March 30

Pre-1600

 * 598 – Avar–Byzantine wars: 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 army is 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.

1601–1900

 * 1699 – Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
 * 1815 – Joachim Murat issues the Rimini Proclamation, among the earliest calls for Italian unification.


 * 1818 – Physicist Augustin Fresnel reads a memoir on optical rotation to the French Academy of Sciences, reporting that when polarized light is "depolarized" by a Fresnel rhomb, its properties are preserved in any subsequent passage through an optically-rotating crystal or liquid.
 * 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.
 * 1861 – Discovery of the chemical elements: Sir William Crookes announces his discovery of thallium.
 * 1863 – Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
 * 1867 – Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about two cents/acre ($4.19/km2), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
 * 1870 – Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
 * 1885 – The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident which nearly gives rise to war between the Russian and British Empires.
 * 1899 – German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
 * 1900 – Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover the first clay tablet with hieroglyphic writing in a script later called Linear B.

1901–present

 * 1912 – Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
 * 1918 – Beginning of the 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 – Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
 * 1959 – Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, flees Tibet for India.
 * 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.
 * 1967 – Delta Air Lines Flight 9877 crashes at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, killing 19.
 * 1972 – Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam.
 * 1976 – Israeli-Palestinian conflict: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since 1948, Palestinians create the first Land Day.
 * 1979 – Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament (MP), 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.
 * 2002 – The 2002 Lyon car attack takes place.
 * 2006 – Cyclone Glenda, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the Australian region makes landfall near Onslow, Western Australia.
 * 2008 – Drolma Kyi arrested by Chinese authorities.
 * 2009 – Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan.
 * 2011 – Min Aung Hlaing is appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces.
 * 2017 – SpaceX conducts the world's first reflight of an orbital class rocket.
 * 2018 – The Israeli Army kills 17 Palestinians and wounds 1,400 in Gaza during Land Day protests.
 * 2019 – Pope Francis visits Morocco.
 * 2023 – Donald Trump becomes the first former United States president to be indicted by a grand jury.

Pre-1600

 * 892 – Shi Jingtang, founder of the Later Jin Dynasty (d. 942)
 * 1135 – Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (April 6 also proposed, d. 1204)
 * 1326 – Ivan II of Moscow (d. 1359)
 * 1432 – Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman sultan (d. 1481)
 * 1510 – Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish composer and organist (d. 1566)
 * 1551 – Salomon Schweigger, German theologian (d. 1622)

1601–1900

 * 1606 – Vincentio Reinieri, Italian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1647)
 * 1632 – John Proctor, farmer hanged for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials (d. 1692)
 * 1640 – John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (d. 1695)
 * 1727 – Tommaso Traetta, Italian composer and educator (d. 1779)
 * 1746 – Francisco Goya, Spanish-French painter and sculptor (d. 1828)
 * 1750 – John Stafford Smith, English organist and composer (d. 1836)
 * 1793 – Juan Manuel de Rosas, Argentinian soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Buenos Aires Province (d. 1877)
 * 1805 – Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, German-Swedish linguist and botanist (d. 1887)
 * 1811 – Robert Bunsen, German chemist and academic (d. 1899)
 * 1820 – Anna Sewell, English author (d. 1878)
 * 1820  – James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1882)
 * 1844 – Paul Verlaine, French poet (d. 1896)
 * 1853 – Vincent van Gogh, Dutch-French painter and illustrator (d. 1890)
 * 1853 – Arnoldo Sartorio, German composer, pianist, and teacher (d. 1936)
 * 1857 – Léon Charles Thévenin, French engineer (d. 1926)
 * 1858 – Siegfried Alkan, German composer (d. 1941)
 * 1863 – Mary Calkins, American philosopher and psychologist (d. 1930)
 * 1864 – Franz Oppenheimer, German-American sociologist and economist (d. 1943)
 * 1874 – Charles Lightoller, English 2nd officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1952)
 * 1874  – Josiah McCracken, American hammer thrower, shot putter, and football player (d. 1962)
 * 1874  – Nicolae Rădescu, Romanian general and politician, Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1953)
 * 1875 – Thomas Xenakis, Greek-American gymnast (d. 1942)
 * 1879 – Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (d. 1954)
 * 1880 – Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist, playwright, and memoirist (d. 1964)
 * 1882 – Melanie Klein, Austrian-English psychologist and author (d. 1960)
 * 1888 – J. R. Williams, Canadian-born cartoonist (d. 1957)
 * 1891 – Chunseong, Korean monk, writer and philosopher (d. 1977)
 * 1892 – Stefan Banach, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1945)
 * 1892  – Fortunato Depero, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1960)
 * 1892  – Erhard Milch, German field marshal (d. 1972)
 * 1892  – Johannes Pääsuke, Estonian photographer and director (d. 1918)
 * 1892  – Erwin Panofsky, German historian and academic (d. 1968)
 * 1894 – Tommy Green, English race walker (d. 1975)
 * 1894  – Sergey Ilyushin, Russian engineer, founded Ilyushin Design Bureau (d. 1977)
 * 1895 – Jean Giono, French author and poet (d. 1970)
 * 1895  – Carl Lutz, Swiss vice-consul to Hungary during WWII, credited with saving over 62,000 Jews (d. 1975)
 * 1895  – Charlie Wilson, English footballer (d. 1971)
 * 1899 – Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Indian author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1970)

