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April 30

April 30 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 311. Its center of gravity is the 19th century.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on April 30?

April 30 is the 120th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 311 and 2021. Famous people born on April 30 include Stephen Harper, Jaroslav Hašek and Carl Friedrich Gauss.

Released on April 30

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era
  • Movie Kara
  • Game Saros
  • Game Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!
  • Game Adorable Adventures
  • Game Bandit Trap
  • Movie KD – The Devil
  • Game Monster Crown: Sin Eater
  • Game Invincible Vs.
  • Game Inkonbini: One Store. Many Stories
  • Movie The Sheep Detectives
  • TV Man on Fire

2025

  • Game Skin Deep
  • Game Memoriapolis

2024

  • Game Gray Zone Warfare
  • Game Tales from Candleforth

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 311

    AD 311

  2. 1803

    Louisiana Purchase

  3. 1838

    Nicaragua

  4. 1897

    J. J. Thomson

  5. 1900

    Hawaii

  6. 1927

    Federal Prison Camp, Alderson

  7. 1943

    World War II

  8. 2009

    2009 attack on the Dutch royal family

  9. 2014

    April 2014 Ürümqi attack

  10. 2021

    2021 Meron crowd crush

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 30

Stephen Harper

b. 1959

Jaroslav Hašek

b. 1883

Carl Friedrich Gauss

b. 1777

Meredith L. Patterson

b. 1977

Mac DeMarco

b. 1990

Michael J. Smith

b. 1945

Sergey Nikolsky

b. 1905

Carl XVI Gustaf

b. 1946

Deaths

  • 1945Adolf Hitler
  • 1943Otto Jespersen
  • 1883Édouard Manet
  • 1063Emperor Renzong of Song

Holidays & observances

  • —Armed Forces Day (Georgia)
  • —Camarón Day (French Foreign Legion)
  • —Children's Day (Mexico)
  • —Christian feast day: Adjutor
  • —Christian feast day: Aimo
  • —Christian feast day: Amator, Peter and Louis
  • —Christian feast day: Donatus of Evorea
  • —Christian feast day: Eutropius of Saintes

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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