On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
April 30 1968
Born on This Day
Andrey Gubin🇷🇺
rapper · b. 1974
Arthur Goldschmidt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman judge and author (1873–1947) · 1873–1947
Days lived
26,947
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Brian Baker🇺🇸
American tennis player · b. 1985
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Carlos Lacerda🇧🇷
deceasedpolitician · 1914–1977
Days lived
23,032
Claude Shannon🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican mathematician and information theorist (1916–2001) · 1916–2001
Days lived
30,981
Cloris Leachman🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1926–2021
Days lived
34,606
Colby Slater🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican rugby union player (1896-1965) · 1896–1965
Days lived
25,111
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Dianna Agron🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1986
Emily McInerny🇦🇺
basketball player · b. 1978
Eva Zippel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman sculptor and artist (1925–2013) · 1925–2013
Days lived
32,167
Fips Asmussen🇩🇪
deceasedmusician · 1938–2020
Days lived
30,052
Géza Lakatos🇭🇺
deceasedgeneral in Hungary (1890–1967) · 1890–1967
Days lived
28,144
Gottlieb Redecker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1871–1945) · 1871–1945
Days lived
26,929
Günther Ullerich🇩🇪
deceasedWest German field hockey player (1928-2007) · 1928–2007
Days lived
29,066
Hans Poelzig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1869-1936) · 1869–1936
Days lived
24,516
Heinz Prüller🇦🇹
Austrian television presenter and news presenter · b. 1941
Days alive
9,862
Jaroslav Hašek🇨🇿
deceasedwriter · 1883–1923
Days lived
14,492
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
deceasedNotable Trials · 1893–1946
Days lived
19,526
John Shurna🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1990
Karl Meiler🇩🇪
deceasedWest German tennis player (1949-2014) · 1949–2014
Days lived
23,728
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Kirsten Dunst🇺🇸
American actress (born 1982) · b. 1982
Klaus Zoch🇩🇪
German entrepreneur · b. 1953
Days alive
5,479
Klausjürgen Wussow🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1929-2007) · 1929–2007
Days lived
28,539
Lawrence Duhé🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican musician (1887–1960) · 1887–1960
Days lived
26,543
Lucie Mannheim🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress and singer (1899–1976) · 1899–1976
Days lived
28,213
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Luis Scola🇪🇸
Argentine basketball player · b. 1980
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Luise Rinser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer (1911–2002) · 1911–2002
Days lived
33,194
Lukas Wilaschek🇩🇪
German boxer · b. 1981
Mac DeMarco🇨🇦
singer · b. 1990
Marina Squerciati
Actor · b. 1984
Mario Lička🇨🇿
Czech footballer · b. 1982
Max Weinhold🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1982
Meredith L. Patterson🇺🇸
writer · b. 1977
Miguel de La Quadra-Salcedo🇪🇸
deceasedSpanish discus thrower (1932-2016) · 1932–2016
Days lived
30,701
Nikolai Fomenko🇷🇺
athlete · b. 1962
Days alive
2,192
Philipp Kirkorov🇸🇺
Actor · b. 1967
Days alive
366
Reverend Gary Davis🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican blues and gospel singer and guitarist (1896–1972) · 1896–1972
Days lived
27,763
Roger Hilton🇬🇧
deceasedBritish artist (1911-1975) · 1911–1975
Days lived
23,310
Rohit Sharma
Sports · b. 1987
Stephen Harper🇨🇦
writer · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
T-killah🇷🇺
singer · b. 1989
Travis Mills🇺🇸
American rapper, singer, and actor from California · b. 1989
Travis Scott🇺🇸
Music · b. 1991
Uli Forte🇮🇹
Italian football coach (born 1974) · b. 1974
Verona Pooth🇩🇪
German television personality · b. 1968
Days alive
0
Victor J. Glover🇺🇸
Astronaut · b. 1976
Vítězslav Lavička🇨🇿
athlete · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Died on This Day
Adolf Hitler🇺🇸
deceasedNotable Trials · 1889–1945
Days lived
20,463
Anna de Noailles🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1876–1933
Days lived
20,619
Ben E. King🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican singer (1938–2015) · 1938–2015
Days lived
27,973
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1928–2002
Days lived
27,071
Emilio Navarro🇺🇸
deceasedPuerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011
Days lived
38,567
Friedrich Kayssler🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1874–1945
Days lived
25,955
Georges Lagrange🇫🇷
deceasedwriter · 1928–2004
Days lived
27,636
Hanns Klemm🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1885–1961
Days lived
27,784
Hans Adalbert Schlettow🇩🇪
deceasedactor · 1887–1945
Days lived
21,142
Harry Kroto🇬🇧
deceasedscientist · 1939–2016
Days lived
27,965
Henryk Dobrzański🇵🇱
deceasedathlete · 1897–1940
Days lived
15,652
Herbert Jankuhn🇩🇪
deceasedSS Officer (1905-1990) · 1905–1990
Days lived
30,946
Kurt Knispel🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1921–1945
Days lived
8,623
Muddy Waters🇺🇸
deceasedsinger-songwriter · 1913–1983
Days lived
25,593
Otto Jespersen
deceasedwriter · 1860–1943
Days lived
30,237
Paul Auster🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024) · 1947–2024
Days lived
28,211
Paul Poiret🇫🇷
deceasedFrench fashion designer (1879–1944) · 1879–1944
Days lived
23,751
Paul Spiegel🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1937–2006
Days lived
24,957
Peretz Naftali🇩🇪
deceasedIsraeli politician (1888-1961) · 1888–1961
Days lived
26,704
Poul Hartling🇩🇰
deceasedDanish politician and diplomat (1914-2000) · 1914–2000
Days lived
31,306
Sergio Leone🇮🇹
deceasedItalian filmmaker (1929–1989) · 1929–1989
Days lived
22,032
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma🇩🇪
deceasedGerman general (1891–1948) · 1891–1948
Days lived
20,685
Yi Bangja🇯🇵
deceasedJapanese-Korean princess · 1901–1989
Days lived
31,954
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
42,122
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
Henry Hallett Dale🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
Days lived
34,012
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
E. M. Forster🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970
Days lived
33,394
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003
Adolf Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973
Days lived
34,163
Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪
deceasedIrish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
Arthur Mallwitz🇩🇪
deceasedathlete · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
Helen Keller🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1880–1968
Days lived
32,115
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
Paul Hausser🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,677
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,793
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Sergeant Reckless🇺🇸
deceasedMongolian mare · 1948–1968
Days lived
7,438
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,966
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,663
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,236
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,678
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,644
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,278
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,722
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,374
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,173
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,687
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,705
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,374
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,726
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,269
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,179
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,156
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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