April 30
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[edit] Births
- 1586 - Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)
- 1602 - William Lilly, English astrologer (d. 1681)
- 1623 - François de Laval, first bishop of New France (d. 1708)
- 1651 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French educational reformer (d. 1719)
- 1662 - Queen Mary II of England (d. 1694)
- 1664 - François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (d. 1709)
- 1710 - Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)
- 1723 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (d. 1806)
- 1721 - Roger Sherman, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1793)
- 1777 - Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (d. 1855)
- 1857 - Eugene Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1940)
- 1865 - Max Nettlau, German anarchist and historian (d. 1944)
- 1870 - Franz Lehár, Austrian composer (d. 1948)
- 1877 - Alice B. Toklas, American companion of Gertrude Stein (d. 1967)
- 1883 - Jaroslav Hašek, Czech novelist (d. 1923)
- 1893 - Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister (d. 1946)
- 1901 - Simon Kuznets, Ukrainian-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985)
- 1902 - Theodore Schultz, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
- 1909 - Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (d. 2004)
- 1910 - Al Lewis, American actor and politician
- 1916 - Claude Shannon, American engineer and mathematician (d. 2001)
- 1916 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)
- 1925 - Johnny Horton, American musician (d. 1960)
- 1930 - Lawton Chiles, American politician (d. 1998)
- 1933 - Willie Nelson, American musician, composer, and actor
- 1938 - Larry Niven, American author
- 1940 - Burt Young, American actor
- 1941 - Johnny Farina, American guitarist (Santo and Johnny)
- 1943 - Bobby Vee, American singer
- 1944 - Jill Clayburgh, American actress
- 1945 - Annie Dillard, American writer
- 1945 - Michael Smith, astronaut (d. 1986)
- 1946 - King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
- 1946 - Don Schollander, American swimmer
- 1948 - Perry King, American actor
- 1949 - Phil Garner, baseball manager
- 1949 - Antonio Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal
- 1954 - Jane Campion, New Zealand film director
- 1955 - Nicolas Hulot, French journalist and author
- 1956 - Jorge Chaminé, Portuguese baritone
- 1956 - Lars von Trier, Danish film director
- 1961 - Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, and team owner
- 1964 - Barrington Levy, Jamaican musician
- 1969 - Paulo Jr., Brazilian bassist (Sepultura)
- 1969 - Clark Vogeler, American guitarist (The Toadies)
- 1975 - Elliott Sadler, American race car driver
- 1981 - John O'Shea, Irish footballer
- 1982 - Kirsten Dunst, American actress
- 1982 - Justin Green, National Football League fullback
- 1983 - Troy Williamson, American football player
[edit] Deaths
[edit] Events
- 1980- Beatrix becomes Queen of the Netherlands.
