Today in History for 30th April 2017:
Historical Events
1860 – Navaho indians attack Fort Defiance (Canby)
1871 – The Camp Grant Massacre of Apaches in Arizona Territory, perpetrated by white and Mexican adventurers; 144 die
1918 – Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen
1966 – Anton LaVey founds the Church of Satan in San Francisco, California
1995 – “Rose Tattoo” opens at Circle in the Square Theater NYC for 80 performances
2001 – The Mitchell Report on the Arab-Israeli conflict is published.
Famous Birthdays
1837 – Alfred R. Gaul, English composer, born in Nottingham (d. 1913)
1874 – Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian priest/writer
1909 – Juliana, Queen of Netherlands (1948-80)
1923 – Al Lewis, American actor (d. 2006)
1971 – B J Tyler, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors)
1985 – Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer and call girl
Famous Deaths
1655 – Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)
1829 – George Washington Adams, son of John Q Adams, dies on City Is NYC
1865 – Robert Fitzroy, English admiral and meteorologist (b. 1805)
2003 – Peter ‘Possum’ Bourne, New Zealand race car driver (b. 1956)
2007 – Grégory Lemarchal, French singer (b. 1983)
2013 – Deanna Durbin, Canadian singer and actress, dies at 91 (announcement date)