Born:
Sid Weiss, born in America, musician, jazz double-bassist, played clarinet, violin, tuba as a child, began playing bass as a teenager, worked with Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman
More Notable Birthdays on April 30:
1982 - Kirsten Dunst, actress, Interview with the Vampire
1945 - Annie Dillard, American writer, An American Childhood
1938 - Larry Niven, U.S., sci-fi author, 5 Hugo, Neutron Star
1933 - Willie Nelson, born in Abbott, Texas, country singer, On the Road Again
1777 - Carl Friedrich Gauss, world's great mathematician
