On March 30, history records 31 notable events, 189 famous births and 118 deaths, spanning the years 598 to 1856.
Events on this day include: 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-Slavi... (598); The people of Sicily rebel against the Angevin king Charles I, in what becomes known as the Sicilian Vespers. (1282).
Notable people born on March 30 include Shi Jingtang (892), Maimonides (1135), Ivan II of Moscow (1326).
Notable figures who died on this day include Quirinus of Neuss (116), Emperor Ai of Jin (365), Li Bian (943).
Events on 30 March 31
See all →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.
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.
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Birthdays on 30 March 189
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Deaths on 30 March 118
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