April 30

Events


 * 1993 – Virgin Radio broadcasts for the first time in the United Kingdom.



Births


 * 1870 – Franz Lehár, Austrian composer (d. 1948)
 * 1916 – Robert Shaw, American conductor (d. 1999)
 * 1923 – Percy Heath, American jazz musician (Modern Jazz Quartet) (d. 2005)
 * 1925 – Johnny Horton, American musician (d. 1960)
 * 1933 – Willie Nelson, American musician
 * 1934 – Jerry Lordan, English composer and singer (d. 1995)
 * 1941 – Johnny Farina, American musician and composer (Santo & Johnny
 * 1943 – Bobby Vee, American singer
 * 1953 – Merrill Osmond, American musician (The Osmonds)
 * 1964 – Barrington Levy, Jamaican musician
 * 1969 – Paulo Jr., Brazilian musician (Sepultura)
 * 1969 – Warren Defever, American musician, composer
 * 1970 – Ken Stanton, American Radio Personality
 * 1971 – Darren Emerson, English DJ (Underworld)
 * 1973 – Akon, American R&B Singer
 * 1973 – Jeff Timmons, American singer (98 Degrees)
 * 1976 – Amanda Palmer, American musician (The Dresden Dolls)
 * 1982 – Lloyd Banks, American rapper
 * 1983 – Yamini, Tamil Singer
 * 1985 – Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American singer