &ndash; The [[Florida Territory]] is created in the United States.
*[[1841]] &ndash; The [[National Bank of Greece]] is founded in [[Athens]].
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Diethyl ether|Ether]] [[anesthesia]] is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon [[Physician|Dr.]] [[Crawford Long]].
*[[1844]] &ndash; One of the most [[Battle of Santiago (1844)|important battles]] of the [[Dominican War of Independence]] from [[Haiti]] takes place near the city of [[Santiago de los Caballeros]].
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Origins of the American Civil War]]: "[[Border Ruffian]]s" from [[Missouri]] invade [[Kansas]] and force election of a pro-[[slavery]] legislature.
*[[1856]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Paris (1856)|Treaty of Paris]] is signed, ending the [[Crimean War]].
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Timeline of chemical element discoveries|Discovery of the chemical elements]]: Sir [[William Crookes]] announces his discovery of [[thallium]].
*[[1863]] &ndash; Danish prince [[George I of Greece|Wilhelm Georg]] is chosen as King George of Greece.
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Alaska]] is [[Alaska Purchase|purchased]] from [[Russian Empire|Russia]] for $7.2 million, about two cents/acre ($4.19/km<sup>2</sup>), by [[United States Secretary of State]] [[William H. Seward]].
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Texas]] is readmitted to the [[United States Congress]] following [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]].
*[[1885]] &ndash; The [[Battle for Kushka]] triggers the [[Panjdeh Incident]] which nearly gives rise to war between the [[Russian Empire|Russian]] and [[British Empire]]s.
*[[1899]] &ndash; German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the [[Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights|International Committee on Atomic Weights]].
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Archaeology|Archaeologists]] in [[Knossos]], [[Crete]], discover the first [[clay tablet]] with [[hieroglyph]]ic writing in a script later called [[Linear B]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Palaima |first=Thomas G. |chapter=Linear B|title=The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean|editor-last=Cline |editor-first=Eric H.|location=Oxford, UK|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2012|isbn=9780199873609 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EglBMWW2WHkC|page=357}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Sultan of Morocco|Sultan]] [[Abd al-Hafid of Morocco|Abd al-Hafid]] signs the [[Treaty of Fez]], making [[Morocco]] a French [[protectorate]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; Beginning of the bloody [[March Days|March Events]] in [[Baku]] and other locations of [[Baku Governorate]].
*[[1939]] &ndash; The [[Heinkel He 100]] fighter sets a [[Flight airspeed record|world airspeed record]] of 463&nbsp;mph (745&nbsp;km/h).
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: Japan declares [[Nanjing|Nanking]] capital of a new [[Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China|Chinese puppet government]], nominally controlled by [[Wang Jingwei]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] bombers conduct their most severe [[Bombing of Sofia in World War II|bombing run]] on [[Sofia]], [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]].
*  1944   &ndash; Out of 795 [[Avro Lancaster|Lancasters]], [[Handley Page Halifax|Halifaxe]]s and [[de Havilland Mosquito|Mosquito]]s sent to [[Bombing of Nuremberg in World War II|attack Nuremberg]], 95 bombers do not return, making it the largest RAF Bomber Command loss of the war.
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: [[Red Army|Soviet forces]] invade Austria and [[Vienna offensive|capture Vienna]]. [[Armia Ludowa|Polish]] and Soviet forces [[East Pomeranian offensive|liberate Danzig]].
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: A [[1949 anti-NATO riot in Iceland|riot breaks out in Austurvöllur]] square in [[Reykjavík]], when [[Iceland]] joins [[NATO]].
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[14th Dalai Lama|Tenzin Gyatso]], the 14th [[Dalai Lama]], flees [[Tibet]] for [[India]].
*[[1961]] &ndash; The [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs]] is signed in New York City.
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: A [[car bomb]] explodes in front of the [[Embassy of the United States, Saigon|United States Embassy, Saigon]], killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Delta Air Lines Flight 9877]] crashes at [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport]], killing 19.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-51 N802E New Orleans, LA |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19670330-0 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; Vietnam War: The [[Easter Offensive]] begins after [[North Vietnam]]ese forces cross into the [[Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone|Demilitarized Zone]] (DMZ) of [[South Vietnam]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Head |first1=William P. |title=Dirty Little Secret in the Land of a Million Elephants: Barrel Roll and the Lost War |journal=Air Power History |date=2017 |volume=64 |issue=4 |pages=23–24 |jstor=26571062 |issn=1044-016X}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict|Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since [[History of Israel|1948]], Palestinians create the first [[Land Day]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Israels-Arabs-to-mark-Land-Day|title=Israel's Arabs to mark Land Day|work=The Jerusalem Post &#124; JPost.com|access-date=2018-10-30}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Airey Neave]], a British [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP), is [[Assassination of Airey Neave|killed by a car bomb]] as he exits the [[Palace of Westminster]]. The [[Irish National Liberation Army]] claims responsibility.
*[[1981]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Ronald Reagan]] is [[Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan|shot in the chest]] outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by [[John Hinckley Jr.]]; three others are wounded in the same incident. 
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle program]]: [[STS-3]] mission is completed with the landing of ''[[Space Shuttle Columbia|Columbia]]'' at [[White Sands Missile Range]], [[New Mexico]].
