April 30

Friday 30, 1993:

During a changeover at a tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany, Monica Seles is stabbed in the back by a deranged fan of rival Steffi Graf. Seles would not play competitively for more than two years after the incident.

Thursday 30, 1992:

The last episode of the Cosby Show airs.

Saturday 30, 1927:

The Federal Industrial Institute for Women, opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States.

Monday 30, 1900:

Casey Jones dies attempting to save the runaway train Cannonball Express.

Thursday 30, 1671:

Petar Zrinski, the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family, is executed.

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