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{{pp-pc1}} {{pp-move-indef}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 311|311]] – The [[Diocletianic Persecution]] of Christians in the [[Roman Empire]] ends.<ref>Stevenson, J. ''A New Eusebius'' SPCK 1965, p. 296</ref> *[[1315]] – [[Enguerrand de Marigny]] is hanged at the instigation of [[Charles, Count of Valois]]. *[[1492]] – Spain gives [[Christopher Columbus]] his commission of exploration. He is named admiral of the ocean sea, viceroy and governor of any territory he discovers.<ref>{{cite book|first=Clifton|last=Daniel|title=Chronicle of America|publisher=Chronicle publication|year=1989|page=16|isbn=0-13-133745-9}}</ref> *[[1513]] – [[Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk|Edmund de la Pole]], Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of [[Henry VIII]]. *[[1598]] – [[Juan de Oñate]] begins the conquest of [[Santa Fe de Nuevo México]]. * 1598 – [[Henry IV of France]] issues the [[Edict of Nantes]], allowing [[freedom of religion]] to the [[Huguenot]]s. ===1601–1900=== *[[1636]] – [[Eighty Years' War]]: [[Dutch Republic]] forces recapture a strategically important fort from Spain after [[Siege of Schenkenschans|a nine-month siege]]. *[[1789]] – On the balcony of [[Federal Hall]] on [[Wall Street]] in New York City, [[George Washington]] takes the [[First inauguration of George Washington|oath of office]] to become the first [[President of the United States]]. *[[1803]] – [[Louisiana Purchase]]: The United States purchases the [[Louisiana Territory]] from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation. *[[1812]] – The [[Territory of Orleans]] becomes the 18th [[U.S. state]] under the name [[Louisiana]]. *[[1838]] – [[Nicaragua]] declares independence from the [[Central American Federation]]. *[[1863]] – A 65-man [[French Foreign Legion]] infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in [[Battle of Camarón|Hacienda Camarón]], Mexico. *[[1864]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces led by General [[Edmund Kirby Smith|E. Kirby Smith]] [[Battle of Jenkins' Ferry|attack]] [[Federal government of the United States|federal]] troops retreating across the [[Saline River (Ouachita River tributary)|Saline]] at [[Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park|Jenkins' Ferry]], Arkansas.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bearss |first=Edwin C. |author-link= Edwin C. Bearss |date=1967 |chapter=Chapter V: The Confederates Fail to Destroy Stele's Army at Jenkins' Ferry |title=Steele's Retreat From Camden and the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry |others=Arrangement with the Grant County Chamber of Commerce |location=Little Rock, Arkansas |publisher=Arkansas Civil War Centennial Commission |pages=114-169 |oclc=1843035}}</ref> *[[1871]] – The [[Camp Grant massacre]] takes place in [[Arizona Territory]]. *[[1885]] – [[Governor of New York]] [[David B. Hill]] signs legislation creating the [[Niagara Reservation]], New York's first state park, ensuring that [[Niagara Falls]] will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use. *[[1897]] – [[J. J. Thomson]] of the [[Cavendish Laboratory]] announces his discovery of the [[electron]] as a [[subatomic particle]], over 1,800 times smaller than a [[proton]] (in the atomic nucleus), at a lecture at the [[Royal Institution]] in London.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Ninety years around the atom|first=Christine|last=Sutton|journal=New Scientist|date=8 January 1997|page=49}}</ref> *[[1900]] – [[Hawaii]] becomes a [[Territory of Hawaii|territory]] of the United States, with [[Sanford B. Dole]] as [[Governor of Hawaii|governor]]. ===1901–present=== *[[1905]] – [[Albert Einstein]] completes his doctoral thesis at the [[University of Zurich]]. *[[1925]] – Automaker [[Dodge Brothers, Inc]] is sold to [[Dillon, Read & Co.]] for US$146 million plus $50 million for charity. *[[1927]] – The [[Federal Industrial Institute for Women]] opens in [[Alderson, West Virginia]], as the first women's federal prison in the United States. *[[1937]] – The [[Commonwealth of the Philippines]] holds a [[Philippine women's suffrage plebiscite, 1937|plebiscite for Filipino women]] on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative. *[[1939]] – The [[1939 New York World's Fair|1939–40 New York World's Fair]] opens. * 1939 – [[NBC]] inaugurates its regularly scheduled [[History of television#Mechanical television|television]] service in New York City, broadcasting President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[1939 New York World's Fair|N.Y. World's Fair]] opening day ceremonial address. *[[1943]] – [[World War II]]: The British submarine {{HMS|Seraph|P219|6}} surfaces near [[Huelva]] to cast adrift a dead man dressed as a courier and carrying [[Operation Mincemeat|false invasion plans]]. *[[1945]] – World War II: ''[[Führerbunker]]'': [[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Eva Braun]] [[Death of Adolf Hitler|commit suicide]] after being married for less than 40 hours. [[Soviet]] soldiers raise the [[Victory Banner]] over the [[Reichstag building]]. * 1945 – World War II: [[Stalag Luft I]] prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9,000 American and British airmen. *[[1947]] – In [[Nevada]], Boulder Dam is renamed [[Hoover Dam]]. *[[1948]] – In [[Bogotá]], Colombia, the [[Organization of American States]] is established. *[[1956]] – Former Vice President and Democratic Senator [[Alben Barkley]] dies during a speech in [[Virginia]]. *[[1957]] – [[Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery]] entered into force. *[[1961]] – ''[[Soviet submarine K-19|K-19]]'', the first [[Soviet]] [[nuclear submarine]] equipped with [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile|nuclear missiles]], is [[ship commissioning|commissioned]]. *[[1963]] – The [[Bristol Bus Boycott]] is held in [[Bristol]] to protest the [[Bristol Omnibus Company]]'s refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom. *[[1973]] – [[Watergate scandal]]: U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] fires [[White House]] Counsel [[John Dean]]; other top aides, most notably [[H. R. Haldeman]] and [[John Ehrlichman]], resign. *[[1975]] – [[Fall of Saigon]]: [[Communist]] forces gain control of [[Saigon]]. The [[Vietnam War]] formally ends with the unconditional surrender of [[South Vietnam]]ese president [[Dương Văn Minh]]. *[[1979]] – [[1979 eruption of Mount Marapi|Eruption of Mount Marapi]]: [[Mount Marapi]], a [[complex volcano]] on the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Sumatra]], erupted.