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May 30

A look at May 30 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including CeeLo Green and Emperor Renzong of Song, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2024

    Donald Trump

    Donald 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.

    President of the United
  2. 2008

    Convention on Cluster Munitions

    Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.

    International treaty
  3. 1963

    Buddhist crisis

    A 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.

    1963 political and religious
  4. 1959

    Auckland Harbour Bridge

    The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.

    Road bridge in Auckland,
  5. 1941

    World War II

    World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  6. 1922

    Lincoln Memorial

    The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.

    National memorial in Washington,
  7. 1866

    Bedřich Smetana

    Bedrich Smetana's comic opera The Bartered Bride premieres in Prague.

    Czech composer (1824–1884)
  8. 1854

    Kansas–Nebraska Act

    The Kansas–Nebraska Act becomes law, establishing the U.S. territories of Kansas and Nebraska.

    American law establishing two
  9. 1723

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann 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.

    German composer (1685–1750)
  10. 1431

    Hundred Years' War

    Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal.

    Medieval Anglo-French conflicts, 1337–1453
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Famous birthday twins

Born on May 30

CeeLo Green

b. 1975

American singer-songwriter

Emperor Renzong of Song

b. 1010

Chinese emperor

Marissa Mayer

b. 1975

American computer scientist and businesswoman

Mikhail Bakunin

b. 1814

Russian philosopher and theorist

Amadeo I of Spain

b. 1845

Spanish king

Eugène Charles Catalan

b. 1814

Belgian-French mathematician and academic

Tonya Pinkins

b. 1962

American actress and singer

Benny Goodman

b. 1909

American clarinet player, songwriter, and bandleader

Deaths

  • 2014Joan Lorring, British actress
  • 1975Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist, founded Isshin-ryū
  • 1778Voltaire, French philosopher and author
  • 1640Peter Paul Rubens, German-Belgian painter
  • 1431Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint
  • 727AD 727, bishop Liège

Holidays & 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

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