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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 70|70]] &ndash; [[Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70)|Siege of Jerusalem]]: [[Titus]] and his [[Roman legion]]s breach the Second Wall of [[Jerusalem]]. Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a [[Investment (military)|circumvallation]], cutting down all trees within {{convert|15|km|spell=in}}.
*[[1381]] &ndash; Beginning of the [[Peasants' Revolt]] in England.<ref>{{cite web |title=A summary of the Peasants' Revolt - The Peasants' Revolt - KS3 History Revision |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z2c2pv4/revision/1 |website=BBC Bitesize |access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>
*[[1416]] &ndash; The [[Council of Constance]], called by [[Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Sigismund]], a supporter of [[Antipope John XXIII]], burns [[Jerome of Prague]] following a trial for [[Heresy in Christianity|heresy]].
*[[1431]] &ndash; [[Hundred Years' War]]: In [[Rouen]], France, the 19-year-old [[Joan of Arc]] is [[Death by burning|burned at the stake]] by an English-dominated tribunal.
*[[1434]] &ndash; [[Hussite 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]].
*[[1510]] &ndash; During the reign of the [[Zhengde Emperor]], [[Ming dynasty]] rebel leader [[Zhu Zhifan]] is defeated by commander Qiu Yue, ending the [[Prince of Anhua rebellion]].
*[[1536]] &ndash; King [[Henry VIII of England]] marries [[Jane Seymour]], a [[lady-in-waiting]] to his first two wives.<ref>{{cite book|last=O'Day|first=Rosemary|title=The Routledge Companion to the Tudor Age|location=New York|publisher=Routledge|date=2010|isbn=9780203850466|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PgKSouk9fHUC|page=134}}</ref>
*[[1539]] &ndash; In [[Florida]], [[Hernando de Soto]] lands at [[Tampa Bay]] with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding [[gold]].
*[[1574]] &ndash; [[Henry III of France|Henry III]] becomes King of France.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sutherland |first1=Nicola Mary |title=Henry IV of France and the Politics of Religion: 1572 - 1596 |date=2002 |publisher=Intellect Books |isbn=978-1-84150-701-9 |page=15 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RVYfAcvMMBUC&pg=PA15 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1588]] &ndash; The last ship of the [[Spanish Armada]] sets sail from [[Lisbon]] heading for the [[English Channel]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1631]] &ndash; Publication of ''[[Gazette de France]]'', the first French newspaper.
*[[1635]] &ndash; [[Thirty Years' War]]: The [[Peace of Prague (1635)|Peace of Prague]] is signed.
*[[1642]] &ndash; From this date all honors granted by [[Charles I of England]] are retroactively [[List of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England, 1642–60|annulled by Parliament]].
*[[1723]] &ndash; [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] assumed the office of [[Thomaskantor]] in Leipzig, presenting his first new cantata, {{lang|de|[[Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75|''Die Elenden sollen essen'', BWV 75]]|italic=unset}}, in the St. Nicholas Church on the first Sunday after [[Trinity Sunday|Trinity]].<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Dürr| first1 = Alfred| author1-link = Alfred Dürr| last2 = Jones| first2 = Richard D. P.| author2-link = Richard D. P. Jones| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=m9JuwslMcq4C&pg=PA384 | chapter = Die Elendenden sollen essen| title = The Cantatas of J. S. Bach: With Their Librettos in German-English Parallel Text| publisher = [[Oxford University Press]] | date = 2006| pages = 381–387| isbn = 978-0-19-929776-4}}</ref>
*[[1796]] &ndash; [[War of the First Coalition]]: In the [[Battle of Borghetto]], [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] manages to cross the [[Mincio River]] against the Austrian army. This crossing forces the Austrians to abandon Lombardy and retreat to the Tyrol, leaving the fortress of Mantua as the sole remaining stronghold in Northern Italy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.napoleon-empire.net/en/battles/borghetto.php | title=Battle of Borghetto }}</ref>
*[[1806]] &ndash; Future U.S. President [[Andrew Jackson]] kills [[Charles Dickinson (historical figure)|Charles Dickinson]] in a duel.
*[[1814]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Paris (1814)|First Treaty of Paris]] is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1792 extent, and restoring the [[House of Bourbon]] to power.
*[[1815]] &ndash; The [[East Indiaman]] ''[[Arniston (East Indiaman)|Arniston]]'' is wrecked during a storm at [[Waenhuiskrans]], near [[Cape Agulhas]], in present-day South Africa, with the loss of 372 lives.
*[[1834]] &ndash; Minister of Justice [[Joaquim António de Aguiar]] issues a law seizing "all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses" from the [[Catholic religious order]]s in Portugal, earning him the nickname of "The Friar-Killer".
*[[1842]] &ndash; John Francis attempts to murder [[Queen Victoria]] as she drives down [[Constitution Hill, London|Constitution Hill]] in London with [[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert]].
*[[1845]] &ndash; The ''[[Fatel Razack]]'' coming from [[British Raj|India]], lands in the [[Gulf of Paria]] in [[Trinidad and Tobago]] carrying the first [[Indo-Trinidadians|Indians]] to the country.
