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Events Throughout History

Historical Events for March 30th

  • Year 1282 » 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.
  • Year 1296 » Edward I of England e.g Edward I Capture of Berwick (1296) named sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.
  • Year 1814 » Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces Battle of Paris (1814) known as march into Paris.
  • Year 1815 » Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation which would later inspire Italian Unification.
  • Year 1822 » The Florida Territory is created in the United States.
  • Year 1841 » The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.
  • Year 1842 » Diethyl ether named Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Physician or Dr. Crawford Long.
  • Year 1844 » One of the most Battle of Santiago (1844) e.g important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
  • Year 1855 » Origins of the American Civil War: Bleeding Kansas "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
  • Year 1856 » The Treaty of Paris (1856) known as Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
  • Year 1863 » Danish prince George I of Greece or Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
  • Year 1867 » Alaska is Alaska Purchase e.g purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
  • Year 1870 » Texas is readmitted to the Union (American Civil War) called Union following Reconstruction era (United States) or Reconstruction.
  • Year 1885 » The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire.
  • Year 1899 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights e.g International Committee on Atomic Weights.
  • Year 1909 » The Queensboro Bridge in New York City opens, linking Manhattan and Queens.
  • Year 1910 » The Mississippi Legislature founds The University of Southern Mississippi.
  • Year 1912 » King of Morocco Sultan Abdelhafid of Morocco Abdelhafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a France French protectorate.
  • Year 1918 » Outburst of bloody March Days e.g March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.
  • Year 1939 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745km/h).
  • Year 1939 » 'Detective Comics' 27 is released, introducing Batman.
  • Year 1940 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanjing called Nanking capital of a new Reorganized National Government of China e.g Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.
  • Year 1944 » 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.
  • Year 1944 » Allied Strategic bombing bombing raid on Nuremberg. Along the English eastern coast 795 aircraft are despatched, including 572 Avro Lancaster Lancasters, 214 Handley Page Halifax Halifaxes and 9 de Havilland Mosquito Mosquitos. The bombers meet resistance
  • Year 1945 » World War II: Soviet Union Soviet Red Army forces invade Austria and capture Vienna; Armia Ludowa Polish and Soviet forces liberate Gdańsk Danzig.
  • Year 1949 » A 1949 anti-NATO riot in Iceland known as riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
  • Year 1954 » The Yonge–University–Spadina line e.g Yonge Street subway line opens in Toronto. It is the first rapid transit known as subway in Canada.
  • Year 1961 » The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City.
  • Year 1964 » 'Jeopardy!', hosted by Art Fleming debuts.
  • Year 1965 » Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
  • Year 1972 » Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
  • Year 1976 » The first Land Day protests are held in Israel/Palestine.
  • Year 1979 » Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament United Kingdom called Member of Parliament, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.
  • Year 1981 » President of the United States called U.S. President Ronald Reagan is Reagan assassination attempt e.g shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Another two people are wounded at the same time.
  • Year 1982 » Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Space Shuttle Columbia known as 'Columbia' at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
  • Year 2006 » The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes a law.
  • Year 2009 » Twelve gunmen 2009 Lahore police academy attacks known as attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.

World History for the Month of March