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Pusat Meteorologi dan Geofisika | title=Laporan bencana alam Gunung Marapi, Sumatera Barat, tanggal 30 April 1979 | publication-date=1979 | publisher=[s.n.] | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/10060521 | access-date=4 December 2023 | language=id |location=[[Jakarta]]}}</ref> Between 80<ref name=hvv>{{Cite news |url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010960140:mpeg21:a0163 |title= Vulkaan barst uit: tientallen doden op Sumatra |work=[[Het Vrije Volk]]|date=1 May 1979 |via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref><ref name=AD>{{Cite news |url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=KBPERS01:002957002:mpeg21:a00141 |title= Merapi eist 80 levens bij uitbarsting |work=[[Algemeen Dagblad]]|date=2 May 1979 |via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> and 100<ref name=DT>{{Cite news |url= https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011200408:mpeg21:a0858 |title=Pre-historische Toba-ramp maakte verrukkelijk meer |work=[[De Telegraaf]]|date=5 May 1979 |via=[[Delpher]]|language=nl}}</ref> people were killed. *[[1980]] – [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix]] is [[Inauguration of the Dutch monarch|inaugurated]] as [[Queen of the Netherlands]] following the abdication of [[Juliana of the Netherlands|Juliana]]. * 1980 – The [[Iranian Embassy siege]] begins in London. *[[1982]] – The [[Bijon Setu massacre]] occurs in [[Calcutta]], India. *[[1989]] – The [[Monkseaton shootings]] occur in [[Tyne and Wear]], England. One killed, 16 injured.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doughty |first=Sophie |date=2019-04-30 |title='It still doesn't seem real' - 30 years on from Robert Sartin's shooting spree |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/it-still-doesnt-seem-real-16193099 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Chronicle Live |language=en}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[CERN]] announces [[World Wide Web]] protocols will be free. *[[1994]] – [[Formula One]] racing driver [[Roland Ratzenberger]] is killed in a crash during the qualifying session of the [[San Marino Grand Prix]] run at [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari]] outside [[Imola]], Italy. *[[1999]] – Neo-Nazi David Copeland carries out the last of his three [[1999 London nail bombings|nail bombings in London]] at the [[Admiral Duncan (pub)|Admiral Duncan]] [[gay pub]], killing three people and injuring 79 others.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nail bomb explosion at London pub kills two|work=The Guardian|date=30 April 1999|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/apr/30/2?INTCMP=SRCH|accessdate=30 April 2021|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|last1=Honigsbaum|first1=Mark|last2=Campbell|first2=Denis|last3=Thompson|first3=Tony|last4=Ryle|first4=Sarah|last5=Veash|first5=Nicole|last6=Wazir|first6=Burhan|title=Bomb factory man seized as death toll rises|work=The Guardian|date=2 May 1999|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/may/02/race.world?INTCMP=SRCH|accessdate=30 April 2021|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|title=Gay community hit by nail bomb|work=The Guardian|date=5 May 1999|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/may/05/guardianweekly.guardianweekly1?INTCMP=SRCH|accessdate=30 April 2021|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|last=Vasagar|first=Jeevan|title=Celebration that ended in deaths of three friends|work=The Guardian|date=1 July 2000|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk_news/story/0,,338527,00.html|accessdate=30 April 2021}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Canonization]] of [[Faustina Kowalska]] in the presence of 200,000 people and the first [[Divine Mercy Sunday]] celebrated worldwide. *[[2004]] – U.S. media release graphic photos of [[Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse|American soldiers committing war crimes]] against [[Iraq]]i prisoners at [[Abu Ghraib prison]]. *[[2008]] – Two skeletal remains found near [[Yekaterinburg]] are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of [[Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia|Alexei]] and [[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia|Anastasia]], two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks. *[[2009]] – [[Chrysler]] files for [[Chapter 11]] bankruptcy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Andrew |date=2009-04-30 |title=Chrysler declares itself bankrupt |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2009/apr/30/chrysler-verge-bankruptcy-talks-collapse |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> * 2009 – Seven civilians and the perpetrator are [[2009 attack on the Dutch Royal Family|killed]] and another ten injured at a [[Queen's Day]] parade in [[Apeldoorn]], Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-15 |title=nrc.nl - International - Queen's Day attack death toll rises to eight |url=http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2238048.ece/Queens_Day_attack_death_toll_rises_to_eight |access-date=2024-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515132704/http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2238048.ece/Queens_Day_attack_death_toll_rises_to_eight |archive-date=2009-05-15 }}</ref> *[[2012]] – An overloaded [[Assam ferry sinking|ferry capsizes]] on the [[Brahmaputra River]] in India killing at least 108 people. At least 150 more are missing and presumed dead.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-05-02 |title=Rahul Gandhi visits survivors after India ferry sinking |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-17930963 |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[2013]] – [[Willem-Alexander]] is [[Inauguration of the Dutch monarch|inaugurated]] as [[King of the Netherlands]] following the abdication of [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Beatrix]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-01-28 |title=Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to abdicate for son |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-21237254 |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-04-30 |title=Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicates in favour of son |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22348160 |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[2014]] – A [[April 2014 Ürümqi attack|bomb blast]] in [[Ürümqi]], China kills three people and injures 79 others.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-04-30 |title=Deadly China blast at Xinjiang railway station |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27225308 |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> *[[2021]] – Forty-five men and boys are killed in the [[Meron stampede]] in Israel.