On this day: 30 March

Selected events and births on 30 March, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1730 – The Author's Farce, by Henry Fielding, premiered at the Little Theatre in London. Read more: The Author's Farce Henry Fielding Theatre Royal Haymarket
• 1822 – The United States merged East Florida and West Florida to create the Florida Territory. Read more: East Florida West Florida Florida Territory
• 1861 – British chemist William Crookes published his discovery of thallium using flame spectroscopy. Read more: William Crookes Thallium Atomic emission spectroscopy
• 1863 – George I became King of the Hellenes. Read more: George I of Greece List of kings of Greece
• 1867 – U.S. secretary of state William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska from Russia for US$7.2 million. Read more: William H. Seward Alaska Purchase
• 1912 – Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fes, making Morocco a French protectorate. Read more: Abd al-Hafid of Morocco Treaty of Fes French protectorate in Morocco
• 1964 – Jeopardy!, the popular American game show created by Merv Griffin, made its debut on the NBC television network. Read more: Jeopardy! Game show Merv Griffin
• 1977 – Annie Hall had its first screening at the LA Film Festival; it was voted the funniest screenplay ever by members of the Writers Guild of America. Read more: Annie Hall LA Film Festival Writers Guild of America

Born on this day

• 1135 – Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (April 6 also proposed, d. 1204) Read more: Maimonides April 6
• 1938 – Klaus Schwab, German economist and engineer, founded the World Economic Forum Read more: Klaus Schwab World Economic Forum
• 1941 – Wasim Sajjad, Pakistani lawyer and politician, President of Pakistan Read more: Wasim Sajjad President of Pakistan
• 1947 – Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin, American activist, writer, and black anarchist Read more: Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin Black anarchism
• 1947 – Dick Roche, Irish politician, Minister of State for European Affairs Read more: Dick Roche Minister of State for European Affairs
• 1949 – Liza Frulla, Canadian talk show host and politician, 3rd Minister of Canadian Heritage Read more: Liza Frulla Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture
• 1963 – Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Mongolian journalist and politician, 4th President of Mongolia Read more: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj President of Mongolia
• 1976 – Troels Lund Poulsen, Danish politician, Minister for Education of Denmark Read more: Troels Lund Poulsen Minister of Education (Denmark)
• 1997 – Cha Eun-woo, South Korean singer, actor, and model Read more: Cha Eun-woo
• 1998 – Kalyn Ponga, Australian rugby league player Read more: Kalyn Ponga
• 2000 – Colton Herta, American race car driver Read more: Colton Herta
• 2001 – Anastasia Potapova, Russian tennis player Read more: Anastasia Potapova

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / March 30 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.