April, 30th in History

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Events

Friday 30, 2004:
The last edition of NPR's Morning Edition with Bob Edwards as host airs.

Tuesday 30, 2002:
2002 - The law N26-?? "On the National Flag of the Udmurt Republic" has appeared.

Friday 30, 1999:
Chandra Levy, a former intern to California Congressman Gary Condit, is last seen in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday 30, 1997:
Ellen DeGeneres's character comes out of the closet on the sitcom Ellen.

Saturday 30, 1994:
In Dublin, Ireland, Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan win the thirty-ninth Eurovision Song Contest for Ireland singing "Rock'n'Roll Kids".

Friday 30, 1993:
During a changeover at a tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Monica Seles is stabbed in the back by a deranged fan of rival Steffi Graf. Seles would not play competitively for more than two years after the incident.

Thursday 30, 1992:
The last episode of the Cosby Show airs.

Tuesday 30, 1991:
A tropical cyclone hits Bangladesh killing an estimated 138,000 people.

Saturday 30, 1988:
In Dublin, Ireland, Céline Dion wins the thirty-third Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland singing "Ne partez pas sans moi" (Don't leave without me).

Saturday 30, 1983:
Michael Jackson's song "Beat It" hits number 1 on the Billboard music charts.

Wednesday 30, 1980:
Accession of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Wednesday 30, 1975:
Communist forces gains control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Duong Van Minh.

Monday 30, 1973:
Watergate Scandal: President Richard Nixon announces that top White House aids H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, and others have resigned.

Saturday 30, 1966:
Anton LaVey founds the Church of Satan.

Friday 30, 1948:
In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.

Wednesday 30, 1947:
In Nevada, the Boulder Dam is officially renamed Hoover Dam again.

Monday 30, 1945:
Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for one day.

Friday 30, 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.

Sunday 30, 1939:
1939 - The 1939 New York World's Fair opens.

Saturday 30, 1938:
The cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Bugs Bunny.

Saturday 30, 1927:
The Federal Industrial Institute for Women, opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.

Thursday 30, 1925:
Automaker Dodge Brothers, Inc is sold to Dillon, Read & Company for USD $146 million plus $50 million for charity.

Friday 30, 1920:
Peru becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

Saturday 30, 1904:
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Monday 30, 1900:
Casey Jones dies attempting to save the runaway train Cannonball Express.

Monday 30, 1894:
Coxey's Army reaches Washington, D.C. to protest the unemployment caused by the Panic of 1893.

Monday 30, 1838:
Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation

Thursday 30, 1812:
The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana.

Saturday 30, 1803:
Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling – overnight – the size of the young nation.

Thursday 30, 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.

Wednesday 30, 1794:
The Battle of Boulou is fought, in which French forces defeated the Spanish under General Union.

Thursday 30, 1671:
Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.

Saturday 30, 1492:
Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.

Monday 30, 1483:
Orbital calculations suggest that on this day Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit, making Neptune the furthest planet from the Sun until July 23, 1503.

Sunday 30, 711:
Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).

Wednesday 30, 313:
Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule.

Tuesday 30, 30:
Suggested date of the crucifixion of Jesus

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/30-april/on-this-day.html


People born on April 30

1983:
Troy Williamson, American football player (b: April 30, 1983) (Biography of Troy Williamson)

1982:
Kirsten Dunst, American actress (b: April 30, 1982) (Biography of Kirsten Dunst)

1975:
Elliott Sadler, American race car driver (b: April 30, 1975) (Biography of Elliott Sadler)

1969:
Clark Vogeler, American guitarist (The Toadies) (b: April 30, 1969) (Biography of Clark Vogeler)
Paulo Jr., Brazilian bassist (Sepultura) (b: April 30, 1969) (Biography of Paulo Jr.)

