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What happened in history on this day: April 30?
On April 30 in ...
- 1885 - Boston Pops Orchestra forms.
- 1954 - Darius Milhauds 4th Concert for piano/orchestra premieres in Haifa.
- 1977 - Led Zeppelin breaks the world attendance record at a concert, playing to 76,229 people at the Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
- 1981 - 16th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell and George Jones win.
Births on April 30
- 1896 - Birth of Reverend Gary Davis in Laurens, South Carolina, USA; blues/folk guitarist ("A Little More Faith").
- 1903 - Birth of Günther Raphael; German composer (Symphony Breve).
- 1916 - Birth of Robert Shaw in Red Bluff, California, USA; chorale conductor (Robert Shaw Chorale).
- 1917 - Birth of Bea Wain; US singer/radio host (Lucky Strike Hit Parade).
- 1924 - Birth of Sheldon Harnick in Chicago, Illinois, USA; Broadway lyricist (Fiorello, Fiddler on the Roof).
- 1927 - Birth of Johnny Horton in Los Angeles, California, USA; rockabilly singer ("The Battle of New Orleans", "North to Alaska", "Sink the Bismark").
- 1933 - Birth of Willie Nelson in Abbott, Texas, USA; country singer ("On the Road Again").
- 1941 - Birth of Johnny Farina; rocker (Santo and Johnny).
- 1943 - Birth of Robert Thomas Velline AKA Bobby Vee in Fargo, North Dakota, USA; pop music singer ("Devil or Angel", "Night has a Thousand Eyes").
- 1944 - Birth of Richard Shoff; rocker (Sandpipers).
- 1945 - Birth of Mike Beacon; rocker (Ox).
- 1945 - Birth of Mimi Farina; rocker ("Reflections in a Crystal Wind").
- 1948 - Birth of Wayne Kramer; jazz artist ("Dangerous Madness").
- 1953 - Birth of Merrill Osmond in Ogden, Utah, USA; singer (Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie).
- 1956 - Birth of Richard Farina; folk singer (Reflections in a Crystal Wind).
- 1962 - Birth of Robert Reynolds; bassist (The Mavericks).
- 1967 - Birth of Turbo B; rapper (Snap).
- 1968 - Birth of Paulo Junior; Brazilian pop bassist (Sepultura, Morbid Visions).
- 1969 - Birth of Joey Restivo in Brooklyn, New York, USA; rocker (Linear - "I Never Felt This Way", "Lies").
- 1969 - Birth of Clark Vogeler; guitarist (The Toadies).
- 1971 - Birth of Chris Henderson; guitarist (3 Doors Down).
- 1971 - Birth of Chris "Choc" Dalyrimple; singer (Soul for Real).
- 1972 - Birth of J.R. Richards; singer (Dishwalla).
- 1973 - Birth of Jeff Timmons; singer (98 Degrees).
- 1984 - Birth of Tyler Wilkinson; country singer (The Wilkinsons).
Deaths on April 30
- 1957 - Ludwig Schiedermair, German musicologist (Beethoven), dies at age 80.
- 1983 - Death of McKinley "Muddy Waters" Morganfield, American blues singer/guitarist (Mad Love), dies at age 68 (born 1915).
- 1984 - Muddy Waters, blues singer/guitarist ("Hoochie Coochie Man"), dies at age 68.
- 1999 - Death of Darrell Sweet at age 51 of a heart attack in New Albany, Indiana, USA; drummer (Nazareth).
- 2022 - Death of Naomi Judd AKA Diana Ellen Judd by suicide at age 76; American country singer (The Judds - "Love Can Build a Bridge" song, "Mama He's Crazy" (1983), "Let Me Tell You About Love" (1989), five Grammy awards), actor (Rio Diablo movie (1993)).
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