30 March

Across recorded history, 1,661 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 30 March. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

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James Cagney

1899–1986

American actor and dancer

James Cagney was an American actor and dancer known for his performances in film.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

1900–2002

Queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother served as the queen consort of the United Kingdom.

Rudolf Steiner

1861–1925

Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist

Rudolf Steiner was an Austrian philosopher and social reformer who founded the anthroposophy movement.

Léon Blum

1872–1950

French politician

Léon Blum was a French politician who served as the head of government.

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

1755–1842

French portrait painter

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was a French portrait painter who achieved international recognition for her work.

Karl May

1842–1912

German writer

Karl May was a German writer best known for his adventure novels set in the American Old West.

Friedrich Bergius

1884–1949

German chemist

Friedrich Bergius was a chemist who developed a process for the high-pressure hydrogenation of coal to produce synthetic fuels.

Michael Jeter

1952–2003

American actor

Michael Jeter was an American actor who appeared in numerous film, television, and stage productions.

Philip Showalter Hench

1896–1965

American physician

Philip Showalter Hench was an American physician who conducted research on the use of hormones to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Heinrich Brüning

1885–1970

German chancellor

Heinrich Brüning was a German chancellor who served during the Weimar Republic.

Chan Santokhi

1959–2026

President of Suriname from 2020 to 2025

Chan Santokhi is a politician who served as the President of Suriname.

Lyudmila Gurchenko

1935–2011

Soviet and Russian theater and film actress, singer, composer, director

Lyudmila Gurchenko was a Soviet and Russian actress who performed in numerous theater productions and films throughout her career.

Rudolf Kirchschläger

1915–2000

Austrian diplomat, politician, judge, and eighth President of Austria

Rudolf Kirchschläger was an Austrian politician who served as the eighth President of Austria.

Abigail Fillmore

1798–1853

First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853

Abigail Fillmore served as the First Lady of the United States.

Karl Rahner

1904–1984

German Catholic theologian

Karl Rahner was a German Catholic theologian who influenced modern religious thought through his extensive academic writing and teaching.

Ellen Swallow Richards

1842–1911

American chemist

Ellen Swallow Richards was an American chemist who pioneered the application of scientific principles to home economics and environmental health.

Edgar Faure

1908–1988

French politician

Edgar Faure was a French politician who served as a government official and diplomat throughout his career.

Antoine-Jérôme Balard

1802–1876

French chemist

Antoine-Jérôme Balard was a French chemist who discovered the element bromine.

John Henry Poynting

1852–1914

British physicist

John Henry Poynting was a British physicist who served as a university teacher.

Igor Netto

1930–1999

Russian footballer

Igor Netto was a Russian footballer who also competed as an ice hockey player and served as an association football coach.

Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld

1921–2015

Dutch astronomer

Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld was a Dutch astronomer who contributed to the discovery of thousands of asteroids.

Auguste Bravais

1811–1863

French physicist

Auguste Bravais was a French physicist who is recognized for his work in crystallography.

Fritz London

1900–1954

German-American physicist

Fritz London was a physicist who made significant contributions to the understanding of chemical bonding and superconductivity.

Yuri Knorozov

1922–1999

Soviet and Russian mesoamericanist

Mesoamericanist Yuri Knorozov is recognized for his work in deciphering the ancient Maya script.

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