Hilda de Almeida Prado Hilst was a Brazilian poet, novelist, and playwright. Her work touches on the themes of mysticism, insanity, the body, eroticism, and female sexual liberation. Hilst greatly revered the work of James Joyce and Samuel Beckett, and the influence of their styles—like stream of consciousness and fractured reality—is evident in her own work.

1930Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (died 1989)^[†]

Silvana Mangano was an Italian film actress. She was one of a generation of thespians who arose from the neorealist movement, and went on to become a major female star, regarded as a sex symbol for the 1950s and '60s. She won the David di Donatello for Best Actress three times – for The Verona Trial (1963), The Witches (1967), and The Scientific Cardplayer (1972) – and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress twice.

1930Dieter Roth, German-Swiss illustrator and sculptor (died 1998)^[†]

Dieter Roth was a Swiss artist who gained recognition for his diverse body of work, which included artist's books, editioned prints, sculpture, and creations from found materials, including rotting foodstuffs. He was also known as Dieter Rot and Diter Rot.

1930Jack Taylor, English footballer and referee (died 2012)^[†]

John Keith Taylor was an English football referee. Later described by the Football League as "perhaps the finest English referee of all time", Taylor was famous for officiating in the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final during which he awarded two penalties in the first 30 minutes. The first of these penalties, awarded after just a minute of play, was the first penalty kick awarded in a World Cup final.

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1930Robert Bridges, English poet and author (born 1844)^[†]

Robert Seymour Bridges was a British poet who was Poet Laureate from 1913 to 1930. A doctor by training, he achieved literary fame only late in life. His poems reflect a deep Christian faith, and he is the author of many well-known hymns. It was through Bridges's efforts that the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins achieved posthumous fame.

Headlines from April 21, 1930

Typhoon Sweeps 14 Towns in the Philippines; Thousands Homeless, Death Toll Unknown

24 NOTARIES IN BRONX TO BE PROSECUTED; District Attorney's Office Gets Evidence That They Have Posed as Lawyers. CITY-WIDE INQUIRY LOOMS Victims Have Lost Money by Badly Drawn Papers, Bar Hears After Secret Investigation. Say Papers Were Badly Drawn. 24 BRONX NOTARIES TO BE PROSECUTED

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