*[[2002]] &ndash; The [[2002 Lyon synagogue attack|2002 Lyon car attack]] takes place.<ref name="CarsCrashThrough">{{cite news|title=Vandals crash cars through French synagogue|url=http://azdailysun.com/vandals-crash-cars-through-french-synagogue/article_a3a07e4c-8d84-55f4-9b2b-5b6bccaee9bb.html|access-date=8 August 2016|agency=AP|publisher=Arizona Daily Sun|date=30 March 2002}}</ref><ref name="WaveOfAttacks">{{cite news|title=Shooting in France in Wave of Anti-Jewish Attacks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/01/international/europe/01FRAN.html|access-date=8 August 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=1 April 2002}}</ref><ref name=DiamondFirst>{{cite news|last1=Diamond|first1=Andrew|title=Weekend of anti-Semitism in France|url=http://www.jta.org/2002/04/01/life-religion/features/weekend-of-anti-semitism-in-france|access-date=8 August 2016|publisher=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency|JTA]]|date=1 April 2002}}</ref><ref name="NornViolence">{{cite news|last1=Horn|first1=Heather|title=The Jewish School Shooting and Patterns of Violence|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/03/the-jewish-school-shooting-and-patterns-of-violence/254707/|access-date=8 August 2016|publisher=[[The Atlantic]]|date=19 March 2012}}</ref> 
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Cyclone Glenda]], one of the strongest [[tropical cyclone]]s in the [[Australia]]n region makes landfall near [[Onslow, Western Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Severe Tropical Cyclone Glenda |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/pdf/glenda.pdf |date=27–31 March 2006 |website=[[Bureau of Meteorology |Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology]]}}</ref> 
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Drolma Kyi]] arrested by Chinese authorities.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jun-08-fg-singer8-story.html|title=China silences Tibet folk singer Drolmakyi|journal=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=2008-06-09|last=Demick|first=Barbara|date=2008-06-08|format=}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; Twelve gunmen [[2009 Lahore police academy attack|attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan]].
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Min Aung Hlaing]] is appointed as the [[Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services|Commander-in-Chief]] of [[Tatmadaw|Myanmar's armed forces]].<ref>[http://archive-2.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/5090-new-commander-in-chief-of-defence-services-general-min-aung-hlaing.html "New commander in chief of defence services: General Min Aung Hlaing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053530/http://archive-2.mizzima.com/news/inside-burma/5090-new-commander-in-chief-of-defence-services-general-min-aung-hlaing.html|date=4 March 2016}}, Mizzima, 30 March 2011.</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[SpaceX]] conducts the world's first [[Reusable launch vehicle|reflight]] of an orbital class rocket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/science/spacex-launches-a-satellite-with-a-partly-used-rocket.html|title=SpaceX Launches a Satellite With a Partly Used Rocket|last=Chang|first=Kenneth|date=30 March 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=31 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-39451401|title=Success for SpaceX 're-usable rocket'|last=Amos|first=Jonathan|date=31 March 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=31 March 2017}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; The [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Army]] kills 17 [[Palestinians]] and wounds 1,400 in Gaza during [[Land Day]] [[2018–2019 Gaza border protests|protests]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israeli forces kill 17 Palestinians on Land Day |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/3/31/israeli-army-kills-17-palestinians-in-gaza-protests |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Pope Francis]] visits [[Morocco]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-13 |title=Dichiarazione del Direttore della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede, Greg Burke |trans-title=Statement by the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2018/11/13/0839/01820.html |website=[[Holy See Press Office]] |language=it}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Donald Trump]] becomes the first former United States president to be [[Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York|indicted]] by a [[grand jury]].<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Kara |last1=Scannell|first2=John|last2=Miller|first3=Jeremy|last3=Herb|first4=Devan|last4=Cole |date=2023-03-30 |title=Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=CNN Politics |language=en}}</ref>

==Births==
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===Pre-1600===
* [[892]] &ndash; [[Shi Jingtang]], founder of the [[Later Jin (Five Dynasties)|Later Jin Dynasty]] (d. 942)
*[[1135]] &ndash; [[Maimonides]], Spanish rabbi and philosopher ([[April 6]] also proposed, d. 1204)
*[[1326]] &ndash; [[Ivan II of Moscow]] (d. 1359)
*[[1432]] &ndash; [[Mehmed the Conqueror]], Ottoman sultan (d. 1481)
*[[1510]] &ndash; [[Antonio de Cabezón]], Spanish composer and organist (d. 1566)
*[[1551]] &ndash; [[Salomon Schweigger]], German theologian (d. 1622)

===1601–1900===
*[[1606]] &ndash; [[Vincentio Reinieri]], Italian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1647)
*[[1632]] &ndash; [[John Proctor (Salem witch trials)|John Proctor]], farmer hanged for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials (d. 1692)
*[[1640]] &ndash; [[John Trenchard (politician)|John Trenchard]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Northern Department]] (d. 1695)
*[[1727]] &ndash; [[Tommaso Traetta]], Italian composer and educator (d. 1779)
*[[1746]] &ndash; [[Francisco Goya]], Spanish-French painter and sculptor (d. 1828)
*[[1750]] &ndash; [[John Stafford Smith]], English organist and composer (d. 1836)
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Juan Manuel de Rosas]], Argentinian soldier and politician, 13th [[Governor of Buenos Aires Province]] (d. 1877)
*[[1805]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann]], German-Swedish linguist and botanist (d. 1887)
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Robert Bunsen]], German chemist and academic (d. 1899)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Anna Sewell]], English author (d. 1878)
*  1820   &ndash; [[James Whyte (Australian politician)|James Whyte]], Scottish-Australian politician, 6th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (d. 1882)<ref>{{cite Tas Parliament |id=whyte39 |title=James Whyte}}</ref>
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Paul Verlaine]], French poet (d. 1896)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Vincent van Gogh]], Dutch-French painter and illustrator (d. 1890)
