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May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (151st in Leap Year s). There are 215 days remaining.
Events
- 1416 - The Roman Catholic Church burns Jerome Of Prague as a heretic.
- 1431 - In Rouen , France , 19-year-old Joan Of Arc is Burned At The Stake . May 30 is now her feast day as a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church .
- 1434 - Taborite forces led by Prokop The Great were defeated and almost annihilated in the Battle Of Lipany , effectively ending the Hussite Wars .
- 1536 - King Henry VIII Of England marries Jane Seymour , a Lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
- 1539 - In Florida , Hernando De Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding Gold .
- 1574 - Henry III becomes King of France .
- 1588 - The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel .
- 1635 - Peace Of Prague ( 30 Years War )
- 1806 - Andrew Jackson kills a man in a duel after the man had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy.
- 1814 - The First Treaty Of Paris is signed returning French borders to their 1792 extent. Napoleon I Of France is exiled to Elba on the same day.
- 1854 - The Kansas-Nebraska Act becomes law establishing the US Territories of Nebraska and Kansas .
- 1868 - Memorial Day (then known as "Decoration Day") is observed in the United States for the first time (it was proclaimed on May 5 by General John Logan ).
- 1871 - The Paris Commune falls.
- 1876 - Ottoman Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V .
- 1879 - New York City 's Gilmores Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
- 1879 - An F4 Tornado struck Irving, Kansas , killing 18 and injuring 60.
- 1883 - In New York City , a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede which crushes twelve people.
- 1911 - At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway , the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race in his ''Marmon Wasp''.
- ending the war. Albania becomes an independent nation.
- 1922 - In Washington, D.C. , the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.
- 1935 - Babe Ruth plays in his last Baseball game, in the uniform of the Boston Braves .
- captures Crete .
- bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne , Germany .
- 1948 - A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
- 1958 - The bodies of several unidentified soldiers killed in action during World War II and the Korean War are buried at the Tomb Of The Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery .
- 1967 - At the Ascot Speedway in Gardena, California , daredevil Evel Knievel jumps his Motorcycle over 16 cars lined-up in a row.
- 1967 - The Nigeria n state of Biafra secedes, sparking a Civil War .
- 1969 - Riots on the Caribbean island of Curaçao
- 1970 - Jimi Hendrix plays at Berkeley Community Theatre one of the last live performances before his death.
- is launched toward Mars .
- 1972 - The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout Britain .
- 1972 - In Tel Aviv , members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport Massacre , killing 24 people and injuring 78 others.
- 1982 - Spain becomes the 16th member of NATO and the first nation to enter the alliance since West Germany 's admission in 1955 .
- " Statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
- 1998 - A 6.6 magnitude Earthquake hits northern Afghanistan , killing up to 5,000.
- 2003 - The final flight of an Air France Concorde takes place.
Births
- 1010 - Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063 )
- 1423 - Georg Purbach , German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461 )
- 1623 - John Egerton, 2nd Earl Of Bridgewater , English politician (d. 1686 )
- 1672 (O.S.) - Peter The Great , Tsar of Russia (d. 1725 )
- 1718 - Wills Hill, 1st Marquess Of Downshire , English politician (d. 1793 )
- 1719 - Roger Newdigate , English politician (d. 1806 )
- 1814 - Michael Bakunin , Russian anarchist (d. 1876 )
- 1814 - Eugène Charles Catalan , Belgian mathematician (d. 1894 )
- 1858 - Siegfried Alkan , German composer (d. 1941 )
- 1879 - Colin Blythe , English cricketer (d. 1917 )
- 1882 - Wyndham Halswelle , Scottish runner (d. 1915 )
- 1895 - Maurice Tate , English cricketer (d. 1956 )
- 1896 - Howard Hawks , American film director (d. 1977 )
- 1899 - Irving Thalberg , American film producer (d. 1936 )
