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April 30 is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 245 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule. Events By Place Roman Empire February — Conference at Milan Constantine issues the Edict of Milan, ending all persecution The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC For other Romans of this name see Licinius (gens. Valerius Licinianus Licinius (c
• 711 - Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus). Events By Place Europe April 30 — Ummayad troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar, and begin The Umayyad conquest of Hispania ( 711 – 718) began as an army of the Umayyad Caliphate consisting largely of Berbers inhabitants The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim (and earlier non-Muslim people of Berber and Arab descent Tariq Ibn Ziyad or Taric bin Zeyad (طارق بن زياد d 720 known in Spanish history and legend as Taric el Tuerto (Taric the one-eyed was Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all or large parts of the Armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively entering territory The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra Al-Andalus (الأندلس was the Arabic name given to those parts of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims or
• 1006 - Supernova SN 1006, the brightest supernova in recorded history, appears in the constellation Lupus. A supernova (plural supernovae or supernovas) is a stellar Explosion. SN 1006 was a Supernova, widely seen on Earth beginning in the year 1006 CE Earth was about 7200 light-years away from the supernova In common usage a constellation is a group of celestial bodies that are connected together in some arrangement typically stars to form a visible figure or picture Lupus (ˈljuːpəs Wolf) is a southern Constellation. It is one of the 88 modern constellations and was also one of the 48 in Ptolemy 's Almagest
• 1315 - Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon. Enguerrand de Marigny (1260 – April 30, 1315) was a French chamberlain and minister of Philip IV the Fair.
• 1483 - Orbital calculations suggest that on this day, Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503. In Physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star Neptune ( English|AmE] ] is the eighth and farthest Planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France.
• 1492 - Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer
• 1671 - Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed. Petar Zrinski (Zrínyi Péter June 6 1621 &ndash April 30 1671) was a Croatian warrior and member of the Zrinski noble Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Ban (baːn is a Title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century The Zrinski family known also as Zrínyi in Hungarian, was a Croatian noble family, influential in the Hungarian Kingdom during the Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment.
• 1789 - On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Federal Hall, located at 26 Wall Street in New York City, was the first capitol of the United States of America and the site of George Washington Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The City of New York George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• 1794 - The Battle of Boulou is fought, in which French forces defeated the Spanish under General Union. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Battle of Boulou was fought on 30 April 1794, and resulted in a French victory under General Dugommier against the joint Spanish-Portuguese under This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Luis Firmin de Carvajal Conde de la Union was a Spanish general born in 1752 in Lima.
• 1803 - Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the film see Louisiana Purchase (film. The Louisiana Purchase (French Vente de la Louisiane "Louisiana Sale" The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Louisiana Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1805 until December 11, 1812. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1812 - The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Orleans Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States formed out of the first subdivision of the Louisiana Purchase. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America
• 1838 - Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America The Federal Republic of Central America, also known as the United Central Provinces of America, was a short-lived American State in Central America
• 1856 - Battle of Rivas, Nicaragua, against North American mercenaries. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Battle of Rivas sometimes known as the Second Battle of Rivas occurred on 11 April 1856 between Costa Rican militia under General Mora and the Nicaraguan Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America
• 1863 - Mexican forces attacked the French Foreign Legion in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Battle of Camarón occurred on 30 April 1863, between the French Foreign Legion and the Mexican army
• 1871 - The Camp Grant Massacre takes place in Arizona Territory. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ( April 30, 1871) The Camp Grant massacre was a violent attack on Pinal and Aravaipa Apaches surrendered to the United States Army at Camp The Territory of Arizona was an Organized territory of the United States that existed between 1863 and 1912
• 1894 - Coxey's Army reaches Washington, D.C. to protest the unemployment caused by the Panic of 1893. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by the populist Jacob Coxey. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States that began in 1893
• 1900 - Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Sanford Ballard Dole ( April 23 1844 June 9 1926) was a Politician and Jurist of Hawai{{okina}}i as a kingdom A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government
• 1900 - Casey Jones dies in a train wreck in Vaughn, Mississippi, while trying to make up time on the Cannonball Express. John Luther "Casey" Jones ( March 14, 1863 &ndash April 30, 1900) was an American Railroad engineer from Vaughan (sometimes spelled Vaughn) is an unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.
• 1904 - The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the Saint Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St Expo (short for "exposition" and also known as World Fair and World's Fair) is the name given to various large public exhibitions held since the
• 1907 - Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U
• 1920 - Peru becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Buenos Aires Convention is a Copyright Treaty signed at Buenos Aires on 1910-04-11 which provides for the mutual recognition of copyrights Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
• 1925 - Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Company for $146 million plus $50 million for charity. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles Dodge is a United States -based brand of Automobiles Sport utility vehicles and Trucks manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC Dillon Read & Co was a prominent American Investment bank from the 1920s into the 1960s
• 1927 - The Federal Industrial Institute for Women, opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alderson Federal Prison Camp, also known as Federal Prison Camp Alderson or FPC Alderson, is a federal Prison in the United States Alderson is a town in Greenbrier and Monroe Counties in the U
• 1927 - Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Douglas Fairbanks ( May 23 1883 – December 12 1939) was an American Actor, Screenwriter, director Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture Grauman's Chinese Theatre is a movie theatre located at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.
