What happened on March 30 ?

1135 - Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (d. 1204)

1326 - Ivan II of Russia, Grand Duke of Muscovy (d. 1359)

1432 - Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1481)

1640 - John Trenchard, English politician (d. 1695)

1746 - Francisco Goya, Spanish painter and engraver (d. 1828)

1820 - Anna Sewell, British author (d. 1878)

1844 - Paul Verlaine, French poet (d. 1896)

1853 - Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (d. 1890)

1857 - Leon Charles Thevenin, French telegraph engineer (d. 1926)

1864 - Franz Oppenheimer, German sociologist (d. 1943)

1875 - Jonathan Campbell, American film pioneer (d. 1942)

1879 - Coen de Koning, Dutch ice skater (d. 1954)

1880 - Sean O'Casey, Irish dramatist (d. 1964)

1892 - Fortunato Depero, Italian artist (d. 1960)

1892 - Erhard Milch, German field marshal (d. 1972)

1894 - Sergey Ilyushin, Russian aerospace engineer (d. 1977)

1895 - Nikolai Bulganin, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1975)

1902 - Ted Heath, British musician and band leader (d. 1969)

1902 - Brooke Astor, American philanthropist

1903 - Countee Cullen, American poet (d. 1946)

1904- Ripper Collins, baseball player (d. 1970)

1910 - Józef Marcinkiewicz, mathematician (d. 1940)

1913 - Marc Davis, American animator (d. 2000)

1913 - Richard Helms, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. 2002)

1913 - Frankie Laine, American singer

1913 - Censu Tabone, President of Malta

1914 - Sonny Boy Williamson I, American musician (d. 1948)

1919 - McGeorge Bundy, American National Security Advisor (d. 1996)

1922 - Turhan Bey, Turkish actor

1923 - Milton Acorn, Canadian poet (d. 1986)

1926 - Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish entrepreneur

1927 - Peter Marshall, American game show host

1928 - Robert Badinter, French politician

1929 - Richard Dysart, American actor

1930 - John Astin, American actor

1930 - Rolf Harris, Australian artist and entertainer

1932 - Ted Morgan, Swiss-born writer

1935 - Willie Galimore, American football player (d. 1964)

1937 - Warren Beatty, American actor and director

1940 - Jerry Lucas, American basketball player

1941 - Graeme Edge, British musician (Moody Blues)

1941 - Wasim Sajjad, President of Pakistan

1945 - Eric Clapton, British guitarist/singer

1949 - Lene Lovich, American singer

1949 - Naomi Sims, American fashion model and businesswoman

1950 - Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor and comedian

1952 - Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach

1956 - Bill Butler, Scottish politician

1957 - Paul Reiser, American actor

1958 - Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor

1959 - Peter Ellis, disputed convicted child abuser

1960 - Luc Franco, Belgian journalist

1962 - MC Hammer (Stanley Kirk Burrell), American rapper

1963 - Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer and conductor

1964 - Tracy Chapman, American singer

1964 - Ian Ziering, American actor

1964 - Dave Ellett, Canadian hockey player

1966 - Joey Castillo, American drummer (Queens of the Stone Age)

1967 - Megumi Hayashibara, Japanese voice actress and singer

1968 - Donna D'Errico, American actress and model

1968 - Céline Dion, Canadian singer

1970 - Mark Consuelos, American actor

1970 - Secretariat, American racehorse (d. 1989)

1973 - Jan Koller, Czech footballer

1976 - Obadele Thompson, Barbadian athlete

1978 - Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player

1978 - Fabian Basabe, American reality series star

1979 - Norah Jones, American singer and pianist

1980 - Paul Wall, American rapper

1984 - Anna Nalick, American singer and songwriter

1984 - Mario Ancic, Croatian tennis player

1986 - Sergio Ramos, Spanish footballer

1988 - Stephen McLeod Blythe, Scottish singer songwriter in The RipOffs