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Notable anniversaries in history for today: April 30
- 250th: 1774 - Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Sheldon Harnick in Chicago, Illinois, USA; Broadway lyricist (Fiorello, Fiddler on the Roof).
- 90th: 1934 - Austria gets "Austrian fascist" constitution.
- 90th: 1934 - Dr William Henry Welch, pathologist who played a major role in the introduction of modern medical practice and education, dies at age 75.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Jill Clayburgh in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Unmarried Woman, Semi-Tough, Ally McBeal, Leap of Faith, Search for Tomorrow).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Richard Shoff; rocker (Sandpipers).
- 80th: 1944 - New York Giants' Phil Weintraub gets 11 RBIs.
- 80th: 1944 - New York Giants' Mel Ott scores six runs in one game drawing five walks for fourth time.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Günther Tiersch in German Democratic Republic; 8 man cox (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Ian Healy; cricket wicket-keeper (Australian since 1988).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Jeff Reboulet in Dayton, Ohio, USA; infielder (Minnesota Twins).
- 50th: 1974 - Death of Agnes Moorehead at age 73 of lung cancer; actress (Mercury Players radio show, Suspense, The Mayor of the Town radio show, Endora - Bewitched TV show, The Wild Wild West TV show (Emmy award)).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Cedric Jones; defensive end (New York Giants).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Chris Darkins; NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 50th: 1974 - US President Richard Nixon hands over partial transcripts of Watergate tape recordings.
- 40th: 1984 - 1700 skiers participate in an alpine event at Are, Sweden.
- 40th: 1984 - Muddy Waters, blues singer/guitarist ("Hoochie Coochie Man"), dies at age 68.
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Tyler Wilkinson; country singer (The Wilkinsons).
- 30th: 1994 - Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Italian set designer (Last Emperor), dies at age 53.
- 30th: 1994 - Austrian Formula One race car driver Roland Ratzenberger is killed in an accident during the qualifying session for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
- 30th: 1994 - Croatia replaces the dinar with the kuna as monetary unit.
- 25th: 1999 - Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), bringing the total members to ten.
- 25th: 1999 - A third nail bomb explodes in the Admiral Duncan pub in Old Compton Street, Soho, London, killing a pregnant woman and two friends and injuring 70 others, including the woman's husband. This is part of a hate campaign against ethnic minorities and gay people by David Copeland.
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Darrell Sweet at age 51 of a heart attack in New Albany, Indiana, USA; drummer (Nazareth).
- 25th: 1999 - Death of Sir Alf Ramsey, 1966 England World Cup winning football manager (born 1920).
- 15th: 2009 - The World Health Organization raises its global pandemic alert to Level 5 from Level 4 due to the spread of H1N1 flu virus. In the USA, about 300 schools are closed. In Mexico, the death toll reaches 176, and President Felipe Calderon tells government offices and private businesses not crucial to the economy to stop work on May 1 for five days, to avoid further spreading the virus.
- 15th: 2009 - Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announces a deal with Fiat. The US government announces it will provide up to US$3.5 billion in debtor-in-possession financing and up to US$4.5 billion in exit financing. The company is expected to continue under a new ownershop arrangement: 55 percent United Auto Workers' healthcare trust fund, Fiat 20 percent, U.S. and Canadian governments with a combined stake of 10 percent.
- 15th: 2009 - The United Kingdom officially ends its six-year military mission in Iraq.
- 5th: 2019 - Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicates from his throne, the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in almost two centuries. The abdication ends the Heisei era of Japan and ushers in the Reiwa era with new emperor Naruhito ascending the throne on May 1.
- 5th: 2019 - Venezuelan opposition leader and disputed interim President Juan Guaidó leads an attempted uprising against President Nicolás Maduro.
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