• 1937 - The Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The issue concerning Women's suffrage in the Philippines was settled in a special Plebiscite held on April 30, 1937, in which only men could
• 1938 - The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Porky's Hare Hunt is a 1938 animated short movie directed by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway and Cal Dalton, which starred Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny
• 1938 - The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire
• 1939 - The 1939 New York World's Fair opens. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1939-40 New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (also the location of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair) was one of the largest
• 1939 - RCA owned NBC begins regularly scheduled television service from its New York station with the opening ceremonies of the 1939 New York World's Fair broadcast. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The Television Technology can be divided along two lines those developments that depended upon both mechanical and electronic Principles and
• 1939 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first U. S. President to appear on television during the World Fair's opening ceremonies broadcast. The Television Technology can be divided along two lines those developments that depended upon both mechanical and electronic Principles and
• 1943 - World War II: Operation Mincemeat: The submarine HMS Seraph surfaces in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain to deposit a dead man planted with false invasion plans and dressed as a British military intelligence officer. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Mincemeat was a very successful British deception plan during World War II. Operation Flagpole See also Operation Flagpole Seraph first saw action in support of Operation Torch, the Allied landings in North The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces
• 1945 - World War II: Fuehrerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for one day. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Führerbunker ( German, literally meaning "shelter for the leader" or "the Führer's shelter" is a common name for a complex of subterranean rooms Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Eva Anna Paula Braun, died Eva Anna Paula Hitler ( 6 February 1912 – 30 April 1945) was the longtime companion of Soviet soldiers raise the red flag over the Reichstag building. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Soviet/Russian Victory Banner ( Russian: Знамя Победы Znamya Pobedy) is the banner that was raised by Red Army soldiers on the The Reichstag building in Berlin was constructed to house the Reichstag, the first Parliament of the German Empire.
• 1947 - In Nevada, the Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam a second time. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. Hoover Dam, also sometimes known as Boulder Dam, is a Concrete Arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the Hoover Dam, also sometimes known as Boulder Dam, is a Concrete Arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the
• 1948 - In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bogotá —officially named Bogotá DC (DC for " Distrito Capital " which means "Capital District" formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The Organization of American States ( OAS, or as it is known in the three other official languages OEA) is an International organization, headquartered
• 1973 - Watergate Scandal: U. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's S. President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aids H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, and others have resigned. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Harry Robbins Haldeman (publicly known as H R Haldeman, and informally as Bob Haldeman) ( October 27, 1926 &ndash November 12, Haldeman and Ehrlichman discuss policy 1973png|thumb|200px|right|"The Berlin Wall" of Ehrlichman and Haldeman on April 27, 1973 three days before they would be asked to resign
• 1975 - Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Fall of Saigon (in Vietnamese: Sự kiện 30 tháng 4 - April 30 Incident; Giải phóng miền Nam - The liberation of the south Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Duong Van Minh. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. ( February 16 1916 &ndash August 6 2001) known popularly as “Big Minh” was a Vietnamese general and politician
• 1977 - English rock band Led Zeppelin play to 76,229 paying people at the Pontiac silverdome in Michigan USA. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays This broke the world attendance record for a single act performance.
• 1980 - Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Accession (from Lat accedere, to go to to approach in Law, a method of acquiring Property adopted from Roman law (see Accessio
• 1993 - The World Wide Web is born at CERN. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire known as CERN
• 1993 - Virgin Radio broadcasts for the first time in the United Kingdom. Virgin Radio is a brand owned by the Virgin Group used by a number of different radio stations worldwide under licence from Virgin The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1995 - U. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 S. President Bill Clinton became the first President to visit Northern Ireland. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• 1999 - Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bringing the total members to 10. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, ˈɑːsiːɑːn AH-see-ahn in English (the Official language The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, ˈɑːsiːɑːn AH-see-ahn in English (the Official language
• 2001 - The Mitchell Report on the Arab-Israeli conflict is published. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
• 2002 - A referendum in Pakistan overwhelmingly approves the Presidency of Pervez Musharraf for another five years. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The word presidency is often used to describe the administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of
• 2004 - U. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The city of Abu Ghraib ( Arabic: أبو غريب Abū Ghurayb