*[[1854]] &ndash; The [[Kansas–Nebraska Act]] becomes law establishing the [[U.S. territories]] of [[Kansas]] and [[Nebraska]].
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[Siege of Corinth]] ends in a [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] victory, with General [[Henry Halleck]] capturing the critical rail junction of [[Corinth, Mississippi]] from retreating [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces under General [[P. G. T. Beauregard]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Siege of Corinth - First Battle of Corinth|url=https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/siege-corinth|publisher=American Battlefield Trust|website=battlefields.org|access-date=May 3, 2025}}</ref>
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Bedrich Smetana]]'s comic opera ''[[The Bartered Bride]]'' premiered in [[Prague]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|author-link=John Tyrrell (musicologist)|last=Tyrrell|first=John|editor-first=Laura|editor-last=Macy|title=''The Bartered Bride'' (''Prodaná nevěsta'')|encyclopedia=[[Grove Music Online]]}} {{Subscription required}}</ref>
*[[1868]] &ndash; Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "[[Memorial Day]]") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by [[John A. Logan]], head of the [[Grand Army of the Republic]] (a veterans group).
*[[1876]] &ndash; Ottoman sultan [[Abdülaziz]] is deposed and succeeded by his nephew [[Murad V]].
*[[1876]] &ndash; The secret decree of [[Ems Ukaz]], issued by Russian Tsar [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]] in the German city of [[Bad Ems]], was aimed at stopping the printing and distribution of [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian-language]] publications in the [[Russian Empire]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine under direct imperial Russian rule |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Ukraine/Ukraine-under-direct-imperial-Russian-rule#ref404490 |website=britannica.com |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ems Ukase |url=https://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CE%5CM%5CEmsUkase.htm |website=encyclopediaofukraine.com |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>  
*[[1883]] &ndash; In New York City, 12 people are killed in a stampede on the recently opened [[Brooklyn Bridge]].
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Pearl Hart]], a female outlaw of the [[American frontier|Old West]], robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of [[Globe, Arizona]].

===1901–present===
*[[1911]] &ndash; At the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]], the first [[Indianapolis 500]] ends with [[Ray Harroun]] in his [[Marmon Wasp|Marmon ''Wasp'']] becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
*[[1913]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of London (1913)|Treaty of London]] is signed, ending the [[First Balkan War]]; [[Albania]] becomes an independent nation.
*[[1914]] &ndash; The new, and then the largest, [[Cunard Line|Cunard]] [[ocean liner]] {{RMS|Aquitania}}, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from [[Liverpool]], England, to New York City.
*[[1922]] &ndash; The [[Lincoln Memorial]] is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[May Thirtieth Movement]]: [[Shanghai Municipal Police]] Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Memorial Day massacre of 1937|Memorial Day massacre]]: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Graf |first1=John |last2=Skorpad |first2=Steve |title=Chicago's Monuments, Markers, and Memorials |date=2002 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-2002-5 |page=36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2MnSgzx-iGsC&pg=PA36 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Manolis Glezos]] and [[Apostolos Santas]] climb the Athenian [[Acropolis]] and tear down the German flag.
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a [[Bombing of Cologne in World War II|90-minute attack on Cologne]], Germany.
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust]]: [[Josef Mengele]] becomes chief medical officer of the ''Zigeunerfamilienlager'' ([[Romani people|Romani]] family camp) at [[Auschwitz concentration camp]].
*[[1948]] &ndash; A dike along the [[1948 Columbia River flood|flooding]] [[Columbia River]] breaks, obliterating [[Vanport, Oregon]] within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
*[[1958]] &ndash; 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 Unknowns|Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]] in [[Arlington National Cemetery]].
*[[1959]] &ndash; The [[Auckland Harbour Bridge]], crossing the [[Waitematā Harbour|Waitemata Harbour]] in [[Auckland]], New Zealand, is officially opened by [[Governor-General of New Zealand|Governor-General]] [[Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham]].
*[[1961]] &ndash; The long-time Dominican dictator [[Rafael Trujillo]] is assassinated in [[Santo Domingo]], Dominican Republic.
*  1961   &ndash; [[Viasa Flight 897]] crashes after takeoff from [[Lisbon Airport]], killing 61.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-53 PH-DCL Fonte da Telha |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610530-0 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; 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]].
*[[1966]] &ndash; Former [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] Prime Minister, [[Évariste Kimba]], and several other politicians are publicly executed in [[Kinshasa]] on the orders of President [[Mobutu Sese Seko|Joseph Mobutu]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; The [[Nigeria]]n Eastern Region declares independence as the [[Biafra|Republic of Biafra]], sparking a [[Nigerian Civil War|civil war]].
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[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 [[May 1968 events in France]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Birch |first1=Jonah |title=How Beautiful It Was |url=https://jacobin.com/2018/05/how-beautiful-it-was |access-date=6 December 2022 |magazine=[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]] |issue=29 |date=23 May 2018 |pages=46–48 |issn=2470-6930}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Mariner program]]: ''[[Mariner 9]]'' is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of [[Mars]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[The Angry Brigade]] goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom.
*  1972   &ndash; 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.