*1853 &ndash; [[Arnoldo Sartorio]], German composer, pianist, and teacher (d. 1936)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Léon Charles Thévenin]], French engineer (d. 1926)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Siegfried Alkan]], German composer (d. 1941)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Mary Calkins]], American philosopher and psychologist (d. 1930)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Franz Oppenheimer]], German-American sociologist and economist (d. 1943)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Charles Lightoller]], English 2nd officer on the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] (d. 1952)
*  1874   &ndash; [[Josiah McCracken]], American hammer thrower, shot putter, and football player (d. 1962)
*  1874   &ndash; [[Nicolae Rădescu]], Romanian general and politician, [[Prime Minister of Romania]] (d. 1953)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Thomas Xenakis]], Greek-American gymnast (d. 1942)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Coen de Koning]], Dutch speed skater (d. 1954)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Seán O'Casey]], Irish dramatist, playwright, and memoirist (d. 1964)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Melanie Klein]], Austrian-English psychologist and author (d. 1960)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[J. R. Williams]], Canadian-born cartoonist (d. 1957)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Chunseong]], Korean monk, writer and philosopher (d. 1977)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Stefan Banach]], Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1945)
*  1892   &ndash; [[Fortunato Depero]], Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1960)
*  1892   &ndash; [[Erhard Milch]], German field marshal (d. 1972)
*  1892   &ndash; [[Johannes Pääsuke]], Estonian photographer and director (d. 1918)
*  1892   &ndash; [[Erwin Panofsky]], German historian and academic (d. 1968)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Tommy Green (athlete)|Tommy Green]], English race walker (d. 1975)
*  1894   &ndash; [[Sergey Ilyushin]], Russian engineer, founded [[Ilyushin|Ilyushin Design Bureau]] (d. 1977)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Jean Giono]], French author and poet (d. 1970)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Carl Lutz]], Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (d. 1975)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Charlie Wilson (footballer, born 1895)|Charlie Wilson]], English footballer (d. 1971)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay]], Indian author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1970)

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Brooke Astor]], American socialite and philanthropist (d. 2007)
*  1902   &ndash; [[Ted Heath (bandleader)|Ted Heath]], English trombonist and composer (d. 1969)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Joy Ridderhof]], American missionary (d. 1984)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Ripper Collins (baseball)|Ripper Collins]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1970)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Archie Birkin]], English motorcycle racer (d. 1927)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Mikio Oda]], Japanese triple jumper and academic (d. 1998)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Albert Pierrepoint]], English hangman (d. 1992)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte]], German general (d. 1994)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Józef Marcinkiewicz]], Polish soldier, mathematician, and academic (d. 1940)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Ekrem Akurgal]], Turkish archaeologist and academic (d. 2002)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Jack Cowie]], New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Alvin Hamilton]], Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th [[Minister of Agriculture (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Agriculture]] (d. 2004)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Marc Davis (animator)|Marc Davis]], American animator (d. 2000)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Richard Helms]], American soldier and diplomat, 8th [[Director of Central Intelligence]] (d. 2002)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Frankie Laine]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Ċensu Tabone]], Maltese general, physician, and politician, 4th [[President of Malta]] (d. 2012)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Sonny Boy Williamson I]], American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1948)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Pietro Ingrao]], Italian journalist and politician (d. 2015)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Els Aarne]], Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1995)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[McGeorge Bundy]], American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th [[United States National Security Advisor]] (d. 1996)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Robin Williams (mathematician)|Robin Williams]], New Zealand mathematician, university administrator and public servant (d. 2013)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[André Fontaine]], French historian and journalist (d. 2013)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Turhan Bey]], American actor (d. 2012)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Arthur Wightman]], American physicist and academic (d. 2013)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Milton Acorn]], Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1986)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Hans Reichelt]], German politician (d. 2025)<ref>{{cite news |title=Früherer DDR-Minister Hans Reichelt ist tot |url=https://www.t-online.de/region/berlin/id_100574080/berlin-frueherer-ddr-minister-hans-reichelt-ist-tot.html |access-date=14 January 2025 |publisher=t-online |date=14 January 2025}}</ref>
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Ingvar Kamprad]], Swedish businessman, founded [[IKEA]] (d. 2018)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Wally Grout]], Australian cricketer (d. 1968)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Robert Badinter]], French lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Justice (France)|French Minister of Justice]] (d. 2024)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Colin Egar]], Australian cricket umpire (d. 2008)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Tom Sharpe]], English-Spanish author and educator (d. 2013)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Richard Dysart]], American actor (d. 2015)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Ray Musto]], American soldier and politician (d. 2014)
*  1929   &ndash; [[István Rózsavölgyi]], Hungarian runner (d. 2012)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[John Astin]], American actor 
