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March 30, 2013

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for March 30, 2013

In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 27, 2013, covering March 30, 2013.

  1. 1
    Album cover for What About Now by Bon Jovi

    What About Now

    Bon Jovi

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  2. 2
    Album cover for The Next Day by David Bowie

    The Next Day

    David Bowie

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    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Spring Break... Here To Party by Luke Bryan

    Spring Break... Here To Party

    Luke Bryan

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    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Let The Future Begin by Passion

    Let The Future Begin

    Passion

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    4
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    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Unorthodox Jukebox by Bruno Mars

    Unorthodox Jukebox

    Bruno Mars

    Last week
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    Peak
    1
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    14
  6. 6
    Album cover for All Around The World by Mindless Behavior

    All Around The World

    Mindless Behavior

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    1
  7. 7
    Album cover for Old Sock by Eric Clapton

    Old Sock

    Eric Clapton

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    1
  8. 8
    Album cover for Sound City -- Real To Reel by Soundtrack

    Sound City -- Real To Reel

    Soundtrack

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    1
  9. 9
    Album cover for Babel by Mumford & Sons

    Babel

    Mumford & Sons

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    25
  10. 10
    Album cover for People; Hell And Angels by Jimi Hendrix

    People; Hell And Angels

    Jimi Hendrix

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    2
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    2
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    2

Notable Deaths

2013Daniel Hoffman, American poet and academic (born 1923)[†]

Daniel Gerard Hoffman was an American poet, essayist, and academic. He was appointed the twenty-second Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1973.

2013Bobby Parks, American basketball player and coach (born 1962)[†]

Bobby Ray Parks Sr. was an American professional basketball player from Grand Junction, Tennessee. He played for Memphis State University from 1980 to 1984 and played internationally in the Philippines, Indonesia and France. As one of the most celebrated "import" players in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Parks became the second American ever inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 2009.

Phil Ramone

2013Phil Ramone, South African-American songwriter and producer, co-founded A & R Recording (born 1934)[†]

Philip Rabinowitz, better known as Phil Ramone, was a South African-born American recording engineer, record producer, violinist and composer, and co-founder of A & R recording studio. Its success led to expansion into several studios and a record production company. He was described by Billboard as "legendary", and the BBC as a "CD pioneer".

2013Edith Schaeffer, Chinese-Swiss religious leader and author, co-founded L'Abri (born 1914)[†]

Edith Rachel Merritt Schaeffer was a Christian author and co-founder of L'Abri, a Christian organization which hosts guests. She was the wife of Francis Schaeffer, and the mother of Frank Schaeffer and three other children.

Bob Turley

2013Bob Turley, American baseball player and coach (born 1930)[†]

Robert Lee Turley, known as "Bullet Bob", was an American professional baseball player and financial planner. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher from 1951 through 1963. After his retirement from baseball, he worked for Primerica Financial Services.

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Lessons Found in the Mud

By Ginia Bellafante

There are inklings around the city of a movement toward a learning philosophy that promotes creative play; in Brooklyn, one program takes toddlers into Prospect Park and teaches them to dig in the mud.

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