Events for March 30
March 30, 1406
King James I captured by English near Flamborough Head on his way to France
James I (late July 1394 – 21 February 1437) was King of Scots from 1406 until his assassination in 1437. The youngest of three sons, he was born in Dunfermline Abbey to King Robert III and Annabella Drummond. His older brother David, Duke of Rothesay, died under suspicious circumstances during detention by their uncle, Robert, Duke of Albany.
March 30, 1824
Thomas Devin Reilly, journalist and editor, is born in Co. Monaghan
Thomas Devin Reilly (30 March 1824 – 5 March 1854) was an Irish revolutionary, Young Irelander and journalist.
March 30, 1896
An Irishman wins an Olympic gold medal for the first time, when John Pius Boland triumphs in tennis
John Mary Pius Boland (16 September 1870 – 17 March 1958) was an Irish Nationalist politician, and Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party for South Kerry from 1900 to 1918. He was also noteworthy as a gold medallist tennis player at the first modern Olympics.
March 30, 1851
A 1851 census shows the population of Ireland to be 6,552,385, it has declined by one-fifth since 1845
The census records show that a significant number of the population in Ireland was reduced from 8,414,836 in 1841 to 5,344,293 in 1851. A 1851 census shows the population of Ireland to be 6,552,385: it has declined by one-fifth since 1845.