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=30 April 2021 |title=45 dead, 150 injured as disaster strikes Lag B'Omer festival at Mt. Meron |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/04/30/at-least-44-dead-dozens-injured-as-tragedy-strikes-lag-bomer-event-at-mt-meron/ |work=Israel Hayom |access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-05-03|title=Israel crush: State watchdog to investigate disaster on Mount Meron|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56970209|access-date=2021-05-16}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1310]] – King [[Casimir III of Poland]] (d. 1368) *[[1331]] – [[Gaston III, Count of Foix]] (d. 1391) *[[1383]] – [[Anne of Gloucester]], English countess, granddaughter of King [[Edward III of England]] (d. 1438)<ref>The Complete Peerage, sourced from Camden, 3rd series, Vol.57, pp. 258–260 (1937)</ref> *[[1425]] – [[William III, Landgrave of Thuringia]] (d. 1482) *[[1504]] – [[Francesco Primaticcio]], Italian painter (d. 1570) *[[1553]] – [[Louise of Lorraine]] (d. 1601) ===1601–1900=== *[[1623]] – [[François de Laval]], French-Canadian bishop and saint (d. 1708) *[[1651]] – [[Jean-Baptiste de La Salle]], French priest and saint (d. 1719) *[[1662]] – [[Mary II of England]] (d. 1694)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary II {{!}} Biography & Accomplishments |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-II |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=13 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1664]] – [[François Louis, Prince of Conti]] (d. 1709) *[[1710]] – [[Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée]], Bavarian general (d. 1795) *[[1723]] – [[Mathurin Jacques Brisson]], French zoologist and philosopher (d. 1806) *[[1758]] – [[Emmanuel Vitale]], Maltese commander and politician (d. 1802) *[[1770]] – [[David Thompson (explorer)|David Thompson]], English-Canadian cartographer and explorer (d. 1857) *[[1777]] – [[Carl Friedrich Gauss]], German mathematician and physicist (d. 1855) *[[1799]] – [[Joseph Dart]], American businessman and entrepreneur (d. 1879)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82718698/|title=Obituary - Joseph Dart |newspaper=[[Buffalo Commercial Advertiser|The Buffalo Commercial]]|location=Buffalo, New York |page=3 |date=September 29, 1879 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date= August 3, 2021}}</ref> *[[1803]] – [[Albrecht von Roon]], Prussian soldier and politician, 10th [[Minister President of Prussia]] (d. 1879) *[[1829]] – [[Ferdinand von Hochstetter]], Austrian geologist and academic (d. 1884) *[[1848]] – [[Eugène Simon]], French naturalist (d. 1924)<ref>{{citation |language=fr |title=Simon, Eugène Louis (1848-1924)}} {{BNF|10513356d}}</ref> *[[1857]] – [[Eugen Bleuler]], Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist (d. 1940) * 1857 – [[Walter Simon (philanthropist)|Walter Simon]], German banker and philanthropist (d. 1920) *[[1865]] – [[Max Nettlau]], German historian and academic (d. 1944) *[[1866]] – [[Mary Haviland Stilwell Kuesel]], American pioneer dentist (d. 1936) *[[1869]] – [[Hans Poelzig]], German architect, designed the [[IG Farben Building]] and [[Großes Schauspielhaus]] (d. 1936) *[[1870]] – [[Franz Lehár]], Hungarian composer (d. 1948) * 1870 – [[Dadasaheb Phalke]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1944) *[[1874]] – [[Cyriel Verschaeve]], Flemish priest and author (d. 1949) *[[1876]] – [[Orso Mario Corbino]], Italian physicist and politician (d. 1937) *[[1877]] – [[Léon Flameng]], French cyclist (d. 1917) * 1877 – [[Alice B. Toklas]], American memoirist (d. 1967) *[[1878]] – [[Władysław Witwicki]], Polish psychologist, philosopher, translator, historian (of philosophy and art) and artist (d. 1948)<ref>{{cite book |last=Nowicki |first=Andrzej |author-link=Andrzej Nowicki (philosopher) |title=Witwicki | publisher=Wiedza Powszechna |location=Warszawa |year=1982 |language=pl |page=117 |isbn=83-214-0301-8}}</ref> *[[1879]] – [[Richárd Weisz]], Hungarian Olympic champion wrestler (d. 1945)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o_j1DwAAQBAJ&q=%22Rich%C3%A1rd+Weisz%22+jewish&pg=PA270|title=Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame|first=Joseph|last=Siegman|date= 2020|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=9781496222121}}</ref> *[[1880]] – [[Charles Exeter Devereux Crombie]], Scottish cartoonist (d. 1967) *[[1883]] – [[Jaroslav Hašek]], Czech soldier and author (d. 1923) * 1883 – [[Luigi Russolo]], Italian painter and composer (d. 1947) *[[1884]] – [[Olof Sandborg]], Swedish actor (d. 1965) *[[1888]] – [[John Crowe Ransom]], American poet, critic, and academic (d. 1974) *[[1893]] – [[Harold Breen]], Australian public servant (d. 1966) * 1893 – [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]], German soldier and politician, 14th [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany)|German Reich Minister for Foreign Affairs]] (d. 1946) *[[1895]] – [[Philippe Panneton]], Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (d. 1960) *[[1896]] – [[Reverend Gary Davis]], American singer and guitarist (d. 1972) * 1896 – [[Hans List]], Austrian scientist and businessman, founded the AVL Engineering Company (d. 1996) *[[1897]] – [[Humberto Mauro]], Brazilian director and screenwriter (d. 1983) *[[1900]] – [[Erni Krusten]], Estonian author and poet (d. 1984) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Simon Kuznets]], Belarusian-American economist, statistician, and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1985) *[[1902]] – [[Theodore Schultz]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1998) *[[1905]] – [[Sergey Nikolsky]], Russian mathematician and academic (d. 2012) *[[1908]] – [[Eve Arden]], American actress (d. 1990) * 1908 – [[Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908)|Bjarni Benediktsson]], Icelandic professor of law and politician, 13th [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] (d. 1970) * 1908 – [[Frank Robert Miller]], Canadian air marshal and politician (d. 1997) *[[1909]] – [[F. E. McWilliam]], Irish sculptor and educator (d. 1992) * 1909 – [[Juliana of the Netherlands]] (d. 2004) *[[1910]] – [[Levi Celerio]], Filipino pianist, violinist, and composer (d. 2002) *[[1914]] – [[Charles Beetham]], American middle-distance runner (d. 1997) * 1914 – [[Dorival Caymmi]], Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (d. 2008) *[[1916]] – [[Paul Kuusberg]], Estonian journalist and author (d. 2003) * 1916 – [[Claude Shannon]], American mathematician and engineer (d. 2001) * 1916 – [[Robert Shaw (conductor)|Robert Shaw]], American conductor (d. 1999) *[[1917]] – [[Bea Wain]], American singer (d. 2017) *[[1920]] – [[Duncan Hamilton (racing driver)|Duncan Hamilton]], Irish-English race car driver and pilot (d. 1994) * 1920 – [[Gerda Lerner]], Austrian-American historian and woman's history author (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gerda Lerner |url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/lerner-gerda |website=Jewish Women's Archive |access-date=31 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref> * 1920 – [[Tom Moore (fundraiser)|Tom Moore]], British army officer and fundraiser (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Captain Sir Tom Moore obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/02/capt-sir-tom-moore-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=2 February 2021 |language=en |date=2 February 2021}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Roger L. Easton]], American scientist, co-invented the [[GPS]] (d. 2014) *[[1922]] – [[Anton Murray]], South African cricketer (d. 1995) *[[1923]] – [[Percy Heath]], American bassist (d. 2005) * 1923 – [[Kagamisato Kiyoji]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd [[Yokozuna]] (d. 2004) *[[1924]] – [[Sheldon Harnick]], American lyricist (d. 2023)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/theater/sheldon-harnick-dead.html|title=Sheldon Harnick, 'Fiddler on the Roof' Lyricist, Dies at 99|last=Berkvist|first=Robert|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 23, 2023}}</ref> * 1924 – [[Uno Laht]], Estonian [[KGB]] officer and author (d. 2008) *[[1925]] – [[Corinne Calvet]], French actress (d. 2001) * 1925 – [[Johnny Horton]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1960) *[[1926]] – [[Shrinivas Khale]], Indian composer (d. 2011) * 1926 – [[Cloris Leachman]], American actress and comedian (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cloris Leachman, Emmy and Oscar Winner, Dies at 94|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/cloris-leachman-dead-1234893925/|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Variety|date=27 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Hugh Hood]], Canadian author and academic (d. 2000) * 1928 – [[Orlando Sirola]], Italian tennis player (d. 1995) *[[1930]] – [[Félix Guattari]], French psychotherapist and philosopher (d. 1992) *[[1933]] – [[Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden]], English politician *[[1934]] – [[Jerry Lordan]], English singer-songwriter (d. 1995) * 1934 – [[Don McKenney]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2022) *[[1937]] – [[Tony Harrison]], English poet and playwright *[[1938]] – [[Gary Collins (actor)|Gary Collins]], American actor and talk show host (d. 2012) * 1938 – [[Juraj Jakubisko]], Slovak director and screenwriter (d. 2023) * 1938 – [[Larry Niven]], American author and screenwriter *[[1940]] – [[Jeroen Brouwers]], Dutch journalist and writer (d. 2022) * 1940 – [[Michael Cleary (rugby)|Michael Cleary]], Australian rugby player and politician * 1940 – [[Ülo Õun]], Estonian sculptor (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digikogu.ekm.ee/authors/author_id-480|title=Ülo Õun|date=2020|publisher=Kumu kunstimuuseum digitaalkogu|access-date=16 September 2020|language=et}}</ref> * 1940 – [[Burt Young]], American actor and painter (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/movies/burt-young-dead.html|title=Burt Young, 'Rocky' Actor Who Played Complex Tough Guys, Dies at 83|last=Williams|first=Alex|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 18, 2023|access-date=October 20, 2023}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Stavros Dimas]], Greek lawyer and politician, [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs]] * 1941 – [[Max Merritt]], New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter (d. 2020) *[[1942]] – [[Sallehuddin of Kedah]], Sultan of Kedah *[[1943]] – [[Frederick Chiluba]], Zambian politician, 2nd [[President of Zambia]] (d. 2011) * 1943 – [[Bobby Vee]], American pop singer-songwriter (d. 2016) *[[1944]] – [[Jon Bing]], Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (d. 2014) * 1944 – [[Jill Clayburgh]], American actress (d. 2010) *[[1945]] – [[J. Michael Brady]], British radiologist * 1945 – [[Annie Dillard]], American novelist, essayist, and poet * 1945 – [[Mimi Fariña]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (d. 2001) * 1945 – [[Michael J. Smith]], American pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)<ref>{{cite web |title=Space Shuttle Challenger Fast Facts |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/15/us/space-shuttle-challenger-fast-facts/index.html |website=CNN |date=16 September 2013 |access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref> *[[1946]] – King [[Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Paxton |first1=J. |title=The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88 |date=16 December 2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-230-27116-6 |page=1138 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-Li8DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA1138 |language=en}}</ref> * 1946 – [[Bill Plympton]], American animator, producer, and screenwriter * 1946 – [[Don Schollander]], American swimmer *[[1947]] – [[Paul Fiddes]], English theologian and academic * 1947 – [[Finn Kalvik]], Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1947 – [[Tom Køhlert]], Danish footballer and manager * 1947 – [[Mats Odell]], Swedish economist and politician, [[Ministry of Finance (Sweden)|Swedish Minister for Financial Markets]] *[[1948]] – [[Wayne Kramer]], American guitarist and singer-songwriter (d. 2024) * 1948 – [[Pierre Pagé]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1948 – [[Margit Papp]], Hungarian athlete *[[1949]] – [[Phil Garner]], American baseball player and manager * 1949 – [[António Guterres]], Portuguese academic and politician, 114th [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] and 9th [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]] * 1949 – [[Karl Meiler]], German tennis player (d. 2014) *[[1952]] – [[Jacques Audiard]], French director and screenwriter * 1952 – [[Jack Middelburg]], Dutch motorcycle racer (d. 1984) *[[1953]] – [[Merrill Osmond]], American singer and bass player *[[1954]] – [[Jane Campion]], New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter * 1954 – [[Kim Darroch]], English diplomat, [[UK Permanent Representative to the European Union]] * 1954 – [[Frank-Michael Marczewski]], German footballer *[[1955]] – [[Nicolas Hulot]], French journalist and environmentalist * 1955 – [[David Kitchin]], English lawyer and judge * 1955 – [[Pradeep Sarkar]], Indian director and screenwriter (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sharma |first1=Devesh |title=Farewell, Pradeep Sarkar |magazine=Filmfare |date=April 2023 |page=112 |volume=72 |issn=0971-7277}}</ref> * 1955 – [[Zlatko Topčić]], Bosnian writer and screenwriter *[[1956]] – [[Lars von Trier]], Danish director and screenwriter *[[1957]] – [[Wonder Mike]], American rapper and songwriter *[[1958]] – [[Charles Berling]], French actor, director, and screenwriter *[[1959]] – [[Stephen Harper]], Canadian economist and politician, 22nd [[Prime Minister of Canada]] *[[1960]] – [[Geoffrey Cox (British politician)|Geoffrey Cox]], English lawyer and politician * 1960 – [[Kerry Healey]], American academic and politician, 70th [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts]] *[[1961]] – [[Arnór Guðjohnsen]], Icelandic footballer * 1961 – [[Isiah Thomas]], American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster *[[1963]] – [[Andrew Carwood]], English tenor and conductor * 1963 – [[Michael Waltrip]], American race car driver and sportscaster *[[1964]] – [[Tony Fernandes]], Malaysian-Indian businessman, co-founded [[Tune Group]] * 1964 – [[Ian Healy]], Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster * 1964 – [[Lorenzo Staelens]], Belgian footballer and manager * 1964 – [[Abhishek Chatterjee]], Indian actor (d. 2022) *[[1965]] – [[Daniela Costian]], Romanian-Australian discus thrower * 1965 – [[Adrian Pasdar]], American actor *[[1966]] – [[Jeff Brown (ice hockey b. 1966)|Jeff Brown]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1966 – [[Dave Meggett]], American football player and coach *[[1967]] – [[Phil Chang]], Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor<ref>{{cite web |title=张宇宣布无限期停工 |url=https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zentertainment/celebs/story20180630-871439 |website=早报 |access-date=29 April 2019 |date=30 June 2018}}</ref> * 1967 – [[Philipp Kirkorov]], Bulgarian-born Russian singer, composer and actor<ref name=Vanguardia2/> * 1967 – [[Turbo B]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p193522|pure_url=yes}} |title=Turbo B |publisher= [[AllMusic]] |accessdate=June 30, 2010}}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[Warren Defever]], American bass player and producer * 1969 – [[Justine Greening]], English accountant and politician, [[Secretary of State for International Development]] * 1969 – [[Paulo Jr.]], Brazilian bass player *[[1972]] – [[Takako Tokiwa]], Japanese actress<ref>{{cite web |title=takako tokiwa official web site |url=http://official.stardust.co.jp/tokiwa/profile/profile_en.html |website=official.stardust.co.jp |access-date=29 April 2019 |language=ja}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[Leigh Francis]], English comedian and actor *[[1974]] – [[Christian Tamminga]], Dutch athlete *[[1975]] – [[Johnny Galecki]], American actor *[[1976]] – [[Davian Clarke]], Jamaican sprinter * 1976 – [[Amanda Palmer]], American singer-songwriter and pianist * 1976 – [[Daniel Wagon]], Australian rugby league player * 1976 – [[Victor J. Glover]], American astronaut *[[1977]] – [[Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio]], American politician * 1977 – [[Meredith L. Patterson]], American technologist, journalist, and author *[[1978]] – [[Liljay]], Taiwanese singer<ref>{{cite web|website=NOWnews|url=http://www.nownews.com/2009/07/14/340-2478071.htm|title=范瑋琪不捨揮別棒棒堂 二度潰堤攝影棚|access-date=29 April 2019|archive-date=25 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225164044/http://www.nownews.com/2009/07/14/340-2478071.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Gerardo Torrado]], Mexican footballer *[[1980]] – [[Luis Scola]], Argentinian basketball player * 1980 – [[Jeroen Verhoeven]], Dutch footballer *[[1981]] – [[Nicole Kaczmarski]], American basketball player * 1981 – [[John O'Shea]], Irish footballer * 1981 – [[Kunal Nayyar]], British-Indian actor * 1981 – [[Justin Vernon]], American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer *[[1982]] – [[Kirsten Dunst]], American actress * 1982 – [[Drew Seeley]], Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor *[[1983]] – [[Chris Carr (American football)|Chris Carr]], American football player * 1983 – [[Tatjana Hüfner]], German luger * 1983 – [[Marina Tomić]], Slovenian hurdler * 1983 – [[Troy Williamson]], American football player *[[1984]] – [[Seimone Augustus]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/a/augusse01w.html|title=Seimone Augustus WNBA Stats |website=Basketball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-06}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Shawn Daivari]], American wrestler and manager * 1984 – [[Risto Mätas]], Estonian javelin thrower * 1984 – [[Lee Roache]], English footballer *[[1985]] – [[Brandon Bass]], American basketball player * 1985 – [[Gal Gadot]], Israeli actress and model * 1985 – [[Ashley Alexandra Dupré]], American journalist, singer, and prostitute *[[1986]] – [[Dianna Agron]], American actress and singer * 1986 – [[Martten Kaldvee]], Estonian biathlete *[[1987]] – [[Alipate Carlile]], Australian footballer * 1987 – [[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]], South African cricketer * 1987 – [[Rohit Sharma]], Indian cricketer *[[1988]] – [[Andy Allen (chef)|Andy Allen]], Australian chef * 1988 – [[Sander Baart]], Dutch field hockey player * 1988 – [[Ana de Armas]], Cuban actress<ref name=VanguardiaActorBirthdays>{{cite web|title=Cumpleaños de Actores, Actrices y directores de películas y series|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/peliculas-series/cumpleanos/4-30|access-date=2022-06-07|website=La Vanguardia|language=es}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Liu Xijun]], Chinese singer<ref>{{cite web |title=专访丨刘惜君：人美歌甜？我不是，我没有，一般般啦_歌手 |url=http://www.sohu.com/a/257026939_597316 |website=www.sohu.com |access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Oh Hye-ri]], South Korean taekwondo athlete *[[1989]] – [[Jang Wooyoung]], South Korean singer and actor<ref>{{cite web|date=9 April 2022|title=2PM 준케이 우영 팬콘 포스터 추가 공개, 세련미에 시크함 더한 조합|url=https://m.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202204091404466310|work=뉴스엔|access-date=23 February 2025|language=ko}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Jonny Brownlee]], English triathlete * 1990 – [[Mac DeMarco]], Canadian singer-songwriter * 1990 – [[Kaarel Kiidron]], Estonian footballer * 1990 – [[Paula Ribó]], Spanish singer-songwriter and actress<ref>{{cite web|date=2022-01-28|title=Quién es Rigoberta Bandini, el fenómeno musical de 2021 que ahora aspira a Eurovisión|url=https://www.cope.es/actualidad/television/eurovision/noticias/quien-rigoberta-bandini-fenomeno-musical-2021-que-ahora-aspira-eurovision-20220128_1755206|access-date=2022-06-07|website=COPE|language=es}}</ref><ref name=Vanguardia2>{{cite web|title=Cumpleaños de Actores, Actrices y directores de películas y series|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/peliculas-series/cumpleanos/4-30/page-3|access-date=2022-06-07|website=La Vanguardia|language=es}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Chris Kreider]], American ice hockey player *1991 – [[Travis Scott]], American rapper and producer *[[1992]] – [[Marcel Bauer]], German politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Abgeordnete - Marcel Bauer |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/bauer_marcel-1043562 |publisher=[[Bundestag ]] |access-date=2 March 2025 |archive-url= |archive-date= |location=Berlin, Germany |language=de}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Marc-André ter Stegen]], German footballer *[[1993]] – [[Dion Dreesens]], Dutch swimmer * 1993 – [[Martin Fuksa]], Czech canoeist<ref>{{cite web|title=Martin Fuksa|url=https://www.olympic.org/martin-fuksa|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=22 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Chae Seo-jin]], South Korean actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1110916245|title=[공식입장] 용준형X김민영X채서진, '커피야 부탁해' 캐스팅..