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30 Apr 1315
French chamberlain Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon after being convicted of sorcery
30 Apr 1349
Jewish community at Radolszell Germany exterminated
30 Apr 1483
Orbital calculations suggest that on this day Pluto moved inside Neptunes orbit until July 23 1503
30 Apr 1506
Philip of Burgundy & England sign trade agreement
30 Apr 1562
1st French colonists in North America Jean Ribault & colonists arrive in Florida
30 Apr 1563
Jews are expelled from France by order of Charles VI
30 Apr 1598
1st theater performance in America (Spanish comedy-Rio Grande)
30 Apr 1650
French rebel Henri de la Tour Turenne signs treaty with Spain
30 Apr 1661
Tsjeng Tsjeng-Kung begins siege of Dutch fort Zeelandia Formosa
30 Apr 1671
Petar Zrinski the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family is executed.
30 Apr 1695
William Congreves Love for Love premieres in London
30 Apr 1722
Game of Billiards is mentioned in New England Courant
30 Apr 1725
Emperor Charles VI & King Philip IV of Spain sign Treaty of Vienna
30 Apr 1763
Member of Parliament and journalist John Wilkes confined in the Tower of London charged with seditious libel
30 Apr 1774
Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee for the second time
30 Apr 1790
Colonial troops occupy Bonnis marroon village
30 Apr 1794
The Battle of Boulou is fought in which French forces defeated the Spanish under General Union.
30 Apr 1804
The New Hague Theater opens in The Hague the Netherlands
30 Apr 1808
1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri
30 Apr 1838
Nicaragua declares independence from Central American federation
30 Apr 1852
Anton Rubinsteins opera Dmitri Donskoi premieres in St Petersburg
30 Apr 1859
Paul Morphy returns from 10-month chess tour of Europe retires
30 Apr 1863
Mexican forces attacked the French Foreign Legion in Hacienda Camarn Mexico.
30 Apr 1864
Battle of Jenkins Ferry Arkansas General W R Scurry is killed
30 Apr 1864
New York becomes 1st state to charge a hunting license fee
30 Apr 1871
The Camp Grant Massacre of Apaches in Arizona Territory perpetrated by white & Mexican adventurers 144 die
30 Apr 1887
1st game played at Broad & Huntingdon St Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia Phillies beat Giants 19-10
30 Apr 1888
Moradabad hailstorm hail stones allegedly as big as oranges kill 246 people and some 1600 sheep and cattle in Moradabad Uttar Pradesh
30 Apr 1889
1st US national holiday on centennial of Washingtons inauguration
30 Apr 1898
Championship wrestling match at Met turns into a brawl
30 Apr 1900
The Hawaiian Organic Act is enacted by US Congress making Hawaii a US territory
30 Apr 1900
165 lb Robert Fitzsimmons KOs 305 lb Ed Dunkhost in a boxing match
30 Apr 1900
Casey Jones dies heroically in a train wreck at Vaughn Mississippi while driving Cannonball Express (immortalized inBallad of Casey Jones)
30 Apr 1903
NY Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game (Hilltop Park-168th St & Broadway Manhattan) they beat Washington Senators 6-2
30 Apr 1905
First official soccer game between neighbouring countries Belgium-Netherlands Dutch win 4-1 at Olympic Stadium Antwerp
30 Apr 1922
Chicago White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers 2-0
30 Apr 1925
Automaker Dodge Brothers Inc is sold to Dillon Read & Company for 146 million plus 50 million for charity
30 Apr 1927
Princess Juliana gets seat in Dutch Council of State
30 Apr 1928
Cherkess Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR (until 1957)
30 Apr 1910
Cleveland Indian Addie Joss wins 2nd no-hitter beating White Sox
30 Apr 1916
Germany ratifies bill bringing in Daylight Saving Time - first country in the world
30 Apr 1919
Phillies beat Brooklyn Dodgers 9-0 in 20 innings
30 Apr 1920
The British Government ends military conscription
30 Apr 1921
American Professional Football Association reorganizes in Akron
30 Apr 1921
1st American Professional Football Association Championship (1920) undefeated Akron Pros awarded inaugural title
30 Apr 1929
Earnest Streeruwitz becomes Chancellor of Austria
30 Apr 1935
World Congress for Womens Rights concludes in Istanbul
30 Apr 1937
The Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage over 90% would vote in the affirmative
30 Apr 1938
The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End
