What happened on March 30

45 documented historical events happened on March 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Sicilians began to rebel against the rule of the Angevin King Charles I of Naples, starting the War of the Sicilian Vespers. On the same day, in another year: The Author's Farce, by Henry Fielding, premiered at the Little Theatre in London. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on March 30, including Mikio Oda, Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, Józef Marcinkiewicz. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

135 people with a Wikipedia article died on March 30, including AD 365, Al-Mustadi, Joachim of Fiore. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

12 observances are celebrated on March 30 around the world: Christian feast day: Blessed Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy, Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka, Christian feast day: John Climacus, Christian feast day: Mamertinus of Auxerre, Christian feast day: Quirinus of Neuss, Christian feast day: Thomas Son Chasuhn, Marie-Nicolas-Antoine Daveluy (part of The Korean Martyrs). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.