This is our day guide for Friday April 30th 2021 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on April 30th 2021
International: Prayer Day
Great Prayer Day is basically a collection of minor Christian holy days consolidated into one day
International: Orthodox Good Friday
Easter is the principal festival of Greece and the Orthodox Church
International: Labour Day (in lieu)
This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movementRegional
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (regional): Rincon Day
An annual festival to mark the end of the harvest on Bonaire
Cambodia: Royal Plowing Ceremony
Marks the start of the planting season. 4th day of the 6th lunar month's waning moon.Regional
Malaysia (regional): Nuzul Al-Quran Day
Nuzul Quran
Sint Maarten: Carnival Day
The carnival is celebrated on Queen Juliana's BirthdayNot a Public Holiday
Sweden: Walpurgis Night
Walpurgis Night is the night of April 30th, the eve of the feast day of Saint WalpurgaPublic sector only
USA (regional): Arbor Day
The first American Arbor Day took place in Nebraska City on 10 April 1872
Vietnam: Reunification Day
Fall of Saigon and reunification of Vietnam in 1975 when Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops captured SaigonApril 29th 2021 | Go to Today | May 1st 2021
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| General Information for April 30th 2021 | |
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| There are 10 public holidays today. | |
| Day 120 of 2021 | |
| 245 days left in 2021 | |
| Week 17 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1975 - The last ten US marines are evacuated from the Tan Son Nhut air base in Saigon, one of the final events of the Vietnam War. | |
| 1973 - Nixon makes the first of three speeches on the Watergate scandal - an event mentioned in the lyrics of Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start The Fire'. | |
| 1970 - Nixon announces moves to destroy North Vietnamese and Vietcong sanctuaries during the Vietnam War. | |
| 1969 - US Troops in Vietnam are at 543,400 - the highest at any point during the conflict. |
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