Today in History for 30th March 2017:
Historical Events
1814 – Murat issues the Rimini Declaration which would later inspire Italian Unification.
1893 – Thomas F Bayard becomes 1st US ambassador in Great Britain
1894 – 56th Grand National: Arthur Nightingall aboard Why Not wins
1965 – Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others.
1992 – P J Patterson, resigns as 6th PM of Jamaica
1993 – Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket’s Ranji Trophy
Famous Birthdays
1649 – John Trenchard, English radical Whig politician and statesman, born in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset (d. 1695)
1844 – Paul M Verlaine, France, lyric poet (Sagesse Bonbeur)
1950 – Dave McCurdy, (Rep-D-OK, 1981- )
1964 – Ian Ziering, American actor (“Beverly Hills 90210”), born in West Orange, New Jersey
1965 – Piers Morgan, editor (Daily Mirror)
1972 – Matt Joyce, NFL/WLAF guard/tackle (Cardinals, Seahawks, Claymores)
Famous Deaths
1764 – Pietro Antonio Locatelli, Italian violinist/composer, dies at 68
1972 – Gabriel Heatter, American radio commentator (b. 1890)
1974 – Ludovicus J Rogier, Dutch historian (Reborn in Freedom), dies at 79
1984 – Peter Yarrall, strongest Englishman/weighed 826 lb (374.7 kg), dies
1988 – Edgar Faure, French politician (b. 1908)
2010 – Martin Sandberger, German military officer (b. 1911)