A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
May 30: Day of the Week
May 30, 2024 is the 151st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 215 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 30 Historical Event(s)
1536
King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
1574
Henry III becomes King of France.
1814
Napoleonic Wars: War of the Sixth Coalition – the Treaty of Paris (1814) is signed returning French borders to their 1792 extent. Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled to Elba.
1832
End of the Hambach Festival in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
1834
Joaquim António de Aguiar issue a law extinguishing “all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses of the regular religious orders”, earning him the nickname of “The Friar-Killer”.
1871
The Paris Commune falls.
1899
Female Old West outlaw Pearl Hart robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
1911
At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
1972
In Tel Aviv, Israel members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport Massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others.
1998
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000.
Who were born on May 30?
1719
Roger Newdigate, English politician (d. 1806)
1820
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, French Canadian politician (d. 1890)
1910
Harry Bernstein, British-born American writer
1930
Robert Ryman, American painter
1935
Lee Gunther, American television producer and editor (d. 1998)
1964
Andrea Montermini, Italian racing driver
1968
Zacarias Moussaoui, French convicted terrorist
1970
Ness Wadia, Indian industrialist
1974
Cee-Lo Green, American musician
1989
Kevin Covais, American singer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters IBGIOX? Check your answers here: Unscramble words IBGIOX. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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