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On '''30 April''' [[1945]], [[Adolf Hitler]], the Führer of [[Nazi]] [[Germany]], committed [[suicide]] in a bunker underneath [[Berlin]]. His new wife [[Eva Braun]], later to bear [[Adolf Hitler, Jr.|a child]] by him, escaped. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow of the Glass]]'')
'''30 April''' was a [[Calendar date|date]].


Amongst the other notable things that occurred on this day was:
== Holidays and observances ==
30 [[April]] was the [[Gaelic]] [[festival]] of [[Beltane]], described by [[Gilbert Horner]] as "the greatest occult festival of the year, bar [[Halloween]]." It began at [[midnight]], in the first [[minute]] of the first [[day]] of [[May]]. A guide for [[time travel]]lers advised to beware of possible [[incursion]]s from [[Dæmon]]s on this [[calendar date|date]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Dæmons (TV story)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}}, {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


* [[1997]] - [[Bernice Summerfield]] was dropped off at [[Smithwood Manor]], the Doctor's house in Britain. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days]]'')
== Events ==
In [[1945]], [[Adolf Hitler]], the [[Führer]] of [[Nazi]] [[Germany]], committed [[suicide]] in a [[Führerbunker|bunker underneath Berlin]]. His new wife [[Eva Braun]], later to bear [[Adolf Hitler, Jr.|a child]] by him, escaped. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadow in the Glass (novel)}}) The Germans were therefore forced to surrender [[9 May|just over a week later]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
In [[1997]], [[Bernice Summerfield]] was dropped off at [[Smithwood Manor]], [[the Doctor]]'s house in [[Britain]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dying Days (novel)}})
* [[1947]] - Actress [[Leslie Grantham]] was born.
 
* 1947 - Writer [[John Flanagan]] was born.
== Births and deaths ==
* [[1966]] - "[[A Holiday for the Doctor]]" was first broadcast on [[BBC1]].
In 1945, on [[Germania I]], [[August Hitler]] was born to [[Adolf Hitler (Germania I)|Adolf Hitler]] and [[Eva Braun#Parallel universe|Eva Braun]]. The celebrations of his [[birth]] lasted for [[month]]s and, according to official statements, he was endowed with [[supernatural]] abilities. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Warlords of Utopia (novel)}})
* [[1967]] - Actor [[Steven Mackintosh]] was born.
 
* [[2004]] - Actor [[Richard Steele]] died.
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* [[2005]] - ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' was first broadcast on [[BBC One]]. Later, [[CON]]: ''[[The Daleks (CON episode)|The Daleks]]'' aired on [[BBC Three]].
* [[2007]] - [[DWBIT 43|Issue forty-three]] of ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)|Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]'', including [[comic story (DWBIT)|comic story]] ''[[Any Old Iron (comic story)|Any Old Iron]]'', was first released by [[GE Fabbri Ltd]].
* [[2010]] - [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio story]] ''[[Mission to the Unknown (audio story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'' was offered as part of a [[Telegraph Audio Giveaways|week-long give-away]] by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.
* [[2011]] - ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'' was broadcast on [[BBC One]]. Later, [[CON]]: ''[[Breaking the Silence (CON episode)|Breaking the Silence]]'' aired on [[BBC Three]].
* [[2012]] - Actor [[George Murdock]] died.
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30 April was a date.

Holidays and observances

30 April was the Gaelic festival of Beltane, described by Gilbert Horner as "the greatest occult festival of the year, bar Halloween." It began at midnight, in the first minute of the first day of May. A guide for time travellers advised to beware of possible incursions from Dæmons on this date. (TV: The Dæmons [+]Loading...["The Dæmons (TV story)"]; PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"], Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

Events

In 1945, Adolf Hitler, the Führer of Nazi Germany, committed suicide in a bunker underneath Berlin. His new wife Eva Braun, later to bear a child by him, escaped. (PROSE: The Shadow in the Glass [+]Loading...["The Shadow in the Glass (novel)"]) The Germans were therefore forced to surrender just over a week later. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"])

In 1997, Bernice Summerfield was dropped off at Smithwood Manor, the Doctor's house in Britain. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Loading...["The Dying Days (novel)"])

Births and deaths

In 1945, on Germania I, August Hitler was born to Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun. The celebrations of his birth lasted for months and, according to official statements, he was endowed with supernatural abilities. (PROSE: Warlords of Utopia [+]Loading...["Warlords of Utopia (novel)"])

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