*[[1974]] &ndash; The [[Airbus A300]] passenger aircraft first enters service.
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[European Space Agency]] is established.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Peaslee |first1=Amos Jenkins |title=International Governmental Organizations: Constitutional Documents |date=1979 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-247-2087-3 |page=166 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tl4Ed_7rAZIC&pg=PA166 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Downeast Flight 46]] crashes on approach to [[Knox County Regional Airport]] in [[Rockland, Maine]], killing 17.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web|title=ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 N68DE Rockland, ME|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19790530-0|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: [[Spain]] joins [[NATO]].
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]]: The 10-metre high "[[Goddess of Democracy]]" [[statue]] is unveiled in [[Tiananmen Square]] by student demonstrators.
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Croatian Parliament]] is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the [[National Day]] of [[Croatia]].
*[[1998]] &ndash; The 6.5 {{M|w}} [[May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake|Afghanistan earthquake]] shook the [[Takhar Province]] of northern [[Afghanistan]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of VII (''Very strong''), killing around 4,000–4,500.
*  1998   &ndash; [[Nuclear weapons testing|Nuclear Testing]]: Pakistan conducts an [[Chagai-II|underground test]] in the [[Kharan Desert]]. It is reported to be a [[plutonium]] device with yield of 20kt [[TNT equivalent]].
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[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.
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Convention on Cluster Munitions]] is adopted.
*  2008   &ndash; [[TACA Flight 390]] overshoots the runway at [[Toncontín International Airport]] in [[Tegucigalpa]], Honduras and crashes, killing five people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080530-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-233 EI-TAF Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; Former [[Liberia]]n president [[Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)|Charles Taylor]] is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the [[Sierra Leone Civil War]].
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Nigeria]] passes a law [[Same-sex marriage in Nigeria|banning same-sex marriage]].
*[[2020]] &ndash; The [[Crew Dragon Demo-2]] launches from the [[Kennedy Space Center]], becoming the first crewed orbital spacecraft to launch from the [[United States]] since 2011 and the first commercial flight to the [[International Space Station]].<ref name="NYT-20200530">{{cite news|last=Chang|first=Kenneth|date=30 May 2020|title=SpaceX Lifts NASA Astronauts to Orbit, Launching New Era of Spaceflight – The trip to the space station was the first from American soil since 2011 when the space shuttles were retired|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/science/spacex-nasa-astronauts.html|access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Donald Trump]] is [[Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York|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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/05/30/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial/merchan-thanks-jurors-00160786 | title=Merchan thanks jurors | website=[[Politico]] | date=30 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-31 |title=Donald Trump found guilty on all 34 felony counts in hush money trial: Highlights |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/live-blog/trump-trial-jury-deliberations-hush-money-case-rcna154607 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1010]] &ndash; [[Emperor Renzong of Song|Ren Zong]], Chinese emperor (d. 1063)
*[[1201]] &ndash; [[Theobald I of Navarre|Theobald IV]], count of Champagne (d. 1253)
*[[1423]] &ndash; [[Georg von Peuerbach]], German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)
*[[1464]] &ndash; [[Barbara of Brandenburg (1464–1515)|Barbara of Brandenburg]], Bohemian queen (d. 1515)
*[[1580]] &ndash; [[Fadrique de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Villanueva de Valdueza]] (d. 1634)
*[[1599]] &ndash; [[Samuel Bochart]], French Protestant biblical scholar (d. 1667)

===1601–1900===
*[[1623]] &ndash; [[John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire]] (d. 1686)
*[[1686]] &ndash; [[Antonina Houbraken]], Dutch illustrator (d. 1736)
*[[1718]] &ndash; [[Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Colonies]] (d. 1793)
*[[1719]] &ndash; [[Roger Newdigate]], English politician (d. 1806)
*[[1757]] &ndash; [[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (d. 1844)
*[[1768]] &ndash; [[Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty]], French general (d. 1815)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann]], German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1873)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose]], French cardinal (d. 1883)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Mikhail Bakunin]], Russian philosopher and theorist  (d. 1876)
*  1814   &ndash; [[Eugène Charles Catalan]], Belgian-French mathematician and academic (d. 1894)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[William McMurdo]], English general (d. 1894)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Premier of Quebec]] (d. 1890)
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Alfred Austin]], English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1913)
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Félix Arnaudin]], French poet and photographer (d. 1921)
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Amadeo I of Spain|Amadeo I]], Spanish king (d. 1890)<ref>{{cite web |title=Amadeus &#124; king of Spain |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amadeus-king-of-Spain |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Peter Carl Fabergé]], Russian goldsmith and jeweler (d. 1920)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Mirza Alakbar Sabir]], Azerbaijani philosopher and poet (d. 1911)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Grace Andrews (mathematician)|Grace Andrews]], American mathematician (d. 1951)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Ernest Duchesne]], French physician (d. 1912)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Gentile]], Italian philosopher and academic (d. 1944)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Colin Blythe]], English cricketer and soldier (d. 1917)