*  1930   &ndash; [[Rolf Harris]], Australian singer-songwriter (d. 2023)<ref name="BBC 60393842">{{cite news |title=Rolf Harris: Serial abuser and ex-entertainer dies aged 93 |work=BBC News |date=23 May 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60393842 |access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Jean-Claude Brialy]], French actor and director (d. 2007)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Joe Ruby]], American animator (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Barnes|first=Mike|date=2020-08-27|title=Joe Ruby, Co-Creator of Scooby-Doo, Dies at 87|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/joe-ruby-co-creator-of-scooby-doo-dies-at-87-4051474/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Paul Crouch]], American broadcaster, co-founded the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]] (d. 2013)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Hans Hollein]], Austrian architect and academic, designed [[Haas House]] (d. 2014)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Karl Berger]], German pianist and composer (d. 2023)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Willie Galimore]], American football player (d. 1964)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Gordon Mumma]], American composer
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Warren Beatty]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1937   &ndash; [[Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth]], English businessman
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[John Barnhill (basketball)|John Barnhill]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Klaus Schwab]], German economist and engineer, founded the [[World Economic Forum]]
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Norman Gifford]], English cricketer
*  1940   &ndash; [[Jerry Lucas]], American basketball player and educator
*  1940   &ndash; [[Hans Ragnemalm]], Swedish lawyer and judge (d. 2016)
*  1940   &ndash; [[David Earle Bailey]], American Episcopal priest (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Michael |first1=Mark |title=Former Navajoland Bishop Dies at 84 |url=https://livingchurch.org/news/news-episcopal-church/former-navajoland-bishop-dies-at-84/ |access-date=31 July 2024 |publisher=The Living Church |date=30 July 2024}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Graeme Edge]], English singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/arts/music/graeme-edge-dead.html|title=Graeme Edge, Drummer and Co-Founder of the Moody Blues, Dies at 80|date=12 November 2021|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
*  1941   &ndash; [[Ron Johnston (geographer)|Ron Johnston]], English geographer and academic (d. 2020)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Wasim Sajjad]], Pakistani lawyer and politician, [[President of Pakistan]]
*  1941   &ndash; [[Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician)|Bob Smith]], American soldier and politician
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Ruben Kun]], Nauruan lawyer and politician, 14th [[President of Nauru]] (d. 2014)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Tane Norton]], New Zealand rugby player (d. 2023)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Kenneth Welsh]], Canadian actor (d. 2022) 
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Jay Traynor]], American pop and doo-wop singer (d. 2014)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Mark Wylea Erwin]], American businessman and diplomat
*  1944   &ndash; [[Brian Wilshire]], Australian radio host 
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Eric Clapton]], English guitarist and singer-songwriter 
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin]], American activist, writer, and [[black anarchist]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ervin |first=Lorenzo Kom'boa |title=Anarchism and the Black Revolution |chapter=Introduction |publisher=[[Pluto Press]] |year=2021 |isbn=978-0-7453-4579-6 |edition=Definitive |location=London |pages=1–32 |doi=10.2307/j.ctv2114fp4.5 |language=en |jstor=j.ctv2114fp4.5 |quote=My name at birth (March 30, 1947) was Lorenzo Edward Ervin, Jr.}}</ref>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Dick Roche]], Irish politician, [[Minister of State for European Affairs]]
*  1947   &ndash; [[Terje Venaas]], Norwegian bassist
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham]], English computer programmer and politician (d. 2022)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Eddie Jordan]], Irish racing driver and team owner, founded [[Jordan Grand Prix]] (d. 2025) 
*  1948   &ndash; [[Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury|Mervyn King]], English economist and academic
*  1948   &ndash; [[Jim "Dandy" Mangrum]], American rock singer
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Liza Frulla]], Canadian talk show host and politician, 3rd [[Minister of Canadian Heritage]]
*  1949   &ndash; [[Dana Gillespie]], English singer-songwriter and actress
*  1949   &ndash; [[Naomi Sims]], American model and author (d. 2009)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Janet Browne]], English-American historian and academic
*  1950   &ndash; [[Robbie Coltrane]], Scottish actor (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Robbie Coltrane dies aged 72 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63261204 |work=[[BBC]] |date=14 October 2022 |access-date=14 October 2022 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014165324/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63261204 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  1950   &ndash; [[Grady Little]], American baseball player, coach, and manager
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Stuart Dryburgh]], English-New Zealand cinematographer
*  1952   &ndash; [[Peter Knights]], Australian footballer and coach
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Randy VanWarmer]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Bill Butler (politician)|Bill Butler]], Scottish educator and politician
*  1956   &ndash; [[Juanito Oiarzabal]], Spanish mountaineer
*  1956   &ndash; [[Paul Reiser]], American actor and comedian
*  1956   &ndash; [[Shahla Sherkat]], Iranian journalist and author
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Marie-Christine Koundja]], Chadian author and diplomat<ref>{{Cite book|title=Anthologie de la littérature et des arts tchadiens|date=2003|publisher=L'Harmattan|last=Bourdette-Donon |first=Marcel |isbn=9782747540513|location=Paris|pages=187|oclc=52429094}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Maurice LaMarche]], Canadian voice actor and stand-up comedian
*  1958   &ndash; [[Joey Sindelar]], American golfer
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Martina Cole]], English television host and author
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Laurie Graham]], Canadian skier
*  1960   &ndash; [[Bill Johnson (skier)|Bill Johnson]], American skier (d. 2016)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Mike Thackwell]], New Zealand racing driver
*  1961   &ndash; [[Doug Wickenheiser]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1999)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Mark Begich]], American politician
*  1962   &ndash; [[MC Hammer]], American rapper and actor
*  1962   &ndash; [[Gary Stevens (footballer, born 1962)|Gary Stevens]], English international footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7605|title=Gary Stevens|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref> 
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj]], Mongolian journalist and politician, 4th [[President of Mongolia]] 
*  1963   &ndash; [[Panagiotis Tsalouchidis]], Greek footballer
