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30 April 2022 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 30 April 2022 was a Saturday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “As It Was” by Harry Styles.
- Top Film of 2022
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 30 April is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 30 April 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 30 April 2022 was New Moon.
On this day: 30 April
- 1993 CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
- 2000 Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwide.
- 2004 U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers committing war crimes against Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
- 2009 Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- 2013 Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
Famous people born on 30 April
- Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model (born 1985)
- Kirsten Dunst, American actress (born 1982)
- Ana de Armas, Cuban actress (born 1988)
- Ashley Alexandra Dupré, American journalist, singer, and prostitute (born 1985)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2022 in the United Kingdom
A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.
- 6 February – The Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II marks the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne as Queen of the United Kingdom.
- 8 April – The home secretary, Priti Patel, apologises for delays in accepting Ukrainian refugees, with only a quarter of the 41,000 granted visas having entered the UK so far.
- 4 May – 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: A new set of sanctions is announced by the government, with Russia banned from using British management consulting, accounting and PR services.
Life in 2022
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Pint of Beer
£4.50
Loaf of Bread
£1.80
Average House
£283,615
Weekly Wage
£975.00
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