*  1879   &ndash; [[Konstantin Ramul]], Estonian psychologist and academic (d. 1975)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Georg von Küchler]], German field marshal (d. 1968)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Wyndham Halswelle]], English runner and soldier (d. 1915)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Sandy Pearce]], Australian rugby league player (d. 1930)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Siegmund Glücksmann]], German soldier and politician (d. 1942)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Villem Grünthal-Ridala]], Estonian poet and linguist (d. 1942)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Laurent Barré]], Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1964)
*  1886   &ndash; [[Randolph Bourne]], American theorist and author (d. 1918)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Alexander Archipenko]], Ukrainian-American sculptor and illustrator (d. 1964)
*  1887   &ndash; [[Emil Reesen]], Danish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1964)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Roger Salengro]], French soldier and politician, [[List of Interior Ministers of France|French Minister of the Interior]] (d. 1936)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Fernando Amorsolo]], Filipino painter (d. 1972)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Hubertus van Mook]], Dutch politician, [[List of Governors-General of the Dutch East Indies|Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] (d. 1965)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Maurice Tate]], English cricketer (d. 1956)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Howard Hawks]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1977)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Frank Wise]], Australian politician, 16th [[Premier of Western Australia]] (d. 1986)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[John Gilroy (artist)|John Gilroy]], English artist and illustrator (d. 1985)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Irving Thalberg]], American screenwriter and producer (d. 1936)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Alfred Karindi]], Estonian pianist and composer (d. 1969)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Cornelia Otis Skinner]], American actress and author (d. 1979)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Stepin Fetchit]], American actor and dancer (d. 1985)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Countee Cullen]], American poet and author (d. 1946)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Bruno Gröning]], [[German mystic]] and author (d. 1959)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Germaine Tillion]], French anthropologist and academic (d. 2008)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Hannes Alfvén]], Swedish physicist and engineer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1995)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Mel Blanc]], American voice actor (d. 1989)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mel Blanc &#124; American entertainer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mel-Blanc |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=8 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Jacques Canetti]], French music executive and talent agent (d. 1997)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Freddie Frith]], English motorcycle road racer (d. 1988)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Benny Goodman]], American clarinet player, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1986)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Harry Bernstein]], English-American journalist and author (d. 2011)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Julius Axelrod]], American biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2004)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Erich Bagge]], German physicist and academic (d. 1996)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Hugh Griffith]], Welsh actor (d. 1980)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Millicent Selsam]], American author and academic (d. 1996)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Joseph Stein]], American playwright and author (d. 2010)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Akinoumi Setsuo]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (d. 1979)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Len Carney]], English footballer and soldier (d. 1996)<ref>{{cite web |title=Players - Len Carney |url=https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/567 |website=lfchistory.net |access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Justin Catayée]], French soldier and politician (d. 1962)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Mort Meskin]], American illustrator (d. 1995)<ref>{{cite news |title=Morton Meskin: retired D.C. Comics artist |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120969096/morton-meskin-retired-dc-comics/ |access-date=16 March 2023 |work=The Herald Statesman |date=30 March 1995 |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Pita Amor]], Mexican poet and author (d. 2000)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Bob Evans (restaurateur)|Bob Evans]], American businessman, founded [[Bob Evans Restaurants]] (d. 2007)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[René Barrientos]], Bolivian general and politician, 55th [[President of Bolivia]] (d. 1969)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Franklin J. Schaffner]], Japanese-American director and producer (d. 1989)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Hal Clement]], American author and educator (d. 2003)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Anthony Dryden Marshall]], American [[CIA]] officer and diplomat (d. 2014)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[John Henry Marks]], English physician and author (d. 2022)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Johnny Gimble]], American country/western swing musician (d. 2015)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Joan Birman]], American mathematician
*  1927   &ndash; [[Clint Walker]], American actor and singer (d. 2018)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Billy Wilson (Australian rugby league)|Billy Wilson]], Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1993)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Pro Hart]], Australian painter (d. 2006)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Agnès Varda]], Belgian-French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Georges Gilson]], French archbishop (d. 2024)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Mark Birley]], English businessman, founded [[Annabel's]] (d. 2007)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Robert Ryman]], American painter (d. 2019)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Larry Silverstein]], American real estate magnate 
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Ray Cooney]], English actor and playwright
*  1932   &ndash; [[Pauline Oliveros]], American accordion player and composer (d. 2016)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Ivor Richard, Baron Richard]], Welsh politician and diplomat, [[British Ambassador to the United Nations]] (d. 2018)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Alexei Leonov]], Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |last2=Hall |first2=Rex |title=The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9780387848235 |page=54 |lccn=2008935694}}</ref>
