April 30, 2009 (Thursday)
- Swine influenza outbreak:
- President Felipe Calderón partially closes Mexico's economy for five days. (The Irish Times)
- The World Health Organization changes the strain's name to influenza A (H1N1). (The Irish Times)
- Chrysler declares bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Code. (CNN-IBN)
- Seven people are killed and 17 injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. (BBC)
- The third round of India's general election takes place. (Reuters via Telegraph)
- The United Kingdom ends combat operations in the Iraq War. (BBC)
- Eight National Army soldiers are killed during combat with the Revolutionary Armed Forces in Colombia. (BBC)
- Twelve people are killed at the State Oil Academy in Baku, Azerbaijan. (BBC)
- Helios Airways and four executives are charged with 119 counts of manslaughter over the crash of Flight 522 in 2005. (AP)
- The Italian cargo ship Jolley Smeraldo evades an attempted hijacking by Somali pirates. (UPI)
- The Los Angeles Police Department identifies the suspected serial killer John Floyd Thomas, Jr. (LA Times)
- Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye replaces Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré as Prime Minister of Senegal. (Radio Netherlands)[permanent dead link]