Today in History for 30th April 2018:
Historical Events
1860 – Navaho indians attack Fort Defiance (Canby)
1981 – “Can-Can” opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances
1997 – “London Assurance” opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 72 performances
1997 – 42 million watch Ellen DeGeneres publicly declare she is gay
2001 – US Vice President Cheney calls for increased domestic production of fossil fuels and increased usage of nuclear power to meet America’s energy demand
2009 – The United Kingdom formally ends combat operations in Iraq
Famous Birthdays
1924 – Sheldon Harnick, lyricist (Fiorello, Fiddler on the Roof), born in Chicago, Illinois
1945 – Mike Beacon, rocker (Ox)
1954 – Gunther Tiersch, German DR, 8 man cox (Olympic gold 1968)
1959 – Paul Gross, Canadian actor (Constable Benton Fraser – Due South), director, and writer (Passchendaele), born in Calgary, Alberta
1961 – Isiah Thomas, NBA forward (Detroit Piston; 1990 NBA playoff MVP), born in Chicago, Illinois
1981 – John O’Shea, Irish footballer
Famous Deaths
1800 – John H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, dies at 46
1829 – George Washington Adams, son of John Q Adams, dies on City Is NYC
1883 – Édouard Manet, French impressionist painter (Olympia, The Luncheon on the Grass) dies at 51
1943 – Leo Smit, Dutch composer, dies in Sobibór extermination camp at 42
1980 – Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician (b. 1898)
2007 – Grégory Lemarchal, French singer, dies of health complications while waiting for a lung transplant at 23