30 Apr 1940
Brooklyn Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cincinnati Reds 3-0
30 Apr 1942
1st submarine built on Great Lakes launched (Peto) Manitowoc Wisconson
30 Apr 1943
Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp for Jews forms
30 Apr 1943
Dutch strike against forced labor in Nazi Germanys war industry
30 Apr 1943
Noel Cowards This Happy Breed premieres in London
30 Apr 1944
NY Giant Mel Ott scores 6 runs in 1 game drawing 5 walks for 4th time
30 Apr 1945
Arthur Godfrey Time begins a 27 year run on CBS radio
30 Apr 1945
Lord Haw-Haw (William Joyce) calls for crusade against the Bolsheviks
30 Apr 1945
Soviet Army frees Ravensbruck concentration camp
30 Apr 1945
Record 48 U-boats sunk by the Allies this month
30 Apr 1946
Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Fellers 2nd career MLB no-hitter beats New York Yankees 1-0
30 Apr 1947
Boulder Dam renamed in honor of Herbert Hoover
30 Apr 1948
Inside USA opens at Century Theater NYC for 339 performances
30 Apr 1948
Org of American States charter signed at Bogota Colombia
30 Apr 1952
Mr Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television
30 Apr 1953
Little-Bigger League changes its name to Babe Ruth League
30 Apr 1954
Darius Milhauds 4th Concert for piano and orchestra premieres in Haifa
30 Apr 1955
Element atomic number 101 Mendelevium announced
30 Apr 1955
Perez Prados Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White goes 1 for 10 weeks
30 Apr 1955
West German unions protest for 40-hour work week & higher wages
30 Apr 1961
1st shuttle flights between Washington D.C. Boston & NYC begin (Eastern)
30 Apr 1961
LPGA Titleholders Championship Augusta CC Mickey Wright wins her 5th major title by 1 stroke from Patty Berg & Louise Suggs
30 Apr 1961
Tossin and Turnin single released by Bobby Lewis (Billboard Song of the Year )
30 Apr 1962
LPGA Titleholders Championship Augusta CC Mickey Wright wins her 8th major title in a playoff with Ruth Jessen
30 Apr 1962
NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 75190 m
30 Apr 1966
Anton LaVey founds the Church of Satan in San Francisco California
30 Apr 1967
Orioles Stu Miller & Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Tigers
30 Apr 1968
3 Oriole pitchers walk 14 NY Yankees in a 9 inning game
30 Apr 1969
Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 3rd no-hitter beats Houston Astros 10-0
30 Apr 1969
WEDB TV channel 40 in Berlin NH (PBS) begins broadcasting
30 Apr 1970
Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1000 consecutive games
30 Apr 1971
25th NBA Championship Milwaukee beat Balt Bullets in 4 games
30 Apr 1972
Arthur Godfrey Time ends a 27 year run on radio
30 Apr 1973
US President Nixon announces the resignation of Haldeman Ehrlichman and others
30 Apr 1973
Womens tennis groups end disputes over sanctioning tournaments
30 Apr 1975
North Vietnamese troops capture Saigon ending the Vietnam War
30 Apr 1976
Royal Canadian Mint opens a branch in Winnipeg Manitoba
30 Apr 1976
Silly Love Songs single released by Wings (Billboard Song of the Year )
30 Apr 1977
Party with Comden & Green closes at Morosco NYC after 92 performances
30 Apr 1977
Wrestler Superstar Billy Graham beats Bruno Sammartino in Baltimore to become WWF champion
30 Apr 1978
Elvis The Legend Lives closes at Palace NYC after 101 performances
30 Apr 1979
Mary Therese Friel (New York) crowned 28th Miss USA
30 Apr 1980
Barnum opens at St James Theater NYC for 854 performances
30 Apr 1980
Ronald Harwoods The Dresser premieres in London
30 Apr 1980
Juliana Queen of the Netherlands abdicates Princess Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard becomes Queen
30 Apr 1981
Can-Can opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances
30 Apr 1981
16th Academy of Country Music Awards Barbara Mandrell and George Jones win
30 Apr 1982
Alvaro Magana chosen to succeed Jose N Duarte as President of El Salvador
30 Apr 1982
Atlanta Braves win record 12th straight from beginning of season
30 Apr 1984
1700 skiers participate in an alpine event at Are Sweden
30 Apr 1984
Strong winds cause a 30 min delay in Toronto Blue Jays game
30 Apr 1985
Dale Murphy drives in record tying 28th & 29th runs of April
30 Apr 1985
Last edition of Brink Daily Mail and Sunday Express in South Africa
30 Apr 1985
NFL Draft Virginia Tech defensive end Bruce Smith first pick by Buffalo Bills