촬영시작|access-date=29 April 2019|website=Osen|date=June 2018|language=ko}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Wang Yafan]], Chinese tennis player *[[1996]] – [[Luke Friend]], English singer *[[1997]] – [[Adam Ryczkowski]], Polish footballer *[[1998]] – [[Georgina Amorós]], Spanish actress<ref name=VanguardiaActorBirthdays/> *[[1999]] – [[Jorden van Foreest]], Dutch chess grandmaster * 1999 – [[Krit Amnuaydechkorn]], Thai actor and singer<ref>{{cite web|title=30 เมษายน 2542 – วันเกิด พีพี กฤษฏ์|url=https://thestandard.co/pop-onthisday30042542/|website=The Standard|date=30 April 2021|language=th|access-date=30 April 2021}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Yui Hiwatashi]], Japanese singer *[[2002]] – [[Anna Cramling]], Spanish-Swedish chess player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/players/anna-cramling-bellon|title=Anna Cramling|website=Chess.com|access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> * 2002 – [[Teden Mengi]], English footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manutd.com/en/players-and-staff/detail/teden-mengi|title=Teden Mengi|website=Manchester United|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Emily Carey]], British actress<ref name=VanguardiaActorBirthdays/> * 2003 – [[Jung Yun-seok]], South Korean actor<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wee|first1=Geun-woo|title=방준서, 정윤석|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1147|website=TenAsia|date=5 May 2009|language=ko|access-date=29 April 2019|archive-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606052759/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1147|url-status=dead}}</ref> <!--Do not add non-notable people or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 65]] – [[Lucan]], Roman poet (b. 39) *[[AD 125|125]] – [[Emperor An of Han|An]], Chinese emperor (b. 94) * [[535]] – [[Amalasuntha]], Ostrogothic queen and regent * [[783]] – [[Hildegard of the Vinzgau]], Frankish queen *[[1002]] – [[Eckard I]], German nobleman *[[1030]] – [[Mahmud of Ghazni]], Ghaznavid emir (b. 971) *[[1063]] – [[Emperor Renzong of Song|Ren Zong]], Chinese emperor (b. 1010) *[[1131]] – [[Adjutor]], French knight and saint *[[1305]] – [[Roger de Flor]], Italian military adventurer (b. 1267) *[[1341]] – [[John III, Duke of Brittany|John III]], duke of Brittany (b. 1286) *[[1439]] – [[Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick]], English commander (b. 1382) *[[1524]] – [[Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard]], French soldier (b. 1473) *[[1544]] – [[Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden]], English lawyer and judge, [[Lord Chancellor of England]] (b. 1488) *[[1550]] – [[Tabinshwehti]], Burmese king (b. 1516) ===1601–1900=== *[[1632]] – [[Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly]], Bavarian general (b. 1559) * 1632 – [[Sigismund III Vasa]], Swedish-Polish son of [[John III of Sweden]] (b. 1566) *[[1637]] – [[Niwa Nagashige]], Japanese daimyō (b. 1571) *[[1655]] – [[Eustache Le Sueur]], French painter (b. 1617) *[[1660]] – [[Petrus Scriverius]], Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1576) *[[1672]] – [[Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)|Marie of the Incarnation]], French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the [[Ursulines of Quebec]] (b. 1599) *[[1696]] – [[Robert Plot]], English chemist and academic (b. 1640) *[[1712]] – [[Philipp van Limborch]], Dutch theologian and author (b. 1633) *[[1733]] – [[Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Meneses, 1st Marquis of Abrantes]], Portuguese diplomat (b. 1676)<ref name="Sousa1755">{{Cite book |title=Memórias Históricas e Genealógicas dos Grandes de Portugal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h2aHDJ7h-r4C |last=Sousa |first=António Caetano de |publisher=Regia Officina Sylviana, e da Academia Real |year=1755 |location=Lisbon |pages=47–58}}</ref> *[[1736]] – [[Johann Albert Fabricius]], German scholar and author (b. 1668) *[[1758]] – [[François d'Agincourt]], French organist and composer (b. 1684) *[[1792]] – [[John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Northern Department]] (b. 1718) *[[1795]] – [[Jean-Jacques Barthélemy]], French archaeologist and author (b. 1716) *[[1806]] – [[Onogawa Kisaburō]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 5th [[Yokozuna]] (b. 1758) *[[1841]] – [[Peter Andreas Heiberg]], Danish philologist and author (b. 1758) *[[1847]] – [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen|Charles]], Austrian commander and duke of Teschen (b. 1771) *[[1863]] – [[Jean Danjou]], French Army officer, killed in action at the [[Battle of Camarón]] (b. 1828)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lepage |first1=Jean-Denis G. G. |title=The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History |date=18 April 2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-6253-7 |pages=47 and 49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqeOMjr9kqYC&pg=PA47 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1864]] – [[John B. Cocke]], Confederate States Army officer, killed in action at the [[Battle of Jenkins' Ferry]] (b. {{circa|1833|lk=yes}})<ref>{{cite book |last=Allardice |first=Bruce S. |date=2008 |title=Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register |series=Shades of Blue and Gray Series |location=Columbia, Missouri |publisher=[[University of Missouri Press]] |page=104 |isbn=978-0-8262-1809-4 |ol=16839816M}}</ref> *[[1865]] – [[Robert FitzRoy]], English admiral, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd [[Governor of New Zealand]] (b. 1805) *[[1870]] – [[Thomas Cooke (bishop)|Thomas Cooke]], Canadian bishop and missionary (b. 1792) *[[1875]] – [[Jean-Frédéric Waldeck]], French explorer, lithographer, and cartographer (b. 1766) *[[1879]] – [[Emma Smith]], American religious leader (b. 1804) *[[1883]] – [[Édouard Manet]], French painter (b. 1832) *[[1891]] – [[Joseph Leidy]], American paleontologist and author (b. 1823) *[[1900]] – [[Casey Jones]], American railroad engineer (b. 1864) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Emily Stowe]], Canadian physician and activist (b. 1831)<ref>{{cite book|first=Juanne Nancarrow|last=Clarke|title=Health, Illness, and Medicine in Canada|location=Toronto|publisher=McClelland & Stewart|year=1992|page=234|isbn=978-0-77102-146-6}}</ref> *[[1910]] – [[Jean Moréas]], Greek poet and critic (b. 1856) *[[1926]] – [[Bessie Coleman]], American pilot (b. 1892)<ref>{{cite book|first=Linda|last=Barr|title=Bessie Coleman: Pioneer Pilot|location=Columbus, Ohio|publisher=Zaner-Bloser|year=2004|page=21|isbn=978-0-73672-039-7}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[A. E. Housman]], English poet and scholar (b. 1859) *[[1939]] – [[Frank Haller]], American boxer (b. 1883) *[[1943]] – [[Eddy Hamel]], American footballer (b. 1902)<ref>Simon Kuper (2012). [https://books.google.com/books?id=VC1aclsVRDgC&pg=PA54 ''Ajax, the Dutch, the War; The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe's Darkest Hour'']</ref> * 1943 – [[Otto Jespersen]], Danish linguist and academic (b. 1860) * 1943 – [[Beatrice Webb]], English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)<ref>{{cite book|first=Roland|last=Turner|title=Thinkers of the Twentieth Century|location=London|publisher=St. James Press|year=1987|page=817|isbn=978-0-33333-634-2}}</ref> <!