April 30

It's April 30th

On this day in 1859 – Charles Dickens publishes the first edition of his literary magazine, All the Year Round, containing the first installment of his best-selling classic, A Tale of Two Cities.

In 1939 - The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.


In 1945 - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide.

In 1971 - Thin Lizzy releases their self-titled debut.


Birthdays:

Kirsten Dunst
as Claudia in "Interview With A Vampire"


Amanda Palmer


Lars von Trier

He appears in this documentary about Ingmar Bergman..."Trespassing Bergman"

Jacques Audiard



Wayne Kramer



Jerry Lordan


Corinne Calvet
as Pizell Puree inDr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype


Burt Young
as Gimpy in "Carnival of Blood"

"Blaze"


Percy Heath


Jill Clayburgh
as Angela Black in
"The Terminal Man"


Bill Plympton


Bobby Vee


Bea Wain


Dorival Caymmi


Levi Celerio


F. E. McWilliam
"Princess Macha" at Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Derry


Eve Arden
as Principal McGee in "Grease"


Reverend Gary Davis


Olof Sandborg
as Strandmark in "On a Bench in a Park"


Franz Lehár


Luigi Russolo
"La Musica"


Russolo presented his work at exhibitions sponsored by Mussolini's government. His biographer Luciano Chessa argues that some have attempted to erase Russolo's involvement with fascism from scholarship, but that his permanent return to Italy in 1933 and subsequent writings signaled acceptance of and allegiance to Mussolini's regime.

Francesco Primaticcio
"Odysseus and Penelope"

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