CoM Moderators Posted April 30 Posted April 30 Historical Events 1492 - Spain announces it will expel all Jews 1945 - Concentration camp Munchen-Allag freed 1977 - Revival of musical revue "A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green" closes at Little Theatre, NYC after 92 performances 1997 - Big Ben stops at 12:11 PM for 54 minutes 2012 - Manchester City defeats Manchester United 1-0 in what is claimed to be the biggest match in English Premier League history More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1723 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and naturalist (Ornithologie), born in Fontenay-le-Comte (d. 1806) 1909 - Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands (1948-80), born in Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2004) 1913 - Bernard Sendall, British deputy director general of the Independent Television Authority and author (Independent Television in Britain), born in Malvern, England (d. 1996) 1936 - Bernie Clifton [Quinn], British comedian (Oswald the Ostrich), born in St Helens, Lancashire, England 1982 - Kirsten Dunst, American actress (Interview with the Vampire, Spider-Man), born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1848 - Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German Dutch army commandant, dies at 53 1942 - J. C. Arthur, American botanist (studied parasitic fungi rusts), dies at 92 1983 - Joel H. Hildebrand, American chemist and educator (research led to new treatments for divers with the 'bends' through the use of helium and oxygen breathing mixtures), dies at 101 1998 - Nizar Qabbani, Syrian poet (b. 1926) 2007 - Gordon Scott [Werschkul], American actor (Tarzan series), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »
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