- 1901 - Cornelia Otis Skinner , American writer and actress (d. 1979 )
- 1902 - Stepin Fetchit , American dancer and actor (d. 1985 )
- 1908 - Hannes Alfvén , Swedish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995 )
- 1908 - Mel Blanc , American voice actor (d. 1989 )
- 1908 - Hannes Alfvén , Swedish physicist (d. 1995 )
- 1909 - Benny Goodman , American clarinetist and bandleader (d. 1986 )
- 1910 - Inge Meysel , German actress (d. 2004 )
- 1912 - Julius Axelrod , American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Physiology Or Medicine (d. 2004 )
- 1912 - Erich Bagge , German physicist
- 1912 - Hugh Griffith , Welsh actor (d. 1980 )
- 1918 - Guadalupe "Pita" Amor , Mexican poet (d. 2000 )
- 1920 - Ralph Metcalfe , American athlete (d. 1978 )
- 1920 - Franklin Schaffner , American film director (d. 1989 )
- 1922 - Hal Clement , American writer (d. 2003 )
- 1926 - Christine Jorgensen , activist (d. 1989 )
- 1927 - Clint Walker , American actor
- 1934 - Aleksei Leonov , cosmonaut
- 1936 - Keir Dullea , American actor
- 1939 - Michael J. Pollard , American actor
- 1943 - James Chaney , American civil rights activist [d. 1964 ]
- 1943 - Gale Sayers , American football player
- 1947 - Vashti Murphy McKenzie , one of the first female bishops
- 1951 - Stephen Tobolowsky , American actor
- 1951 - Zdravko Čolić , Bosnian singer
- 1953 - Colm Meaney , Irish actor
- 1955 - Topper Headon , British musician ( The Clash )
- 1964 - Wynonna Judd , American singer
- 1964 - Tom Morello , American musician ( Audioslave , Rage Against The Machine )
- 1966 - Stephen Malkmus , American musician ( Pavement )
- 1972 - Manny Ramirez , Dominican-born Major League Baseball player
- 1973 - Leigh Francis , British comedian
- 1974 - Cee-Lo , African-American hip-hop, funk, soul and R&B musician
- 1980 - Steven Gerrard , English footballer
- 1981 - Devendra Banhart , American singer and songwriter
Deaths
- 1159 - Wladislaus II The Exile Of Poland (b. 1105 )
- 1252 - King Ferdinand III Of Castile
- 1416 - Jerome Of Prague , Czech theologian (executed) (b. 1379 )
- 1431 - Joan Of Arc , French peasant girl that joined the French royal army, heroine and saint (burned at the stake) (b. 1412 )
- 1434 - Prokop The Great , Hussite general
- 1574 - King Charles IX Of France (b. 1550 )
- 1576 - Harada Naomasa , Japanese retainer and samurai
- 1593 - Christopher Marlowe , English playwright (b. 1564 )
- 1640 - Peter Paul Rubens , Flemish painter (b. 1577 )
- 1696 - Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell , First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1638 )
- 1718 - Arnold Joost Van Keppel, 1st Earl Of Albemarle , Dutch favorite of William III Of England (b. 1670 )
- 1730 - Arabella Churchill , English mistress of James II Of England (b. 1648 )
- 1744 - Alexander Pope , English writer (b. 1688 )
- 1770 - François Boucher , French painter (b. 1703 )
- 1778 - Voltaire , French philosopher and author (b. 1694 )
- 1865 - John Catron , U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- 1868 - Souji Okita , Shinsengumi Captain (b. 1844 )
- 1901 - Victor D'Hondt , Belgian mathematician (b. 1841 )
- 1925 - Arthur Moeller Van Den Bruck , German historian (b. 1876 )
- 1926 - Vladimir Steklov , Russian physicist (b. 1864 )
- 1934 - Togo Heihachiro , Japanese admiral (b. 1848 )
- 1941 - Prajadhipok , Rama VII, king of Thailand (b. 1893 )
- 1951 - Hermann Broch , Austrian author (b. 1886 )
- 1953 - Dooley Wilson , American musician and actor (b. 1886 )
- 1960 - Boris Pasternak , Russian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (declined) (b. 1890 )
- 1961 - Rafael Leónidas Trujillo , dictator of the Dominican Republic (b. 1891 )
- 1964 - Leó Szilárd , Hungarian-born nuclear physicist (b. 1898 )
- 1967 - Claude Rains , English actor (b. 1889 )
- 1971 - Marcel Dupré , French composer (b. 1886 )
- 1975 - Steve Prefontaine , American runner (b. 1951 )
- 1980 - Carl Radle , American bass guitarist (b. 1942 )
- 1986 - Perry Ellis , American fashion designer (b. 1940 )
- 1993 - Sun Ra , American musician (b. 1914 )
- 2000 - Tex Beneke , American bandleader, singer, and saxophone player (b. 1914 )
- 2003 - Mickie Most , English musician (b. 1938 )
- 2005 - Tomasz Pacyński , Polish writer (b. 1958 )
Holidays and observances
External links
May 29 - May 31 - April 30 - June 30 - Listing Of All Days
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