Donald Trump
Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying business records in a New York trial, becoming the first former U.S. president found guilty in a criminal case.
What happened on May 30
36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1536 to 2025.
Standout on May 30
2020
Crew Dragon Demo-2
Crew Dragon Demo-2 became the first commercial mission to the International Space Station.
About May 30
May 30 is the 150th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 150 of 365 (151 in leap years)215 days left in the year (215 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Saturday in 2026, Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029, Thursday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 22 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♊ Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- May birthstone
- Emeraldrebirth, love and wisdom
- May birth flower
- Lily of the valley / Hawthornsweetness, humility and hope
- Next occurrence
- In 215 days
- Roman numerals
- XXX.Vday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 40thNikolay Bodurov1986
- 30thAleksandr Golovin (footballer)1996
- 30thBeatriz Haddad Maia1996
- 10thRick MacLeish2016
- 10thTom Lysiak2016
- 5thJason Dupasquier2021
- 1stÉtienne-Émile Baulieu2025
- 1stJohn Thrasher (Florida politician)2025
May 30 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Rick MacLeish · Tom Lysiak
- 25 years ago2001
- Nothing recorded
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on May 30 — ages this year
- 2002Natty (Thai singer)turns 24
- 2000Jared S. Gilmoreturns 26
- 1999Zhou Guanyuturns 27
- 1999Eddie Nketiahturns 27
- 1997Charlie Hall (actor, born 1997)turns 29
- 1997Eunha (singer)turns 29
Historical events 36
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Crew Dragon Demo-2
Crew Dragon Demo-2 became the first commercial mission to the International Space Station.
Nigeria
Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage.
President of Liberia
Former Liberia president Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Liberia
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Convention on Cluster Munitions
The Convention on Cluster Munitions, prohibiting the use, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster bombs, was adopted.
TACA Flight 390
TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and crashes, killing five people.
Disappearance of Natalee Holloway
American student Natalee Holloway disappeared on a high-school graduation trip to Aruba.
Depayin massacre
Depayin massacre: At least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy are killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi flees the scene, but is arrested soon afterwards.
Nyamiha stampede
53 people are killed in a stampede at the Nyamiha metro station in Minsk, Belarus.
Nuclear weapons testing
Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent.
May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, killing at least 4,000 people, destroying more than 30 villages, and leaving 45,000 people homeless.
Croatian Parliament
Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia.
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
Cold War
Cold War: Spain joins NATO.
Downeast Airlines Flight 46
Downeast Airlines Flight 46 crashes on approach to Knox County Regional Airport in Rockland, Maine, killing 17.
European Space Agency
The European Space Agency is established.
Airbus A300
The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service.
The Angry Brigade
The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom.
Japanese Red Army
Members of the Japanese Red Army carried out the Lod Airport massacre in Tel Aviv, Israel, on behalf of PFLP External Operations, killing over 20 people and injuring almost 80 others.
Ben Gurion Airport
In Ben Gurion Airport (at the time: Lod Airport), Israel, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others.
Mariner program
Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars.
Curaçao
A demonstration by workers and activists on the Caribbean island of Curaçao escalated into a violent uprising which destroyed much of Willemstad.
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, West 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 the May 1968 events in France.
Buddhist crisis
Buddhist crisis: A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination was held outside the National Assembly of South Vietnam in Saigon, the first open demonstration against President Ngô Đình Diệm.
Auckland Harbour Bridge
The Auckland Harbour Bridge officially opened, connecting the suburbs of Saint Marys Bay and Northcote in Auckland, New Zealand, across Waitematā Harbour.
Levee
A dike holding the Columbia River broke, causing a flood that destroyed Vanport, Oregon, U.S., only five years after the city was built.
World War II
Second World War: HMS Cambrian was sunk by a mine in The Solent, with the loss of 23 lives.
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., featuring a sculpture of the sixteenth U.S. president Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French, opened.
RMS Aquitania
RMS Aquitania, the last surviving four-funnel ocean liner, departed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York City.
Pearl Hart
Pearl Hart, one of the few female outlaws of the American Old West, committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Globe, Arizona.
Bedřich Smetana
Bedřich Smetana's comic opera The Bartered Bride (cover of score pictured) premiered in Prague.
Kansas–Nebraska Act
The Kansas–Nebraska Act became law, establishing the U.S. territories of Nebraska and Kansas, and allowing their settlers to determine if slavery would be permitted.
List of violent incidents involving Andrew Jackson
In one of several violent incidents involving future U.S. president Andrew Jackson, Charles Dickinson was killed in a duel; Jackson was wounded and carried the bullet for the rest of his life.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach assumed the office of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, presenting the cantata Die Elenden sollen essen in St. Nicholas Church.
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII, becoming the queen consort of England.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Étienne-Émile Baulieu
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, French biochemist and endocrinologist (born 1926)
L. Tom Perry
L. Tom Perry, American religious leader and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1922)
Beau Biden
Beau Biden, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware (born 1969)
Henning Carlsen
Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1927)
Hienadz Buraukin
Hienadz Buraukin, Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (born 1936)
Jayalath Jayawardena
Jayalath Jayawardena, Sri Lankan physician and politician (born 1953)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Basil the Elder
Christian feast day: Basil the Elder and Emmelia of Caesarea
Day of the Canary Islands
Canary Islands Day (Spain)
Ferdinand III of Castile
Christian feast day: Ferdinand III of Castile and León
Joan of Arc
Christian feast day: Joan of Arc
Joseph Marello
Christian feast day: Joseph Marello
Isaac of Dalmatia
Christian feast day: Isaac of Dalmatia
Saint Dymphna
Christian feast day: Dymphna
Public holidays in Anguilla
Anguilla Day, commemorates the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967. (Anguilla)
Spread across the centuries
- 16th century1
- 18th century1
- 19th century4
- 20th century40
- 21st century30
Earliest: Jane Seymour (1536). Most recent: John Thrasher (Florida politician) (2025).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about May 30
What day of the year is May 30?
May 30 is the 150th day of the year, with 215 days left after it.
What star sign is May 30?
May 30 falls under Gemini (May 21 – June 20), a air sign ruled by Mercury. The birthstone for the month is Emerald.
How many things happened on May 30?
We record 84 entries for May 30: 36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1536 to 2025.
Who was born on May 30?
Natty (Thai singer) (2002) is among the notable births on May 30. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the May 30 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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