--1945 Not necessary to include Hitler/Braun deaths -- included above in notable events (1945) << Maybe not necessary, but quite HELPFUL, so that readers are not forced to hunt around on a page to find the info they are looking for. And for anyone who feels insistent that this info appear only on one place on this page, a strong argument is to be made that the most logical place is here under 'Deaths', not among 'Events'. Info presented in that Event is their suicide, coming soon after their marriage, followed by the raising of a Soviet victory flag. And it is quite clear that among these three events, the most noteworthy by far is regarding the deaths. ~Tdadamemd --> *[[1945]] – [[Eva Braun]], German photographer and office and lab assistant, wife of [[Adolf Hitler]] (b. 1912)<ref name=Kershaw2001>{{cite book | last = Kershaw | first = Ian | author-link = Ian Kershaw | year = 2001 | orig-year = 2000 | title = Hitler, 1936–1945: Nemesis | publisher = Penguin | location = London | isbn = 978-0-14-027239-0 | language = en | pages=199, 200}}</ref> * 1945 – [[Adolf Hitler]], Austrian-German politician and author, dictator of [[Nazi Germany]] (b. 1889)<ref name=Kershaw2001 /> *[[1953]] – [[Jacob Linzbach]], Estonian linguist and author (b. 1874) *[[1956]] – [[Alben W. Barkley]], American lawyer and politician, 35th [[Vice President of the United States]] (b. 1877) *[[1970]] – [[Jacques Presser]], Dutch historian, writer and poet (b. 1899) * 1970 – [[Inger Stevens]], Swedish-American actress (b. 1934) *[[1972]] – [[Gia Scala]], English-American model and actress (b. 1934) *[[1973]] – [[Václav Renč]], Czech poet and playwright (b. 1911) *[[1974]] – [[Agnes Moorehead]], American actress (b. 1900) *[[1980]] – [[Luis Muñoz Marín]], Puerto Rican journalist and politician, 1st [[Governor of Puerto Rico]] (b. 1898) *[[1982]] – [[Lester Bangs]], American journalist and author (b. 1949) *[[1983]] – [[George Balanchine]], Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1904) * 1983 – [[Muddy Waters]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader (b. 1913) * 1983 – [[Edouard Wyss-Dunant]], Swiss physician and mountaineer (b. 1897) *[[1986]] – [[Robert Stevenson (director)|Robert Stevenson]], English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1905) *[[1989]] – [[Sergio Leone]], Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929) *[[1993]] – [[Tommy Caton]], English footballer (b. 1962) *[[1994]] – [[Roland Ratzenberger]], Austrian race car driver (b. 1960) * 1994 – [[Richard Scarry]], American author and illustrator (b. 1919) *[[1995]] – [[Maung Maung Kha]], Burmese colonel and politician, 8th [[Prime Minister of Burma]] (b. 1920) *[[1998]] – [[Nizar Qabbani]], Syrian-English poet, publisher, and diplomat (b. 1926) *[[2000]] – [[Poul Hartling]], Danish politician, 36th [[Prime Minister of Denmark]] (b. 1914) *[[2002]] – [[Charlotte von Mahlsdorf]], German philanthropist, founded the [[Gründerzeit|Gründerzeit Museum]] (b. 1928) *[[2003]] – [[Mark Berger (economist)|Mark Berger]], American economist and academic (b. 1955) * 2003 – [[Possum Bourne]], New Zealand race car driver (b. 1956) *[[2005]] – [[Phil Rasmussen]], American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1918) *[[2006]] – [[Jean-François Revel]], French philosopher (b. 1924) * 2006 – [[Pramoedya Ananta Toer]], Indonesian author and academic (b. 1925) *[[2007]] – [[Kevin Mitchell (linebacker)|Kevin Mitchell]], American football player (b. 1971) * 2007 – [[Tom Poston]], American actor, comedian, and game show panelist (b. 1921) * 2007 – [[Gordon Scott]], American film and television actor (b. 1926) *[[2008]] – [[Juancho Evertsz]], Dutch Antillean politician (b. 1923) *[[2009]] – [[Henk Nijdam]], Dutch cyclist (b. 1935) *[[2011]] – [[Dorjee Khandu]], Indian politician, 6th [[Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh]] (b. 1955) * 2011 – [[Evald Okas]], Estonian painter (b. 1915) * 2011 – [[Ernesto Sabato]], Argentinian physicist, author, and painter (b. 1911) *[[2012]] – [[Tomás Borge]], Nicaraguan poet and politician, co-founded the [[Sandinista National Liberation Front]] (b. 1930) * 2012 – [[Alexander Dale Oen]], Norwegian swimmer (b. 1985)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sport.aftenbladet.no/sport/svomming/article234619.ece|title=Svømmeren Alexander Dale Oen er død|work=Aftenbladet|date=21 May 1985|access-date=2 May 2012|archive-date=6 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906001643/http://sport.aftenbladet.no/sport/svomming/article234619.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 2012 – [[Giannis Gravanis]], Greek footballer (b. 1958) * 2012 – [[Benzion Netanyahu]], Russian-Israeli historian and academic (b. 1910) *[[2013]] – [[Roberto Chabet]], Filipino painter and sculptor (b. 1937) * 2013 – [[Shirley Firth]], Canadian skier (b. 1953)<ref>{{cite web |title=Shirley and Sharon Firth {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/shirley-and-sharon-firth |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> * 2013 – [[Viviane Forrester]], French author and critic (b. 1925) *[[2014]] – [[Khaled Choudhury]], Indian painter and set designer (b. 1919) * 2014 – [[Julian Lewis (biologist)|Julian Lewis]], English biologist and academic (b. 1946) * 2014 – [[Carl E. Moses]], American businessman and politician (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite web|title=Carl Moses, Longtime State Representative, Dies in Sand Point |url=http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/carl-moses-longtime-state-representative-dies-in-sand-point/25743086 |publisher=[[KTUU]] |access-date=May 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502182411/http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/carl-moses-longtime-state-representative-dies-in-sand-point/25743086 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 }}</ref> * 2014 – [[Ian Ross (newsreader)|Ian Ross]], Australian journalist (b. 1940) *[[2015]] – [[Ben E. King]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite web|title=R&B legend Ben E King dies at 76|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-32547474|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=May 1, 2015|access-date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[Daniel Berrigan]], American priest and activist (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Daniel|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/nyregion/daniel-j-berrigan-defiant-priest-who-preached-pacifism-dies-at-94.html|title=Daniel J. Berrigan, Defiant Priest Who Preached Pacifism, Dies at 94|date=April 30, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> * 2016 – [[Harry Kroto]], English chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/science/harold-kroto-nobel-prize-winning-chemist-is-dead-at-76.