History Blog

March 30

Happy Birthday RIP Vincent van Gogh(1853–1890) ; “Peter Marshall”(Ralph LaCock)–96 John Astin–92 Henry Warren Beatty–85 Eric Clapton–77 Paul Reiser–65 Ian Ziering–58 Tracy Chapman–58 Céline Dion–54 Mark Consuelos–51 Geetali Norah Jones Shankar–43 Jason Dohring–40 ; 1964 – The game show “Jeopardy!” premiered on NBC television network ; 1981 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C., hotel by John Hinckley, Jr.; three others are wounded in the same incident.