March 30
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[edit] Events
- 1814 - Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces march into Paris.
- 1867 - Alaska purchased from Russia
- 1939 - The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets the world airspeed record of 463 mph.
- 1949 - Riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joined NATO.
- 1981 - President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.
[edit] Births
- 1892 - Erhard Milch, German field marshal (d. 1972)
- 1907 - Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte, German Luftwaffe Officer (d. 1994)
[edit] Deaths
- 1912 - Karl May, German author (b. 1842)
- 1970 - Heinrich Brüning, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1885)