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/05/science/harold-kroto-nobel-prize-winning-chemist-is-dead-at-76.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited|title=Harold Kroto, Nobel Prize Winning Chemist, Is Dead at 76|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=7 May 2016|date=4 May 2016|author=Nicholas St. Fluer}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *[[2017]] – [[Belchior (singer)|Belchior]], Brazilian singer and composer (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-30 |title=Cantor Belchior morre aos 70 anos no Rio Grande do Sul |url=https://g1.globo.com/ceara/noticia/cantor-cearense-belchior-morre-aos-70-anos-no-rio-grande-do-sul.ghtml |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}</ref> *[[2019]] – [[Peter Mayhew]], English-American actor (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/star-wars-actor-peter-mayhew-passes-age-74/story?id=62791980|title='Star Wars' actor Peter Mayhew dies at the age of 74, family says|last1=Zarrell|first1=Matt|last2 = Rothman|first2 = Michael|date=2 May 2019|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=2 May 2019}}</ref> *[[2020]] – [[Tony Allen (musician)|Tony Allen]], Nigerian drummer and composer (b. 1940)<ref>{{cite magazine |author1=Daniel Kreps |author2=Elias Leight |title=Tony Allen, Pioneering Afrobeat Drummer, Dead at 79 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tony-allen-afrobeat-drummer-fela-kuti-dead-992588/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=1 May 2020 |date=April 30, 2020}}</ref> * 2020 – [[Rishi Kapoor]], Indian actor, film director and producer (b. 1952)<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Newsmakers 2022 |volume=72 |magazine=Filmfare |date=January 2023 |issn=0971-7277 |page=116 |first1=Tanisha |last1=Bhattacharya |via=Magzter}}</ref> *[[2021]] – [[Anthony Payne]], English composer (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-04|title=Anthony Payne obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/04/anthony-payne-obituary|access-date=2021-05-08|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Naomi Judd]], American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1946)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/naomi-judd-dead | title=Naomi Judd, Grammy-winning artist, dead at 76 | website=[[Fox News]] | date=30 April 2022 }}</ref> * 2022 – [[Mino Raiola]], Italian football agent (b. 1967)<ref>{{cite news |title=Mino Raiola, one of football's most powerful agents, dies aged 54 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/apr/30/mino-raiola-one-of-footballs-most-powerful-agents-dies-aged-54 |access-date=30 April 2022 |work=The Guardian |publisher=The Observer |date=30 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Jock Zonfrillo]], Scottish television presenter and chef (b. 1976)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-01/jock-zonfrillo-judge-on-masterchef-australia-dies-aged-46/102288032 |title=Jock Zonfrillo, celebrated chef and judge on MasterChef Australia, dies aged 46 |last=Thorpe |first=Andrew |website=ABC News |date=2023-05-01 |access-date=2023-05-01}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Paul Auster]], American writer and film director (b. 1947)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Alex |title=Paul Auster, Prolific Author and Brooklyn Literary Star, Dies at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/books/paul-auster-dead.html |access-date=1 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 April 2024}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Armed Forces Day]] ([[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]) *[[Battle of Camarón|Camarón Day]] ([[French Foreign Legion]]) *[[Children's Day]] ([[Mexico]]) *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Adjutor]] **[[Aimo]] **[[Martyrs of Córdoba#Amator, Peter and Louis|Amator, Peter and Louis]] **[[Donatus of Evorea]] **[[Eutropius of Saintes]] **[[Marie Guyart]] ([[Anglican Church of Canada]]) **[[Marie of the Incarnation (Ursuline)]] **[[Maximus of Rome]] **[[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Miles Gerard]] **[[Pomponius of Naples]] **[[Pope Pius V]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Pius V {{!}} pope {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Pius-V |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Quirinus of Neuss]] **[[Sarah Josepha Hale]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]]) **[[Suitbert the Younger]] **[[April 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[Public holidays in Thailand|Consumer Protection Day]] (Thailand) *[[Honesty Day]] (United States) *[[International Jazz Day]] ([[UNESCO]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref> *[[Martyrs' Day#Pakistan|Martyrs' Day]] (Pakistan) *[[May Eve]], the eve of the first day of summer in the Northern hemisphere ''(see [[May 1]])'': **[[Beltane]] begins at sunset in the Northern hemisphere, [[Samhain]] begins at sunset in the Southern hemisphere. ([[Neo-Druidism|Neo-Druidic]] [[Wheel of the Year]]) **[[Walpurgis Night]] (Central and Northern Europe) *[[Persian Gulf naming dispute#National Persian Gulf Day|National Persian Gulf Day]] (Iran) *[[Reunification Day]] ([[Vietnam]]) *[[Rincon, Bonaire|Rincon Day]] ([[Bonaire]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Vakantierooster|url=http://www.bonairegov.nl/nl/onderwijs/primair/vakantierooster|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126125813/http://www.bonairegov.nl/nl/onderwijs/primair/vakantierooster|archive-date=26 January 2018|access-date=13 January 2022|website=Openbaar Lichaam Bonaire|language=nl}}</ref> *[[Public holidays in Russia#Popular holidays which are not public holidays|Russian State Fire Service Day]] (Russia) *[[Teachers' Day]] (Paraguay) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/30 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=4|day=30}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/30 Historical Events on April 30] {{months}} [[Category:Days of April]]
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