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New York World’s Fair opens
Louisiana Purchase concluded
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
South Vietnam surrenders
Tennis star Monica Seles stabbed
Philip III the Bold King of France (1270-85) born in Poissy France (d. 1285)
Casimir III the Great King of Poland (1333-70) born in Kowal Poland (d. 1370)
Louise de Lorraine Queen consort of France (1575-89) born in Nomeny Bar France (d. 1601)
William Lilly England astrologerauthoralmanac compiler
Jean-Baptiste de la Salle French priesttheoristsaint
Franois Louis Prince of Conti French general (d. 1709)
Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rose Bavarian general (d. 1795)
Mathurin Jacques Brisson French naturalist (d. 1806)
Robert Jasper van de Capellen master of Marschpolitician
Jean Henri Appelius lawyerminister of Finance
David Thompson EnglishCanadian explorer (Columbia River)
Andreas V Michiels Dutch military governor of West-Sumatra
Albrecht Graf von Roon Prime Minister of Prussia (d. 1879)
William Kerley Strong American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in NYC New York (d. 1867)
Kaspar Hauser German son of grand duke Karel van Bathe
George Campbell 8th Duke of Argyll and Secretary of State for India (1868-74 1880-85) born in Ardencaple Castle Dunbartonshire (d. 1900)
Davis Tillson American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Rockland Maine (d. 1895)
Lord Avebury [John Lubbock] British banker and politician born in London (d. 1913)
Alfred R. Gaul English composer born in Nottingham (d. 1913)
Alfred Berger Austrian playwright born in Vienna (d. 1912)
Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison 1st lady (1889-1893)
Frans Netscher Dutch writerjournalist (Studies of nude model)
Franz Lehar operetta composer (Naughty Marietta)
Orso Mario Corbino Italian physicist (d. 1937)
Alice B. Toklas American companion of Gertrude Stein (d. 1967)
Trijntje Nine van de Schaaf author (To the Invisible)
John Crowe Ransom US poetcritic (God Without Thunder)
Watze Cuperus Frisian author (Swart mar leaflik)
Pat OHara Wood Australian tennis player (Australasian Cship 1920 23) born in Melbourne Victoria (d. 1961)
Philippe Panneton French Canadian physician diplomat and writer (d. 1960)
[Reverend] Gary Davis American blues and folk guitarist (A Little More Faith) born in Laurens South Carolina (d. 1972)
Anandamayi Ma [Nirmala Sundari] Indian spiritual leader born in Kheora British India (now Bangladesh)
Humberto Mauro Brazillina director and screenwriter (d. 1983)
Apr 30 1315 French chamberlain Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon after being convicted of sorcery
Apr 30 1349 Jewish community at Radolszell Germany exterminated
Apr 30 1483 Orbital calculations suggest that on this day Pluto moved inside Neptunes orbit until July 23 1503