30 April is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 245 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[]
- 1977 - The Mr. Men comic "Carrying a Hat Load" is released by Playhour[1]
- 1983
- The Little Miss comic "The Fishbowl Hat" is released by Jack and Jill[2]
- The Mr. Men comic "Busy Thinking for Lazy Mowing" is released by Playhour[3]
- 2000 - The first Red Bull Soapbox Race is held
- 2004 - Roger Hargreaves' widow Christine sold the rights to the Mr. Men and Little Miss characters to UK entertainment group Chorion for £28 million. They called their company THOIP.[4]
- 2020 - Egmont World Publishing is sold to HarperCollins UK[5]
Gallery[]
The Mr. Men comic "Carrying a Hat Load" is released by Playhour
The Little Miss comic "The Fishbowl Hat" is released by Jack and Jill
The Mr. Men comic "Busy Thinking for Lazy Mowing" is released by Playhour
Reference[]
- ↑ https://www.lastdodo.com/en/items/6450513-playhour-30th-april
- ↑ https://www.lastdodo.com/en/items/6439537-jack-and-jill-30th-april
- ↑ https://www.lastdodo.com/en/items/6514597-playhour-30th-april
- ↑ Chorion buys Mr. Men to keep Noddy company - Citywire
- ↑ https://corporate.harpercollins.co.uk/press-releases/harpercollins-to-acquire-egmont-books-uk-ltd-egmonts-book-business-in-poland-and-schneiderbuch-in-germany/#:~:text=HarperCollins%20Publishers%20today%20announced%20its,is%20retained%20by%20Egmont%20Publishing.