30 Apr 1985
Shoah French documentary about the Holocaust directed by Claude Lanzmann starring Richard Glazar and Raul Hilberg premieres in Paris
30 Apr 1986
Ashrita Furman peformed 8341 somersaults over 12 miles
30 Apr 1986
Mariners strike out 16 times set record of 36 in 2 consecutive games
30 Apr 1988
Baltimore Orioles end their record 21-game losing streak by beating the White Sox
30 Apr 1988
The then largest banana split ever at 4.5 miles long is made along Market Street in Selinsgrove Pennsylvania
30 Apr 1988
NJ Devils beat Caps 3-2 taking 7th game of Patrick Division final
30 Apr 1988
NY Knights 1st arena football game beats Cobras 60-52 (10157 in LA)
30 Apr 1988
NY Yank Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April-Sets AL & ties ML Rec
30 Apr 1988
World Exposition Expo 88 opens in Brisbane Australia
30 Apr 1989
Critics Siskel & Ebert film their 500th TV movie-review show
30 Apr 1989
US beats Costa Rica 1-0 in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
30 Apr 1990
As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base 2 Braves score
30 Apr 1990
Seattles Brian Holmans perfect game broken up with 2 outs in 9th
30 Apr 1990
US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) returns from space
30 Apr 1990
US hostage Frank Reed freed after 4 years in hands of pro-Iranians
30 Apr 1992
208th & final episode of The Cosby Show on NBC-TV
30 Apr 1993
The World Wide Web source code is released by CERN making the software freely available to all
30 Apr 1993
Virgin Radio broadcasts for the first time in the United Kingdom.
30 Apr 1994
39th Eurovision Song Contest Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan for Ireland wins singing Rock n Roll Kids in Dublin
30 Apr 1995
Blood Brothers closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 839 performances
30 Apr 1995
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 24 performances
30 Apr 1995
Rose Tattoo opens at Circle in the Square Theater NYC for 80 performances
30 Apr 1995
After 120 years the last 15 A & S department stores close
30 Apr 1996
Buried Child opens at Atkinson Theater NYC for 77 performances
30 Apr 1996
Dutch Itallian Beppo-SAX launches from Cape Canaveral
30 Apr 1996
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Grand Rapids MI on WKLQ 94.5 FM
30 Apr 1997
London Assurance opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 72 performances
30 Apr 1997
President Clintons daughter Chelsea chooses to attend Stanford College
30 Apr 1997
Tajik Prest Imomali Rakhmonov wounded in assassination attempt
30 Apr 1999
Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bringing the total members to 10
30 Apr 1349
Jewish community of Radolfzell Germany exterminated
30 Apr 1695
William Congreves Restoration comedy Love for Love premieres in London
30 Apr 1900
165 lb English boxer Bob Fitzsimmons KOs 305 lb American Ed Dunkhost in round 2 of a lop-sided bout in Brooklyn New York
30 Apr 1929
Ernst Streeruwitz becomes Chancellor of Austria lasts less than 5 months
30 Apr 1940
Air New Zealand then known as TEAL makes its inaugural flight with a flight from Auckland to Sydney. Later becomes the 1st airline in the world to boil hot water in-flight to offer customers hot tea and coffee.
30 Apr 1961
LPGA Titleholders Championship Womens Golf Augusta CC Mickey Wright wins her 5th major title by 1 stroke from Patty Berg & Louise Suggs
30 Apr 1962
LPGA Titleholders Championship Womens Golf Augusta CC Mickey Wright wins her 8th major title in a playoff with Ruth Jessen
30 Apr 1969
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney records his third MLB no-hitter in 10-0 rout of Houston Astros
30 Apr 1978
Film The Stud starring Joan Collins based on the book by her sister Jackie Collins is released
30 Apr 1986
Bill Elliott sets all-time NASCAR qualifying record winning pole for the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway 212.809 mph (342.483 kmh 44.998 seconds)
30 Apr 1863
Battle of Chancellorsville Virginia In a major victory General Robert E. Lees troops defeat larger Army of the Potomac under Major General Joseph Hooker Stonewall Jackson is fatally wounded
30 Apr 1904
Ice cream cone makes its debut at St. Louis Worlds Fair invented by Ernest A. Hamwi (independently of other claimant Italo Marchiony in NY)
30 Apr 1907
Honolulu Hawaii becomes an independent city.
