March 30

March 30, 1950

The actor Robbie Coltrane was born.

March 30, 1922

Craig-Collins Pact is signed in London. Irish Free State formally recognizes Northern Ireland government

March 30, 1920

Jack White, journalist and author, is born in Cork

March 30, 1896

An Irishman wins an Olympic gold medal for the first time, when John Pius Boland triumphs in tennis

March 30, 1880

Sean O'Casey, playwright, born in Dublin

March 30, 1851

A 1851 census shows the population of Ireland to be 6,552,385, it has declined by one-fifth since 1845

March 30, 1850

The SS Royal Adelaide sinks in a storm with the loss of 200 lives

March 30, 1824

Thomas Devin Reilly, journalist and editor, is born in Co. Monaghan

March 30, 1798

Privy Council proclaims Ireland in state of rebellion and imposes martial law

March 30, 1603

Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, submits to Lord Mountjoy at Mellifont

March 30, 1493

Kildare, who has been suspected of supporting Perkin Warbeck, is given a general pardon

March 30, 1406

King James I captured by English near Flamborough Head on his way to France