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Vlado Bozinovski]], Macedonian-Australian footballer and manager
*  1964   &ndash; [[Tracy Chapman]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Piers Morgan]], English journalist and talk show host 
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Efstratios Grivas]], Greek chess player and author
*  1966   &ndash; [[Dmitry Volkov (swimmer)|Dmitry Volkov]], Russian swimmer (d. 2025)
*  1966   &ndash; [[Leonid Voloshin]], Russian triple jumper
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Christopher Bowman]], American figure skater and coach (d. 2008)
*  1967   &ndash; [[Richard Hutten]], Dutch furniture designer
*  1967   &ndash; [[Julie Richardson]], New Zealand tennis player
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Celine Dion]], Canadian singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Celine Dion &#124; Biography, Songs, Awards, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Celine-Dion |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=10 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Troy Bayliss]], Australian motorcycle racer
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Tobias Hill]], English poet and author (d. 2023)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Sylvain Charlebois]], Canadian food/agriculture researcher and author
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Mari Holden]], American cyclist<ref>{{cite web |title=Mari Holden Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/mari-holden-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023509/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/mari-holden-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=10 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1971   &ndash; [[Mark Consuelos]], American actor and television personality
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Mili Avital]], Israeli-American actress
*  1972   &ndash; [[Emerson Thome]], Brazilian footballer and scout
*  1972   &ndash; [[Karel Poborský]], Czech footballer
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[DJ AM|Adam Goldstein]], American keyboard player, DJ, and producer (d. 2009)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Jan Koller]], Czech footballer
*  1973   &ndash; [[Kareem Streete-Thompson]], Caymanian-American long jumper
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Martin Love]], Australian cricketer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Paul Griffen]], New Zealand-Italian rugby player
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Ty Conklin]], American ice hockey player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Obadele Thompson]], Barbadian sprinter
*  1976   &ndash; [[Troels Lund Poulsen]], Danish politician, [[Minister for Education of Denmark]]
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Abhishek Chaubey]], Indian director and screenwriter
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Paweł Czapiewski]], Polish runner
*  1978   &ndash; [[Chris Paterson]], Scottish rugby player and coach
*  1978   &ndash; [[Bok van Blerk]], South African singer-songwriter and actor
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Norah Jones]], American singer-songwriter and pianist 
*  1979   &ndash; [[Anatoliy Tymoshchuk]], Ukrainian footballer
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Katrine Lunde]], Norwegian handball goalkeeper<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Katrine Lunde |first1=Thomas |last1=Aune |first2=Rolf |last2=Bryhn |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=22 December 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Katrine_Lunde |language=no|access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Kristine Lunde-Borgersen]], Norwegian handball player<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kristine Lunde-Borgersen |first=Rolf |last=Bryhn |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=21 April 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Kristine_Lunde-Borgersen |language=no|access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Ricardo Osorio]], Mexican footballer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Jammal Brown]], American football player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Andrea Masi]], Italian rugby player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrea Masi |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/timeline/rugby/player/13236.html |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803160133/http://en.espn.co.uk/timeline/rugby/player/13236.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Mark Hudson (footballer, born 1982)|Mark Hudson]], English footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Philippe Mexès]], French footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Javier Portillo (Spanish footballer)|Javier Portillo]], Spanish footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jason Dohring]], American actor
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Jérémie Aliadière]], French footballer
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Mario Ančić]], Croatian tennis player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Samantha Stosur]], Australian tennis player
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Giacomo Ricci]], Italian racing driver 
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Sergio Ramos]], Spanish footballer
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Trent Barreta]], American wrestler
*  1987   &ndash; [[Calum Elliot]], Scottish footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Kwok Kin Pong]], Hong Kong footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Marc-Édouard Vlasic]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Will Matthews (rugby league)|Will Matthews]], Australian rugby league player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Thanasis Papazoglou]], Greek footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Richard Sherman (American football)|Richard Sherman]], American football player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Larisa Yurkiw]], Canadian alpine skier
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Chris Sale]], American baseball player
*  1989   &ndash; [[João Sousa]], Portuguese tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/joao-sousa/sh90/overview|title=Joao Sousa Overview|website=ATP Tour|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Thomas Rhett]], American country music singer and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/musician/thomas-rhett|title=Thomas Rhett|website=Biography|date=10 May 2021 }}</ref> 
*  1990   &ndash; [[Michal Březina]], Czech figure skater
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[NF (rapper)|NF]], American rapper<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nf-mn0003282827/biography |title=NF: Biography |last=Leggett |first=Steve |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=February 27, 2015}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Palak Muchhal]], Indian playback singer
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Anitta (singer)|Anitta]], Brazilian singer and entertainer