1901–present

 * 1902 – Brooke Astor, American socialite and philanthropist (d. 2007)
 * 1902  – Ted Heath, English trombonist and composer (d. 1969)
 * 1903 – Joy Ridderhof, American missionary (d. 1984)
 * 1904 – Ripper Collins, American baseball player and coach (d. 1970)
 * 1905 – Archie Birkin, English motorcycle racer (d. 1927)
 * 1905  – Mikio Oda, Japanese triple jumper and academic (d. 1998)
 * 1905  – Albert Pierrepoint, English hangman (d. 1992)
 * 1907 – Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German general (d. 1994)
 * 1910 – Józef Marcinkiewicz, Polish soldier, mathematician, and academic (d. 1940)
 * 1911 – Ekrem Akurgal, Turkish archaeologist and academic (d. 2002)
 * 1912 – Jack Cowie, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1994)
 * 1912  – Alvin Hamilton, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (d. 2004)
 * 1913 – Marc Davis, American animator (d. 2000)
 * 1913  – Richard Helms, American soldier and diplomat, 8th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 2002)
 * 1913  – Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
 * 1913  – Ċensu Tabone, Maltese general, physician, and politician, 4th President of Malta (d. 2012)
 * 1914 – Sonny Boy Williamson I, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (d. 1948)
 * 1915 – Pietro Ingrao, Italian journalist and politician (d. 2015)
 * 1917 – Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1995)
 * 1919 – McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (d. 1996)
 * 1919  – Robin Williams, New Zealand mathematician, university administrator and public servant (d. 2013)
 * 1921 – André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (d. 2013)
 * 1922 – Turhan Bey, American actor (d. 2012)
 * 1922  – Arthur Wightman, American physicist and academic (d. 2013)
 * 1923 – Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1986)
 * 1926 – Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish businessman, founded IKEA (d. 2018)
 * 1927 – Wally Grout, Australian cricketer (d. 1968)
 * 1928 – Robert Badinter, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (d. 2024)
 * 1928  – Colin Egar, Australian cricket umpire (d. 2008)
 * 1928  – Tom Sharpe, English-Spanish author and educator (d. 2013)
 * 1929 – Richard Dysart, American actor (d. 2015)
 * 1929  – Ray Musto, American soldier and politician (d. 2014)
 * 1929  – István Rózsavölgyi, Hungarian runner (d. 2012)
 * 1930 – John Astin, American actor
 * 1930  – Rolf Harris, Australian singer-songwriter (d. 2023)
 * 1933 – Jean-Claude Brialy, French actor and director (d. 2007)
 * 1933  – Joe Ruby, American animator (d. 2020)
 * 1934 – Paul Crouch, American broadcaster, co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (d. 2013)
 * 1934  – Hans Hollein, Austrian architect and academic, designed Haas House (d. 2014)
 * 1935 – Karl Berger, German pianist and composer (d. 2023)
 * 1935  – Willie Galimore, American football player (d. 1964)
 * 1935  – Gordon Mumma, American composer
 * 1937 – Warren Beatty, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
 * 1937  – Ian MacLaurin, Baron MacLaurin of Knebworth, English businessman
 * 1938 – John Barnhill, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
 * 1938  – Klaus Schwab, German economist and engineer, founded the World Economic Forum
 * 1940 – Norman Gifford, English cricketer
 * 1940  – Jerry Lucas, American basketball player and educator
 * 1940  – Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish lawyer and judge (d. 2016)
 * 1941 – Graeme Edge, English singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2021)
 * 1941  – Ron Johnston, English geographer and academic (d. 2020)
 * 1941  – Wasim Sajjad, Pakistani lawyer and politician, President of Pakistan
 * 1941  – Bob Smith, American soldier and politician
 * 1942 – Ruben Kun, Nauruan lawyer and politician, 14th President of Nauru (d. 2014)
 * 1942  – Tane Norton, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2023)
 * 1942  – Kenneth Welsh, Canadian actor (d. 2022)
 * 1943 – Jay Traynor, American pop and doo-wop singer (d. 2014)
 * 1944 – Mark Wylea Erwin, American businessman and diplomat
 * 1944  – Brian Wilshire, Australian radio host
 * 1945 – Eric Clapton, English guitarist and singer-songwriter
 * 1947 – Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, American activist, writer, and black anarchist
 * 1947  – Dick Roche, Irish politician, Minister of State for European Affairs
 * 1947  – Terje Venaas, Norwegian bassist
 * 1948 – Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham, English computer programmer and politician (d. 2022)
 * 1948  – Eddie Jordan, Irish racing driver and team owner, founded Jordan Grand Prix
 * 1948  – Mervyn King, English economist and academic
 * 1948  – Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, American rock singer
 * 1949 – Liza Frulla, Canadian talk show host and politician, 3rd Minister of Canadian Heritage
 * 1949  – Dana Gillespie, English singer-songwriter and actress
 * 1949  – Naomi Sims, American model and author (d. 2009)
 * 1950 – Janet Browne, English-American historian and academic
