30 April - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on April 30, the day number in a year is 120 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 121. April 30 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
April 30 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 313 | Roman emperor Licinius unified the eastern half of the empire under his rule. |
| 1006 | SN 1006 , the brightest supernova in recorded history, first appeared in the constellation Lupus, and was then seen by observers in Switzerland, Egypt, China, Japan, and possibly North America within the next day. |
| 1030 | Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni passed away. |
| 1557 | Arauco War-Spanish forces of the Governor Francisco de Villagra launched a dawn surprise attack against the Mapuche headed by their toqui Lautaro in what is now Chile. |
| 1598 | King Henry IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes, granting freedom of religion to the Huguenots. |
| 1598 | Theater organized for the first time in America. |
| 1636 | Eighty Years' War-Dutch Republic forces recaptured strategically important fort from Spain after a nine-month siege. |
| 1725 | The Treaty of Vienna was signed by Emperor Charles VI of Austria and King Philip V of Spain. |
| 1754 | Guatemalan Sergeant Mayor Melchor de Mencos y Vron and his army defeated the British pirates at the Battle of San Felipe and the Coba Lagoon. |
| 1763 | Member of Parliament and journalist John Wilkes was banned in the Tower of London, charged with treason and slander. |
| 1772 | John Clayes obtained a patent of the first scale. |
| 1789 | George Washington took the oath of office as the first President of the United States at Federal Hall in New York City. |
| 1789 | George Washington was elected the first President of the United States. |
| 1789 | George Washington was inaugurated at Federal Hall in New York, beginning his term as the first President of the United States. |
| 1794 | The Battle of Balluo was fought, in which the French army defeated the Spanish under General Union. |
| 1803 | The United States purchased France's claim to the Louisiana Territory for 78 million francs, or less than US$0.03 per acre. |
| 1803 | Louisiana Purchase Made by the United States from France. |
| 1812 | Louisiana was accepted as the 18th US state. |
| 1838 | Nicaragua declared independence from the Central American Federation. |
| 1864 | New York became the first state to charge a license fee for hunting. |
| 1870 | The birth of Dhundiraj Govind Phalke aka Dada Saheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema. |
| 1894 | A crowd of workers unemployed due to the Panic of 1893 conducted the first significant popular protest march on Washington, D.C. |
| 1943 | Second World War: The Royal Navy submarine HMS Seraph began Operation Mincemeat to deceive Germany about the upcoming invasion of Sicily. |
| 1945 | World War II-As Allied forces were closing in on Berlin, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide in the Führerbunker after being married for one day. |
| 1945 | German dictator Hitler and his wife Eva Brown committed suicide. |
| 1948 | Twenty-one countries signed a charter in Bogotá, Colombia,establishing the Organization of American States. |
| 1956 | Former US Vice President and Senator Alben Barkley's death during a speech in Virginia. |
| 1963 | A boycott was held in Bristol to protest the Bristol OmnibusCompany's refusal to employ Black or Asian bus crews, drawing nationalattention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom. |
| 1975 | North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon shortly after American forces ended its helicopter evacuation of U.S. citizens, South Vietnamese civilians and third country nationals from the city, ending the Vietnam War with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnam. |
| 1975 | The Vietnam War came to an end. |
| 1982 | Sixteen monks and a nun belonging to Ananda Marga in Calcutta,India, were dragged out of taxis by persons unknown in three differentlocations, beaten to death and then set on fire. |
| 1982 | The Bijan Satu massacre took place in India. |
| 1993 | Monica Seles, the number-one ranked women's tennis player atthe time, was stabbed in the back during a match by a man obsessed withher rival Steffi Graf. |
