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Know what happened on 30th April

Importance of 30th April in History

Know all Events, anniversaries, death, born that makes 30th April special in the world history.

1998
Death of Nizar Qabbani, Syrian poet .
Syrian Arab Republic
1993
World number one women’s tennis player Monica Seles was stabbed in the back during a match in Hamburg, Germany.
Germany
1989
Death of Sergio Leone, Italian spaghetti western film director (A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, etc)
Italy
1983
Death of George Balanchine, Russian choreographer .
Russian Federation
1983
Death of Muddy Waters, American blues singer .
United States
1980
Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London
Great Britain
1975
End of Vietnam war
1945
Hitler commits suicide
Germany
1939
The New York Worlds Fair officially opened. Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first US President to appear on television
United States
1909
Birth of F E McWilliam, Northern Irish surrealist sculptor
Ireland
1909
Birth of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
Netherlands
1908
Birth of Eve Arden, American radio and television actress.
United States
1883
Death of Edouard Manet, French artist .
France
1789
George Washington is sworn in as the first elected President of the United States
United States
1527
England & France sign the Treaty of Westminster
Great Britain
1492
Christopher Columbus received the commission from Spain for his voyage of exploration to find a western route to the Indies. (He stumbled on America instead).
Spain
1315
Death of Enguerrand de Marigny, French Chamberlain who was executed for sorcery after the death of his patron Philip IV.
France
1006
The brightest supernova in recorded history appears in the constellation Lupus
0065
Death of Lucan, Roman poet.
Italy
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