• 2008 - Two skeletal remains found near Ekaterinburg, Russia were confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia and one of his sisters. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Yekaterinburg (Екатеринбу́рг also romanized Ekaterinburg, formerly Sverdlovsk) is a major city in the central part of Russia Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (Цесаревич Алексей Николаевич full title Heir Tsarevich and Grand Duke (Наследник-Цесаревич Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia ( Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova) (Великая Княжна Анастасия Николаевна Романова ( –

Births

• 1245 - King Philip III of France (d. Philip the Bold Philip III ( 30 April 1245 &ndash 5 October 1285) called the Bold ( French: le Hardi) was 1285)
• 1553 - Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, queen of France (d. Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont ( 30 April 1553 &ndash 29 January 1601) was a member of the House of Lorraine who became Queen 1601)
• 1623 - François de Laval, first bishop of New France (d. François-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval ( 30 April 1623 – 6 May 1708) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of New France 1708)
• 1651 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French educational reformer, Catholic saint (d. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (John Baptist de La Salle (born 30 April 1651 in Reims; died 7 April 1719 in Saint-Yon 1719)
• 1662 - Queen Mary II of England (d. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mary II (30 April 1662 &ndash 28 December 1694 reigned as Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until her death 1694)
• 1664 - François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (d. François Louis de Bourbon ( April 30 1664 - February 9 1709) was Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother Louis Armand I de Bourbon 1709)
• 1710 - Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Johann Kaspar (Jean-Gaspard Reichsgraf Basselet von La Rosée ( April 30, 1710, Arlon, Province of Luxembourg, Belgium - April 1795)
• 1721 - Roger Sherman, American statesman (d. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Roger Sherman ( April 19, 1721 ( JC) April 30, 1721 ( GC) July 23, 1793) was an early 1793)
• 1723 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mathurin Jacques Brisson ( 30 April 1723 &ndash 23 June 1806) was a French Zoologist and natural philosopher 1806)
• 1770 - David Thompson, Canadian explorer (d. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday David Thompson ( April 30, 1770 &ndash February 10, 1857) was an English-Canadian fur trader surveyor and map-maker known 1857)
• 1777 - Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (ˈɡaʊs, Gauß Carolus Fridericus Gauss ( 30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German 1855)
• 1803 - Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (d. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon ( 30 April 1803 23 February 1879) was a Prussian Soldier and Politician 1879)
• 1812 - Kaspar Hauser, German mystery boy (d. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Kaspar Hauser (April 30 1812 (? &ndash December 17, 1833) was a mysterious foundling in 19th century Germany. 1833)
• 1829 - Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist (d. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Christian Gottlieb Ferdinand Ritter von Hochstetter ( April 30, 1829 &ndash July 18, 1884) was a German Geologist. 1884)
• 1857 - Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist (d. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Paul Eugen Bleuler ( April 30, 1857 – July 15, 1939) was a Swiss psychiatrist most notable for his contributions to the 1940)
• 1864 - Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Juhan Liiv ( 30 April 1864 &ndash 1 December 1913) is one of Estonia 's most famous poets Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region 1913)
• 1865 - Max Nettlau, German anarchist (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Max Heinrich Hermann Reinhardt Nettlau ( 30 April 1865 &ndash 23 July 1944) was a German Anarchist and Historian 1944)
• 1869 - Hans Poelzig, German architect (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hans Poelzig ( 30 April, 1869 Berlin &ndash June 14, 1936 Berlin) was a German architect painter and set 1936)
• 1870 - Franz Lehár, Austrian composer (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Franz Lehár (30 April 1870 &ndash 24 October 1948 known in Hungarian as Lehár Ferenc, was an Austrian Composer of Hungarian descent 1948)
• 1874 - Cyriel Verschaeve, Flemish clergyman (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cyriel Verschaeve ( April 30, 1874 - November 8, 1949) was a noted Flemish clergyman and writer who was condemned for collaboration 1949)
• 1876 - Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Orso Mario Corbino ( 30 April 1876, Augusta &ndash 23 January 1937, Rome) was an Italian Physicist 1937)
• 1877 - Alice B. Toklas, American companion of Gertrude Stein (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alice B Toklas ( April 30, 1877 – March 7, 1967) was the life partner of writer Gertrude Stein. Gertrude Stein ( February 3, 1874 &ndash July 27, 1946) was an American Writer who spent most of her life in France 1967)
• 1883 - Jaroslav Hašek, Czech novelist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jaroslav Hašek (ˈjaroslaf ˈɦaʃɛk ( April 30, 1883 – January 3, 1923) was a Czech humorist and satirist best known for his 1923)
• 1893 - Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop (30 April 1893 – 16 October 1946 was Foreign Minister of Germany from 1938 until 1945 1946)
• 1895 - Philippe Panneton, French Canadian physician, diplomat and writer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Philippe Panneton (pseudonym Ringuet, which was his mother's maiden name ( April 30, 1895 &ndash December 29, 1960) was a Canadian 1960)
• 1896 - Hans List, Austrian inventor (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Hans List ( April 30 1896 in Graz, capital of Austria 's federal province Styria – September 10 1996 in 1996)
• 1897 - Humberto Mauro, Brazillina director and screenwriter (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Humberto Duarte Mauro ( April 30, 1897 – October 5, 1983) was a Brazilian Film director. 1983)
• 1901 - Simon Kuznets, Ukrainian-born economist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Simon Smith Kuznets ( April 30, 1901 July 8, 1985) was an American Economist at the Wharton School of the University The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1985)