1964:
Barrington Levy, Jamaican musician (b: April 30, 1964) (Biography of Barrington Levy)

1961:
Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, and team owner (b: April 30, 1961) (Biography of Isiah Thomas)

1956:
Jorge Chaminé, Portuguese baritone (b: April 30, 1956) (Biography of Jorge Chaminé)
Lars von Trier, Danish film director (b: April 30, 1956) (Biography of Lars von Trier)

1955:
Nicolas Hulot, French journalist and author (b: April 30, 1955) (Biography of Nicolas Hulot)

1954:
Jane Campion, New Zealand film director (b: April 30, 1954) (Biography of Jane Campion)

1949:
Phil Garner, baseball manager (b: April 30, 1949) (Biography of Phil Garner)
Antonio Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal (b: April 30, 1949) (Biography of Antonio Guterres)

1948:
Perry King, American actor (b: April 30, 1948) (Biography of Perry King)

1946:
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (b: April 30, 1946) (Biography of Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden)
Don Schollander, American swimmer (b: April 30, 1946) (Biography of Don Schollander)

1945:
Annie Dillard, American writer (b: April 30, 1945) (Biography of Annie Dillard)
Michael Smith, astronaut (b: April 30, 1945) (Biography of Michael Smith (astronaut))

1944:
Jill Clayburgh, American actress (b: April 30, 1944) (Biography of Jill Clayburgh)

1943:
Bobby Vee, American singer (b: April 30, 1943) (Biography of Bobby Vee)

1941:
Johnny Farina, American guitarist (Santo and Johnny) (b: April 30, 1941) (Biography of Johnny Farina)

1940:
Burt Young, actor (b: April 30, 1940) (Biography of Burt Young)

1938:
Larry Niven, American author (b: April 30, 1938) (Biography of Larry Niven)

1933:
Willie Nelson, American musician, composer, and actor (b: April 30, 1933) (Biography of Willie Nelson)

1930:
Lawton Chiles, American politician (b: April 30, 1930) (Biography of Lawton Chiles)

1925:
Johnny Horton, American musician (b: April 30, 1925) (Biography of Johnny Horton)

1916:
Robert Shaw, American conductor (b: April 30, 1916 ; d: January 25, 1999) (Biography of Robert Shaw (conductor))
Claude Shannon, American engineer and mathematician (b: April 30, 1916) (Biography of Claude Shannon)

1910:
Al Lewis, American actor and politician (b: April 30, 1910) (Biography of Al Lewis)

1909:
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (b: April 30, 1909 ; d: March 20, 2004) (Biography of Juliana of the Netherlands)

1893:
Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister (b: April 30, 1893 ; d: October 16, 1946) (Biography of Joachim von Ribbentrop)

1883:
Jaroslav Hašek, Czech novelist (b: April 30, 1883 ; d: January 3, 1923) (Biography of Jaroslav Hasek)

1877:
Alice B. Toklas, American companion of Gertrude Stein (b: April 30, 1877 ; d: March 7, 1967) (Biography of Alice B. Toklas)

1870:
Franz Lehár, Austrian composer (b: April 30, 1870 ; d: October 24, 1948) (Biography of Franz Lehár)

1865:
Max Nettlau, German anarchist and historian (b. 1944) (b: April 30, 1865) (Biography of Max Nettlau)

1777:
Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b: April 30, 1777 ; d: February 23, 1855) (Biography of Carl Friedrich Gauss)

1664:
François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (b: April 30, 1664 ; d: February 9, 1709) (Biography of François Louis, Prince of Conti)

1662:
Queen Mary II of England (b: April 30, 1662 ; d: December 28, 1694) (Biography of Mary II of England)

1651:
Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French educational reformer (b: April 30, 1651 ; d: April 7, 1719) (Biography of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle)

1623:
François de Laval, first bishop of New France (b: April 30, 1623 ; d: May 6, 1708) (Biography of François de Laval)

1602:
William Lilly, English astrologer (b: April 30, 1602) (Biography of William Lilly)

1586:
Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (b. 1617) (b: April 30, 1586) (Biography of Saint Rose of Lima)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/30-april/births.html

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People who died on April 30

2003:
Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (b: March 25, 1929 ; d: April 30, 2003) (Biography of Wim van Est)
Peter 'Possum' Bourne, Australian race car driver (b: April 13, 1956 ; d: April 30, 2003) (Biography of Peter 'Possum' Bourne)

