Historical Events on March 30, Facts & Special Events On This Day

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Balkan Campaign: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. Their leader Bayan I retreats north of the Danube River after the Avaro-Slavic hordes are decimated by the plague.

1282

The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.

1296

Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.

1815

Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation which would later inspire Italian unification.

1822

The Florida Territory is created in the United States.

1841

The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.

1842

Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.

1844

One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.

1855

Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.

1856

The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.

1863

Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.

1867

Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.

1870

Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.

1885

The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire.

1899

German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.

1912

Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.

1918

Outburst of bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.

1939

The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h).

1940

Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.

1944

World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria.

1944

Out of 795 Lancasters, Halifaxes and Mosquitos sent to attack Nuremberg, 95 bombers do not return, making it the largest RAF Bomber Command loss of the war.

1945

World War II: Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna; Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig.

1949

A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.

1961

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City.

1965

Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.

1972

Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.

1979

Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.

1981

U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.; three others are wounded in the same incident.

1982

Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

2009

Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.

2017

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Historical Events on March 30

Balkan Campaign: The Avars lift the siege at the Byzantine stronghold of Tomis. Their leader Bayan I retreats north of the Danube River after the Avaro-Slavic hordes are decimated by the plague.

The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers.

Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, during armed conflict between Scotland and England.

Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation which would later inspire Italian unification.

The Florida Territory is created in the United States.

The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.

Ether anesthesia is used for the first time, in an operation by the American surgeon Dr. Crawford Long.

One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.

Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.

The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.

Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.

Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about 2-cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.

Texas is readmitted to the Union following Reconstruction.

The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire.

German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.

Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.

Outburst of bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate.

The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745 km/h).

Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei.

World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria.

Out of 795 Lancasters, Halifaxes and Mosquitos sent to attack Nuremberg, 95 bombers do not return, making it the largest RAF Bomber Command loss of the war.

World War II: Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna; Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig.

A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City.

Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.

Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.

Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.; three others are wounded in the same incident.

Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.

SpaceX conducts the world’s first reflight of an orbital class rocket.[1][2]

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