 * 1950  – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor (d. 2022)
 * 1950  – Grady Little, American baseball player, coach, and manager
 * 1952 – Stuart Dryburgh, English-New Zealand cinematographer
 * 1952  – Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach
 * 1955 – Randy VanWarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2004)
 * 1956 – Bill Butler, Scottish educator and politician
 * 1956  – Juanito Oiarzabal, Spanish mountaineer
 * 1956  – Paul Reiser, American actor and comedian
 * 1956  – Shahla Sherkat, Iranian journalist and author
 * 1957 – Marie-Christine Koundja, Chadian author and diplomat
 * 1958 – Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor and stand-up comedian
 * 1958  – Joey Sindelar, American golfer
 * 1959 – Martina Cole, English television host and author
 * 1960 – Laurie Graham, Canadian skier
 * 1960  – Bill Johnson, American skier (d. 2016)
 * 1961 – Mike Thackwell, New Zealand racing driver
 * 1961  – Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1999)
 * 1962 – Mark Begich, American politician
 * 1962  – MC Hammer, American rapper and actor
 * 1962  – Gary Stevens, English international footballer and manager
 * 1963 – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Mongolian journalist and politician, 4th President of Mongolia
 * 1963  – Panagiotis Tsalouchidis, Greek footballer
 * 1964 – Vlado Bozinovski, Macedonian-Australian footballer and manager
 * 1964  – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
 * 1965 – Piers Morgan, English journalist and talk show host
 * 1966 – Efstratios Grivas, Greek chess player and author
 * 1966  – Dmitry Volkov, Russian swimmer
 * 1966  – Leonid Voloshin, Russian triple jumper
 * 1967 – Christopher Bowman, American figure skater and coach (d. 2008)
 * 1967  – Richard Hutten, Dutch furniture designer
 * 1967  – Julie Richardson, New Zealand tennis player
 * 1968 – Celine Dion, Canadian singer-songwriter
 * 1969 – Troy Bayliss, Australian motorcycle racer
 * 1970 – Tobias Hill, English poet and author (d. 2023)
 * 1970  – Sylvain Charlebois, Canadian food/agriculture researcher and author
 * 1971 – Mari Holden, American cyclist
 * 1971  – Mark Consuelos, American actor and television personality
 * 1972 – Mili Avital, Israeli-American actress
 * 1972  – Emerson Thome, Brazilian footballer and scout
 * 1972  – Karel Poborský, Czech footballer
 * 1973 – Adam Goldstein, American keyboard player, DJ, and producer (d. 2009)
 * 1973  – Jan Koller, Czech footballer
 * 1973  – Kareem Streete-Thompson, Caymanian-American long jumper
 * 1974 – Martin Love, Australian cricketer
 * 1975 – Paul Griffen, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
 * 1976 – Ty Conklin, American ice hockey player
 * 1976  – Obadele Thompson, Barbadian sprinter
 * 1976  – Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish politician, Minister for Education of Denmark
 * 1977 – Abhishek Chaubey, Indian director and screenwriter
 * 1978 – Paweł Czapiewski, Polish runner
 * 1978  – Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player and coach
 * 1978  – Bok van Blerk, South African singer-songwriter and actor
 * 1979 – Norah Jones, American singer-songwriter and pianist
 * 1979  – Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Ukrainian footballer
 * 1980 – Katrine Lunde, Norwegian handball goalkeeper
 * 1980  – Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, Norwegian handball player
 * 1980  – Ricardo Osorio, Mexican footballer
 * 1981 – Jammal Brown, American football player
 * 1981  – Andrea Masi, Italian rugby player
 * 1982 – Mark Hudson, English footballer
 * 1982  – Philippe Mexès, French footballer
 * 1982  – Javier Portillo, Spanish footballer
 * 1982  – Jason Dohring, American actor
 * 1983 – Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer
 * 1984 – Mario Ančić, Croatian tennis player
 * 1984  – Samantha Stosur, Australian tennis player
 * 1985 – Giacomo Ricci, Italian racing driver
 * 1986 – Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer
 * 1987 – Trent Barreta, American wrestler
 * 1987  – Calum Elliot, Scottish footballer
 * 1987  – Kwok Kin Pong, Hong Kong footballer
 * 1987  – Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1988 – Will Matthews, Australian rugby league player
 * 1988  – Thanasis Papazoglou, Greek footballer
 * 1988  – Richard Sherman, American football player
 * 1988  – Larisa Yurkiw, Canadian alpine skier
 * 1989 – Chris Sale, American baseball player
 * 1989  – João Sousa, Portuguese tennis player
 * 1990 – Thomas Rhett, American country music singer and songwriter
 * 1990  – Michal Březina, Czech figure skater
 * 1991 – NF, American rapper
 * 1992 – Palak Muchhal, Indian playback singer
 * 1993 – Anitta, Brazilian singer and entertainer
 * 1994 – Alex Bregman, American baseball player
 * 1994  – Jetro Willems, Dutch footballer
 * 1995 – Zay Jones, American football player
 * 1996 – Ryan Noda, American baseball player
 * 1997 – Lee Dong-min, South Korean singer, actor, and model
 * 1998 – Kalyn Ponga, Australian rugby league player
 * 2000 – Colton Herta, American race car driver
 * 2001 – Anastasia Potapova, Russian tennis player

