On This Day in History for April 30
Events in History
- 311 Roman Emperor Galerius issues Edict of Toleration, ending persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
- 313 Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
- 711 Islamic conquest of Iberia: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus)
- 1064 German King Henry IV gives away Utrecht county of West Friesland
- 1315 French chamberlain Enguerrand de Marigny is hanged on the public gallows at Montfaucon after being convicted of sorcery
- 1349 Jewish community of Radolfzell, Germany, exterminated
- 1396 Crusaders & Earl of Nevers depart from Dijon
- 1483 Orbital calculations suggest that on this day, Pluto moved inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503
- More Events in History
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Joachim von Ribbentrop
John Peters Humphrey
António Guterres
Stephen Harper
Tony FernandesWeddings in History
- 1290 Joan of Acre (18), daughter of Edward I marries (1) Gilbert de Clare, Duke of Hertford at Westminster Abbey.
- 1937 General Douglas MacArthur (57) marries 2nd wife Jean Faircloth
- 1961 Lee Harvey Oswald marries Marina Prusakova in Minsk USSR
More Weddings in History
Sigismund III Vasa
Archduke Charles
Edouard Manet
Bessie Coleman
Adolf HitlerApril in History
WR Hearst – The Master of Fake News
Newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst was a towering figure of his age. Immensely wealthy, he believed he had unlimited influence, even on matters of war.
April 29, 1863
Battle of Gate Pā
Māori and British troops clash at the pā
April 29, 1864
The Fall of Saigon
South Vietnamese civilians scramble to board a CIA helicopter during the evacuation of the US embassy in Saigon
April 30, 1975
What Happened to the Body of Adolf Hitler?
There is no doubt that Adolf Hitler shot himself on this day and that his body was burned by loyal staff. But what happened to his remains is still a mystery.
April 30, 1945