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Alex Bregman]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Alex Bregman |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/alex-bregman-608324 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=16 March 2023}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Jetro Willems]], Dutch footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=336087/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402151755/https://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people%3D336087/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2019|title=Jetro Willems|website=FIFA|access-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Zay Jones]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zay Jones Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JoneZa00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Ryan Noda]], American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Noda #49 |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ryan-noda-676116 |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]]}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Cha Eun-woo]], South Korean singer, actor, and model<ref>{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ko:판타지오 |trans-title=Fantagio |url=http://www.fantagio.kr/artists/cha-eun-woo/profile/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525230533/http://www.fantagio.kr/artists/cha-eun-woo/profile/ |archive-date=May 25, 2018 |access-date=May 30, 2018 |website=Fantagio |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 23, 2015 |title= |script-title=ko:[My Name] 아스트로 (2) 윤산하 진진 차은우 |trans-title=[My Name] Astro (2) Yoon Sanha, Jinjin, Cha Eunwoo |url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/688939 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815081508/https://tenasia.hankyung.com/tv/article/2015092396014 |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |access-date=June 7, 2018 |website=TenAsia |language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Kalyn Ponga]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Official NRL profile of Kalyn Ponga for Newcastle Knights |url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/newcastle-knights/kalyn-ponga/ |website=Newcastle Knights |access-date=10 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104191815/https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/newcastle-knights/kalyn-ponga/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Colton Herta]], American race car driver<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Colton_Herta|title=Colton Herta|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Anastasia Potapova]], Russian tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/325601/anastasia-potapova|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Anastasia Potapova|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 116|116]] &ndash; [[Quirinus of Neuss]], Roman martyr and saint
*[[AD 365|365]] &ndash; [[Emperor Ai of Jin|Ai of Jin]], emperor of the [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin Dynasty]] (b. 341)
* [[943]] &ndash; [[Li Bian]], emperor of [[Southern Tang]] (b. 889)
* [[987]] &ndash; [[Arnulf II, Count of Flanders]] (b. 960)
*[[1180]] &ndash; [[Al-Mustadi]], Caliph (b. 1142)
*[[1202]] &ndash; [[Joachim of Fiore]], Italian mystic and theologian (b. 1135)
*[[1465]] &ndash; [[Isabella of Clermont]], queen consort of Naples (b. c. 1424)
*[[1472]] &ndash; [[Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy]] (b. 1435)
*[[1486]] &ndash; [[Thomas Bourchier (cardinal)|Thomas Bourchier]], English cardinal (b. 1404)
*[[1526]] &ndash; [[Konrad Mutian]], German humanist (b. 1471)
*[[1540]] &ndash; [[Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg]], German cardinal (b. 1469)
*[[1559]] &ndash; [[Adam Ries]], German mathematician and academic (b. 1492)
*[[1587]] &ndash; [[Ralph Sadler]], English politician, [[Secretary of State (England)|Secretary of State for England]] (b. 1507)

===1601–1900===
*[[1662]] &ndash; [[François le Métel de Boisrobert]], French poet and playwright (b. 1592)
*[[1689]] &ndash; [[Kazimierz Łyszczyński]], Polish atheist and philosopher (b. 1634)
*[[1707]] &ndash; [[Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban]], French general and engineer (b. 1633)
*[[1764]] &ndash; [[Pietro Locatelli]], Italian violinist and composer (b. 1695)
*[[1783]] &ndash; [[William Hunter (anatomist)|William Hunter]], Scottish anatomist and physician (b. 1718)<ref>{{cite web |title=William Hunter (1718-1783) |url=https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/learning/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-a-z/hunter-william |website=National Records of Scotland |access-date=16 July 2021 |language=English |date=31 May 2013}}</ref>
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie]], French general and politician, [[Secretary of State for War (France)|French Secretary of State for War]] (b. 1718)
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire]] (b. 1757)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden]] (b. 1763)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Beau Brummell]], English-French fashion designer (b. 1778)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun|Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun]], French painter (b. 1755)<ref>{{cite book|first=Frank N.|last=Magill|title=The 17th and 18th Centuries: Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 4|location=Abingdon|publisher=Routledge|year=1999|isbn=978-0-89356-316-5|page=1376}}</ref>
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Louis Schindelmeisser]], German clarinet player, composer, and conductor (b. 1811)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Bénédict Morel]], Austrian-French psychiatrist and physician (b. 1809)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Carl Julian (von) Graba]], German lawyer and ornithologist who visited and studied the Faroe Islands (b. 1799)<ref name="KN">{{cite web|url= http://www.kn-online.de/htm/dauer/lok/hochschulen/hochschulseiten/990212/c-voegel.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010721034659/http://www.kn-online.de/htm/dauer/lok/hochschulen/hochschulseiten/990212/c-voegel.htm|archive-date=21 July 2001|language=de|title= Unbekannte Vögel entdeckt – Auf den Spuren von Graba|trans-title= Unknown birds discovered – In the footsteps of Graba|date=12 February 1999|author= Kieler Nachrichten| accessdate=20 August 2022}}</ref>
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Thomas Couture]], French painter and educator (b. 1815)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Joseph-Alfred Mousseau]], Canadian judge and politician, 6th [[Premier of Quebec]] (b. 1838)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Charilaos Trikoupis]], Greek politician, 55th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1832)

===1901–present===
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Karl May]], German author (b. 1842)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Steiner]], Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1861)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Romanos Melikian]], Armenian composer (b. 1883)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Conchita Supervía]], Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1895)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet]] Scottish soldier and politician, [[Secretary of State for Scotland]] (b. 1876)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Jan Bytnar]], Polish lieutenant; WWII resistance fighter (b. 1921)
