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Amalasuintha
Regent and queen regnant of the Ostrogoths
Hildegard (queen)
Queen of the Franks from 771 to 783
Eckard I of Meissen
Margrave of Meissen from 985 to 1002
Mahmud of Ghazni
Ghaznavid sultan from 998 to 1030
Emperor Renzong of Song
Chinese emperor from 1022 to 1063
Adjutor
12th-century French Catholic saint
Amalasuintha — Regent and queen regnant of the Ostrogoths, who died on April 30 535.
Hildegard (queen) — Queen of the Franks from 771 to 783, who died on April 30 783.
Eckard I of Meissen — Margrave of Meissen from 985 to 1002, who died on April 30 1002.
Mahmud of Ghazni — Ghaznavid sultan from 998 to 1030, who died on April 30 1030.
Emperor Renzong of Song — Chinese emperor from 1022 to 1063, who died on April 30 1063.
Adjutor — 12th-century French Catholic saint, who died on April 30 1131.
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- 1943
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108 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 30, including Amalasuintha, Hildegard (queen), Eckard I of Meissen. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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54 documented historical events happened on April 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Diocletianic Persecution of Christians officially ended in the eastern Roman Empire. On the same day, in another year: Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: An outnumbered army led by Roman emperor Licinius defeated his rival Maximinus II's forces at the Battle of Tzirallum. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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