30 Apr 1910
Cleveland Naps Addie Joss limits St.Louis Browns to 8 hits in 2-1 victory
30 Apr 1922
Chicago pitcher Charlie Robertson throws a perfect game as the White Sox beat Detroit Tigers 2-0 at Navin Field
30 Apr 1940
Air New Zealand then known as TEAL makes its inaugural flight with a flight from Auckland to Sydney. Later becomes 1st airline in the world to boil hot water in-flight to offer customers hot tea and coffee.
30 Apr 1942
1st submarine built on Great Lakes launched (Peto) Manitowoc Wisconsin
30 Apr 1969
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Jim Maloney records his second MLB no-hitter in 10-0 rout of Houston Astros
30 Apr 1980
Ronald Harwoods play The Dresser premieres in London with Freddie Jones and Tom Courtenay
30 Apr 1986
Ashrita Furman performs 8341 somersaults over 12 miles
30 Apr 1995
The Rose Tattoo opens at Circle in the Square Theater NYC for 80 performances
30 Apr 1573
The spire of Beauvais Cathedral France which made it the tallest human-made monument in the world at the time collapses (never rebuilt)
30 Apr 1885
Henry Lee Higginson starts the Popular Music series with the Boston Symphony which evolves into the Boston Pops Orchestra 1900
30 Apr 1900
Weighing in at 170 lbs British former world heavyweight boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons KOs 270 lb American Ed Dunkhost in round 2 of a lop-sided bout in Brooklyn New York
30 Apr 1900
Casey Jones dies heroically in a train wreck at Vaughn Mississippi while driving Cannonball Express (immortalized in Ballad of Casey Jones)
30 Apr 1903
NY Highlanders (Yankees) inaugural home opener at Hilltop Park Manhattan beat Washington Senators 6-2
30 Apr 1936
Bernie Clifton [Quinn] British comedian (Oswald the Ostrich) born in St Helens Lancashire England
30 Apr 1955
Cuban bandleader Prez Prados mambo version of Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White goes 1 for 10 weeks
30 Apr 1961
Tossin and Turnin single released by Bobby Lewis (Billboard Song of the Year )
30 Apr 1967
MLB Baltimore Orioles Stu Miller & Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Tigers
30 Apr 1969
WEDB TV channel 40 in Berlin New Hampshire (PBS) begins broadcasting
30 Apr 1976
Silly Love Songs single released by Wings (Billboard Song of the Year )
30 Apr 1976
The Betsy Ross Bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia Pennsylvania to Pennsauken New Jersey opens
30 Apr 1978
British film The Stud starring Joan Collins based on the book by her sister Jackie Collins premieres in UK
30 Apr 1562
Jean Ribault and colonists arrive in Florida the first French colonists in North America
30 Apr 1871
The Camp Grant Massacre of Apache Indians in Arizona Territory is committed by white and Mexican adventurers 144 die
30 Apr 1921
American Professional Football Association reorganizes in Akron Ohio
30 Apr 1971
25th NBA Championship Milwaukee beat Baltimore Bullets in 4 games
30 Apr 1977
Revival of musical revue A Party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green closes at Little Theatre NYC after 92 performances
30 Apr 1980
Juliana Queen of the Netherlands abdicates Princess Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard (42) becomes Queen Beatrix
30 Apr 1989
Chicago newspaper movie critics Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert film their 500th movie-review television show
30 Apr 1880
The Metropolitan Museums new premises opens at its current site at Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey
30 Apr 1885
Henry Lee Higginson starts the Popular Music series with the Boston Symphony which evolves into the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1900
30 Apr 1948
Organization of American States charter signed at Bogot Colombia
30 Apr 2000
Pope John Paul II canonizes Polish nun Sister Faustina [Helena Kowalska] as a Catholic saint
30 Apr 2001
The Mitchell Report on the Arab-Israeli conflict is published
30 Apr 2004
U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers abusing and sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison
30 Apr 2009
Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
30 Apr 2009
Failed attack on the Dutch Royal Family results in 7 deaths and 17 injured
30 Apr 2009
The United Kingdom formally ends combat operations in Iraq
30 Apr 2012
Manchester City defeat Manchester United 1-0 in what is claimed to be the biggest match in the English Premier Leagues history
30 Apr 1349
Black Death Massacre Jewish community of Radolfzell Germany exterminated
30 Apr 1396
Crusade of Nicopolis one of the last large-scale medieval crusades departs from Dijon led by the Count of Nevers eldest son of the Duke of Burgundy
30 Apr 1598
1st theater performance in America the Spanish comedy Rio Grande
30 Apr 1665
Naval battle in Bay of Barbados between attacking Dutch fleet led by Michiel de Ruyter damages ships but fails to take the English-held fort [1]
