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Events

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=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 plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
  • 1939 – The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
  • 1939 – NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 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 false invasion plans.
  • 1945 – World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun 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 – K-19, the first Soviet nuclear submarine equipped with nuclear missiles, is 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 Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.
  • 1979 – Eruption of Mount Marapi: Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupted.{{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}} Between 80{{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}}{{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}} and 100{{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}} people were killed.
  • 1980 – Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of 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.{{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}}
  • 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 nail bombings in London at the Admiral Duncan gay pub, killing three people and injuring 79 others.{{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}}
  • 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 American soldiers committing war crimes against Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
  • 2008 – Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and 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.{{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}}
  • 2009 – Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen Beatrix.{{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 }}
  • 2012 – An overloaded ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 108 people. At least 150 more are missing and presumed dead.{{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}}
  • 2013 – Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.{{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}}{{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}}
  • 2014 – A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.{{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}}
  • 2021 – Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.{{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}}{{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}}

Births

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1901 – Simon Kuznets, Belarusian-American economist, statistician, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)
  • 1902 – Theodore Schultz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)
  • 1905 – Sergey Nikolsky, Russian mathematician and academic (died 2012)
  • 1908 – Eve Arden, American actress (died 1990)
  • 1908 – Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic professor of law and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Iceland (died 1970)
  • 1908 – Frank Robert Miller, Canadian air marshal and politician (died 1997)
  • 1909 – F. E. McWilliam, Irish sculptor and educator (died 1992)
  • 1909 – Juliana of the Netherlands (died 2004)
  • 1910 – Levi Celerio, Filipino pianist, violinist, and composer (died 2002)
  • 1914 – Charles Beetham, American middle-distance runner (died 1997)
  • 1914 – Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (died 2008)
  • 1916 – Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (died 2003)
  • 1916 – Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (died 2001)
  • 1916 – Robert Shaw, American conductor (died 1999)
  • 1917 – Bea Wain, American singer (died 2017)
  • 1920 – Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver and pilot (died 1994)
  • 1920 – Gerda Lerner, Austrian-American historian and woman's history author (died 2013){{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}}
  • 1920 – Tom Moore, British army officer and fundraiser (died 2021){{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}}
  • 1921 – Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (died 2014)
  • 1922 – Anton Murray, South African cricketer (died 1995)
  • 1923 – Percy Heath, American bassist (died 2005)
  • 1923 – Kagamisato Kiyoji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 42nd Yokozuna (died 2004)
  • 1924 – Sheldon Harnick, American lyricist (died 2023){{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}}
  • 1924 – Uno Laht, Estonian KGB officer and author (died 2008)
  • 1925 – Corinne Calvet, French actress (died 2001)
  • 1925 – Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1960)
  • 1926 – Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (died 2011)
  • 1926 – Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian (died 2021){{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}}
  • 1928 – Hugh Hood, Canadian author and academic (died 2000)
  • 1928 – Orlando Sirola, Italian tennis player (died 1995)
  • 1930 – Félix Guattari, French psychotherapist and philosopher (died 1992)
  • 1933 – Charles Sanderson, Baron Sanderson of Bowden, English politician
  • 1934 – Jerry Lordan, English singer-songwriter (died 1995)
  • 1934 – Don McKenney, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2022)
  • 1937 – Tony Harrison, English poet and playwright
