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On This day

April 30

International Jazz Day

Bugs Bunny Day

1517 Evil May Day a riot breaks out in London, England

1803 US buys Louisiana from Napoleon Bonaparte for 27 million

1938 Happy Rabbit aka Bugs Bunny makes his debut Porky’s Hare Hunt

1939 The New York World’s Fair opens

1941 The song Swingmatism is released by Jay Mcshann its first appearance Charlie Parker

1945 After being married for only 40 hours Adolf Hitler & Eva Braun commit suicide in a bunker.

1966 The Church of Satan is open for service

1971 Milwaukee Bucks win the NBA Championship over the Baltimore Bullets

1973 President Richard Nixon confesses to the Watergate scandal

1976 Bob Marley and the Wailers release the album Rastaman Vibration

1976 Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young for the boxing Heavyweight Title

1977 Superstar Billy Graham wins the WWWF Championship over Bruno Sammartino who held the title for 1,237 days.

1980 Gordie Howe plays his last NHL hockey game

1988 Celine Dion wins the Eurovision song contest

1989 Arena Gardens in Toronto closes it doors after 77 years.

2000 At WWE Backlash 00 The Rock pins Triple H to win the WWE Championship Title

Happy Birthday

1908 Eve Arden actress Grease

1948 Pierre Page Coach / hockey player

1961 Isaiah Thomas NBA basketball player

1971 Darren Emerson in the EDM band Underworld

1975 Johnny Galecki actor in The Big Bang Theory, Roseanne, Entourage, & National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1982 Lloyd Banks rapper



1982 Kirsten Dunst actress starred in Fargo, Midnight Special, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, Jumanji, ER, Bring It On, Spider-Man, Saturday Night Live, On the Road, & Woodshock

1985 Gal Gadot actress Wonder Woman, Fast & Furious series, Justice League, Batman VS Superman

1992 Travis Scott Rapper

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