*  1934   &ndash; [[Alketas Panagoulias]], Greek footballer and manager (d. 2012)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Ruta Lee]], Canadian-American actress and dancer
*  1935   &ndash; [[Guy Tardif]], Canadian academic and politician (d. 2005)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Keir Dullea]], American actor
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Christopher Haskins]], Anglo-Irish businessman, life peer, and British politician
*  1937   &ndash; [[Rick Mather]], American-English architect (d. 2013)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Billie Letts]], American author and educator (d. 2014)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Michael J. Pollard]], American actor (d. 2019)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Dieter Quester]], Austrian race car driver
*  1939   &ndash; [[Tim Waterstone]], Scottish businessman, founded [[Waterstones]]
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Jagmohan Dalmiya]], Indian cricket administrator (d. 2015)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Gilles Villemure]], Canadian-American ice hockey player
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[John Gladwin]], English bishop
*  1942   &ndash; [[Carole Stone]], English journalist and author
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[James Chaney]], American civil rights activist (d. 1964)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/USAchaney.htm|title=James Earl Chaney|website=Spartacus Educational}}</ref>
*  1943   &ndash; [[Anders Michanek]], Swedish motorcycle racer
*  1943   &ndash; [[Gale Sayers]], American football player and philanthropist (d. 2020)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Lenny Davidson]], English guitarist and songwriter
*  1944   &ndash; [[Meredith MacRae]], American actress (d. 2000)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Stav Prodromou]], Greek-American engineer and businessman
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Gladys Horton]], American singer (d. 2011)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Allan Chapman (historian)|Allan Chapman]], English historian and author
*  1946   &ndash; [[Dragan Džajić]], Serbian and Yugoslav footballer
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Jocelyne Bourassa]], Canadian golfer (d. 2021)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Johan De Muynck]], Belgian former professional road racing cyclist
*  1948   &ndash; [[Michael Piller]], American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)
*  1948   &ndash; [[David Thorpe (footballer)|David Thorpe]], Australian rules footballer
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[P.J. Carlesimo]], American basketball player and coach
*  1949   &ndash; [[Paul Coleridge]], English lawyer and judge
*  1949   &ndash; [[Bob Willis]], English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2019)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Bertrand Delanoë]], French politician, 14th [[Mayor of Paris]]
*  1950   &ndash; [[Paresh Rawal]], Indian actor, producer, and politician
*  1950   &ndash; [[Joshua Rozenberg]], English lawyer, journalist, and author
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Zdravko Čolić]], Bosnian Serb singer-songwriter 
*  1951   &ndash; [[Fernando Lugo]], Paraguayan bishop and politician, [[President of Paraguay]]
*  1951   &ndash; [[Stephen Tobolowsky]], American actor, singer, and director
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Daniel Grodnik]], American screenwriter and producer
*  1952   &ndash; [[Kerry Fraser]], Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and sportscaster
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Jim Hunter (skier)|Jim Hunter]], Canadian skier
*  1953   &ndash; [[Colm Meaney]], Irish actor
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Topper Headon]], English drummer and songwriter
*  1955   &ndash; [[Jacqueline McGlade]], English-Canadian biologist, ecologist, and academic 
*  1955   &ndash; [[Caroline Swift]], English lawyer and judge
*  1955   &ndash; [[Colm Tóibín]], Irish novelist, poet, playwright, and critic
*  1955   &ndash; [[Jake Roberts]], American professional wrestler<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mac |first1=Eddie |title=This Day in Wrestling History (May 30) |url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/2015/5/30/8689405/this-day-in-wrestling-history-may-30 |publisher=[[CageSide Seats]] |access-date=25 May 2023 |date=30 May 2015}}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Tim Lucas]], American author, screenwriter, and critic
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Mike Clayton (golfer)|Mike Clayton]], Australian golfer
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Eugene Belliveau]], Canadian football player
*  1958   &ndash; [[Marie Fredriksson]], Swedish singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2019)
*  1958   &ndash; [[Steve Israel]], American lawyer and politician
*  1958   &ndash; [[Michael López-Alegría]], Spanish-American captain, pilot, and astronaut
*  1958   &ndash; [[Ted McGinley]], American actor
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Phil Brown (footballer, born 1959)|Phil Brown]], English footballer, coach, and manager
*  1959   &ndash; [[Randy Ferbey]], Canadian curler
*  1959   &ndash; [[Frank Vanhecke]], Belgian politician
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Harry Enfield]], English actor, director, and screenwriter
*  1961   &ndash; [[John Terlesky]], American actor<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors|last=Roberts|first=Jerry|publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]]|isbn=9780810863781|year=2009|page=588|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&pg=PA588}}</ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[Bob Yari]], Iranian-American director and producer
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Kevin Eastman]], American author and illustrator, co-created the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' 
*  1962   &ndash; [[Richard Fuller (Bedford MP)|Richard Fuller]], English lawyer and politician
*  1962   &ndash; [[Tim Loughton]], English businessman and politician
*  1962   &ndash; [[Tonya Pinkins]], American actress and singer
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Michel Langevin]], Canadian drummer and songwriter 
*  1963   &ndash; [[Élise Lucet]], French journalist
*  1963   &ndash; [[Helen Sharman]], English chemist and astronaut 
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Wynonna Judd]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress 
*  1964   &ndash; [[Andrea Montermini]], Italian race car driver
*  1964   &ndash; [[Tom Morello]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor 
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Troy Coker]], Australian rugby player
*  1965   &ndash; [[Billy Donovan]], American basketball player and coach
*  1965   &ndash; [[Iginio Straffi]], Italian animator and producer, founded [[Rainbow S.r.l.]]