• 1902 - Theodore Schultz, American economist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Theodore William Schultz ( April 30, 1902 February 26, 1998) was the 1979 winner (jointly with William Arthur Lewis) of the Nobel The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1998)
• 1908 - Eve Arden, American actress (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Eve Arden ( April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy -winning American 1990)
• 1908 - Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic foreign and later prime minister (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Bjarni Benediktsson ( April 30 1908 – July 10 1970) was Prime Minister of Iceland from 14 November 1963 1970)
• 1909 - Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Juliana (Juliana Emma Louise Marie Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau 30 April 1909 &ndash 20 March 2004) was Queen regnant of the 2004)
• 1909 - F. E. McWilliam,Irish sculptor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " FE McWilliam ( 30 April 1909 - 13 May 1992) Irish surrealist sculptor, born in Banbridge, County Down 1992)
• 1916 - Claude Shannon, American engineer and mathematician (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30 1916 – February 24 2001 an American Electronic engineer and Mathematician, is "the father of Information 2001)
• 1916 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Robert Shaw ( April 30, 1916 – January 25 1999)
• 1920 - Duncan Hamilton, British racing driver (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Duncan Hamilton (born County Cork, Ireland, April 30 1920 - died Sherborne, Dorset, May 13 1994) 1994)
• 1923 - Percy Heath, American jazz musician (Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Percy Heath, ( April 30, 1923 &ndash April 28, 2005) was a Jazz musician, most famous for his 40+ years as the Double bass The Modern Jazz Quartet was established in 1952 by Milt Jackson ( Vibraphone) John Lewis ( Piano, musical director Percy Heath 2005)
• 1923 - Al Lewis, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2006)
• 1923 - Francis Tucker, South African Rally Driver (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Bagnal Kidger Tucker ( April 30 1923 - April 4 2008) is a South African former Rally driver who was the 1966 2008)
• 1925 - Corinne Calvet, French actress (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Corinne Calvet, ( April 30 1925 &ndash June 23 2001) was a French actress who appeared mostly in American films 2001)
• 1925 - Johnny Horton, American musician (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Horton ( April 30, 1925  &ndash November 5, 1960) was an American Country music singer who was most famous 1960)
• 1926 - Cloris Leachman, American actress
• 1928 - Hugh Hood, Canadian author (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning American Actress of stage, Film and Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh John Blagdon Hood ( April 30, 1928 &ndash August 1, 2000) was a Novelist, Short story writer Essayist 2000)
• 1933 - Dickie Davies, British television presenter
• 1933 - Willie Nelson, American musician
• 1934 - Jerry Lordan, English composer and singer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard "Dickie" Davies (born 30 April 1933, Wallasey, Cheshire) is a British Television presenter, best Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country Singer-songwriter and Actor. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerry Lordan (born 30 April 1934 — 24 July 1995) was a English Composer and Singer. 1995)
• 1938 - Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak film director
• 1938 - Gary Collins, American actor
• 1938 - Larry Niven, American author
• 1940 - Burt Young, American actor
• 1941 - Johnny Farina, American musician and composer (Santo & Johnny)
• 1943 - Frederick Chiluba, former Zambian president (1991-2001)
• 1943 - Bobby Vee, American singer
• 1944 - Jill Clayburgh, American actress
• 1945 - Annie Dillard, American writer
• 1945 - Michael Smith, American astronaut (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Juraj Jakubisko (b 30 April 1938, Kojšov, Slovakia) is arguably the most esteemed living Slovak film director with domestic Gary Ennis Collins (born April 30, 1938) is an American Film and Television Actor. Laurence van Cott Niven (born April 30, 1938 Los Angeles California) is a US Science fiction author. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Burt Young (born April 30, 1940) is an American Academy Award -nominated Actor, painter, and Author. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Santo & Johnny were an Italian-American Rock and roll duo from Brooklyn comprised of brothers Santo and Johnny Farina Santo & Johnny were an Italian-American Rock and roll duo from Brooklyn comprised of brothers Santo and Johnny Farina Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba (born April 30, 1943) served as the President of Zambia from 1991 For the R&B singer see Bobby Valentino. For another 1960s singer see Bobby Vinton. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jill Clayburgh (born April 30, 1944) is an American actress of stage motion pictures and television Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Annie Dillard (born April 30, 1945 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Author, best known for her Michael John Smith usually known as Mike Smith ( April 30, 1945 – January 28, 1986) was an American Astronaut 1986)
• 1946 - King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• 1946 - Don Schollander, American swimmer
• 1946 - Bill Plympton, American animator
• 1947 - Leslie Grantham, English actor
• 1947 - Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer
• 1947 - Mats Odell, Swedish politician
• 1947 - Tom Køhlert, Brondby IF coach
• 1948 - Perry King, American actor
• 1949 - Phil Garner, baseball manager
• 1949 - António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal
• 1952 - Jacques Audiard, French film director
• 1954 - Jane Campion, New Zealand film director
• 1955 - Nicolas Hulot, French journalist
• 1956 - Jorge Chaminé, Portuguese baritone
• 1956 - Lars von Trier, Danish film director
• 1957 - Aviva Chomsky, American historian, daughter of Noam Chomsky
• 1958 - Charles Berling, French actor, director and screenwriter
• 1959 - Paul Gross, Canadian actor, director, and writer
