Post by shaliby on Apr 30, 2024 16:00:01 GMT
ToDay: April 30th
=EVENTS =
1598 – Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_France
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Nantes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenot
1789 – George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first President of the United States.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington
1803 – Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
1945 – World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BChrerbunker
1975 – Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Saigon
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
= BIRTHS =
1777 – Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1855)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
1870 – Franz Lehár, Hungarian composer (d. 1948)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Leh%C3%A1r
1954 – Jane Campion, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Campion
1955 – Nicolas Hulot, French journalist and environmentalist
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Hulot
1956 – Lars von Trier, Danish director and screenwriter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_von_Trier
= DEATHS =
1883 – Édouard Manet, French painter (b. 1832)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Manet
1983 – George Balanchine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1904)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Balanchine
1989 – Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Leone
=EVENTS =
1598 – Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_France
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Nantes
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenot
1789 – George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first President of the United States.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington
1803 – Louisiana Purchase: The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
1945 – World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for less than 40 hours. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BChrerbunker
1975 – Fall of Saigon: Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Dương Văn Minh.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Saigon
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
= BIRTHS =
1777 – Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1855)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
1870 – Franz Lehár, Hungarian composer (d. 1948)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Leh%C3%A1r
1954 – Jane Campion, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Campion
1955 – Nicolas Hulot, French journalist and environmentalist
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Hulot
1956 – Lars von Trier, Danish director and screenwriter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_von_Trier
= DEATHS =
1883 – Édouard Manet, French painter (b. 1832)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89douard_Manet
1983 – George Balanchine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1904)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Balanchine
1989 – Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Leone