What happened on April 30 ?

1602 - William Lilly, English astrologer (d. 1681)

1623 - François de Laval, first bishop of New France (d. 1708)

1651 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French educational reformer, Catholic saint (d. 1719)

1662 - Queen Mary II of England (d. 1694)

1664 - François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (d. 1709)

1710 - Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)

1721 - Roger Sherman, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1793)

1723 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (d. 1806)

1777 - Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (d. 1855)

1803 - Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (d. 1879)

1829 - Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist (d. 1884)

1857 - Eugene Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1940)

1864 - Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet (d. 1913)

1865 - Max Nettlau, German anarchist and historian (d. 1944)

1869 - Hans Poelzig, German architect (d. 1936)

1870 - Franz Lehar, Austrian composer (d. 1948)

1876 - Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist (d. 1937)

1877 - Alice B. Toklas, American companion of Gertrude Stein (d. 1967)

1883 - Jaroslav Ha?ek, Czech novelist (d. 1923)

1893 - Joachim von Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister (d. 1946)

1896 - Hans List, Austrian inventor and founder of AVL List (d. 1996)

1901 - Simon Kuznets, Ukrainian-born economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1985)

1902 - Theodore Schultz, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)

1908 - Bjarni Benediktsson, Icelandic foreign and later prime minister (d. 1970)

1909 - Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (d. 2004)

1909 - F. E. McWilliam, Northern Irish sculptor (d. 1992)

1916 - Claude Shannon, American engineer and mathematician (d. 2001)

1916 - Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)

1923 - Marianne Paegel, Austrian Nazi

1923 - Al Lewis, American actor and politician (d. 2006)

1925 - Johnny Horton, American musician (d. 1960)

1930 - Lawton Chiles, American politician (d. 1998)

1933 - Willie Nelson, American musician, composer, and actor

1938 - Larry Niven, American author

1940 - Burt Young, American actor

1941 - Johnny Farina, American guitarist (Santo and Johnny)

1943 - Bobby Vee, American singer

1944 - Jill Clayburgh, American actress

1945 - Annie Dillard, American writer

1945 - Michael Smith, astronaut (d. 1986)

1946 - King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

1946 - Don Schollander, American swimmer

1947 - Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer

1948 - Perry King, American actor

1949 - Phil Garner, baseball manager

1949 - Antonio Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal

1954 - Jane Campion, New Zealand film director

1955 - Nicolas Hulot, French journalist and author

1956 - Jorge Chaminé, Portuguese baritone

1956 - Lars von Trier, Danish film director

1959 - Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada

1961 - Isiah Thomas, American basketball player, coach, and team owner

1963 - Michael Waltrip, American race car driver

1964 - Barrington Levy, Jamaican musician

1964 - Ian Healy, former Australian cricketer

1969 - Paulo Jr., Brazilian bassist (Sepultura)

1969 - Clark Vogeler, American guitarist (The Toadies)

1971 - Darren Emerson, English dance music DJ (Underworld)

1975 - Elliott Sadler, American race car driver

1981 - John O'Shea, Irish footballer

1982 - Kirsten Dunst, American actress

1982 - Lloyd Banks, American rapper

1983 - Troy Williamson, American football player

1987 - Nikki Webster, Australian pop star/entertainer and model