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What happened in history on this day: March 30?
On March 30 in ...
- 1889 - John T Reid opens first US golf course (Yonkers, New York).
- 1916 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHA) beat Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), 3 games to 2.
- 1918 - Stanley Cup: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2.
- 1925 - Stanley Cup: Victoria Cougars (WCHL) beat Montréal Maroons (NHL), 3 games to 1.
- 1940 - Second NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana University beats Kansas 60-42.
- 1943 - 5th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: University of Wyoming beat Georgetown 46-34.
- 1946 - Australia beats New Zealand in cricket at 3:30pm on second day.
- 1946 - Last Test Cricket appearance of Bill O'Reilly (5-14 and 3-19).
- 1952 - Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open.
- 1954 - Test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers versus England at Kingston.
- 1969 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Malabar Golf Invitational.
- 1970 - USSR wins its 8th straight world hockey championship.
- 1975 - Ron Lalonde scores the first hat trick by a Washington Capitals' player.
- 1980 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.
- 1981 - 43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50.
- 1986 - 5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern California 97-81.
- 1988 - Tamil Nadu beats Railways by innings and 144 to win Ranji Trophy.
- 1990 - Jack Nicklaus makes his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament.
- 1991 - First exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (New York Yankees versus Baltimore Orioles).
- 1991 - 44th NCAA Ice Hockey Chanmpionship: Northern Michigan beats Boston University 8-7; Northern Michigan's first NCAA hockey title.
- 1991 - PBA National Championship Won by Mike Miller.
- 1993 - New South Wales beat Queensland by eight wickets to win Sheffield Shield.
- 1993 - Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
- 1993 - Peanuts comic strip character Charlie Brown hits a baseball game-winning home run, his first in 43 years.
- 1994 - ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe.
- 1994 - Bombay beats Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
- 1994 - England Cricket all out for 46 at Port-of-Spain.
- 1996 - Lara hits 146 cricket not out in ODI versus New Zealand at Port-Of-Spain.
- 1996 - New York Mets beats New York Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game.
- 1997 - 16th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Old Dominion 68-59.
- 1997 - 26th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King.
- 1997 - Steve Elkington wins Golf's Players Championship.
- 1998 - 60th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, at Alamodome, San Antonio. Kentucky beats Utah 78-69.
- 2000 - America's Cup 2000 sailing race is retained by Team New Zealand near Auckland. Prada Challenge 2000 lost 0-5 in a "best-of-9".
- 2006 - Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig appoints George Mitchell to head an investigation into the use of steroids in baseball.
- 2022 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Seattle Kraken by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats San Jose Sharks by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Los Angeles Kings by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Detroit Red Wings by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Buffalo Sabres by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on March 30
- 1905 - Birth of Mikio Oda in Japan; triple jumper (Olympics-gold-1928).
- 1908 - Birth of Leslie O'Brien "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith; Chinese cricket bowler.
- 1912 - Birth of Jack Cowie; cricket player (successful New Zealand fast bowler either side of WWII).
- 1927 - Birth of Wally Grout; cricket player (great Aussie wicket-keeper).
- 1940 - Birth of Jerry Lucas in Middletown, Ohio, USA; NBA center (New York Knicks, NBA rookie of year 1964, Olympics-gold-60).
- 1940 - Birth of Norman Gifford; cricket player (respected England slow left-armer 1964-73).
- 1941 - Birth of Sven Hamrin in Sweden; road race cycler (Olympics-bronze-1964).
- 1943 - Birth of Bob Blewett; cricket player (father of Greg South Australia batsman 1975-79).
- 1958 - Birth of Joseph Paul Sindelar in Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA; PGA golfer (British Columbia Open-1985, 1987).
- 1959 - Birth of Daniel Seifried in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1981 Thunder Bay).
- 1960 - Birth of William D Johnson; US alpine skier.
- 1963 - Birth of Jenny Lidback in Lima, Peru; LPGA golfer (1995 du Maurier Ltd Classic).
- 1963 - Birth of Lomas Brown; NFL tackle (Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals).
- 1964 - Birth of Corey Millen in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA; NHL center (Calgary Flames).
- 1964 - Birth of Dave Ellett in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs).
- 1965 - Birth of Karel Novacek in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia; tennis star (1994 Hilversum).
- 1967 - Birth of Julie Richardson in Auckland, New Zealand; tennis star (1992 Futures-Canberra).
- 1969 - Birth of Mark Astley in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres).
- 1970 - Birth of George Coghill; WLAF safety (Scottish Claymores).
- 1970 - Birth of Secreteriat race horse; triple crown winner (1973).
- 1970 - Birth of Shane Bertsch in Denver, Colorado, USA; Nike golfer (1994 Permina Basin Open-14th).
- 1971 - Birth of Mari Holden in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Brenden Stai; NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1972 - Birth of Matt Joyce; NFL/WLAF guard/tackle (Saint Louis Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Claymores).
- 1973 - Birth of Rodney Thomas; running back (Tennessee Oilers).
- 1973 - Birth of [Kirk] Kareem Streete-Thompson in Ithaca, New York, USA; 100 metre/long jumper.
- 1974 - Birth of Martin Love; cricket player (high scoring Queensland batsman, Australia 1995).
- 1976 - Birth of Chris Canty; cornerback (New England Patriots).
- 1976 - Birth of Toby Gowin; punter (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1980 - Birth of Liriel Higa in Los Angeles, California; rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-1996).
- 1983 - Birth of Zach Gowen; American wrestler.
Deaths of sports figures on March 30
- 1949 - Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricket player (4 Tests for India), dies.
- 1969 - Lucien Bianchi; Belgian auto racer, dies at age 34.
- 1978 - George Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in West Indies 1935), dies.
- 1978 - Harold Gimblett, cricket player (batted in three Tests for England), dies by suicide.
- 1981 - Noel Harford, cricket player (8 Tests for New Zealand 1955-58), dies.
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