At A Glance

30 April 2019 at a glance

Day of the week
30 April 2019 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
Top Film of 2019
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
Star sign
The star sign for 30 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 April 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 April 2019 was Waning Crescent.

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 April 30

  • 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)

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Events of 2019 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • March 8 – Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, is released by Marvel Studios as the 21st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It becomes the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019 during its run, earning $1.128 billion worldwide.
  • March 13 – Boeing grounds its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft in response to evidence gathered following the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610.
  • April 5 – Shazam!, directed by David F. Sandberg, is released as the seventh film in the DC Extended Universe.

Life in the US in 2019

President

Donald Trump

Gas (per gallon)

$2.60

Loaf of Bread

$2.30

Average House

$363,300

Weekly Wage

$932

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