April 30 Birthday
April 30, 1975: North Vietnamese tanks crashed through the gates of the Presidential Palace in Saigon. The Vietnam War ended. American helicopter evacuations from the embassy roof had concluded the day before, in scenes that became some of the most photographed of the 20th century. The war had killed 58,000 Americans and over 1 million Vietnamese. April 30 is celebrated in Vietnam as Reunification Day. On the same date in 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first US President on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City. People born on April 30 fall under the zodiac sign of Taurus. The birthstone is Diamond and the birth flower is Daisy. Historical events on April 30 include 1789: George Washington inaugurated, 1939: New York World's Fair opens, 1975: Saigon falls. Famous people born on April 30 include Annie Dillard (1945), Kirsten Dunst (1982), Gal Gadot (1985).