  • 1938 – Gary Collins, American actor and talk show host (died 2012)
  • 1938 – Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director and screenwriter (died 2023)
  • 1938 – Larry Niven, American author and screenwriter
  • 1940 – Jeroen Brouwers, Dutch journalist and writer (died 2022)
  • 1940 – Michael Cleary, Australian rugby player and politician
  • 1940 – Ülo Õun, Estonian sculptor (died 1988){{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}}
  • 1940 – Burt Young, American actor and painter (died 2023){{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}}
  • 1941 – Stavros Dimas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 1941 – Max Merritt, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter (died 2020)
  • 1942 – Sallehuddin of Kedah, Sultan of Kedah
  • 1943 – Frederick Chiluba, Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia (died 2011)
  • 1943 – Bobby Vee, American pop singer-songwriter (died 2016)
  • 1944 – Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (died 2014)
  • 1944 – Jill Clayburgh, American actress (died 2010)
  • 1945 – J. Michael Brady, British radiologist
  • 1945 – Annie Dillard, American novelist, essayist, and poet
  • 1945 – Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (died 2001)
  • 1945 – Michael J. Smith, American pilot, and astronaut (died 1986){{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}}
  • 1946 – King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden{{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}}
  • 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, Swedish Minister for Financial Markets
  • 1948 – Wayne Kramer, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (died 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 (died 2014)
  • 1952 – Jacques Audiard, French director and screenwriter
  • 1952 – Jack Middelburg, Dutch motorcycle racer (died 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 (died 2023){{cite magazine |last1=Sharma |first1=Devesh |title=Farewell, Pradeep Sarkar |magazine=Filmfare |date=April 2023 |page=112 |volume=72 |issn=0971-7277}}
  • 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, 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 (died 2022)
  • 1965 – Daniela Costian, Romanian-Australian discus thrower
  • 1965 – Adrian Pasdar, American actor
  • 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{{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}}
  • 1967 – Philipp Kirkorov, Bulgarian-born Russian singer, composer and actor
  • 1967 – Turbo B, American rapper{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p193522|pure_url=yes}} |title=Turbo B |publisher= AllMusic |accessdate=June 30, 2010}}
  • 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{{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}}
  • 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{{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}}
  • 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 player
  • 1983 – Tatjana Hüfner, German luger
  • 1983 – Marina Tomić, Slovenian hurdler
  • 1983 – Troy Williamson, American football player
  • 1984 – Seimone Augustus, American basketball player{{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}}
  • 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, South African cricketer
  • 1987 – Rohit Sharma, Indian cricketer
  • 1988 – Andy Allen, Australian chef
  • 1988 – Sander Baart, Dutch field hockey player
  • 1988 – Ana de Armas, Cuban actress{{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}}
  • 1988 – Liu Xijun, Chinese singer{{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}}
  • 1988 – Oh Hye-ri, South Korean taekwondo athlete
  • 1989 – Jang Wooyoung, South Korean singer and actor{{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}}
  • 1990 – Jonny Brownlee, English triathlete
  • 1990 – Mac DeMarco, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 1990 – Kaarel Kiidron, Estonian footballer
  • 1990 – Paula Ribó, Spanish singer-songwriter and actress{{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}}{{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}}
  • 1991 – Chris Kreider, American ice hockey player
  • 1991 – Travis Scott, American rapper and producer
  • 1992 – Marcel Bauer, German politician{{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}}
  • 1992 – Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
  • 1993 – Dion Dreesens, Dutch swimmer
  • 1993 – Martin Fuksa, Czech canoeist{{cite web|title=Martin Fuksa|url=https://www.olympic.org/martin-fuksa|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=22 April 2020}}
  • 1994 – Chae Seo-jin, South Korean actress{{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}}
  • 1994 – Wang Yafan, Chinese tennis player
  • 1996 – Luke Friend, English singer
  • 1997 – Adam Ryczkowski, Polish footballer
  • 1998 – Georgina Amorós, Spanish actress
  • 1999 – Jorden van Foreest, Dutch chess grandmaster
  • 1999 – Krit Amnuaydechkorn, Thai actor and singer{{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}}
  • 2000 – Yui Hiwatashi, Japanese singer
  • 2002 – Anna Cramling, Spanish-Swedish chess player{{Cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/players/anna-cramling-bellon|title=Anna Cramling|website=Chess.com|access-date=9 January 2023}}
  • 2002 – Teden Mengi, English footballer{{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}}
  • 2003 – Emily Carey, British actress
  • 2003 – Jung Yun-seok, South Korean actor{{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}}

