May 30

Events

 * - The, called by the Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns following a trial for.
 * - : In, , 19-year-old  by an English-dominated tribunal.
 * - : - Effectively ending the war,  forces led by Diviš Bořek of Miletínek defeat and almost annihilated  forces led by.
 * - King marries, a  to his first two wives.
 * - In, lands at  with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding.
 * - becomes King of.
 * - The last ship of the sets sail from  heading for the.
 * - : signed.
 * - kills  in a duel after the man had accused Jackson's wife of.
 * - : -  signed returning French borders to their 1792 extent.
 * - The in eastern  is first opened.
 * - The becomes law establishing the  of  and.
 * - Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "") observed in the for the first time (By "Commander-in-chief of the " 's proclaimation on May 5).
 * - The falls.
 * -  is deposed and succeeded by his nephew.
 * - 's is renamed  by  and is opened to the public at  and.
 * 1879 - An  strikes, , killing 18 and injuring 60.
 * - In, a rumor that the is going to collapse causes a stampede which crushes twelve people.
 * - At the, the first ends with  becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race in his .
 * - : signed ending the war.  becomes an independent nation.
 * - New & then largest , 45,647 tons, sails on her maiden voyage from  to.
 * - becomes king of.
 * - In, the is dedicated.
 * - plays in his last  game, in the uniform of the.
 * 1941  -   World War II:  and  climb on the athenian, tear down the nazi  and replace it with the.
 * - World War II:
 * - A dike along the flooding breaks, obliterating  within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
 * - The was officially opened today in,.
 * - Composer premieres his piece  in.
 * - : The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during and the, are buried at the  in.
 * - Former Prime Minister  and several other politicians are publicly executed in  on the orders of President.
 * - At the in,   jumps his  over 16 cars lined-up in a row.
 * 1967 - The n Eastern Region declares independence as the, sparking a.
 * - Riots on the island of
 * - : launched to Map 70% of the surface and study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface of.
 * - goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout.
 * 1972 - In, members of the carry out the , killing 24 people and injuring 78 others.
 * - becomes the 16th member of  and the first nation to enter the alliance since 's admission in.
 * - : The 33-foot high "" is unveiled in  by student demonstrators.
 * - A magnitude 6.6 hits northern, killing up to 5,000.
 * - A magnitude 6.6 hits northern, killing up to 5,000.

Births

 * - of China (d. )
 * -, German mathematician and astronomer (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, Empress consort of Germany (d. )
 * -, Tsar of Russia (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Russian anarchist (d. )
 * 1814  -, Belgian mathematician (d. )
 * -, British army officer (d. )
 * -, French Canadian politician (d. )
 * - King (d. 1890)
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, Italian philosopher (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, Scottish runner (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, American film director (d. )
 * -, American film producer (d. )
 * -, American writer and actress (d. )
 * -, American dancer and actor (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, German faith healer (d. )
 * -, German pilot
 * -, Swedish physicist, (d. )
 * 1908  -, American voice actor (d. )
 * -, American clarinetist and bandleader (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * 1910  -, German actress (d. )
 * -, American biochemist and (d. )
 * 1912  -, German physicist
 * 1912  -, Welsh actor (d. )
 * -, Mexican poet (d. )
 * 1918  -, American restaurateur (d. )
 * -, President of Bolivia (d. )
 * -, American film director (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American transsexual activist (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, French director
 * 1928  -, Australian artist (d. )
 * -, British nightclub owner (d. )
 * 1930  -, American painter
 * -, American composer and accordionist
 * -, Russian cosmonaut
 * 1934  -, Greek footballer and coach
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1939  -, Austrian racing driver
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American civil rights activist (d. )
 * 1943  -, American football player
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, French Canadian LPGA golfer
 * -, American screenwriter (d. )
 * -, American basketball coach
 * -, French politician
 * 1950  -, Indian actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1951  -, Bosnian singer
 * -, Irish actor
 * -, British musician
 * -, American film producer (d. )
 * -, Swedish singer and songwriter
 * 1958  -, American politician, member of the  (D-New York)
 * -, Belgian politician
 * -, British comedian
 * -, American comic book creator
 * 1962  -, American actress
 * 1964   -, American Country/Bluegrass Singer
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1964  -, Italian racing driver
 * -, American musician
 * -, English singer
 * -, French citizen found guilty relating to September 11, 2001 attacks
 * -, Hong Kong television actress
 * 1970  -, Indian industrialist
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, Dominican-born American baseball player
 * 1972  -, Japanese
 * -, British comedian
 * -, American musician
 * 1974  -, American rapper (d. )
 * 1974  -, Greek footballer
 * 1974  -, South Korean actor
 * 1974  -, American ice hockey player
 * -, English rugby league and union footballer
 * -, Slovenian basketball player
 * 1976  -, Swedish tennis player
 * -, Angolan footballer
 * 1977  -, British actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1979  -, Japanese  (voice actress)
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * 1981  -, Italian racing driver
 * 1981  -, American actor
 * -, American basketball player (d. )
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, American Actor

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * - King
 * -, Czech theologian (executed) (b. )
 * -, French heroine and saint (burned at the stake) (b. )
 * -, general
 * - —a powerful  in
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Japanese retainer and samurai
 * -, English playwright (b. )
 * -, Flemish painter (b. )
 * -, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. )
 * -, Dutch favorite of (b. )
 * -, English mistress of (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, French philosopher and author (b. )
 * -, United States Supreme Court Justice
 * -, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (b.
 * -, Belgian mathematician (b. )
 * -, aviation pioneer (b. )
 * -, German historian (b. )
 * -, Russian physicist (b. )
 * -, Japanese admiral (b. )
 * -, Auto racer, killed during (b. )
 * -, Rama VII, king of Thailand (b. )
 * -, Canadian Scientist at Los Alamos (b. )
 * -, World War I Austrian submarine commander (b. )
 * -, Austrian author (b. )
 * -, American musician and actor (b. )
 * -, Auto racer, killed during (b. )
 * -, Russian writer, laureate (declined) (b. )
 * -, dictator of the Dominican Republic (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born nuclear physicist (b. )
 * 1964  -  and, American auto racers, killed during  (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, French organist and composer (b. )
 * -, American runner (b. )
 * 1975  -, French actor (b. )
 * -, American bass guitarist (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * 1981  -, President of Bangladesh (b. )
 * -, American fashion designer (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
 * -, French industrialist (b. )
 * -, former English footballer (b. )
 * 1995  -, former English footballer (b. )
 * -, American bandleader, singer, and saxophone player (b. )
 * -, English record producer (b. )
 * -, Polish writer (b. )
 * -, Japanese film director (b. )
 * 2006  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, New Zealand biologist (b. )
 * -, French , , and  (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * – (National Holiday).
 * – (originally – currently last  in ).
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