
May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). There are 215 days remaining. ==Events== *1416 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. *1431 - In Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is Execution by burning by a pro-English tribunal. *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_(explorer) lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold. *1574 - Henry III of France becomes King of France. *1588 - The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. *1806 - Andrew Jackson kills a man in a duel after the man had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy. *1814 - The Treaty of Paris (1814) is signed returning France 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 Political divisions of the United States of Nebraska and Kansas. *1871 - The Paris Commune falls. *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). *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. *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''. *1913 - First Balkan War: A peace treaty is signed in London 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 Atlanta Braves. *1941 - World War II: Germany captures Crete. *1942 - World War II: 1000 United Kingdom 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 Nigerian state of Biafra secedes, sparking a civil war. *1971 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched toward Mars (planet). *1972 - The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout United Kingdom. *1972 - In Tel Aviv, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport Massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others. *1982 - Baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr plays the first of 2,632 consecutive games. His streak will end on September 20, 1998. *1982 - Spain becomes the 16th member of NATO and the first nation to enter the alliance since West Germany's admission in 1955. *1989 - Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators. *1998 - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000. *1999 - Kenny Bräck wins the 83rd Indianapolis 500 *2003 - The final flight of an Air France Concorde takes place. *2004 - Buddy Rice wins a rain-shortened 88th Indianapolis 500 ==Births== *1672 - Peter I of Russia, Tsar of Russia (d. 1725) *1814 - Mikhail Bakunin, Russian anarchist (d. 1876) *1879 - Colin Blythe, Kent and England left-arm orthodox spin (d. 1917) *1882 - Wyndham Halswelle, British runner *1895 - Maurice Tate, Sussex and England all-rounder (d. 1956) *1896 - Howard Hawks, American film director (d. 1977) *1899 - Irving Thalberg, American film producer (d. 1936) *1901 - Cornelia Otis Skinner, Broadway producer, writer, director, and actress (d. 1979) *1902 - Stepin Fetchit, American dancer and actor (d. 1985) *1907 - Elly Beinhorn, pilot *1908 - Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989) *1909 - Benny Goodman, American clarinet player and Swing-era bandleader (d. 1986) *1910 - Inge Meysel, German actress (b. 2004) *1912 - Julius Axelrod, American biochemist *1912 - Joseph Stein, playwright *1912 - Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980) *1912 - Erich Bagge, German physicist *1920 - Franklin Schaffner, American film director (d. 1989) *1920 - Ralph Metcalfe, American athletics (d. 1978) *1922 - Hal Clement, American science fiction writer (d. 2003) *1926 - Christine Jorgensen, transsexual activist (d. 1989) *1927 - Clint Walker, actor *1934 - Aleksei Leonov, astronaut and first person to Extra-vehicular activity *1936 - Keir Dullea, American actor *1939 - Michael J. Pollard, American actor *1943 - Gale Sayers, American football star *1951 - Stephen Tobolowsky, actor *1953 - Colm Meaney, Ireland actor (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'') *1955 - Topper Headon, British musician, drummer with The Clash *1964 - Wynonna Judd, American country music singer *1964 - Tom Morello, Bandmember of Audioslave *1972 - Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox baseball player *1973 - Leigh Francis (aka Avid Merrion), British comedian. *1980 - Steven Gerrard English football (soccer) ==Deaths== *1252 - King Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon (b. 1198/1199) *1416 - Jerome of Prague, Czech theologian (b. 1379) *1431 - Joan of Arc, French commander and saint (burned at the stake by a pro-English tribunal) (b. 1412) *1574 - King Charles IX of France (b. 1550) *1576 - Harada Naomasa, Japanese retainer and samurai under Oda Nobunaga *1593 - Christopher Marlowe, English playwright (b. 1564) *1640 - Peter Paul Rubens, Belgian (Flemish) painter (b. 1577) *1770 - François Boucher, French painter (b. 1703) *1744 - Alexander Pope, English poet, and writer (b. 1688) *1778 - Voltaire, French philosopher, author (b. 1694) *1865 - John Catron, associate justice of the United States *1951 - Hermann Broch, Austrian author (b. 1886) *1953 - Dooley Wilson, American musician, actor *1960 - Boris Pasternak, Russian author (b. 1890) *1961 - Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic (b. 1891) *1964 - Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-American nuclear physicist (b. 1898) *1967 - Claude Rains, English actor (b. 1889) *1971 - Marcel Dupré, French composer (b. 1886) *1975 - Steve Prefontaine, American distance runner (b. 1951) *1986 - Perry Ellis, fashion designer *1993 - Sun Ra, American musician (b. 1914) *2000 - Tex Beneke, bandleader, singer, saxophone player *2003 - Mickie Most, English musician (b. 1938) *2003 - Hans Peter Willberg, literature critic *2005 - Futagoyama Oyakata, former Takanohana II, ''The Prince of Sumo'' *2005 - Tomasz Pacynski, Polish science fiction and fantasy writer (b. 1958) ==Holidays and observances== * United States - Memorial Day (originally - currently last Monday in May) * Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day in Fiji (last Monday in May) == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/30 BBC: On This Day] ---- May 29 - May 31 - April 30 - June 30 - historical anniversaries ga:30 Bealtaine li:30 mei nds:30 Mai simple:May 30 th:30 พฤษภาคม
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May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). There are 215 days remaining. ==Events== *1416 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. *1431 - In Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is Execution by burning by a pro-English tribunal. *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_(explorer) lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold. *1574 - Henry III of France becomes King of France. *1588 - The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. *1806 - Andrew Jackson kills a man in a duel after the man had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy. *1814 - The Treaty of Paris (1814) is signed returning France 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 Political divisions of the United States of Nebraska and Kansas. *1871 - The Paris Commune falls. *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). *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. *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''. *1913 - First Balkan War: A peace treaty is signed in London 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 Atlanta Braves. *1941 - World War II: Germany captures Crete. *1942 - World War II: 1000 United Kingdom 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 Nigerian state of Biafra secedes, sparking a civil war. *1971 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched toward Mars (planet). *1972 - The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout United Kingdom. *1972 - In Tel Aviv, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport Massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others. *1982 - Baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr plays the first of 2,632 consecutive games. His streak will end on September 20, 1998. *1982 - Spain becomes the 16th member of NATO and the first nation to enter the alliance since West Germany's admission in 1955. *1989 - Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators. *1998 - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000. *1999 - Kenny Bräck wins the 83rd Indianapolis 500 *2003 - The final flight of an Air France Concorde takes place. *2004 - Buddy Rice wins a rain-shortened 88th Indianapolis 500 ==Births== *1672 - Peter I of Russia, Tsar of Russia (d. 1725) *1814 - Mikhail Bakunin, Russian anarchist (d. 1876) *1879 - Colin Blythe, Kent and England left-arm orthodox spin (d. 1917) *1882 - Wyndham Halswelle, British runner *1895 - Maurice Tate, Sussex and England all-rounder (d. 1956) *1896 - Howard Hawks, American film director (d. 1977) *1899 - Irving Thalberg, American film producer (d. 1936) *1901 - Cornelia Otis Skinner, Broadway producer, writer, director, and actress (d. 1979) *1902 - Stepin Fetchit, American dancer and actor (d. 1985) *1907 - Elly Beinhorn, pilot *1908 - Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989) *1909 - Benny Goodman, American clarinet player and Swing-era bandleader (d. 1986) *1910 - Inge Meysel, German actress (b. 2004) *1912 - Julius Axelrod, American biochemist *1912 - Joseph Stein, playwright *1912 - Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980) *1912 - Erich Bagge, German physicist *1920 - Franklin Schaffner, American film director (d. 1989) *1920 - Ralph Metcalfe, American athletics (d. 1978) *1922 - Hal Clement, American science fiction writer (d. 2003) *1926 - Christine Jorgensen, transsexual activist (d. 1989) *1927 - Clint Walker, actor *1934 - Aleksei Leonov, astronaut and first person to Extra-vehicular activity *1936 - Keir Dullea, American actor *1939 - Michael J. Pollard, American actor *1943 - Gale Sayers, American football star *1951 - Stephen Tobolowsky, actor *1953 - Colm Meaney, Ireland actor (''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'') *1955 - Topper Headon, British musician, drummer with The Clash *1964 - Wynonna Judd, American country music singer *1964 - Tom Morello, Bandmember of Audioslave *1972 - Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox baseball player *1973 - Leigh Francis (aka Avid Merrion), British comedian. *1980 - Steven Gerrard English football (soccer) ==Deaths== *1252 - King Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon (b. 1198/1199) *1416 - Jerome of Prague, Czech theologian (b. 1379) *1431 - Joan of Arc, French commander and saint (burned at the stake by a pro-English tribunal) (b. 1412) *1574 - King Charles IX of France (b. 1550) *1576 - Harada Naomasa, Japanese retainer and samurai under Oda Nobunaga *1593 - Christopher Marlowe, English playwright (b. 1564) *1640 - Peter Paul Rubens, Belgian (Flemish) painter (b. 1577) *1770 - François Boucher, French painter (b. 1703) *1744 - Alexander Pope, English poet, and writer (b. 1688) *1778 - Voltaire, French philosopher, author (b. 1694) *1865 - John Catron, associate justice of the United States *1951 - Hermann Broch, Austrian author (b. 1886) *1953 - Dooley Wilson, American musician, actor *1960 - Boris Pasternak, Russian author (b. 1890) *1961 - Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic (b. 1891) *1964 - Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-American nuclear physicist (b. 1898) *1967 - Claude Rains, English actor (b. 1889) *1971 - Marcel Dupré, French composer (b. 1886) *1975 - Steve Prefontaine, American distance runner (b. 1951) *1986 - Perry Ellis, fashion designer *1993 - Sun Ra, American musician (b. 1914) *2000 - Tex Beneke, bandleader, singer, saxophone player *2003 - Mickie Most, English musician (b. 1938) *2003 - Hans Peter Willberg, literature critic *2005 - Futagoyama Oyakata, former Takanohana II, ''The Prince of Sumo'' *2005 - Tomasz Pacynski, Polish science fiction and fantasy writer (b. 1958) ==Holidays and observances== * United States - Memorial Day (originally - currently last Monday in May) * Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day in Fiji (last Monday in May) == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/30 BBC: On This Day] ---- May 29 - May 31 - April 30 - June 30 - historical anniversaries ga:30 Bealtaine li:30 mei nds:30 Mai simple:May 30 th:30 พฤษภาคม
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