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April 30: Day of the Week
April 30, 2024 was the 121st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 245 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.
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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
April 30 Historical Event(s)
1789
On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
1863
A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fought a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in Hacienda Camarón, Mexico.
1938
The animated cartoon short Porky’s Hare Hunt debuts in movie theaters, introducing Happy Rabbit (a prototype of Bugs Bunny).
1938
The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End.
1956
Former Vice President and Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia. He collapses after proclaiming “I would rather be a servant in the house of the lord than sit in the seats of the mighty.”
1988
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II officially opens World Expo '88 in Brisbane, Australia.
1993
CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
1995
U.S. President Bill Clinton became the first President to visit Northern Ireland.
2004
U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
2009
Seven people are killed and 17 injured at a Queen’s Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.
Who were born on April 30?
1651
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French educational reformer, Catholic saint (d. 1719)
1710
Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)
1908
Eve Arden, American actress (d. 1990)
1920
Duncan Hamilton, British racing driver (d. 1994)
1926
Cloris Leachman, American actress
1948
Alexander Onassis, son of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis (d. 1973)
1966
Dave Meggett, former NFL player and convicted sex offender
1975
Elliott Sadler, American race car driver
1975
Mike Chat, American actor
1982
Kirsten Dunst, American actress
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