• 1959 - Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
• 1959 - W. Thomas Smith, Jr, American author and columnist
• 1960 - Kerry Healey, American politician
• 1960 - David Miscavige, American cult leader
• 1961 - Isiah Thomas, American basketball player
• 1963 - Michael Waltrip, American race car driver
• 1964 - Ian Healy, Australian cricketer
• 1964 - Barrington Levy, Jamaican musician
• 1965 - Adrian Pasdar, American actor
• 1966 - Jeff Brown, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 - Steven Mackintosh, British actor
• 1969 - Paulo Jr., Brazilian musician (Sepultura)
• 1969 - Warren Defever, American musician, composer
• 1970 - Ken Stanton, American Radio Personality
• 1971 - John Boyne, Irish novelist
• 1971 - Darren Emerson, English DJ (Underworld)
• 1973 - Akon, American R&B Singer
• 1974 - Mikey Chan, Australian musician
• 1975 - Elliott Sadler, American race car driver
• 1975 - Mike Chat, American actor
• 1975 - Johnny Galecki, American actor
• 1976 - Amanda Palmer, American musician (The Dresden Dolls)
• 1977 - Jeannie Haddaway, American politician
• 1977 - Pell James, American actress
• 1979 - Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer
• 1981 - John O'Shea, Irish footballer
• 1981 - Emma Pierson, British actress
• 1982 - Lloyd Banks, American rapper
• 1982 - Kirsten Dunst, American actress
• 1982 - Cleo Higgins, British singer and actress
• 1982 - Andrew Seeley, Canadian actor and singer
• 1983 - Tatjana Hüfner, German luger
• 1983 - Troy Williamson, American football player
• 1984 - Shawn Daivari, Persian-American professional wrestler and manager
• 1985 - Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl
• 1987 - Nikki Webster, Australian entertainer
• 1987 - Rohit Sharma, Indian Cricketer

Deaths

• 65 - Lucan, Roman poet (b. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald ("Don" Arthur Schollander (born April 30, 1946) is a former Olympic swimmer for the United States. Bill Plympton (born April 30, 1946) is an American animator best known for his 1987 Academy Award -nominated Animated short The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leslie Michael Grantham (born 30 April 1947 in Camberwell, England is a British actor best known for playing "Dirty" Den Watts in the Finn Kalvik (born 30 April 1947) is a Norwegian singer and composer Mats Christer Johannes Odell (born April 30, 1947) is a Swedish politician ( Christian Democrat) and former minister of communications (1991-1994 Tom Køhlert (born April 30, 1947) is a Danish former football player at and current manager of Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Perry Firestone King (born April 30, 1948) is an American Television and Film Actor. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip Mason Garner (born April 30, 1949, in Jefferson City, Tennessee) is a former Infielder in Major League Baseball António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, GCC (ɐ̃ˈtɔniu guˈtɛʁɨʃ born April 30, 1949) is a Portuguese politician a In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Audiard (born 30 April 1952 in Paris) is a French Film director, the son of Michel Audiard also a revered film director Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954 in Wellington, New Zealand is an Academy Award -winning Film maker. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Nicolas Hulot was born on April 30, 1955 in Lille. He is an Officier of the Légion d'honneur and a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jorge Chaminé (born 30 April 1956 in Porto, Portugal) is a Portuguese operatic Baritone. Lars von Trier (born Lars Trier, April 30, 1956) is a Danish Film director and Screenwriter. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Aviva Chomsky (born April 20, 1957) is currently a professor and the coordinator of Latin American studies at Salem State College. Avram Noam Chomsky (noʊm ˈtʃɑmski born December 7 1928 is an American linguist, Philosopher, cognitive scientist, Political Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Berling is an actor director scenario writer and French producer born on April 30, 1958 in Saint-Mandé in Val de Marne (France The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Michael Gross (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian Actor, producer, director, Singer and WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Honorific prefixes --> Stephen Joseph Harper PC W Thomas Smith Jr (born April 30, 1959) is an American Author, editor, and journalist. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kerry Murphy Healey (born April 30, 1960) was the 70th Lieutenant Governor of the U Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Miscavige (born April 30 1960 is Chairman of the board of Religious Technology Center (RTC a corporation that controls the trademarked names Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isiah Lord Thomas III (nicknamed "Zeke" (/aɪˈzeɪə/ born April 30 1961 is an American retired professional Basketball player most renowned as the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Curtis Waltrip (born April 30, 1963 in Owensboro Kentucky) is a professional race car driver and owner of Michael Waltrip Racing. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Ian Andrew Healy (nicknamed "Heals" (born 30 April 1964 in Brisbane Queensland) is a former Cricketer who played for Queensland and Barrington Levy (born 30 April 1964, in Clarendon, Jamaica) is a Reggae and Dancehall Recording artist. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Adrian Kayvan Pasdar (born April 30, 1965) is an Iranian-American Actor and Film director, known for playing Jim Profit on the cult Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. There was another Jeff Brown who was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft but never played in the NHL. