March 30

Today in History
• 0804 - Ludger becomes 1st Bishop of Münster in the Holy Roman Empire
• 1282 - Furious inhabitants of Palermo attack French occupation force
• 1296 - Edward I sacks Berwick-upon-Tweed, in conflict between Scotland and England
• 1422 - Ketsugan, Zen teacher, performs exorcisms to free aizoji temple
• 1492 - King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sign decree expelling Jews from Spain
• 1533 - Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1856 - Russia signs Peace of Paris, ending the Crimean War
• 1867 - U.S. buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Doctors' Day
• Land Day
• National Fitness Recovery Day
• National Pencil Day
• National Virtual Vacation Day
• Ram Navami Day
• Take a Walk in the Park Day
• World Bipolar Day

Birthdays
• 1222 - Nichiren, Japan, Buddhist priest and saint
• 1326 - Ivan II of Russia, Grand Duke of Muscovy
• 1432 - Mehmed II, Sultan of Turkey, 1451 - 1481
• 1719 - John Hawkins, English writer of the 1st history of music
• 1711 - Robert Bunsen, German chemist who invented the Bunsen Burner
• 1853 - Vincent Van Gogh, born in Zundert, Netherlands, Dutch painter
• 1861 - Gratton Hanley "Grat" Dalton, American outlaw of the Old West
• 1901 - Haj Ali Razmara, 33rd Prime Minister of Iran (1950-51)