Pre-1600

 * 116 – Quirinus of Neuss, Roman martyr and saint
 * 365 – Ai of Jin, emperor of the Jin Dynasty (b. 341)
 * 943 – Li Bian, emperor of Southern Tang (b. 889)
 * 987 – Arnulf II, Count of Flanders (b. 960)
 * 1180 – Al-Mustadi, Caliph (b. 1142)
 * 1202 – Joachim of Fiore, Italian mystic and theologian (b. 1135)
 * 1465 – Isabella of Clermont, queen consort of Naples (b. c. 1424)
 * 1472 – Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (b. 1435)
 * 1486 – Thomas Bourchier, English cardinal (b. 1404)
 * 1526 – Konrad Mutian, German humanist (b. 1471)
 * 1540 – Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German cardinal (b. 1469)
 * 1559 – Adam Ries, German mathematician and academic (b. 1492)
 * 1587 – Ralph Sadler, English politician, Secretary of State for England (b. 1507)

1601–1900

 * 1662 – François le Métel de Boisrobert, French poet and playwright (b. 1592)
 * 1689 – Kazimierz Łyszczyński, Polish atheist and philosopher (b. 1634)
 * 1707 – Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French general and engineer (b. 1633)
 * 1764 – Pietro Locatelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1695)
 * 1783 – William Hunter, Scottish anatomist and physician (b. 1718)
 * 1804 – Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1718)
 * 1806 – Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (b. 1757)
 * 1830 – Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (b. 1763)
 * 1840 – Beau Brummell, English-French fashion designer (b. 1778)
 * 1842 – Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (b. 1755)
 * 1864 – Louis Schindelmeisser, German clarinet player, composer, and conductor (b. 1811)
 * 1873 – Bénédict Morel, Austrian-French psychiatrist and physician (b. 1809)
 * 1874 – Carl Julian (von) Graba, German lawyer and ornithologist who visited and studied the Faroe Islands (b. 1799)
 * 1879 – Thomas Couture, French painter and educator (b. 1815)
 * 1886 – Joseph-Alfred Mousseau, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Premier of Quebec (b. 1838)
 * 1896 – Charilaos Trikoupis, Greek politician, 55th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1832)