*  1943   &ndash; [[Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski]], Polish sergeant; WWII resistance fighter (b. 1920)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Béla Balogh]], Hungarian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Bergius]], German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1884)
*  1949   &ndash; [[Dattaram Hindlekar]], Indian cricketer (b. 1909)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Léon Blum]], French lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1872)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Nikos Beloyannis]], Greek resistance leader and politician (b. 1915)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://atexnos.gr/nikos-beloyannis-70-years-since-the-execution-of-the-greek-communist-hero/ | title=Nikos Beloyannis: 70 years since the execution of the Greek communist hero | date=30 March 2022 }}</ref>
*  1952   &ndash; [[Jigme Wangchuck]], Bhutanese king (b. 1905)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Harl McDonald]], American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1899)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Edmund Clerihew Bentley]], English author and poet (b. 1875)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Daniil Andreyev]], Russian mystic and poet (b. 1906)
*  1959   &ndash; [[John Auden]], English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (b. 1894)
*  1959   &ndash; [[Riccardo Zanella]], Italian politician (b. 1875)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Joseph Haas]], German composer and educator (b. 1879)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Philibert Jacques Melotte]], English astronomer (b. 1880)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Aleksandr Gauk]], Russian conductor and composer (b. 1893)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Nella Larsen]], American nurse and author (b. 1891)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Philip Showalter Hench]], American physician and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1896)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Newbold Morris]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1902)
*  1966   &ndash; [[Maxfield Parrish]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1870)
*  1966   &ndash; [[Erwin Piscator]], German director and producer (b. 1893)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Frank Thorpe (public servant)|Frank Thorpe]], Australian public servant (b. 1885)
*  1967   &ndash; [[Jean Toomer]], American poet and novelist (b. 1894)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Lucien Bianchi]], Belgian racing driver (b. 1934)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Brüning]], German economist and politician, [[Chancellor of Germany]] (b. 1885)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Mahir Çayan]], Turkish politician (b. 1946)
*  1972   &ndash; [[Gabriel Heatter]], American radio commentator (b. 1890)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton]], Scottish pilot and politician (b. 1903)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Yves Giraud-Cabantous]], French racing driver (b. 1904)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Peter Bamm]], German journalist and author (b. 1897)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Levko Revutsky]], Ukrainian composer and educator (b. 1889)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[George Paine (cricketer)|George Paine]], English cricketer and coach (b. 1908)
*  1978   &ndash; [[Memduh Tağmaç]], Turkish general (b. 1904)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Airey Neave]], English colonel, lawyer, and politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] (b. 1916)
*  1979   &ndash; [[Ray Ventura (pianist)|Ray Ventura]], French pianist and bandleader (b. 1908)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[DeWitt Wallace]], American publisher, co-founded ''[[Reader's Digest]]'' (b. 1889)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Karl Rahner]], German-Austrian priest and theologian (b. 1904)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Harold Peary]], American actor and singer (b. 1908)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[James Cagney]], American actor and dancer (b. 1899)
*  1986   &ndash; [[John Ciardi]], American poet and etymologist (b. 1916)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Edgar Faure]], French historian and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (b. 1908)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Harry Bridges]], Australian-born American activist and trade union leader (b. 1901)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Athanasios Ragazos]], Greek long-distance runner (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/70839 | title=Olympedia – Athanasios Ragazos }}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Manolis Andronikos]], Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1919)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[S. M. Pandit]], Indian painter (b. 1916)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Richard Diebenkorn]], American painter (b. 1922)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Rozelle Claxton]], American pianist (b. 1913)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Tony Lock]], English-Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1929)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Paul A. Rothchild]], American record producer (b. 1935)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Hugh Falkus]], English pilot and author (b. 1917)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Ryoei Saito]], Japanese businessman (b. 1916)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Kirchschläger]], Austrian judge and politician, 8th [[President of Austria]] (b. 1915)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother]] of the United Kingdom (b. 1900)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Anand Bakshi]], Indian poet and lyricist (b. 1930)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Michael Jeter]], American actor (b. 1952)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Valentin Pavlov]], Russian banker and politician, 11th [[Prime Minister of the Soviet Union]] (b. 1937)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Alistair Cooke]], English-American journalist and author (b. 1908)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Michael King (historian)|Michael King]], New Zealand historian and author (b. 1945)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Timi Yuro]], American singer and songwriter (b. 1940)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Robert Creeley]], American novelist, essayist, and poet (b. 1926)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Milton Green]], American hurdler and soldier (b. 1913)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Fred Korematsu]], American political activist (b. 1919)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Chrysanthos Theodoridis]], Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pontosnews.gr/646128/pontos/30-martioy-2005-thanatos-chrysanthoy-theodoridi/ | title=Στις 30 Μαρτίου 2005 σίγησε το «αηδόνι του Πόντου», ο Χρύσανθος Θεοδωρίδης | date=30 March 2021 }}</ref>
