April 30

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2022 Daily Holidays that fall on April 30, include:

• Beltane (Pagan)
  
• Bob Wills Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)
• Bugs Bunny Day 
• Day of the Child 
• Dia De Los Ninos / Dia De Los Libros Day 
• Eeyore's Birthday Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday of April)
• Hairstyle Appreciation Day 
• Honesty Day 
• Independent Bookstore Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)
• International Jazz Day - April 30 and May 28, 2022
• International Sculpture Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)
• International Table Top Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)
• National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day 
  
• National Animal Advocacy Day 
• National Bubble Tea Day 
• National Go Birding Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday of April)
• National Herb Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)
• National Honesty Day 
• National Kiss of Hope Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)
• National Military Brats Day 
• National Mr. Potato Head Day 
• National Oatmeal Cookie Day 
• National Pool Opening Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)
• National PrepareAthon! Day - April 30 and September 30 (Last Saturday in April)
  
• National Prescription Drug Take Back Day - April 30, 2022 (DEA) (Last Saturday in April)
• National Raisin Day 
• National Rebuilding Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday of April)
• National Sarcoidosis Day 
• National Sense of Smell Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday of April)
• National Therapy Animal Day 
• Pet Tech CPR Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)
• Save the Frogs Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)
• Spank Out Day 
• Walpurgis Night
• World Healing Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)
• World Tai Chi & Qigong Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)
• World Veterinary Day - April 30, 2022 (Last Saturday in April)

2022 Weekly Holidays that include April 30, are:

• Administrative Professional's Week - April 24-30, 2022 (Last Full Week of April)
• American Quilters Society Week - April 27-30, 2022
• Bedbug Awareness Week - April 24-30, 2022 (Last Week in April)
• Canadian Immunization Awareness Week - April 23-30, 2022 (Last Week in April) 
• Gathering of Nations PowWow - April 28-30, 2022
  
• Go Diaper Free Week - April 24-30, 2022 (7 Days Starting the Last Sunday in April)
  
• Holocaust Remembrance Week - April 24 - May 1, 2022 (Starts the Sunday before Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and continues through the following Sunday)
  
• International Dark Sky Week - April 24-30, 2022
• International Wildlife Film Week - April 23-30, 2022 (Virtual May 1-7, 2022)
• Medical Laboratory Professionals Week - April 24-30, 2022 
  
• National Dance Week - April 22 - May 1, 2022 
  
• National Green Week - February 6 - April 30, 2022 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
  
• National Infant Immunization Week - April 24-30, 2022 (Fourth Week of April)
• National Infertility Awareness Week - April 24-30, 2022 (Fourth Week of April)
• National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week - April 24-30, 2022 (Last Full Week of April)
• National Organ / Tissue Donor Awareness Week - April 24-30, 2022 (Last Week of April)
• National Princess Week - April 24-30, 2022 (Last Full Week of April)
  
• National Scoop the Poop Week - April 24-30
• Preservation Week - April 24-30, 2022
  
• Ramadan - Evening of April 2, 2022 - Evening of May 2, 2022
  
• Sky Awareness Week - April 24-30, 2022 (Last Full Week in April)
• Stewardship Week - April 24 - May 1, 2022 (Last Sunday in April to First Sunday in May)
• World Immunization Week - April 24-30
  
• World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week - April 24-30, 2022 (Week that surrounds April 24th each year)

2022 Monthly Holidays that include April 30, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our April Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of April.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Festival of Ridvan - April 21 - May 2, 2022

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for April 30 is Taurus.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for April are:

• Daisy - signifies innocence, loyal love, and purity
• Sweet Pea - signify blissful pleasure, but are also used to say good-bye.

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for April is the diamond, a symbol of enduring love.

Famous Birthdays

• 1926 - Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)
• 1938 - Gary Collins, American actor and talk show host (d. 2012)
• 1944 - Jill Clayburgh, American actress (An Unmarried Woman) (d. 2010)
• 1985 - Gal Gadot, Israeli actress and model (Fast and Furious movies, Wonder Woman)

Famous Deaths

• 1986 - Robert Stevenson, English director, producer and screenwriter (Mary Poppins) (b. 1905)
• 1994 - Richard Scarry, American author and illustrator of over 300 books (b. 1919)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1937 - General Douglas MacArthur marries Jean Faircloth
• 1988 - Tom Hanks, actor marries Rita Wilson
• 1994 - Pele, soccer player maries Assiria Seixas Lemos, psychologist
• 2008 - Mariah Carey, singer, marries Nick Cannon, actor and rapper

Quote of the Day

Recipe of the Day or a
Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day

Diets have an extremely high rate of failure long term. The failure rate is around 95% or greater!

Find out some of the reasons Why Diets Fail from Kerry at Healthy Diet Habits. (link goes to her website)

This Day in History

• 1789 - George Washington takes the oath of office as the first elected President of the United States
• 1803 - France sells the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. for $15 million
• 1812 - The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th US state under the name of Louisiana
• 1900 - Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States
• 1907 - Honolulu, Hawaii becomes an independent city
• 1945 - Soviet soldiers during World War II liberate Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany, freeing 9000 American and British airmen
• 1961 - K-19 is the first Soviet nuclear submarine commissioned
• 1975 - The Vietnam War formally ends 
• 1980 - The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London
• 2009 - Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

This Day in Music

• 1885 - The Boston Pops Orchestra forms
• 1962 - I Can't Stop Loving You is released by Ray Charles
• 1973 - Red Rose Speedway is released by Paul McCartney
• 1973 - Diamond Girl is released by Seals & Crofts
• 1976 - Silly Love Songs is released by Wings
• 1983 - Beat It by Michael Jackson hits #1 for the first of three weeks (below)

This Day in Sports

• 1961 - Willie Mayes of the San Francisco Giants hits 4 HRs in a game
• 1976 - Muhammad Ali wins the heavyweight boxing title in 15 against Jimmy Young

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!