1901–present

 * 1912 – Karl May, German author (b. 1842)
 * 1925 – Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1861)
 * 1935 – Romanos Melikian, Armenian composer (b. 1883)
 * 1936 – Conchita Supervía, Spanish soprano and actress (b. 1895)
 * 1940 – Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet Scottish soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (b. 1876)
 * 1943 – Jan Bytnar, Polish lieutenant; WWII resistance fighter (b. 1921)
 * 1943  – Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski, Polish sergeant; WWII resistance fighter (b. 1920)
 * 1945 – Béla Balogh, Hungarian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
 * 1949 – Friedrich Bergius, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1884)
 * 1949  – Dattaram Hindlekar, Indian cricketer (b. 1909)
 * 1950 – Léon Blum, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1872)
 * 1952 – Nikos Beloyannis, Greek resistance leader and politician (b. 1915)
 * 1952  – Jigme Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (b. 1905)
 * 1955 – Harl McDonald, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1899)
 * 1956 – Edmund Clerihew Bentley, English author and poet (b. 1875)
 * 1959 – Daniil Andreyev, Russian mystic and poet (b. 1906)
 * 1959  – John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (b. 1894)
 * 1959  – Riccardo Zanella, Italian politician (b. 1875)
 * 1960 – Joseph Haas, German composer and educator (b. 1879)
 * 1961 – Philibert Jacques Melotte, English astronomer (b. 1880)
 * 1963 – Aleksandr Gauk, Russian conductor and composer (b. 1893)
 * 1964 – Nella Larsen, American nurse and author (b. 1891)
 * 1965 – Philip Showalter Hench, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
 * 1966 – Newbold Morris, American lawyer and politician (b. 1902)
 * 1966  – Maxfield Parrish, American painter and illustrator (b. 1870)
 * 1966  – Erwin Piscator, German director and producer (b. 1893)
 * 1967 – Frank Thorpe, Australian public servant (b. 1885)
 * 1967  – Jean Toomer, American poet and novelist (b. 1894)
 * 1969 – Lucien Bianchi, Belgian racing driver (b. 1934)
 * 1970 – Heinrich Brüning, German economist and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1885)
 * 1972 – Mahir Çayan, Turkish politician (b. 1946)
 * 1972  – Gabriel Heatter, American radio commentator (b. 1890)
 * 1973 – Douglas Douglas-Hamilton, 14th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish pilot and politician (b. 1903)
 * 1973  – Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French racing driver (b. 1904)
 * 1975 – Peter Bamm, German journalist and author (b. 1897)
 * 1977 – Levko Revutsky, Ukrainian composer and educator (b. 1889)
 * 1978 – George Paine, English cricketer and coach (b. 1908)
 * 1978  – Memduh Tağmaç, Turkish general (b. 1904)
 * 1979 – Airey Neave, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (b. 1916)
 * 1979  – Ray Ventura, French pianist and bandleader (b. 1908)
 * 1981 – DeWitt Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Reader's Digest (b. 1889)
 * 1984 – Karl Rahner, German-Austrian priest and theologian (b. 1904)
 * 1985 – Harold Peary, American actor and singer (b. 1908)
 * 1986 – James Cagney, American actor and dancer (b. 1899)
 * 1986  – John Ciardi, American poet and etymologist (b. 1916)
 * 1988 – Edgar Faure, French historian and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1908)
 * 1990 – Harry Bridges, Australian-born American activist and trade union leader (b. 1901)
 * 1991 – Athanasios Ragazos, Greek long-distance runner (b. 1913)
 * 1992 – Manolis Andronikos, Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1919)
 * 1993 – S. M. Pandit, Indian painter (b. 1916)
 * 1993  – Richard Diebenkorn, American painter (b. 1922)
 * 1995 – Rozelle Claxton, American pianist (b. 1913)
 * 1995  – Tony Lock, English-Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1929)
 * 1995  – Paul A. Rothchild, American record producer (b. 1935)
 * 1996 – Hugh Falkus, English pilot and author (b. 1917)
 * 1996  – Ryoei Saito, Japanese businessman (b. 1916)