30 Apr 1671
Petar Zrinski the Croatian Ban from the Zrinski family is executed for treason
30 Apr 1748
Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle drawn up ending the War of the Austrian Succession
30 Apr 1790
Dutch Colonial troops occupy guerilla leader Bonis maroon village in Suriname
30 Apr 1794
The Battle of Boulou French forces defeat a Spanish army under General Union during the War of the Pyrenees
30 Apr 1804
The New Hague Theater opens in The Hague Netherlands
30 Apr 1838
Nicaragua declares independence from the Federal Republic of Central America
30 Apr 1864
Battle of Jenkins Ferry Arkansas Confederate General William Reid Scurry is killed
30 Apr 1900
Casey Jones dies heroically in a train wreck at Vaughn Mississippi while driving Cannonball Express immortalized in Ballad of Casey Jones
30 Apr 1929
Thorvald Stauning becomes prime minister of Denmark for the second time
30 Apr 1996
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Grand Rapids Michigan on WKLQ 94.5 FM
30 Apr 2012
Overloaded ferry in the Brahmaputra River India killing 103 people
30 Apr 2012
Spains economy double dips after a 0.3% contraction and 25% unemployment rate
30 Apr 1483
Orbital calculations suggest that on this day Pluto moves inside Neptunes orbit until July 23 1503
30 Apr 1598
First theater performance in America the Spanish comedy Rio Grande
30 Apr 1808
First practical typewriter is finished by Italian Pellegrino Turri
30 Apr 1863
Mexican forces attack the French Foreign Legion at Hacienda Camarn Mexico
30 Apr 1880
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens its new premises designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould at its current site on Fifth Avenue and 82nd Street
30 Apr 1888
Hailstones allegedly as big as oranges kill 246 people and some 1600 sheep and cattle in Moradabad India
30 Apr 1889
First US national holiday on the centennial of Washingtons inauguration
30 Apr 1900
Casey Jones dies heroically in a train wreck at Vaughn Mississippi while driving Cannonball Express immortalized in the song Ballad of Casey Jones
30 Apr 1905
First official soccer game between neighboring countries Belgium and the Netherlands the Dutch win 4-1 at Olympic Stadium Antwerp
30 Apr 1916
Germany ratifies a bill introducing Daylight Saving Time the first country in the world to do so
30 Apr 1937
The Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be granted the right to suffrage over 90% vote in the affirmative
30 Apr 1940
Air New Zealand then known as TEAL makes its inaugural flight from Auckland to Sydney. It later becomes the first airline in the world to boil hot water in flight to offer customers hot tea and coffee.
30 Apr 1943
Nol Cowards play This Happy Breed written in 1939 premieres in London after production is delayed by World War II
30 Apr 1952
Mr. Potato Head is the first toy advertised on television
30 Apr 1954
Darius Milhauds 4th Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Op. 295) premieres in Haifa Israel
30 Apr 1955
Element atomic number 101 Mendelevium is announced
30 Apr 1955
West German unions protest for a 40-hour workweek and higher wages
30 Apr 1958
Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1000 extra-base hits
30 Apr 1961
First shuttle flights between Washington D.C. Boston and NYC begin (Eastern)
30 Apr 1961
MLB San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays becomes just the 9th player in MLB history to hit 4 homers in one game in 14-4 win against the Braves in Milwaukee
30 Apr 1967
MLB Orioles pitchers Stu Miller & Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Detroit Tigers at Memorial Stadium Baltimore
30 Apr 1970
MLB Chicago Cubs Billy Williams is 1st National League player to appear in 1000 consecutive games
30 Apr 1985
Dale Murphy drives in a record-tying 28th and 29th run of April
30 Apr 1988
NY Yankees Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April setting the AL record and tying the MLB record
30 Apr 1989
Chicago newspaper movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert film their 500th movie review television show
30 Apr 1989
US beats Costa Rica 1-0 in 3rd round of 1990 soccor World Soccer tournament
30 Apr 1990
As Mets pitcher David Cone argues a call at first base two Braves runners score
30 Apr 1990
US hostage Frank Reed is freed after four years in the hands of pro-Iranian captors
30 Apr 1993
The source code of the World Wide Web is released by CERN making it freely available to all
30 Apr 2008
Heidi Klum launches her clothing line for Jordache
30 Apr 2012
Manchester City defeats Manchester United 1-0 in what is claimed to be the biggest match in English Premier League history
30 Apr 2012
The unfinished One World Trade Center overtakes the Empire State building to become the tallest building in New York