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- 311 Roman Emperor Galerius issues Edict of Toleration, ending persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire
- 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)
- 1562 Jean Ribault and colonists arrive in Florida, the first French colonists in North America
Apr 30 in Film & TV
- 1952 Mr Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television
Apr 30 in Music
- 1902 Claude Debussy's only completed opera "Pelléas et Mélisande" premieres at the Salle Favart in Paris by the Opéra-Comique, conducted by André Messager
Apr 30 in Sport
- 2012 Manchester City defeat Manchester United 1-0 in what is claimed to be the biggest match in the English Premier League's history
Fun Fact About April 30
1888 Moradabad hailstorm: hail stones allegedly as big as oranges kill 246 people and some 1600 sheep and cattle in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Famous Weddings
- 1290 Joan of Acre (18), daughter of Edward I marries (1) Gilbert de Clare, Duke of Hertford at Westminster Abbey.
- 1923 Golfer champion Walter Hagen (30) weds Edna Straus at the Hotel Biltmore in New York
- 1932 Australian Test cricket batsman Don Bradman (23) weds Jessie Martha Menzies at St Paul's Anglican Church in Burwood, Sydney
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