What happened on Tuesday April 30, 2019?

About April 30th, 2019, in brief:

  • Historical events: 2019 Japanese imperial transition: Emperor Akihito abdicates his Chrysanthemum Trinity in favor of Crown Prince Naruhito, his elder son. Since Emperor Kokaku's 1817 death, he is the first Emperor in more than two hundred years to abdicate.
  • Day of the week: April 30th, 2019 was a Tuesday
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Pig (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waning crescent
  • Popular movie: Spider-Man: Far From Home directed by Jon Watts

More about April 30th, 2019? See below for more news and curiosities on April 30th, 2019.

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April 30, 2019: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on April 30, 2019:

  • 2019 japanese imperial transition: emperor akihito abdicates his chrysanthemum trinity in favor of crown prince naruhito, his elder son. since emperor kokaku's 1817 death, he is the first emperor in more than two hundred years to abdicate.
  • Viola desmond (canadian civil rights activist) was the recipient of the international bank note society award.
  • The blackstone group, an international private equity and asset management company, has agreed to purchase geo-young, south korea's wholesale drug distributor. this deal will keep geo-young ceo cho sun-hae in her leadership role.
  • U.s. attorney general william barr decided to withdraw himself from the deliberations on whether the antitrust division (u.s. justice department) should challenge the merger of sprint and t-mobile, according to a reuters source. barr has invested in both the companies involved.
  • Fan wei is a canadian citizen living in china and has been sentenced to death for his conviction of methamphetamine production and trafficking. fan is the second canadian citizen to be executed this year. canada has asked for clemency. justin trudeau, canada's prime minister, condemned the application of death penalty. chrystia freiland, foreign minister, stated that canada stands against the death penalty in all parts of the world. (national post), (bbc),
  • University of north carolina charlotte shooting: six people were shot and two of them died on the last day of classes at university of north carolina charlotte. after running out of ammunition, the gunman was taken into police custody.
  • Juan guaido is accompanied by venezuelan armed forces personnel. he states that leopoldo lopez has been freed by defecting soldiers, who have given up their loyalty to nicolas maduro. this prompts people to march to the streets.
  • Inciting violence, an armored vehicle runs over guaido supporters. according to the president, at least 71 people were injured, two of them with gunshot wounds. (new york daily news, associated press).
  • To end the standoff, the european union urges venezuela to hold "free and fair" elections.
  • Lopez and his family later sought refuge at chile's diplomatic residence.
  • Reuters reports that a calm peace had returned by afternoon. the opposition does not seem to have any plans to seize power by force and there are no reports that the leadership of the armed forces has been deposed.
  • Peter mayhew, an english-american actor best known for his role as chewbacca from star wars, died in texas at his home.

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April 30, 2019: What were the magazines covers that day?

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What day of the week was April 30, 2019?


April 30, 2019 was a Tuesday and it was the 120th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar.

April 30, 2019 can also be written as 4/30/2019 in the US and as 30/4/2019 in UK and Europe.

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April 30, 2019: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on April 30, 2019:

  • Ellen Tauscher

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  • Peter Mayhew

    English-american actor (b. 1944).

  • Luciano Comaschi
  • Anémone
  • Emilio Sanna
  • Zaurbek Chromaev
  • Beth Carvalho
  • Eros Bellinelli
  • Anémone (Anne Bourguignon

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April 30, 2019: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for April 30th is Taurus.

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Babies born in April are either Aries or Taurus. People born before April 19th are Aries, while people born from April 20th have the sign of Taurus.

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April 30, 2019: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for April 30, 2019 is Pig and the associated element is Earth.

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April 30, 2019: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on April 30, 2019 was Waning crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on April 30, 2019 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on April 30, 2019 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 9% full, rising at 04:13 am and setting at 04:36 pm.

The previous full moon was on Apr 19, 2019 while the next full moon would come on May 18, 2019.

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How old is someone born on April 30, 2019?


Someone born on April 30, 2019 is:

5 years 6 months old,

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