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• Sharon Roseann Livingston, Henderson, North Carolina († 2011)
• Antonius Albertus Hendrikus (Tonnie) Strijkveen, Deventer († 2005)
• Adrianus Gerardus Buisman, Weesp († 1977)
• NN Harders, Papendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• René Blom, Den Helder († 2012)
• Leo de Ridder, Arnemuiden († 2013)
• Jan Heimgartner, Barneveld
• Jean-Pierre Henrie Dominicus Vanvelthoven, Lommel († 2005)
• Bruno Moullart de Vilmarest, Versailles, 78646, France († 1958)
• Angela Mary Mason, Coventry, Warwickshire, England

• Adriana Van Der Raad (70), Noordwijkerhout, gem. Noordwijk, ZH, Nederland
• Adrianus Kruithof (52), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Knoop (76), Ezinge, Groningen, Nederland
• Antje KNOOP (76), Enzinge
• Anthonia Francesca Maria Huberta Weichs van Wenne (76), Slot Neuhaus, Paderborn, Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Antonia Franziska Maria Huberta barones de Weichs de Wenne (76), Paderborn,Regierungsbezirk Detmold,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany
• Anna Elisabeth van der Mark (80), Geldermalsen
• Adriana van der Raad (70), Noordwijkerhout
• Adriana van de Raad (70), Noordwijkerhout, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alphoncius Poels (72), Lummen Gestel

• 1954 » Frank-Michael Marczewski, German footballer
• 1954 » Jane Campion, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1954 » Kim Darroch, English diplomat, UK Permanent Representative to the European Union
• 1955 » David Kitchin, English lawyer and judge
• 1955 » Nicolas Hulot, French journalist and environmentalist
• 1955 » Zlatko Topčić, Bosnian writer and screenwriter
• 1956 » Lars von Trier, Danish director and screenwriter
• 1957 » Wonder Mike, American rapper and songwriter
• 1958 » Charles Berling, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1959 » Stephen Harper, Canadian economist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Canada

• 1939 » Frank Haller, American boxer (b. 1883)
• 1943 » Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
• 1943 » Otto Jespersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1860)
• 1953 » Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (b. 1874)
• 1956 » Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (b. 1877)
• 1970 » Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress (b. 1934)
• 1970 » Jacques Presser, Dutch historian, writer and poet (b. 1899)
• 1972 » Gia Scala, English-American model and actress (b. 1934)
• 1973 » Václav Renč, Czech poet and playwright (b. 1911)
• 1974 » Agnes Moorehead, American actress (b. 1900)

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
• January 5 » In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
• July 11 » Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III.
• July 26 » Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.
• September 2 » President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
• September 29 » The Kyshtym disaster is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded.
• November 7 » Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.

The temperature on April 30, 1957 was between 6.6 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.