On this day: March 30th

On this day: March 30th

There are many and several events on this day in history. Read and discover what happened on this day: On this day: March 30th

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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