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TODAY - Apr 30, 2026

Thought of the Day

It is not the body's posture, but the heart's attitude that counts when we pray.

Today's Birthday

Dadasaheb Phalke
Dadasaheb Phalke Director, Indian(1870)

An Indian producer-director-screenwriter, who is well known as the Father of Indian cinema.

 
Franz Lehar
Franz Lehar Director, Hungarian(1870)

An Austro-Hungarian composer who is mainly known for his operettas. His most successful and best known operetta is The Merry Widow.

 
Don Schollander
Don Schollander Swimmer, American(1946)

An American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic champion.

 
Isiah Thomas
Isiah Thomas Player, American(1961)

An American retired basketball player.

 
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich Gauss Mathematician, German(1777)

A German mathematician, was born on 30 April, 1777, Germany. His applications of mathematics to both magnetism and electricity are among his most important works; the unit of intensity of magnetic fields is today called the gauss.

This day in History

1789

George Washington is inaugurated as the first president of the United States in New York City.

1803

The United States more than doubles its size with the Louisiana Purchase, a vast territory bought from France for $15 million.

1812

The Territory of Orleans enters the Union as the 18th state, the state of Louisiana.

1939

Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first U.S. president to appear on television when NBC begins regular broadcasting with live coverage of the opening of the New York World's Fair.

2004

The European Union is enlarged from 15 to 25 states.

Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855)

Carl Friedrich Gauss

A German mathematician, was born on 30 April, 1777, Germany. His applications of mathematics to both magnetism and electricity are among his most important works; the unit of intensity of magnetic fields is today called the gauss. In theory of numbers, he developed the important prime-number theorem. To avoid publicity, Gauss failed to publish his important findings about a non-Euclidean geometry. In his doctoral thesis which he submitted proves that every algebraic equation has at least one root, or solution. He died on February 23, 1855, Germany.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal