On This Day: 30 March

30 March in Indian history

• 1959Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.India

30 March in world history

• 2006Cyclone Glenda, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Australian region makes landfall near Onslow, Western Australia.
• 2002Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, widow of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II, died at Royal Lodge aged 101.
• 1982Space Shuttle program: STS-3 mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
• 1972Vietnam 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.
• 1964Jeopardy!, the popular American game show created by Merv Griffin, made its debut on the NBC television network.
• 1949Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
• 1945World War II: Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna. Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig.
• 1944World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria.
• 1921The Australian Air Corps was disbanded, to be replaced the following day by the Australian Air Force.
• 1900Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover the first clay tablet with hieroglyphic writing in a script later called Linear B.
• 1885The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empires.
• 1867Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about two cents/acre ($4.19/km2), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
• 1855Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
• 1822The United States merged East Florida and West Florida to create the Florida Territory.
• 1815Joachim Murat, King of Naples, issued the Rimini Proclamation, among the earliest calls for Italian unification.
• 1730The Author's Farce, by Henry Fielding, premiered at the Little Theatre in London.
• 1282Sicilians began to rebel against the rule of the Angevin King Charles I of Naples, starting the War of the Sicilian Vespers.

Born on 30 March

• 1997Cha Eun-woo, South Korean singer, actor, and model
• 1992Palak Muchhal, Indian playback singerIndia
• 1977Abhishek Chaubey, Indian director and screenwriterIndia
• 1899Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Indian author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1970)India
• 1863Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (died 1930)
• 1793Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentinian soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (died 1877)

Died on 30 March

• 2003Valentin Pavlov, Russian banker and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (born 1937)
• 2002Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Queen Consort of King George VI of the United Kingdom, Empress Consort of India (born 1900)India
• 1993S. M. Pandit, Indian painter (born 1916)India
• 1955Harl McDonald, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1899)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 30 March in history?

2006: Cyclone Glenda, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Australian region makes landfall near Onslow, Western Australia. 2002: Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, widow of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II, died at Royal Lodge aged 101. 1982: Space Shuttle program: STS-3 mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. 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.

What happened on 30 March in Indian history?

1959: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.

Which famous people were born on 30 March?

Cha Eun-woo, South Korean singer, actor, and model (1997); Palak Muchhal, Indian playback singer (1992); Abhishek Chaubey, Indian director and screenwriter (1977); Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Indian author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1970) (1899).

Which day is observed on 30 March?

Land Day (Palestine); National Doctors' Day (United States); Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day (Trinidad and Tobago); School Day of Non-violence and Peace (Spain).