In this article, we are providing Worldwide May 30th Events and Famous Birthdays of Important Personalities. You can also get information about Historical facts of the day May 30 in the areas like military, Politics, Science, Music, Sports, Arts, Entertainment, Births and Deaths and more information in this article. Many people want to know What is special about today. You can also find What happened in History Today in this article. This day in History important events is mentioned in below table.
Also see – May 29th in History & May 31st in History
May 30th | What Happened In History Today
This Day in History | |
1100 | Burchard Became Bishop of Utrecht. |
1431 | At the stake in Rouen, France, at the age of 19. Joan of Arc was burned. |
1527 | In Germany, The University of Marburg was founded |
1539 | To search for gold, Hernando de Soto, the Spanish explorer, landed in Florida with 600 soldiers. |
1783 | Benjamin Towner published the first daily newspaper in the U.S. called “The Pennsylvania Evening Post.” |
1814 | France returned to its 1792 borders when the First Treaty of Paris was declared. |
1848 | W.G. Young patented the ice cream freezer. |
1854 | The U.S. territories of Nebraska and Kansas were established. |
1868 | Memorial Day was observed widely for the first time in the U.S. |
1879 | William Vanderbilt renamed New York City’s Gilmore’s Garden to Madison Square Garden. |
1883 | In New York City in a stampede,Twelve people were trampled to death when a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge was in danger of collapsing occurred. |
1896 | In New York City, The first automobile accident occurred. |
1903 | In Riverdale, NY, the first American motorcycle hill climb was held. |
1911 | Ray Harroun won the first Indianapolis 500.It was known as International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race at the time. 74.59 miles per hour was Haroun’s average speed |
1912 | The U.S. Marines were sent to Nicaragua to protect American interests. |
1913 | The First Balkan War ended. |
1922 | The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC. |
1933 | At Chicago’s Century of Progress Exposition, Sally Rand introduced her exotic and erotic fan dance to audiences |
1943 | During World War II, American forces secured the Aleutian island of Attu from the Japanese |
1967 | The state of Biafra seceded from Nigeria and Civil war erupted. |
1981 | In Chittagong, Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman was assassinated. |
1982 | Spain became the 16th NATO member. The first country to enter the Western alliance since West Germany in 1955 was Spain. |
1983 | Fernando Belaunde Terry, Peru’s President declared a state of emergency and suspended civil rights after bombings by leftist rebels. |
1989 | In Tiananmen Square, The “Goddess of Democracy” statue (33 feet height) was erected by student demonstrators. |
1996 | An uncontested decree ending their 10-year marriage was granted to Britain’s Prince Andrew and the former Sarah Ferguson. |
1998 | A powerful earthquake hit northern Afghanistan killing up to 5,000. |
2002 | To officially mark the end of the clean up from the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001,a ceremony was held in New York. |
2003 | “Finding Nemo” film is released in the U.S and Canada. |
2012 | Fifth World Chess Championship is won by Viswanathan Anand. |
2014 | “A Million Ways To Die in the West” Film is released to Theaters |
2015 | The leading run scorer of all time in test cricket for England was Alastair Cook |
2017 | In Baghdad bomb outside ice cream shop which killed 17, Islamic State claim responsibility. |
May 30 Famous Birthdays
Now Let us go for another Important topic, Today Famous Birthdays. The famous people who celebrate their Birthday on May 30th are listed in below table. The following table includes the celebrities like Actors, Actresses, Models, Authors, Singers, Athletes, Musicians, Rappers and Producers in Chronological order. Read our article to know about Today Birthday celebrities in the World. Learn about famous people/celebrity birthdays today in our Article May 30 Famous Birthdays which are listed in below table. Find out which celebrity is blowing the birthday candles along with you today.
Today famous birthdays | |
1423 | Georg Peurbach, German Mathematician and Astronomer. |
1578 | Valentin Dretzel, composer |
1623 | John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician |
1672 | Former Emperor of All Russia-Peter I |
1713 | Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Great Britain |
1718 | Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, British politician |
1719 | Roger Newdigate, British politician. |
1797 | Johann Christian Lobe, composer |
1808 | Joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer |
1819 | William McMurdo, British Army Officer |
1829 | Levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert |
1835 | Alfred Austin, Leeds England, poet laureate of England (Garden) |
1844 | Louis Varney, Composer |
1853 | Karl Fritjof Valentin, composer |
1859 | Pierre Marie Felix Janet, French psychologist/neurologist |
1867 | Arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Mass, CEO |
1892 | Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter |
1908 | Mel Blanc, American voice actor, comedian best known for his Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd & Porky Pig), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1989) |
1909 | Benny Goodman, clarinetist and bandleader (King of Swing) |
1912 | A Physicist-Alexander Langsdorf |
1913 | Cedric Thorpe Davie, composer |
1915 | Jerome Bert Weisner, military scientist/disarmer |
1916 | Joseph W Kennedy, scientist (1 of 4 discoverers of plutonium) |
1920 | John Heawood, Canadian actor, singer and choreographer (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) |
1920 | George London, bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoletto) |
1926 | Christine Jorgensen, pioneer transsexual |
1927 | Evelyn Wesler Zemel, American author (American Glass Animals) |
1936 | Ruta Lee, actress (Operation Eichmann, Marjorie Morningstar) |
1937 | Arthur C. Jacobs, Scottish poet, born in Glasgow |
1939 | Michael J Pollard, actor (Bonny & Clyde, Roxanne) |
1943 | Gale Sayers- Football player |
1944 | Lenny Davidson – Musician (The Dave Clark Five) |
1945 | Meredith MacRae, actress (Petticoat Junction, My 3 Sons) |
1951 | Stephen Tobolowsky, Tx, actor (Single White Female, Thelma & Louise) |
1955 | Nicky “Topper” Headon- Musician (The Clash) |
1958 | Marie Fredriksson- Musician (Roxette) |
1958 | Ted McGinley, actor (Love Boat, MWC, Dynasty) |
1964 | Nhi Lan Le, Vietnam, US fencer-foil (Olympics 1996) |
1964 | Wynonna Judd- Country musician (The Judds) |
1964 | Tom Morello – Musician (Rage Against The Machine) |
1971 | Patrick Dahlheimer – Musician (Live) |
1972 | Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American outfielder (Cleveland Indians) |
| 1981 | Blake Bashoff, American actor |
| 1982 | Eddie Griffin, American basketball player |
| 1989 | Kevin Covais, American singer |
| 1990 | Dean Collins, American Actor |
