What Happened on April 30, 1996

Historical Events

Event of Interest

US President Clinton approves the sale of $227 million of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; US gas prices are at their highest levels in 5 years

1996 History

Famous Deaths

David Michael Ifshin, British political campaign organiser, dies at 46
David Opatoshu [Opatovsky], American actor and writer (Star Trek, Bonino, Secret Empire, Masada), dies at 78
Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive, dies at 71
Hélène Cordet, French actress (The Limping Man), dies at 78
Jeanne Bal, American actress (Pat-Love & Marriage, Star Trek- The Man Trap), dies at 67
Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro, President of Guatemala (1966-70), dies