April 30 birthdays
1945 MICHAEL J. SMITH American astronaut
Smith was the pilot of Space Shuttle Challenger when it broke up and was destroyed 73 seconds into its flight in 1986, killing all seven crew members. Smith’s voice was the last to be heard on the Challenger’s voice recorder.
1949 ANTONIO GUTERRES Portuguese Prime Minister
Since 2017, Guterres has served as the secretary-general of the United Nations. He was previously the prime minister of Portugal from 1995 until 2002.
1954 JANE CAMPION New Zealand director
Campion was the first woman to be nominated for the Best Director Academy Award twice, winning for her 2021 film The Power of the Dog. She was also the first woman to win the Palme d’Or, collecting the gong for her 1993 film The Piano.
1964 IAN HEALY
Australian cricketer
Wicketkeeper Healy played 119 Test matches and 168 ODIs for Australia from 1988 until 1999. At the time of his retirement, Healy held the world record for the most dismissals by a Test wicketkeeper (395). His top score was 161.
1975 JOHNNY GALECKI American actor
Galecki played Leonard Hofstadter in the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory from 2007 until 2019. He was one of the highest earning television stars in the world during his time in the role, earning an estimated $900,000 an episode from 2017 until the show ended.
1982 KIRSTEN DUNST American actor
Dunst made her debut in the short Oedipus Wrecks, directed by Woody Allen in the anthology film New York Stories. Since then, she has appeared in Interview with the Vampire, Jumanji, The Virgin Suicides, Spider-Man and The Power of The Dog.
Johnny Galecki.
1985 GAL GADOT Israeli actor
Gadot was crowned Miss Israel in 2004 at 18. Global stardom came when she played Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe films, including Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Wonder Woman.