*  2005   &ndash; [[O. V. Vijayan]], Indian author and illustrator (b. 1930)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Mitch Hedberg]], American stand-up comedian (b. 1968)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Red Hickey]], American football player and coach (b. 1917)
*  2006   &ndash; [[John McGahern]], Irish author and educator (b. 1934)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[John Roberts (Canadian politician)|John Roberts]], Canadian political scientist, academic, and politician, 46th [[Secretary of State for Canada]] (b. 1933)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Roland Fraïssé]], French mathematical logician (b. 1920)
*  2008   &ndash; [[David Leslie (racing driver)|David Leslie]], Scottish racing driver (b. 1953)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Richard Lloyd (racing driver)|Richard Lloyd]], English racing driver (b. 1945)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Dith Pran]], Cambodian-American photographer and journalist (b. 1942)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Jaime Escalante]], Bolivian-American educator (b. 1930)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Morris R. Jeppson]], American lieutenant and physicist (b. 1922)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Martin Sandberger]], German [[SS]] officer (b. 1911)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Janet Anderson Perkin]], Canadian baseball player and curler (b. 1921)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Aquila Berlas Kiani]], Indian-Canadian sociologist and academic (b. 1921)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Francesco Mancini (footballer, born 1968)|Francesco Mancini]], Italian footballer and coach (b. 1968)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Granville Semmes]], American businessman, founded [[1-800-Flowers]] (b. 1928)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Leonid Shebarshin]], Russian [[KGB]] officer (b. 1935)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Daniel Hoffman]], American poet and academic (b. 1923)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bobby Parks]], American basketball player and coach (b. 1962)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Phil Ramone]], South African-American songwriter and producer, co-founded [[A & R Recording]] (b. 1934)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Edith Schaeffer]], Chinese-Swiss religious leader and author, co-founded [[L'Abri]] (b. 1914)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bob Turley]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Kate O'Mara]], English actress (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kate O'Mara obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/30/kate-omara |website=the Guardian |access-date=7 April 2022 |language=en |date=30 March 2014}}</ref>
*2014 &ndash; [[Alice Raftary]], American educator of blind adults (b. 1927)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-04-06 |title=Raftary |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55125682/raftary/ |access-date=2020-07-11 |work=Detroit Free Press |pages=A23 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Helmut Dietl]], German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Roger Slifer]], American author, illustrator, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1954)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld]], Dutch astronomer and academic (b. 1921)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Bill Maynard]], English actor (b. 1928)
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Manolis Glezos]], Greek left-wing politician, journalist, author, and folk hero (b. 1922)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/251143/veteran-leftist-and-resistance-fighter-manolis-glezos-dies-at-97/|title=Veteran leftist and resistance fighter Manolis Glezos dies at 97 &#124; eKathimerini.com|website=www.ekathimerini.com}}</ref>
*  2020   &ndash; [[Bill Withers]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Bill Withers, Hall of Fame Soul Singer, Dead at 81 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bill-withers-obituary-977929/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=31 March 2021 |date=3 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[G. Gordon Liddy]], chief operative in the Watergate scandal (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite web |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert D. |title=G. Gordon Liddy, Mastermind Behind Watergate Burglary, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/us/g-gordon-liddy-dead.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=31 March 2021 |date=31 March 2021}}</ref>
*  2021 &ndash; [[Myra Frances]], British actress (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-13|title=Myra Frances obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/apr/13/myra-frances-obituary|access-date=2021-04-18|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Doug Mulray]], Australian radio and television host (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aussie comedian, television and radio giant Doug Mulray dies aged 71 |url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/doug-mulray-death-australian-comedian-radio-television-presenter-dies-aged-71/23064953-75c0-4595-bf8b-ec7fad3e0637 |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=celebrity.nine.com.au |date=30 March 2023 |language=en-AU}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Tim McGovern]], American visual effects artist (b. 1955)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=2024-03-31 |title=Tim McGovern, 'Total Recall' VFX Oscar Winner, Dies at 68 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/tim-mcgovern-dead-vfx-total-recall-1235956282/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Chance Perdomo]], British-American actor (b. 1996)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zee |first=Michaela |date=2024-03-30 |title=Chance Perdomo, 'Gen V' and 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' Star, Dies at 27 |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/chance-perdomo-dead-gen-v-1235956320/ |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**Blessed [[Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy]]
**Blessed [[Maria Restituta Kafka]]
**[[John Climacus]]
**[[Mamertinus of Auxerre]]
**[[Quirinus of Neuss]]
**[[Thomas Son Chasuhn]], [[Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy]] (part of The [[Korean Martyrs]])
**[[Tola of Clonard]]
**[[March 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Land Day]] ([[Palestine (region)|Palestine]])
*[[National Doctors' Day]] (United States)
*[[Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day]] ([[Trinidad and Tobago]])
*[[School Day of Non-violence and Peace]] (Spain)

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/30 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=3|day=30}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/march/30 Historical Events on March 30]

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[[Category:Days of March]]