Top Historical Events That Happened on March 30

1953  Roderich Mojsisovics-Mojsvar, composer, dies at 75   

1954  Toronto Transit Commission opens the inaugural part of the Toronto subway, the inaugural subway in Canada   

1954  Test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers v England at Kingston   

1955  27th Academy Awards "On the Waterfront", Marlon Brando and Grace Kelly win.   

1955  27th Academy Awards.   

1957  1st performance of Walter Piston's 4th Symphony.   

1959  WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting.   

1960  Fritz Klimsch, German sculptor/painter, dies at 90   

1961  NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 169600' (51690 meter)   

1961  NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 169600' (51690 m).   

1961  P J Melotte, discovered Jupiter's 8th satellite Pasiphae, dies   

1963  Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer, dies at 69   

1964  Astronaut John Glenn withdraws from Ohio senate race   

1964  Willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven), dies at 76.   

1965  Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others   

1966  Barbra Streisand stars on "Color Me Barbra" special on CBS.   

1966  Erwin Piscator, German director (Plebeians test rebellion), dies at 72.   

1967  Cover picture of Beatles' "Sergeant Pepper" is photographed   

1967  In Victoria BC, opening of SEACOM Southeast Asia Commonwealth Cable; 40000 km link between Britain, Canada and Australia   

1967  Cover picture of Beatles' "Sgt Pepper's" is photographed.   

1968  General Ludvik Svoboda elected President of Czechoslovakia.   

1969  In this year, Kathy Whitworth claims LPGA Port Malabar Golf Invitational.   

1969  Lucien Bianchi, Belgian auto racer, dies at 34.   

1970  Miles Davis Bitches Brew released.   

1970  In this year, USSR claims its 8th straight world hockey championship   

1970  "Applause" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 900 performances.   

1971  Selmer Jackson, actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 82   

1972  "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 156 performances.   

1972  A very sad day in the Canadian navy, the last daily rum ration issued to Canadian naval personnel.   

1972  Easter Offensive began in Vietnam   

1972  North Vietnamese troops enter South Vietnam.   

1972  "Funny Thing Happened..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 156 perfs   

1972  Gabriel Heather, US news anchor, dies at 81.   

1973  Ellsworth Bunker steps down as US ambassador to South Vietnam   

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1135  Maimonedes: Philosopher   

1222  Nichiren: Japan, buddhist priest/saint   

1326  Ivan ii of russia: Grand duke of muscovy   

1432  Mehmed ii: Ottoman sultan   

1640  John trenchard: English politician   

1672  Peter i "the great" romanov: Great tsar of russia (1682-1725)   

1674  Jethro tull: Agricultural writer (basildon), baptised   

1681  Pieter snyers: Flemish painter/engraver   

0988  Death of Arnulf ii: Count of flanders (965-988),   

1202  Joachim van fiore: Italian religious founder (joachimism),   

1486  Death of Thomas bourchier: Archbishop of canterbury   

1526  Konrad mutian: German humanist (b. 1471)   

1540  Death of Matthäus lang von wellenburg: German statesman and archbishop of salzburg (b. 1469)   

1547  Francois i of valois-angouleme: King of france (1515-47),   

1559  Death of Adam ries: German mathematician (b. 1492)   

1587  Ralph sadler: English statesman (b. 1507)