Portal:Speculative fiction/Anniversaries/April/April 30
Book releases
- 1984 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes volume 3, by Yoshiki Tanaka
- 1985 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes volume 5, by Yoshiki Tanaka
- 1986 - Legend of the Galactic Heroes Side Stories volume 1, by Yoshiki Tanaka
- 2006 - Dirty Pair no Daiseifuku, by Haruka Takachiho
Film releases
Television series
- 1989 - The Six Million Dollar Man TV movie, Bionic Showdown, airs on ABC
- 2000 - Arabian Nights, a three-hour, two-part miniseries that was made by Hallmark Entertainment, begin airing on ABC and BBC One
Births
- 1926 - Edmund Cooper (d. 1982), an English poet and prolific writer of speculative fiction, children books, essays, and one detective novel
- 1930 - Bill Buchanan (d. ), an American songwriter best known for his science fiction songs
- 1938 - Larry Niven, an American science fiction author
- 1973 - Naomi Novik, an American historical fantasy and alternate history author
Deaths
- 1981 - François Bordes (b. 1919), a French scientist, geologist, archaeologist, and science fiction author