30 April

30 April was Beltane, described by Gilbert Horner as "the greatest occult festival of the year, bar Halloween." (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy, TV: The Dæmons)

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 of the Glass) The Germans were therefore forced to surrender just over a week later. (PROSE: Just War)

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