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What happened on May 30
On May 30 history recorded 65 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 128 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 65events
- 160births
- 128deaths
- 17observances
Highlights
Highlights
1431Hundred Years' War: After being convicted of heresy, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France.
The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duchy of Aquitaine and was triggered by a claim to the French throne mad
1536Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII, becoming the queen consort of England.
Jane Seymour was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was accused by Henry of adultery after failing to produce a
1723Johann Sebastian Bach assumed the office of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, presenting the cantata Die Elenden sollen essen in St. Nicholas Church.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg Concertos; solo instrumental works such as the Cello Suites
May 30
On this day
XIV century
- 1381
1381Beginning of the Peasants' Revolt in England.
XV century
- 1416
1416The Council of Constance, called by Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for heresy. - 1431
1431Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. - 1434
1434Hussite Wars: Battle of Lipany: End of the war, the Utraquist defeat and annihilate Taborite forces.
XVI century
- 1510
1510During the reign of the Zhengde Emperor, Ming dynasty rebel leader Zhu Zhifan is defeated by commander Qiu Yue, ending the Prince of Anhua rebellion. - 1536
1536King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives. - 1539
1539In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold. - 1574
1574Henry III becomes King of France. - 1588
1588The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel.
XVII century
XVIII century
- 1723
1723Johann Sebastian Bach assumes the office of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, presenting his first new cantata, Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75, in the St. Nicholas Church on the first Sunday after Trinity. - 1796
1796War of the First Coalition: In the Battle of Borghetto, Napoleon Bonaparte manages to cross the Mincio River against the Austrian army. This crossing forces the Austrians to abandon Lombardy and retreat to the Tyrol, leaving the fortress of Mantua as the sole remaining Austrian stronghold in Northern Italy.
XIX century
- 1806
1806Future U.S. President Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel. - 1814
1814The First Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1792 extent, and restoring the House of Bourbon to power. - 1815
1815The East Indiaman Arniston is wrecked during a storm at Waenhuiskrans, near Cape Agulhas, in present-day South Africa, with the loss of 372 lives. - 1834
1834Minister of Justice Joaquim António de Aguiar issues a law seizing "all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses" from the Catholic religious orders in Portugal, earning him the nickname of "The Friar-Killer". - 1842
1842John Francis attempts to murder Queen Victoria as she drives down Constitution Hill in London with Prince Albert. - 1845
1845The Fatel Razack, coming from India, lands in the Gulf of Paria in Trinidad and Tobago carrying the first Indians to the country. - 1854
1854The Kansas–Nebraska Act becomes law, establishing the U.S. territories of Kansas and Nebraska. - 1862
1862American Civil War: The Siege of Corinth ends in a Union victory, with General Henry Halleck capturing the critical rail junction of Corinth, Mississippi from retreating Confederate forces under General P. G. T. Beauregard. - 1866
1866Bedrich Smetana's comic opera The Bartered Bride premieres in Prague. - 1868
1868Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veterans group). - 1876
1876Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V. - 1876
1876The secret decree of Ems Ukaz is issued by Russian Tsar Alexander II in the German city of Bad Ems, aimed at stopping the printing and distribution of Ukrainian-language publications in the Russian Empire. - 1883
1883In New York City, 12 people are killed in a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge. - 1899
1899Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
XX century
- 1911
1911At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race. - 1913
1913The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War between the Balkan allies and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans cede all their European territories west of a straight line between Enos and Media and Albania becomes an independent nation. - 1914
1914The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City. - 1922
1922The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. - 1925
1925May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers. - 1937
1937Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators. - 1941
1941World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag. - 1942
1942World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany. - 1943
1943The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwitz concentration camp. - 1948
1948A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless. - 1958
1958Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. - 1959
1959The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham. - 1961
1961The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. - 1961
1961Viasa Flight 897 crashes after takeoff from Lisbon Airport, killing 61. - 1963
1963A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the eight-year presidency of Ngo Dinh Diem. - 1966
1966Former Congolese Prime Minister, Évariste Kimba, and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Joseph Mobutu. - 1967
1967The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war. - 1968
1968Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turning point of the May 1968 events in France. - 1971
1971Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars. - 1972
1972The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom. - 1972
1972In Ben Gurion Airport (at the time: Lod Airport), Israel, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others. - 1974
1974The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service. - 1975
1975The European Space Agency is established. - 1979
1979Downeast Airlines Flight 46 crashes on approach to Knox County Regional Airport in Rockland, Maine, killing 17. - 1982
1982Cold War: Spain joins NATO. - 1989
1989Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators. - 1990
1990Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia. - 1998
1998The 6.5 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000–4,500. - 1998
1998Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent. - 1999
199953 people are killed in a stampede at the Nyamiha metro station in Minsk, Belarus.
XXI century
- 2003
2003Depayin massacre: At least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy are killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi flees the scene, but is arrested soon afterwards. - 2008
2008Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted. - 2008
2008TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and crashes, killing five people. - 2012
2012Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War. - 2013
2013Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage. - 2020
2020Crew Dragon Demo-2 launches from Kennedy Space Center, becoming the first crewed orbital spacecraft to launch from the United States since 2011 and the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. - 2024
2024Donald Trump is convicted of falsifying business records in his New York trial, the first time a former President of the United States has been found guilty in a criminal case.
Best known
Born on May 30
Best known
Died on May 30
531Xiao Tong
Crown Prince of Liang Dynasty
727AD 727
Calendar year
1252Ferdinand III of Castile
King of Castile (1217–1252) and León
1376Joan of Ponthieu, Dame of Epernon
French countess (before 1336–1376)
1416Jerome of Prague
14/15th-century Czech reformist theologian and scholastic philosopher
1431Joan of Arc
French folk heroine and saint
Holidays and observances
- Anguilla Day, commemorates the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967. (Anguilla)
- Canary Islands Day (Spain)
- Christian feast day: Basil the Elder and Emmelia of Caesarea
- Christian feast day: Dymphna
- Christian feast day: Ferdinand III of Castile and León
- Christian feast day: Isaac of Dalmatia
- Christian feast day: Joan of Arc
- Christian feast day: Joseph Marello
- Christian feast day: Luke Kirby
- Christian feast day: Matiya Mulumba
- Christian feast day: Blessed Otto Neururer
- Christian feast day: May 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Indian Arrival Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Kaamatan, harvest festival in the state of Sabah and the federal territory of Labuan (Malaysia)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on May 30?
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.
Who was born on May 30?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 30, including Clint Walker, Pro Hart, Radoslav Rotković. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on May 30?
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.
What is celebrated on May 30?
17 observances are celebrated on May 30 around the world: Anguilla Day, commemorates the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967. (Anguilla), Canary Islands Day (Spain), Christian feast day: Basil the Elder and Emmelia of Caesarea, Christian feast day: Dymphna, Christian feast day: Ferdinand III of Castile and León, Christian feast day: Isaac of Dalmatia. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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