MENU
Home
Upcoming Holidays
Religious Holidays
National Holidays
Other Days
Blog
Date converter
On This Day
Contact Us
© 2024 CalendarZ. All Rights Reserved.
Languages
English
español
français
português
русский
العربية
简体中文
May 30 in History
Historical Events on May 30
1539
In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold.
1941
World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag.
1943
The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwitz concentration camp.
1958
Memorial 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.
1966
Former Congolese Prime Minister, Évariste Kimba, and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Joseph Mobutu.
1967
The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war.
1968
Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, 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 May 1968 events in France.
1989
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
2013
Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage.
All Events
Famous Birthdays on May 30
1949
Bob Willis
1971
Idina Menzel
1979
Clint Bowyer
1980
Steven Gerrard
All Births
Famous Deaths on May 30
1431
Joan of Arc
1778
Voltaire
1912
Wilbur Wright
1960
Boris Pasternak
All Deaths
29. May
31. May
Choose Another Date
Go!