April 30, 2022: Day of the Week
April 30, 2022 was the 120th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 245 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.
Here’s the April 2022 calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly 2022 calendar.
Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Tiger is the mythical animal and Water is the element for a person born on this day if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology (or Chinese zodiac).
April 30: Day of the Week
April 30, 2022 was the 120th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 245 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.
Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
April 30 Historical Event(s)
1006
Supernova SN 1006, the brightest supernova in recorded history, appears in the constellation Lupus.
1927
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
1927
The Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women’s federal prison in the United States.
1967
The Aldene Connection opened in Roselle Park, NJ, shutting down the CNJ’s Jersey City waterfront terminal and transferring commuters to Newark Penn Station.
1975
Fall of Saigon (or Liberation of Saigon from the Communist perspective): Communist forces gain control of Saigon. The Vietnam War formally ends with the unconditional surrender of South Vietnamese president Duong Van Minh.
1993
CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
1993
Virgin Radio broadcasts for the first time in the United Kingdom.
1995
U.S. President Bill Clinton became the first President to visit Northern Ireland.
1999
Cambodia joins the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) bringing the number of members to 10.
2009
Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Who were born on April 30?
1896
Hans List, Austrian inventor (d. 1996)
1923
Francis Tucker, South African rally driver (d. 2008)
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1941
Johnny Farina, American musician and composer (Santo & Johnny)
1941
Stavros Dimas, Greek politician
1947
Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer
1949
António Guterres, Prime Minister of Portugal
1949
Phil Garner, baseball manager
1952
Jacques Audiard, French film director
1963
Michael Waltrip, American race car driver
1971
Darren Emerson, British DJ (Underworld)