Best known
Best known
Xiao Tong
Crown Prince of Liang Dynasty
AD 727
Calendar year
Ferdinand III of Castile
King of Castile (1217–1252) and León
Joan of Ponthieu, Dame of Epernon
French countess (before 1336–1376)
Jerome of Prague
14/15th-century Czech reformist theologian and scholastic philosopher
Joan of Arc
French folk heroine and saint
Xiao Tong — Crown Prince of Liang Dynasty, who died on May 30 531.
AD 727 — Calendar year, who died on May 30 727.
Ferdinand III of Castile — King of Castile (1217–1252) and León, who died on May 30 1252.
Joan of Ponthieu, Dame of Epernon — French countess (before 1336–1376), who died on May 30 1376.
Jerome of Prague — 14/15th-century Czech reformist theologian and scholastic philosopher, who died on May 30 1416.
Joan of Arc — French folk heroine and saint, who died on May 30 1431.
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- 1875
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- 1964
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128 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 30, including Xiao Tong, AD 727, Ferdinand III of Castile. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
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65 documented historical events happened on May 30, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Hundred Years' War: After being convicted of heresy, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. On the same day, in another year: Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII, becoming the queen consort of England. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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