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Sonya Curry]], mother of American basketball players<ref>{{cite book|last=Yorkey|first=Mike|title=The Right Steph: How Stephen Curry Is Taking the NBA to a New Level--With Humility and Grace|year=2016|publisher=Shiloh Run Press|chapter=Chapter 1: His Father's Apprentice|chapter-url=http://www.kolasbookstore.com/firstchapter.asp?mode=view&index=2605|isbn=9781683221098|access-date=May 31, 2019|quote=She married Cleive E. Adams and had four children that included Sonya, who was born May 30, 1966.}}</ref>
*  1966 &ndash; [[Thomas Häßler]], German footballer and manager
*  1966   &ndash; [[Stephen Malkmus]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Tim Burgess (musician)|Tim Burgess]], English singer-songwriter 
*  1967   &ndash; [[Rechelle Hawkes]], Australian hockey player
*  1967   &ndash; [[Sven Pipien]], German-American bass player 
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Jason Kenney]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th [[Premier of Alberta]]
*  1968   &ndash; [[Zacarias Moussaoui]], French citizen, sentenced to life in prison related to [[September 11 attacks]]
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Naomi Kawase]], Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1969   &ndash; [[Ryuhei Kitamura]], Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter 
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Paul Grayson (rugby union)|Paul Grayson]], English rugby player and coach
*  1971   &ndash; [[Duncan Jones]], English director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1971   &ndash; [[Idina Menzel]], American singer-songwriter and actress
*  1971   &ndash; [[Jiří Šlégr]], Czech ice hockey player and politician
*  1971   &ndash; [[Adrian Vowles]], Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Manny Ramirez]], Dominican-American baseball player and coach
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Big L]], American rapper (d. 1999)
*  1974   &ndash; [[Kostas Chalkias]], Greek footballer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Shin Ha-kyun]], South Korean actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cinefox.com/actor/view?isb=Y&movieman_seq=10040|title=신하균|website=Cinefox (씨네폭스)|access-date=2023-12-19|language=ko}}</ref>
*  1974   &ndash; [[David Wilkie (ice hockey)|David Wilkie]], American ice hockey player and coach
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Evan Eschmeyer]], American basketball player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Brian Fair]], American singer-songwriter 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Andy Farrell]], English rugby player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrew David Farrell |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/15439.html |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=8 April 2020 |archive-date=15 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215103133/http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/15439.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[CeeLo Green]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |last1=Madden |first1=Sidney |title=Happy Birthday, CeeLo Green! |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-cee-lo-green/ |publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=25 May 2023 |date=30 May 2016}}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Marissa Mayer]], American computer scientist and businesswoman
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Arna Lára Jónsdóttir]], Icelandic politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Arna Lára Jónsdóttir |url=https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=1004 |publisher=[[Althing]] |access-date=1 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003084408/https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=1004 |archive-date=3 October 2022 |location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}}</ref>
*  1976   &ndash; [[Rasho Nesterović]], basketball player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Magnus Norman]], Swedish tennis player and coach
*  1976   &ndash; [[Margaret Okayo]], Kenyan runner<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret OKAYO &#124; Profile |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/margaret-okayo-115240 |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Rachael Stirling]], English actress
*  1977   &ndash; [[Federico Vilar]], Argentinian-Italian footballer 
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Mike Bishai]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Bishai |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/gamelog/_/id/2010/mike-bishai |website=ESPN.com |access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Clint Bowyer]], American race car driver
*  1979   &ndash; [[Francis Lessard]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Steven Gerrard]], English international footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web |title=Steven Gerrard|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15643 |website=soccerbase.com |access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>
*  1980   &ndash; [[Ilona Korstin]], Russian basketball player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Ryōgo Narita]], Japanese author
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Devendra Banhart]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1981   &ndash; [[Gianmaria Bruni]], Italian race car driver
*  1981   &ndash; [[Ahmad Elrich]], Australian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Remy Ma]], American rapper 
*  1981   &ndash; [[Lars Møller Madsen]], Danish handball player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Hisanori Takada]], Japanese footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Eddie Griffin (basketball)|Eddie Griffin]], American basketball player (d. 2007)
*  1982   &ndash; [[James Simpson-Daniel]], English rugby player<ref>{{cite web |title=James Simpson-Daniel: Is there still room for a dash of grace amid the grunting?|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/james-simpson-daniel-is-there-still-room-for-a-dash-of-grace-amid-the-grunting-6112373.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/james-simpson-daniel-is-there-still-room-for-a-dash-of-grace-amid-the-grunting-6112373.