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Steven Mackintosh (born 30 April 1967 in Cambridge) is a British actor Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paulo Jr (born Paulo Xisto Pinto Junior on April 30, 1969 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is the Bassist and only remaining Sepultura ( Portuguese: Grave) are a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1984 Warren Defever (first name often spelled Warn; b 1969 is a musician and producer from Livonia Michigan. Ken Stanton, aka Ken Edelberg (born in April 1970 in Burbank California) is an American Radio personality Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. John Boyne (born April 30 1971) is an Irish novelist He was educated at Terenure College, Dublin and then studied English at Darren Emerson (born 30 April 1971, in Hornchurch, England) is a dance music DJ, and later joining member of the UK electronic Underworld is an English electronic group and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980 Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Aliaune Thiam Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975 in Emporia Virginia) is a race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Michael Chaturantabut (born April 30, 1975 in Rayong province, Thailand) is an ethnic Chinese Thai-American Actor best known for his Johnny Mark Galecki (born April 30, 1975) is an American Actor. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amanda MacKinnon Palmer (born April 30, 1976) is a performer most noted for being the lead singer pianist and lyricist/composer of the "Brechtian punk cabaret" The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston Massachusetts. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio (born April 30, 1977) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, District 37B Pell James (born April 30, 1977) is an American Actress. Biography Early life James grew up in Virginia Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla (born April 30 1979 in Mexico City) is an international Mexican football player currently playing as a defensive midfielder Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 John Francis O'Shea ( Irish: Seán Ó Sé) (born April 30 1981 in Waterford, Republic of Ireland) is a professional Emma Jane Pierson (born 30 April 1981) is an English Actress, known by her stage name Emma Pierson. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30 1982) better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American Rapper and member of the Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30 1982 is an American actress and singer Cleopatra Madonna Higgins (born 30 April 1982 in Birmingham, England) is an English R&B / pop singer dancer Andrew Michael Edgar Seeley (born April 30, 1982 in Ottawa Ontario) better known as Drew Seeley, is a Canadian singer and actor Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Tatjana Hüfner (born April 30, 1983 in Neuruppin) is a German Luger who has competed since 2003 Troy Williamson (born April 30, 1983 in Aiken South Carolina) is an American football Wide receiver for the Jacksonville Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Shawn Daivari Career Daivari grew up admiring Mick Foley and Bret Hart. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Ashley Rae Maika DiPietro (born Ashley Youmans April 30 1985 is best known as the woman at the center of the Eliot A call girl or escort is a Sex worker who (unlike a street walker) is not visible to the general public Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Nikki Webster (born April 30, 1987) is an Australian pop performer Rohit Gurunath Sharma (born 30 April 1987 in Bansod Nagpur, Maharashtra) is an Indian Cricketer Sharma is a right-handed middle-order batsman Year 65 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Marcus Annaeus Lucanus ( November 3, 39 AD – April 30, 65 AD better known in English as Lucan, was a Roman 39)
• 1063 - Emperor Renzong of China (b. Year 39 was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Emperor Renzong ( May 30, 1010 &ndash April 30, 1063) was the fourth emperor of the Song Dynasty of China. 1010)
• 1131 - Adjutor, Roman Catholic Saint
• 1341 - John III, Duke of Brittany (b. Adjutor (died April 30 1131) is venerated as a Saint by the Catholic Church. John III the Good (in Breton Yann III, in French Jean III) ( March 8 1286 &ndash 1285)
• 1439 - Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, English military leader (b. Richard de Beauchamp 13th Earl of Warwick ( 23 January 1382 &ndash 30 April 1439) was an English Medieval nobleman and 1382)
• 1524 - Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, French soldier (b. Pierre Terrail seigneur de Bayard (1476 &ndash 30 April, 1524) was a French soldier generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard. 1473)
• 1544 - Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, Lord Chancellor of England
• 1555 - Pope Marcellus II (b. Thomas Audley 1st Baron Audley of Walden KG, PC, KS (c1488 &ndash 30 April 1544 Lord Chancellor of England, born in Earls The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. Pope Marcellus II (6 May 1501 &ndash 1 May 1555 born Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi was Pope from 5 April 1555 succeeding Pope Julius III. 1501)
• 1632 - King Sigismund I of Sweden (b. Sigismund III Vasa (Zygmunt III Waza ( 20 June 1566 1561)
• 1632 - Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly, Bavarian general (b. Johann Tserclaes Count of Tilly ( Dutch: Johan 't Serclaes) (February 1559 - April 30[[ 632]] known as the Monk in Armor, was a General 1559)
• 1642 - Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (b. For the ship of the same name see Sverdlov class cruiser Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky (Дмитрий Михайлович Пожарский ( November 1578)
• 1660 - Petrus Scriverius, Dutch writer (b. Petrus Scriverius, the latinized form of Peter Schrijver or Schryver ( 12 January 1576 - 30 April 1660) was a Dutch Writer 1576)
• 1655 - Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. Eustache Le Sueur or Lesueur ( 19 November 1617 – 30 April 1655) one of the founders of the French Academy of painting 1617)
• 1696 - Robert Plot, British naturalist (b. Robert Plot ( 13 December 1640 &ndash April 30 1696) was an English naturalist, first Professor of Chemistry at 1640)
• 1712 - Philipp van Limborch, Dutch Protestant theologian (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Philipp van Limborch ( June 19, 1633 - April 30, 1712) Dutch Remonstrant theologian, was born at Amsterdam 1633)
• 1736 - Johann Albert Fabricius, German classical scholar and bibliographer (b. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Johann Albert Fabricius ( November 11, 1668 - April 30, 1736) was a German classical scholar and bibliographer 1668)
• 1758 - François d'Agincourt, French composer (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common François d'Agincourt (also d'Agincour, Dagincourt, Dagincour) (1684 - April 30 1758 was a French Composer, Harpsichordist and 1684)
