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Adrian Kayvan Pasdar is an American film, television, and voice actor.
Famous Birthdays on April 30
1965 — Adrian Pasdar
American actor
April 30 has 212 recorded notable births across history, from 1310 to 2003. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on April 30
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- 1937 The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative. Source
- 1859 Charles Dickens publishes the first edition of his literary magazine, All the Year Round, containing the first installment of his best-selling classic, A Tale of Two Cities. Source
- 1939 NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address. Source
- 1598 Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots. Source
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Isiah Thomas was named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams, and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000.
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In 2018, DeMarco established his own record label by the name of "Mac's Record Label".
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Waltrip is a two-time winner of the Daytona 500, having won the race in 2001 and 2003.
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A former F/A‑18 pilot and graduate of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School, in 2020, he piloted the first operational flight of SpaceX's Crew Dragon to the International Space Station.
More major people born on April 30
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1961
Isiah Thomas
American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
Isiah Lord Thomas III, also known as "Zeke", is an American former professional basketball player who is a current analyst for NBA TV and Fox Sports.
1990
Mac DeMarco
Canadian singer-songwriter
McBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer.
1963
Michael Waltrip
American race car driver and sportscaster
Michael Curtis "Mikey" Waltrip is an American former professional stock car racing driver, racing commentator, racing team owner, amateur ballroom dancing competitor and published author.
1976
Victor Glover
American astronaut
Victor Jerome Glover Jr. is a United States Navy captain, test pilot, and NASA astronaut.
1984
Seimone Augustus
American basketball player
Seimone Delicia Augustus is an American basketball coach and former professional player. She is currently an assistant coach for the Louisiana State University women's basketball team.
1896
Reverend Gary Davis
American singer and guitarist (died 1972)
Gary D. Davis, known as Reverend Gary Davis and Blind Gary Davis, was an American blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica.
1943
Frederick Chiluba
Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia (died 2011)
Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba was a Zambian politician who was the second president of Zambia from 1991 to 2002.
1990
Paula Ribó
Spanish singer-songwriter and actress
Paula Ribó González, is a Spanish singer, actress and playwright best known for her musical project Rigoberta Bandini, for which she writes, performs, and produces the music.
1799
Joseph Dart
American businessman and entrepreneur (died 1879)
Joseph Dart was an American businessman and entrepreneur associated with the grain industry. He was well educated and at the age of 17 began an apprenticeship in a hat factory before managing one in 1819.
1914
Dorival Caymmi
Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (died 2008)
Dorival Caymmi was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933.
1944
Jon Bing
Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (died 2014)
Jon Bing was a Norwegian writer and law professor at the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law (NRCCL), and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo.
1883
Luigi Russolo
Italian painter and composer (died 1947)
Luigi Carlo Filippo Russolo was an Italian Futurist painter, composer, builder of experimental musical instruments, and the author of the manifesto The Art of Noises (1913).
1949
Phil Garner
American baseball player and manager (died 2026)
Philip Mason Garner was an American professional baseball player and manager.
1925
Johnny Horton
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1960)
John LaGale Horton was an American country, honky tonk, and rockabilly musician during the 1950s. He is best known for a series of history-inspired narrative country saga songs that became international hits.
1991
Travis Scott
American rapper and producer
Jacques Bermon Webster II, known professionally as Travis Scott, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Scott has had five number-one hits on the U.S.
1996
Luke Friend
English singer
Luke Friend is an English singer from Teignmouth in Devon. He started his career in 2013 after winning TeenStar and appearing as a contestant and later a finalist on tenth series of The X Factor, being the last…
1964
Ian Healy
Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
Ian Andrew Healy is an Australian former international cricketer who played for Queensland domestically.
1964
Tony Fernandes
Malaysian-Indian businessman, co-founded Tune Group
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes is a Malaysian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., which took over the first Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia.
2003
Emily Carey
British actress
Emily Joanna Carey is an English actor. They began their career as a child performer on stage and in the BBC medical drama series Casualty.