On this day: March 30th
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Events On this day: March 30th
- 1842: Anesthesia is used for the first time in an operation.
- 1856: The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.
- 1858: Hyman Lipman patents a pencil with an attached eraser.
- 1867: Alaska is purchased for $7.2M (Sewards Folly).
- 1964: Jeopardy! Game shows airs for the first time on TV
- 1976: Thousands of Palestinians protest against Israel’s massive land expropriation. In the event, which is annually commemorated on Land Day, 6 protesters were killed and scores injured by Israeli police.
- 1981: President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.
- 1993: In the comic strip Peanuts, Charlie Brown hits his first ever game-winning home run.
Birthdays on this day: March 30th
- 1432: Mehmed II (Ottoman Sultan)
- 1746: Francisco Goya (Painter)
- 1750: John Stafford Smith (Composer of the tune to the Star Spangled Banner)
- 1853: Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch artist)
- 1945: Eric Clapton (Singer and guitarist)
- 1962: MC Hammer (Rapper)
- 1968: Celine Dion (Singer)
- 1979: Norah Jones (Singer)
Deaths on this day: March 30th
- 1912: Karl May (German author)
- 1925: Rudolf Steiner (Austrian philosopher, educator)
- 1984: Karl Rahner (German theologian)
- 1986: James Cagney (American actor)
- 2002: Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
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