Historical Events on March 30.

1.  1699, 30th March: The Khalsa tradition was initiated by the Tenth Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh.

2.  1842, 30th March: Dr. Crawford Long, an American surgeon, used ether for anesthesia during surgery.

3.  1856, 30th March: Treaty of Paris ended the Crimean War.

4.  1919, 30th March: Mahatma Gandhi announces opposition to the Rowlatt Act.

5.  1929, 30th March: Air postal service between India and England began.

6.  1949, 30th March: The state of Rajasthan formed.

7.  1950, 30th March: Murray Hill invented the phototransistor.

8.  1977, 30th March: Swami Agnivesh merged his Bharatiya Arya Sabha Party with the Janata Party.

9.  1981, 30th March: US President Reagan was attacked while passing by the hotel. He was fired on six bullets, the last bullet of which hit his chest.

10.  1992, 30th March: Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray honored with the Oscar Award.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on March 30.

1.  1853: Vincent van Gogh, a Dutch post-impressionist painter.

2.  1894: Sergey Ilyushin, a Soviet aircraft designer.

3.  1899: Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, an Indian Bengali-language writer.

4.  1906: General Kodendera Subayya Thimayya, the 6th Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.

5.  1908: Devika Rani, an actress in Indian films.

6.  1938: Klaus Martin Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum.

7.  1977: Abhishek Chaubey, an Indian filmmaker.

8.  1992: Palak Muchhal, an Indian playback singer.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on March 30.

1.  1664: Guru Har Krishan, the eighth of the ten Sikh Gurus.

2.  1925: Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed clairvoyant. 

3.  2002: Anand Bakshi, a popular Indian poet, and lyricist. 

4.  2005: O. V. Vijayan, an Indian author, and cartoonist.

30-March-1665

Murarbaji died at Purandar fort during a battle with Dilerkhan.

30-March-1699

Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.

30-March-1908

Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born.

30-March-1913

B. S. Soman, first Admiral of India, was born.

30-March-1919

Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act.

30-March-1923

New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax.

30-March-1929

Weekly postal service across 5,000-miles by aeroplane started between England and India serving India, Egypt, Palestine and Iraq in London.

30-March-1945

Dr. J. J. Rawal, joint director of Nehru Planetarium of Mumbai, was born.

30-March-1949

New Union of Greater Rajasthan was ceremonially inaugurated by Patel when the existing Union of Rajasthan was joined by four premier states of Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Hiralal Shastri became its first Chief Minister.

30-March-1949

Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), passed away.

30-March-1976

Shankar Puroshattam Mulgaonkar 'Raghuvir', famous painter, passed away.

30-March-1977

Swami Agnivesh merged his 'Bhartiya Aryasabha Party' in Janata Party.

30-March-1988

Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy.

30-March-1989

Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away.

30-March-1990

Constitution (64th) Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab collapses in Lok Sabha.

30-March-1992

Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award..

30-March-1993

Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan.

30-March-1993

India forgoes Narmada loan balance because of World Bank's strict regulations.

30-March-1993

Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.

30-March-1993

S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away.

30-March-1994

Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.

30-March-1994

Exim Policy streamlined to attract exporting community.

30-March-1994

G-15 summit in New Delhi decides to set up a trade panel.

30-March-1996

Congress I splits in Tamil Nadu. Group led by G.K. Moopanar makes alliance with DMK.

30-March-1997

Congress Party withdraws support to the 10-month old H. D. Deve Gowda Government at the centre, and stakes its claim to form an alternative government.

30-March-1999

Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.