 * 2000 – Rudolf Kirchschläger, Austrian judge and politician, 8th President of Austria (b. 1915)
 * 2002 – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother of the United Kingdom (b. 1900)
 * 2002  – Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and lyricist (b. 1930)
 * 2003 – Michael Jeter, American actor (b. 1952)
 * 2003  – Valentin Pavlov, Russian banker and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (b. 1937)
 * 2004 – Alistair Cooke, English-American journalist and author (b. 1908)
 * 2004  – Michael King, New Zealand historian and author (b. 1945)
 * 2004  – Timi Yuro, American singer and songwriter (b. 1940)
 * 2005 – Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (b. 1926)
 * 2005  – Milton Green, American hurdler and soldier (b. 1913)
 * 2005  – Fred Korematsu, American political activist (b. 1919)
 * 2005  – Chrysanthos Theodoridis, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1934)
 * 2005  – O. V. Vijayan, Indian author and illustrator (b. 1930)
 * 2005  – Mitch Hedberg, American stand-up comedian (b. 1968)
 * 2006 – Red Hickey, American football player and coach (b. 1917)
 * 2006  – John McGahern, Irish author and educator (b. 1934)
 * 2007 – John Roberts, Canadian political scientist, academic, and politician, 46th Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1933)
 * 2008 – Roland Fraïssé, French mathematical logician (b. 1920)
 * 2008  – David Leslie, Scottish racing driver (b. 1953)
 * 2008  – Richard Lloyd, English racing driver (b. 1945)
 * 2008  – Dith Pran, Cambodian-American photographer and journalist (b. 1942)
 * 2010 – Jaime Escalante, Bolivian-American educator (b. 1930)
 * 2010  – Morris R. Jeppson, American lieutenant and physicist (b. 1922)
 * 2010  – Martin Sandberger, German SS officer (b. 1911)
 * 2012 – Janet Anderson Perkin, Canadian baseball player and curler (b. 1921)
 * 2012  – Aquila Berlas Kiani, Indian-Canadian sociologist and academic (b. 1921)
 * 2012  – Francesco Mancini, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1968)
 * 2012  – Granville Semmes, American businessman, founded 1-800-Flowers (b. 1928)
 * 2012  – Leonid Shebarshin, Russian KGB officer (b. 1935)
 * 2013 – Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (b. 1923)
 * 2013  – Bobby Parks, American basketball player and coach (b. 1962)
 * 2013  – Phil Ramone, South African-American songwriter and producer, co-founded A & R Recording (b. 1934)
 * 2013  – Edith Schaeffer, Chinese-Swiss religious leader and author, co-founded L'Abri (b. 1914)
 * 2013  – Bob Turley, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)
 * 2014 – Kate O'Mara, English actress (b. 1939)
 * 2014 – Alice Raftary, American educator of blind adults (b. 1927)
 * 2015 – Helmut Dietl, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944)
 * 2015  – Roger Slifer, American author, illustrator, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1954)
 * 2015  – Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Dutch astronomer and academic (b. 1921)
 * 2018 – Bill Maynard, English actor (b. 1928)
 * 2020 – Manolis Glezos, Greek left-wing politician, journalist, author, and folk hero (b. 1922)
 * 2020  – Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
 * 2021 – G. Gordon Liddy, chief operative in the Watergate scandal (b. 1930)
 * 2021 – Myra Frances, British actress (b. 1942)
 * 2023 – Doug Mulray, Australian radio and television host (b. 1951)
 * 2024 – Tim McGovern, American visual effects artist (b. 1955)
 * 2024 – Chance Perdomo, British-American actor (b. 1996)

Holidays and observances

 * Christian feast day:
 * Blessed Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy
 * Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka
 * John Climacus
 * Mamertinus of Auxerre
 * Quirinus of Neuss
 * Thomas Son Chasuhn, Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy (part of The Korean Martyrs)
 * Tola of Clonard
 * March 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
 * Land Day (Palestine)
 * National Doctors' Day (United States)
 * Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
 * School Day of Non-violence and Peace (Spain)