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The Independent |access-date=29 May 2020 |language=en |date=8 January 2006}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Sham Kwok Fai]], Hong Kong footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Hong Kong Football : Clubs |url=http://www.hkgfootball.com/2010-11/citizen.htm |website=www.hkgfootball.com |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Matt Maguire]], Australian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Maguire |url=http://www.aflplayers.com.au/matt-maguire/ |website=AFLPA |access-date=3 May 2020 |date=13 August 2013 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803191102/http://www.aflplayers.com.au/matt-maguire/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Alexander Sulzer]], German ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander Sulzer |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3717/alexander-sulzer |website=ESPN.com |access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Igor Kurnosov]], Russian chess player (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Felice |first1=Gino Di |title=Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016 |date=2018 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3361-9 |page=177 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0dBHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA177 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Igor Lewczuk]], Polish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Igor Lewczuk |url=https://www.girondins.com/en/player/igor-lewczuk |website=Girondins.com |access-date=29 May 2020 |language=en |date=15 June 2017}}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Aaron Volpatti]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Volpatti |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5566/aaron-volpatti |website=ESPN.com |access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Nikolay Bodurov]], Bulgarian international footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikolay Bodurov - Bulgaria - European Qualifiers |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/teams/players/1907651--nikolay-bodurov/ |website=[[UEFA]] |access-date=29 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1986  &ndash; [[Will Peltz]], American actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vmagazine.com/site/content/3728/acting-up-will-peltz|title=Acting Up: Will Peltz|work=[[VMan]]|date=February 6, 2015|access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160812173204/http://vman.com/article/acting-up-will-peltz/|archive-date=August 12, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Ailee]], Korean-American singer and songwriter<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Bina |title=K-POP A To Z: The Definitive K-Pop Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-63158-448-0 |page=12 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ArKDDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT12 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Lesia Tsurenko]], Ukrainian tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lesia Tsurenko - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/lesia-tsurenko_prs220485/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Im Yoon-ah]], South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{cite book |author=Mark Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution |date=April 29, 2014 |work=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1 |page=72 | publisher=Tuttle |access-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527064350/https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |archive-date=May 27, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Andrei Loktionov]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andrei Loktionov |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5027 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Zack Wheeler]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zack Wheeler |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/zack-wheeler-554430 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Jonathan Fox (swimmer)|Jonathan Fox]], English swimmer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Houghton |first1=Jermaine |title=Jonathan Fox |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jul/21/jonathan-fox-olympic-games-2012-london |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 April 2020 |date=21 July 2011}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Harrison Barnes]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Harrison Barnes|url=https://www.olympic.org/harrison-barnes|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Danielle Harold]], English actress<ref>{{cite web |title=What has Lola Pearce actress Danielle Harold done since leaving EastEnders? |url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/01/what-has-lola-pearce-actress-danielle-harold-been-doing-since-leaving-eastenders-and-how-old-is-she-9073129/ |website=Metro |access-date=8 April 2020 |language=en |date=1 April 2019}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Jeremy Lamb]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Jeremy Lamb|url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lamb_jeremy00.html|access-date=April 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605032038/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/lamb_jeremy00.html|archive-date=June 5, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Scott Laughton]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Scott Laughton |url=http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2976848/scott-laughton |website=ESPN.com |access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Beatriz Haddad Maia]], Brazilian tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Beatriz Haddad Maia - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/beatriz-haddad-maia_prs347182/person.shtml |website=Eurosport UK |access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Eunha (singer)|Jung Eun-bi]], South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{cite news |author=Choi Jin-shil |date=February 14, 2015 |title= |script-title=ko:여.친.소① 여자친구를 소개합니다 |language=ko |trans-title=G.F.I① Introducing Gfriend |work=TenAsia |url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/444382 |url-status=live |access-date=July 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150217054119/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/444382 |archive-date=February 17, 2015}}</ref>
*  1997  &ndash; [[Charlie Hall (actor, born 1997)|Charlie Hall]], American actor<ref>{{Cite web|website=People|title= Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Brad Hall's Relationship Timeline|first=Tabitha|last=Britt|date=December 19, 2022|accessdate=March 29, 2023|url=https://people.com/tv/julia-louis-dreyfus-brad-hall-relationship-timeline/}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Jake Short]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Jake Short - Actor |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/jake-short/?srsltid=AfmBOoqixxCkf9FKdmbydtIo4KJbobX6NSNpcL1_adHS_IfTwFcq7Ff1 |publisher=[[TV Insider]]| access-date=2024-08-23}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Eddie Nketiah]], English footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eddie Nketiah |url=https://www.arsenal.com/men/players/eddie-nketiah |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=www.arsenal.com |language=en}}</ref>