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1903 – Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (born 1831){{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}}
  • 1910 – Jean Moréas, Greek poet and critic (born 1856)
  • 1926 – Bessie Coleman, American pilot (born 1892){{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}}
  • 1936 – A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (born 1859)
  • 1939 – Frank Haller, American boxer (born 1883)
  • 1943 – Eddy Hamel, American footballer (born 1902)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]
  • 1943 – Otto Jespersen, Danish linguist and academic (born 1860)
  • 1943 – Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (born 1858){{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}}
  • 1945 – Eva Braun, German photographer and office and lab assistant, wife of Adolf Hitler (born 1912){{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}}
  • 1945 – Adolf Hitler, Austrian-German politician and author, dictator of Nazi Germany (born 1889)
  • 1953 – Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (born 1874)
  • 1956 – Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (born 1877)
  • 1970 – Jacques Presser, Dutch historian, writer and poet (born 1899)
  • 1970 – Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress (born 1934)
  • 1972 – Gia Scala, English-American model and actress (born 1934)
  • 1973 – Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (born 1911)
  • 1974 – Agnes Moorehead, American actress (born 1900)
  • 1980 – Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican journalist and politician, 1st Governor of Puerto Rico (born 1898)
  • 1982 – Lester Bangs, American journalist and author (born 1949)
  • 1983 – George Balanchine, Russian dancer and choreographer (born 1904)
  • 1983 – Muddy Waters, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader (born 1913)
  • 1983 – Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (born 1897)
  • 1986 – Robert Stevenson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1905)
  • 1989 – Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929)
  • 1993 – Tommy Caton, English footballer (born 1962)
  • 1994 – Roland Ratzenberger, Austrian race car driver (born 1960)
  • 1994 – Richard Scarry, American author and illustrator (born 1919)
  • 1995 – Maung Maung Kha, Burmese colonel and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Burma (born 1920)
  • 1998 – Nizar Qabbani, Syrian-English poet, publisher, and diplomat (born 1926)
  • 2000 – Poul Hartling, Danish politician, 36th Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1914)
  • 2002 – Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, German philanthropist, founded the Gründerzeit Museum (born 1928)
  • 2003 – Mark Berger, American economist and academic (born 1955)
  • 2003 – Possum Bourne, New Zealand race car driver (born 1956)
  • 2005 – Phil Rasmussen, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1918)
  • 2006 – Jean-François Revel, French philosopher (born 1924)
  • 2006 – Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Indonesian author and academic (born 1925)
  • 2007 – Kevin Mitchell, American football player (born 1971)
  • 2007 – Tom Poston, American actor, comedian, and game show panelist (born 1921)
  • 2007 – Gordon Scott, American film and television actor (born 1926)
  • 2008 – Juancho Evertsz, Dutch Antillean politician (born 1923)
  • 2009 – Henk Nijdam, Dutch cyclist (born 1935)
  • 2011 – Dorjee Khandu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (born 1955)
  • 2011 – Evald Okas, Estonian painter (born 1915)
  • 2011 – Ernesto Sabato, Argentinian physicist, author, and painter (born 1911)
  • 2012 – Tomás Borge, Nicaraguan poet and politician, co-founded the Sandinista National Liberation Front (born 1930)
  • 2012 – Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimmer (born 1985){{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}}
  • 2012 – Giannis Gravanis, Greek footballer (born 1958)
  • 2012 – Benzion Netanyahu, Russian-Israeli historian and academic (born 1910)
  • 2013 – Roberto Chabet, Filipino painter and sculptor (born 1937)
  • 2013 – Shirley Firth, Canadian skier (born 1953){{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}}
  • 2013 – Viviane Forrester, French author and critic (born 1925)
  • 2014 – Khaled Choudhury, Indian painter and set designer (born 1919)
  • 2014 – Julian Lewis, English biologist and academic (born 1946)
  • 2014 – Carl E. Moses, American businessman and politician (born 1929){{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 }}
  • 2014 – Ian Ross, Australian journalist (born 1940)
  • 2015 – Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1938){{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}}
  • 2016 – Daniel Berrigan, American priest and activist (born 1921){{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}}
  • 2016 – Harry Kroto, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1939){{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}}
  • 2017 – Belchior, Brazilian singer and composer (born 1946){{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}}
  • 2019 – Peter Mayhew, English-American actor (born 1944){{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}}
  • 2020 – Tony Allen, Nigerian drummer and composer (born 1940){{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}}
  • 2020 – Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor, film director and producer (born 1952){{cite magazine |title=Newsmakers 2022 |volume=72 |magazine=Filmfare |date=January 2023 |issn=0971-7277 |page=116 |first1=Tanisha |last1=Bhattacharya |via=Magzter}}
  • 2021 – Anthony Payne, English composer (born 1936){{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}}
  • 2022 – Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1946){{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 }}
  • 2022 – Mino Raiola, Italian football agent (born 1967){{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}}
  • 2023 – Jock Zonfrillo, Scottish television presenter and chef (born 1976){{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}}
  • 2024 – Paul Auster, American writer and film director (born 1947){{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}}

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