WHAT HAPPENED ON 30. MARCH
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The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph (745km/h). (30. March 1939)

Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei. (30. March 1940)

World War II: Allied bombers conduct their most severe bombing run on Sofia, Bulgaria. (30. March 1944)

Allied bombing raid on Nuremberg. Along the English eastern coast 795 aircraft are despatched, including 572 Lancasters, 214 Halifaxes and 9 Mosquitos. The bombers meet resistance at the coasts of Belgium and the Netherlands from German fighters. In total, 95 bombers are lost, making it the largest RAF Bomber Command loss of World War II. (30. March 1944)

World War II: Soviet Union forces invade Austria and take Vienna; Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig. (30. March 1945)

A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO. (30. March 1949)

The Yonge Street subway line opens in Toronto. It is the first subway in Canada. (30. March 1954)

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed in New York City. (30. March 1961)

Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the United States Embassy, Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others. (30. March 1965)

Vietnam War: The Easter Offensive begins after North Vietnamese forces cross into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of South Vietnam. (30. March 1972)

The first Land Day protests are held in Israel/Palestine. (30. March 1976)

Airey Neave, a British Member of Parliament, is killed by a car bomb as he exits the Palace of Westminster. The Irish National Liberation Army claims responsibility. (30. March 1979)

President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr. Another 2 people are wounded at the same time. (30. March 1981)

Space Shuttle program: STS-3 Mission is completed with the landing of Columbia at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (30. March 1982)

The United Kingdom Terrorism Act 2006 becomes a law. (30. March 2006)

Twelve gunmen attack the Manawan Police Academy in Lahore, Pakistan. (30. March 2009)