1998:
Nizar Qabbani (d: April 30, 1998) (Biography of Nizar Qabbani)

1989:
Sergio Leone, Italian director (b: January 3, 1929 ; d: April 30, 1989) (Biography of Sergio Leone)
Princess Bang-ja of Korea (b: November 4, 1901 ; d: April 30, 1989) (Biography of Masako Nashimoto)

1985:
Charles Francis Richter (d: April 30, 1985) (Biography of Charles Francis Richter)

1983:
George Balanchine, Russian choreographer (b: January 22, 1904 ; d: April 30, 1983) (Biography of George Balanchine)
Muddy Waters, American musician (b: April 4, 1915 ; d: April 30, 1983) (Biography of Muddy Waters)

1982:
Lester Bangs (d: April 30, 1982) (Biography of Lester Bangs)

1974:
Agnes Moorehead, American actress (b: December 6, 1900 ; d: April 30, 1974) (Biography of Agnes Moorehead)

1970:
Inger Stevens, Swedish actress (b: October 18, 1934 ; d: April 30, 1970) (Biography of Inger Stevens)

1956:
Alben W. Barkley, Vice President of the United States (b: November 24, 1877 ; d: April 30, 1956) (Biography of Alben W. Barkley)

1945:
Eva Braun, German mistress of Adolf Hitler (b: February 6, 1912 ; d: April 30, 1945) (Biography of Eva Braun)
Adolf Hitler, Austrian-born German dictator (b: April 20, 1889 ; d: April 30, 1945) (Biography of Adolf Hitler)

1943:
Otto Jespersen (d: April 30, 1943) (Biography of Otto Jespersen)

1936:
Alfred Edward Housman, English poet (b: March 26, 1859 ; d: April 30, 1936) (Biography of Alfred Edward Housman)

1903:
Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (b.1903) (b: May 1, 1831 ; d: April 30, 1903) (Biography of Emily Stowe)

1883:
Edouard Manet, French artist (b: January 23, 1832 ; d: April 30, 1883) (Biography of Edouard Manet)

1875:
Jean Frederic Waldeck (d: April 30, 1875) (Biography of Jean Frederic Waldeck)

1865:
Robert Fitzroy (d: April 30, 1865) (Biography of Robert Fitzroy)

1847:
Archduke Charles, Austrian general (b: September 5, 1771 ; d: April 30, 1847) (Biography of Archduke Charles)

1758:
François d'Agincourt (d: April 30, 1758) (Biography of François d'Agincourt)

1736:
Johann Albert Fabricius, German classical scholar and bibliographer (b: November 11, 1668 ; d: April 30, 1736) (Biography of Johann Albert Fabricius)

1712:
Philipp van Limborch, Dutch protestant theologian (b: June 19, 1633 ; d: April 30, 1712) (Biography of Philipp van Limborch)

1696:
Robert Plot, British naturalist (b: December 13, 1640 ; d: April 30, 1696) (Biography of Robert Plot)

1660:
Petrus Scriverius, Dutch writer (b: January 12, 1576 ; d: April 30, 1660) (Biography of Petrus Scriverius)

1655:
Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b: November 19, 1617 ; d: April 30, 1655) (Biography of Eustache Le Sueur)

1642:
Dmitry Pozharsky, Russian prince (b: November 1, 1578 ; d: April 30, 1642) (Biography of Dmitry Pozharsky)

1632:
Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly (d: April 30, 1632) (Biography of Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly)

1544:
Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden (d: April 30, 1544) (Biography of Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden)

1524:
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (d: April 30, 1524) (Biography of Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard)

1439:
Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick (d: April 30, 1439) (Biography of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick)

1341:
John III, Duke of Brittany (d: April 30, 1341) (Biography of John III, Duke of Brittany)

65:
Lucan, Roman poet (b: November 3, 39 ; d: April 30, 65) (Biography of Lucan)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/30-april/deaths.html