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)
1434
Hussite Wars (Bohemian Wars): Battle of Lipany – effectively ending the war, Utraquist forces led by Diviš Bořek of Miletínek defeat and almost annihilate Taborite forces led by Prokop the Great.
1635
Thirty Years’ War: the Peace of Prague (1635) is signed.
1815
The East Indiaman ship Arniston is wrecked during a storm at Waenhuiskrans, near Cape Agulhas, present-day South Africa, with the loss of 372 lives.
1832
End of the Hambach Festival in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
1868
Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern “Memorial Day”) is observed in the United States for the first time (By “Commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic” John A. Logan’s proclamation on May 5).
1925
May 30 Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shot 13 protesting workers to death.
1942
World War II: 1000 British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany.
1948
A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
1961
Long time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
1972
In Tel Aviv, Israel members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport Massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others.
Who were born on May 30?
1768
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty, French cavalry commander (d. 1815)
1768
Karl Friedrich Naumann, German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1873)
1800
Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose French archbishop of Rouen and senator (d. 1883)
1858
Siegfried Alkan, German composer (d. 1941)
1914
Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (d. 1979)
1951
Zdravko Čolić, Yugoslav-Bosnian singer
1959
Phil Brown, English football manager (Hull City)
1974
Konstantinos Chalkias, Greek footballer
1980
Steven Gerrard, English footballer
1990
Dean Collins, American actor
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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 KCIUAIZ? Check your answers here: Word scramble KCIUAIZ. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.