| 1995 | Laura Davis wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Championship. |
| 1997 | London Assurance,' opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 72 performances. |
| 1997 | Atlanta Braves win record 19 games in April. |
| 1997 | Tajik President Imomali Rakhmonov wounded in assassination attempt. |
| 2002 | In Pakistan, referendum was held to increase President Pervez Musharraf's tenure for the next 5 years. |
| 2004 | The New Yorker magazine posted an article and supportingpictures online, postdated May 10, detailing accounts of torture andabuse by American personnel of prisoners held at the Abu Ghraib prisonin Baghdad. |
| 2004 | 10 US soldiers killed in violence in Fazula Iraq). |
| 2005 | Emergency ended in Nepal, retaining the extraordinary authority of the King. |
| 2006 | The 2011 Cricket World Cup was hosted by the Indian subcontinent. |
| 2007 | Blind pilot Pilot Miles Hilton made a record by circling half the world with a plane. |
| 2009 | A gunman went on a shooting spree at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, a public university in Baku, killing 12 people before committing suicide. |
| 2010 | The Deepwater Horizon oil spill reaches the Louisiana Coast; weather is projected to impede cleanup efforts. |
| 2010 | Hindi film evergreen actor Dev Anand was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in Mumbai and Pran with the "Phalke Icon" on Friday. |
| 2012 | The nearly finished One World Trade Center overtakes the Empire State Building as the tallest building in New York City. |
| 2012 | After Chen Guangcheng flees house arrest, U.S. President Barack Obama refuses to comment on the blind Chinese dissident who reportedly went to the U.S. embassy. |
| 2013 | The largest-ever non-bank bond offering is initiated by Apple, Inc., for $17 billion. |
| 2013 | Born without a trachea, a 2-year-old Korean-Canadian child is the youngest patient in history to receive a bioengineered organ made from stem cells; she received the transplanted organ at the Children's Hospital of Illinois. |
| 2013 | Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands stepped down and William Alexander became King of the Netherlands. |
| 2014 | The World Bank reports that India is now the third-largest economy behind the U.S. and China on the basis of purchasing power parity; India replaces Japan, though Japan remains in third place when GDPs are compared on an exchange-rated basis. |
Famous Birthdays of April 30:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1930 | Félix Guattari / Philosopher / France |
| 1914 | Dorival Caymmi / Actor / Brazil |
| 1946 | Don Schollander / Swimmer / United States of America |
| 1980 | Luis Scola / Basketball Player / Argentina |
| 1955 | David Kitchin / Lawyer / United Kingdom |
| 1883 | Luigi Russolo / Painter / Italy |
| 1965 | Daniela Costian / Discus Thrower / Romania |
| 1857 | Walter Simon / Banker / Germany |
| 1723 | Mathurin Jacques Brisson / Philosopher / France |
| 1983 | Marina Tomić / Hurdler / Slovenia |
| 1984 | Shawn Daivari / Wrestler / United States of America |
| 1986 | Dianna Agron / Actress / United States of America |
| 1981 | Justin Vernon / Writer / United States of America |
| 1986 | Martten Kaldvee / Biathlete / Estonia |
| 1985 | Gal Gadot / Actress / Israel |
| 1945 | J. Michael Brady / Radiologist / United Kingdom |
| 1920 | Duncan Hamilton / Racing Car Driver / United Kingdom |
| 1953 | Merrill Osmond / Singer / United States of America |
| 1988 | Andy Allen / Chef / Australia |
| 1896 | Reverend Gary Davis / Singer / United States of America |
| 1982 | Drew Seeley / Writer / United States of America |
| 1934 | Don McKenney / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1948 | Wayne Kramer / Writer / United States of America |
| 1964 | Ian Healy / Cricketer / Australia |
| 1990 | Mac DeMarco / Singer / Canada |
| 1977 | Jeannie Haddaway / Politician / United States of America |
| 1993 | Dion Dreesens / Swimmer / Netherlands |
| 1987 | Alipate Carlile / Footballer / Australia |
| 1888 | John Crowe Ransom / Poet / United States of America |
| 1901 | Simon Kuznets / Economist / United States of America |
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