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Historical events & facts — April 30
What happened on April 30?
On April 30, 1945, with Soviet troops fighting just a few blocks from his bunker in Berlin, Adolf Hitler committed suicide alongside his wife Eva Braun, whom he had married the day before. Their bodies were burned in the Chancellery garden according to his instructions. Hitler's death marked the end of the Third Reich; Germany surrendered eight days later, on May 8, 1945.
On April 30, 1975, tanks of the North Vietnamese Army broke down the gates of the Independence Palace in Saigon, ending the Vietnam War with Communist victory. The image of helicopters evacuating the last Americans from the roof of the US Embassy is one of the most powerful icons in Cold War history. Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City.
On April 30, 1993, CERN in Geneva published a document placing World Wide Web technology in the public domain entirely free of charge, waiving any patent or intellectual property rights. Tim Berners-Lee's and CERN's decision not to charge for the WWW was fundamental in allowing the internet to become an open global network rather than a private technological monopoly.
Notable birthdays — April 30
Famous people born on April 30
Juraj Jakubisko
Juraj Jakubisko was a Slovak film director. He directed fifteen feature films, between 1967 and 2008. He often took on the dual role of cinematographer in his films, as well as writing or co-writing the scripts. In 2000 he was named the Best Slovak Director of the 20th century by film critics and journalists. His work is often described as magical realism.
Bobby Vee
Robert Thomas Velline, known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s and also appeared in films. According to Billboard magazine, he had thirty-eight Hot 100 chart hits, ten of which reached the Top 20. He had six gold singles in his career.
Finn Kalvik
Finn Bjørn Kalvik is a Norwegian singer and composer. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981.
Karl Meiler
Karl Meiler was a tennis player from West Germany who was active in the 1970s and 1980s.
Kerry Healey
Kerry Murphy Healey is an American politician and educator serving as President Emerita of Babson College. She previously served as the 70th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 under Governor Mitt Romney.
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