• 1792 - John Montagu, supposed inventor of the sandwich (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Montagu 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS ( 3 November 1718 &ndash 30 April 1792) succeeded his grandfather 1718)
• 1795 - Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French writer and numismatist (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Jacques Barthélemy ( January 20, 1716 &ndash April 30, 1795) was a French writer and numismatist. 1716)
• 1841 - Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish author and philologist (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Peter Andreas Heiberg ( November 16, 1758 - April 30, 1841) was a Danish author and philologist. 1758)
• 1847 - Archduke Charles of Austria, Austrian general (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Archduke Charles of Austria Duke of Teschen ( de: Erzherzog Karl von Österreich Herzog von Teschen, also known as Karl von Österreich-Teschen 1771)
• 1865 - Robert Fitzroy, English admiral and meteorologist (b. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy ( 5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS ''Beagle'' 1805)
• 1875 - Jean Frederic Waldeck, French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-Frédéric Maximilien de Waldeck ( March 16, 1766 ? &ndash April 30, 1875) was a French Antiquarian, cartographer 1766)
• 1883 - Édouard Manet, French painter (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1832)
• 1900 - Casey Jones, American train engineer (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar John Luther "Casey" Jones ( March 14, 1863 &ndash April 30, 1900) was an American Railroad engineer from 1863)
• 1903 - Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Dr Emily Howard Stowe ( May 1, 1831 &ndash April 30, 1903) was the first female doctor to practise in Canada, and 1831)
• 1936 - Alfred Edward Housman, English poet (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Edward Housman (ˈhaʊsmən 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936 usually known as A 1859)
• 1943 - Otto Jespersen, Danish philologist (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jens Otto Harry Jespersen or Otto Jespersen ʌtˢo ˈjɛsb̥ɐsn̩ ( July 16, 1860 - April 30, 1943) was a Danish linguist 1860)
• 1943 - Beatrice Webb, British economist (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting This article is about the socialist politician For the children's author see Beatrix Potter. 1858)
• 1945 - Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler's new wife (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Eva Anna Paula Braun, died Eva Anna Paula Hitler ( 6 February 1912 – 30 April 1945) was the longtime companion of Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately 1912)
• 1945 - Adolf Hitler, Austrian dictator of Nazi Germany (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German 1889)
• 1956 - Alben W. Barkley, Vice President of the United States (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alben William Barkley (November 24 1877 &ndash April 30 1956 was a Democratic member of the U The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1877)
• 1970 - Inger Stevens, Swedish actress (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Inger Stevens ( October 18, 1934 – April 30, 1970) was a Golden Globe -winning Emmy -nominated Swedish-American 1934)
• 1973 - Václav Renč, Czech poet, dramatist and translator (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Václav Renč ( 28 November, 1911, Vodochody &ndash 30 April, 1973, Brno) was a Czech poet dramatist and translator 1911)
• 1974 - Agnes Moorehead, American actress (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Agnes Robertson Moorehead ( December 6 1900 – April 30 1974) was an American Actress. 1900)
• 1980 - Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín ( February 18, 1898 April 30, 1980) was a Puerto Rican Poet, Journalist, and 1898)
• 1982 - Lester Bangs, American music journalist, author, and musician (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Leslie Conway Bangs ( December 13, 1948 &ndash April 30, 1982) was an American music journalist, author and musician 1949)
• 1983 - George Balanchine, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) See also List of ballets by George Balanchine, George Balanchine (January 22 1904 &ndash April 30 1983 born Giorgi Melitonis dze Balanchivadze 1904)
• 1983 - Muddy Waters, American musician (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on For the album by Redman, see Muddy Waters (album. For the college football coach see Muddy Waters (football coach. 1915)
• 1985 - George Pravda, Czechoslovakian actor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) George Pravda (1916 in Prague, Czechoslovakia – 30 April 1985 was an actor 1918)
• 1989 - Yi, Bang-ja, Crown Princess of Korea (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Yi Bangja, Crown Princess Uimin (also Euimin, Japanese 李方子 Ri Masako) of Korea (born 4 November 1901 - 30 April 1901)
• 1989 - Sergio Leone, Italian filmmaker (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sergio Leone ( January 3, 1929 &ndash April 30, 1989) was an Italian Film director. 1929)
• 1993 - Tommy Caton, English footballer (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Stephen "Tommy" Caton ( 6 October 1962 – 30 April 1993) was an English football player 1962)
• 1994 - Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Roland Ratzenberger ( July 4, 1960 &ndash April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Racing driver who died during qualifying for the 1960)
• 1994 - Richard Scarry, American author (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard McClure Scarry ( June 5 1919 &ndash April 30 1994) - last name pronounced /'scæ ri/ rhyming with "marry" - 1919)
• 1995 - Maung Maung Kha, Prime minister of Burma (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Maung Maung Kha was a military officer and the 8th prime minister of Myanmar (Burma 1920)
• 1996 - David Opatoshu, American actor (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) David Opatoshu ( January 30, 1918 &ndash April 30, 1996) was an American television actor with occasional roles in films 1918)
• 1998 - Nizar Qabbani, Syrian poet (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Nizar Tawfiq Qabbani ( نزار توفيق قباني,) ( 21 March 1923 &ndash 30 April 1998) was a Syrian diplomat 1926)
