What Happened to the Body of Adolf Hitler?
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Historical Events
Arthur Godfrey Time
"Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide along with his new wife Eva Braun in the Fuhrerbunker in Berlin as the Red Army captures the city
- Concentration camp Munchen-Allag freed
Lord Haw-Haw
Lord Haw-Haw (William Joyce) calls for crusade against the Bolsheviks
- Record 48 U-boats sunk by the Allies this month
- Red Army occupies Demmin
Raising a Flag over the Reichstag
Red Army opens attack on German Reichstag building in Berlin
- Soviet Army frees Ravensbruck concentration camp
- US troops attack the Elbe
Famous Birthdays
- Annie Dillard, American writer (An American Childhood), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Claude van de Berge, Flemish writer (Graph Theory), born in Assenede, Belgium
- Michael J. Smith, American astronaut (51L-Challenger disaster), born in Beaufort, North Carolina (d. 1986)
- Mimi Fariña, American rocker (Reflections in a Crystal Wind), born in Palo Alto, California (d. 2001)
- Ray Miller, American baseball manager (Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles), born in Takoma Park, Maryland (d. 2021)
Famous Weddings
Roy Campanella
MLB catcher Roy Campanella (23) weds Ruthe Willis
Famous Deaths
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
Austrian-born German dictator and Führer of Nazi Germany (1936-45), commits suicide by shooting himself at 56
- Eva Braun, German mistress and wife of Hitler, commits suicide by cyanide tablet at 33
Died in 1945 1945 Highlights
About April 30, 1945
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 78 years, 11 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Taurus
