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Revision as of 09:32, 31 May 2003 by Mav (talk | contribs) (fm)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)May 30 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years). There are 212 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 burned at the stake.
- 1539 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold.
- 1588 - The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel.
- 1814 - The First Treaty of Paris is singed 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 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 was 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 was 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.
- 1913 - First Balkan War: A peace treaty is signed in London ending the war.
- 1922 - In Washington, D.C., the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.
- 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 Biafra secedes sparking a civil war.
- 1971 - Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched toward Mars.
- 1972 - The Angry Brigade goes on trial.
- 1982 - Baseball player Cal Ripken, Jr plays the first of 2,632 consecutive games. His streak would finish September 20, 2000.
- 1982 - Spain becomes 16th member of NATO and the 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.
Births
- 1672 - Peter the Great, Russian czar
- 1814 - Michael Bakunin, anarchist (+ 1876)
- 1896 - Howard Hawks, director (+ 1977)
- 1907 - Elly Beinhorn, pilot
- 1908 - Mel Blanc, voice for Barney Rubble, Bugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, others
- 1909 - Benny Goodman, clarinetist, bandleader (+ 1986)
- 1910 - Inge Meysel, actress
- 1912 - Joseph Stein, playwright
- 1920 - Franklin Schaffner, film director (+ 1989)
- 1922 - Hal Clement, science fiction writer
- 1927 - Clint Walker, actor
- 1934 - Aleksei Leonov, cosmonaut and first person to walk in space
- 1936 - Keir Dullea, actor
- 1939 - Michael J. Pollard, actor
- 1951 - Stephen Tobolowsky, actor
- 1953 - Colm Meaney, actor
- 1964 - Wynonna Judd, singer
Deaths
Holidays and observances
- United States - Memorial Day, currently fourth Monday in May; originally May 30)
See Also:
May 29 - May 31 - April 30 - June 30 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December