April 30 in History

• 1902

  April 30, 1902:

  "Pelléas et Mélisande", an opera created by Claude Debussy, is premiered in the city of Paris.

• 1983

  April 30, 1983:

  "Beat It", a popular song by pop singer Michael Jackson, becomes number one in the United States.

• 1988

  April 30, 1988:

  Australian band Little River Band reunites after two years of separation. They marked their union with a musical tour.

• April 30, 1988:

  Singer Celine Dion is crowned the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest.

• 2004

  April 30, 2004:

  Michael Jackson pleads not guilty at the hearing of his unpopular child molestation case.

• 2005

  April 30, 2005:

  American singer Cher ends her tour dubbed “Living Proof: The Farewell Tour”. The concert was aimed at promoting her 24th album entitled “Living Proof”.

• 2006

  April 30, 2006:

  Singer Madonna performs at her first-ever festival after making an appearance at the Coachella.

• 2008

  April 30, 2008:

  Mariah Carey becomes the wife of rapper Nick Cannon after the couple tied the knot at a ceremony held in the Bahamas.

• 2015

  April 30, 2015:

  American R&B singer, Ben E. King dies. He was famous for his numerous hit songs like "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand by Me".

• 2019

  April 30, 2019:

  Dipak Rao, known for being the leader of the royalty management companies of Deep Purple, is given six years jail sentence after he was found guilty of stealing an amount of £2.2million from the organization’s account.