Today in History for 30th April 2025
Historical Events
1665 – Naval battle in Bay of Barbados between attacking Dutch fleet led by Michiel de Ruyter damages ships but fails to take the English-held fort
1962 – NASA civilian pilot Joseph A. Walker takes X-15 to 75,190 m
1962 – LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Mickey Wright wins her 8th major title in a playoff with Ruth Jessen
1988 – NY Yank Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April-Sets AL and ties ML Rec
2000 – Pope John Paul II canonizes Polish nun Sister Faustina [Helena Kowalska] as a Catholic saint
Famous Birthdays
1912 – Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado, Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (1976-81) and Minister of Defense (1977-79), born in Madrid (d. 1995)
1931 – Bill Clay, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1969 – Joey Restivo, American pop-rock percussionist (Linear – “Sending All My Love”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1982 – Cleo Higgins, British singer and actress (Cleopatra), born in Birmingham, England
1983 – Yamini, Tamil singer, born in India
Famous Deaths
535 – Amalaswintha, queen of Ostrogoths, murdered in the bath at about 37
1660 – Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer and historian, dies at 84
1976 – Edvard Fliflet Braein, Norwegian composer (Ut mot havet (Out To Sea); Anne Pedersdotter), dies at 51
2005 – Ron Todd, British trade unionist (TGWU General Secretary, 1985-92), dies at 78
2015 – Ben E. King [Nelson], American soul singer (Stand By Me), dies at 76