• 2002 - Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, founder of the Gründerzeit Museum in Berlin-Mahlsdorf. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Charlotte von Mahlsdorf ( March 18, 1928 - April 30, 2002) was the founder of the Gründerzeit Museum (a museum of every-day items deu Gründerzeit ( German, 'grʏndɐˌtsaɪ̯t literally “the founders' epoch” refers to the economic phase in 19th century Germany and Austria before (b. 1928)
• 2003 - Peter 'Possum' Bourne, New Zealand race car driver (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Raymond George "Possum" Bourne ( April 13, 1956 - April 30, 2003) was a champion New Zealand 1956)
• 2003 - Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willem van Est ( March 25, 1923 &ndash 1 May, 2003) was a Dutch cyclist. 1923)
• 2003 - Mark Berger, University of Kentucky professor (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professor Mark C Berger ( July 24, 1955 &ndash April 30, 2003) was the director of The Center for Business and Economic Research at the The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public, Co-educational, University, and is also the state's land-grant university located 1955)
• 2005 - Ron Todd, TGWU General Secretary (1985 - 1992) (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Australian rules footballer see Ron Todd (footballer. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) 1927)
• 2006 - Lawrence Patrick, Biomechanics Professor, crash test subject
• 2007 - Grégory Lemarchal, French singer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lawrence Patrick (1920 - April 30, 2006) may well be considered the one of the fathers of the Crash test dummy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal ( May 13, 1983 – April 30, 2007) was a French Singer and winner of the fourth series 1983)
• 2007 - Kevin Mitchell, American football player (b. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Kevin Danyelle Mitchell ( January 1, 1971 - April 30, 2007) was an American football Linebacker in the National Football 1971)
• 2007 - Tom Poston, American actor (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Tom Poston ( October 17, 1921 – April 30, 2007) was an American television and film Actor. 1921)
• 2007 - Gordon Scott, American actor (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Gordon Scott ( August 3, 1926 - April 30, 2007) was an American actor known for his portrayal of Tarzan in five films (and one compilation 1927)
• 2007 - Zola Taylor, American singer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zola Taylor, born Zoletta Lynn Taylor ( March 17, 1938 – April 30, 2007 in Los Angeles California) was an American 1938)
• 2008 - John Cargher, Australian radio broadcaster (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Pinchas Cargher AM, known professionally as John Cargher (24 January 1919 - 30 April 2008 was a British -born Australian music and ballet journalist 1919)

Holidays and observances

• Walpurgis Night - Celebrated in Germany, central, and western Europe
• Scandinavia - The arrival of spring. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Walpurgis Night is a traditional religious holiday (celebrated by Pagans Roman Catholics and Satanists ref> About the Church of Satan alike celebrated Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer.
• Sweden - Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustav, an official flag day. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Birthday is the name given to the date of the anniversary of a person's birth By Swedish law a number of days of the calendar year are designated as official flag days.
• The Netherlands - Queen's Day, the largest one-day holiday in the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Koninginnedag ( or Queen's Day is a National holiday in the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, and Aruba on
• Roman Empire - third day of the Floralia in honor of Flora. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Floralia, also known as the "Florifertum" was an ancient Roman festival dedicated to the goddess Flora. In Roman mythology, Flora was a Goddess of flowers and the season of spring.
• Bealtaine Eve (From either Irish Bealtaine or Scottish Gaelic). Beltane is the anglicized spelling of Bealtaine ( or Bealltainn ( the Gaelic names for either the month of May or the festival that takes place on Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Beltane is the anglicized spelling of Bealtaine ( or Bealltainn ( the Gaelic names for either the month of May or the festival that takes place on Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Originally a Celtic Druid holiday. Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts A druid was a member of the priestly and learned class in the ancient Celtic societies
• Vietnam - Liberation Day. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Liberation Day is a Day, often a Public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place similar to an Independence day.
• Mexico - Children's Day. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Universal Children's Day In 1954 the United Nations General Assembly suggested that all nations should observe a Universal Children's Day as a day of worldwide
• Czech Republic and Slovakia - Carodejnice - witches' night

in the Roman Catholic Church:

• Saint Adjutor
• Saint Eutropius
• Saint Maximus, 3rd century martyr
• Saint Quirinus of Neuss
• Saint Suitbert the Younger (d. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Walpurgis Night is a traditional religious holiday (celebrated by Pagans Roman Catholics and Satanists ref> About the Church of Satan alike celebrated Adjutor (died April 30 1131) is venerated as a Saint by the Catholic Church. Eutropius of Orange (b Marseilles, France) was Bishop of Orange France after Justus and during the 5th century, probably since 463 Saint Maximus (d 250 is a Christian Saint and Martyr. The emperor Decius published a decree ordering the Veneration The 3rd century is the period from 201 to 300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom Saint Quirinus of Neuss (Quirin Quirinus sometimes called Quirinus of Rome (which is the name shared by another martyr) is venerated as a Martyr and Saint Suitbert Suidbert Suitbertus, or Swithbert, can refer to two saints Suitbert of Kaiserwerdt Apostle of the Frisians born in England in the seventh century 807)
• Saint Pope Pius V

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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