Historical Events for 30th April 2024

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1695 - William Congreve's Restoration comedy "Love for Love" premieres in London
1808 - 1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri
1897 - English physicist and head of the Cavendish laboratory J. J. Thomson announces his discovery of the electron in a lecture to the Royal Institution
1911 - Portugal approves female suffrage
1978 - British film "The Stud" starring Joan Collins, based on the book by her sister Jackie Collins premieres in UK
1980 - Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London
1986 - Bill Elliott sets all-time NASCAR qualifying record, winning pole for the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway; 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h; 44.998 seconds)
1989 - Pope John Paul II beatifies Victoire Rasoamanarivo of Madagascar
2013 - Willem-Alexander becomes the first male Monarch of Netherlands in 123 years, following the abdication of his mother, Queen Beatrix
2020 - South Korea reports no new domestic cases of COVID-19 for 1st time, their virus cases peaked Feb 29

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