*  1999   &ndash; [[Guanyu Zhou]], Chinese race car driver<ref>{{cite web| title=Official Formula One page of Guanyu Zhou| url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/guanyu-zhou.html| publisher=[[Formula One]]| access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Jared S. Gilmore]], American actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/jared-gilmore-info.aspx |title=Jared Gilmore Biography |publisher=[[BuddyTV]] |access-date=April 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108005244/http://www.buddytv.com/info/jared-gilmore-info.aspx |archive-date=January 8, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Natty (Thai singer)|Natty]], Thai singer based in South Korea<ref>{{cite web|title=[루키인터뷰:얘어때?] 나띠 “6년 만에 데뷔, 보아처럼 멋있게 오래 활동하고파”|url=https://sports.donga.com/ent/article/all/20200605/101376673/2|work=스포츠동아|date=6 June 2020|access-date=15 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[531]] &ndash; [[Xiao Tong]], prince of the [[Liang dynasty]] (b. 501)
*[[AD 727|727]] &ndash; [[Saint Hubertus (first Bishop of Liège)|Hubertus]], bishop [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège|Liège]]
* [[947]] &ndash; [[Ma Xifan]], king of [[Chu (Ten Kingdoms)|Chu]] (b. 899)
*[[1035]] &ndash; [[Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders|Baldwin IV]], count of [[County of Flanders|Flanders]] (b. 980)
*[[1159]] &ndash; [[Władysław II the Exile]], [[List of Polish monarchs|High Duke of Poland]] and [[Duchy of Silesia|Duke of Silesia]] (b. 1105)
*[[1252]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand III of Castile|Ferdinand III]], king of [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]] (b. 1199)
*[[1347]] &ndash; [[John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy de Knayth]], English [[Peerage|peer]] (b. 1290)
*[[1376]] &ndash; [[Joan of Ponthieu, Dame of Epernon]], French noblewoman 
*[[1416]] &ndash; [[Jerome of Prague]], Czech martyr and theologian (b. 1379)
*[[1431]] &ndash; [[Joan of Arc]], French martyr and saint (b. 1412)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joan of Arc &#124; Biography, Death, Accomplishments, & Facts &#124; Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=31 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1434]] &ndash; [[Prokop the Great]], Czech general (b. 1380)
*[[1469]] &ndash; [[Lope de Barrientos]], [[Crown of Castile|Castilian]] [[bishop]] (b. 1389)
*[[1472]] &ndash; [[Jacquetta of Luxembourg]], daughter of Pierre de Luxembourg (b. 1416)
*[[1574]] &ndash; [[Charles IX of France]] (b. 1550)
*[[1593]] &ndash; [[Christopher Marlowe]], English poet and playwright (b. 1564)

===1601–1900===
*[[1606]] &ndash; [[Guru Arjan Dev]], fifth of the [[Sikh gurus]] (b. 1563)
*[[1640]] &ndash; [[Peter Paul Rubens]], German-Belgian painter (b. 1577)
*[[1696]] &ndash; [[Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Tewkesbury]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (b. 1638)
*[[1670]] &ndash; [[John Davenport (minister)|John Davenport]], English minister, co-founded the [[New Haven Colony]] (b. 1597)
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[Andrea Lanzani]], Italian painter (b. 1645)
*[[1718]] &ndash; [[Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle]], Dutch-English general (b. 1670)
*[[1744]] &ndash; [[Alexander Pope]], English poet, essayist, and translator (b. 1688)
*[[1770]] &ndash; [[François Boucher]], French painter and set designer (b. 1703)
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[Voltaire]], French philosopher and author (b. 1694)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hamley |first1=Edward Bruce |editor1-last=Oliphant |editor1-first=Margaret O. |title=Voltaire |chapter=His Last Years |date=1877 |publisher=J. B. Lippincott & Co. |location=Philadelphia |page=202 |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Voltaire/Chapter_26#202 |access-date=12 June 2023}}</ref>
*  1778   &ndash; [[José de la Borda]], French/Spanish mining magnate in colonial Mexico (b. ca. 1700)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial]], French general (b. 1774)
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[James Mackintosh]], Scottish historian, jurist, and politician (b. 1765)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Mary Reibey]], Australian businesswoman, (b. 1777)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[John Catron]], American lawyer and judge (b. 1786)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Ramón Castilla]], Peruvian military leader and politician, President of Peru (b. 1797)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Basadre |first=Jorge |year=2005 |orig-year=First published 1939 |title=Historia de la República del Perú (1822 - 1933) |volume=6 |pages=252–253 |edition=9th |language=es |trans-title=History of the Republic of Peru (1822 - 1933) |location=Lima |publisher=El Comercio |isbn=978-612-306-359-7}}</ref>
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Karamat Ali Jaunpuri]], Indian Muslim scholar, (b. 1800)<ref name="bp">{{cite Banglapedia|article=Jaunpuri, Karamat Ali|writer=Hoque, Muhammad Inamul}}</ref>
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Rosa May Billinghurst]], "cripple suffragette" (sic)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billinghurst, (Rosa) May (1875–1953), suffragette |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-63834 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/63834}}</ref>
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Mary H. Gray Clarke|Mary Hannah Gray Clarke]], American author, correspondent, and poet (b. 1835)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Victor D'Hondt]], Belgian mathematician, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Milton Bradley]], American businessman, founded the [[Milton Bradley Company]] (b. 1836)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Wilbur Wright]], American pilot and businessman, co-founded the [[Wright Company]] (b. 1867)<ref>{{cite book|first=Arthur George|last=Renstrom|title=Wilbur & Orville Wright: A Reissue of a Chronology Commemorating Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Orville Wright, August 19, 1871|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher= Office of External Relations, National Aeronautics and Space Administration|year=2003|page=33|oclc=52159927}}</ref>
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Georgi Plekhanov]], Russian philosopher and theorist (b. 1856)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali]], Bengali writer and social activist (b. 1858)<ref>{{cite Banglapedia|article=Ali, Mirza Muhammad Yusuf|author=Badiuzzaman, Muhammad}}</ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Arthur Moeller van den Bruck]], German historian and author (b. 1876)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Steklov (mathematician)|Vladimir Steklov]], Russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1864)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Tōgō Heihachirō]], Japanese admiral (b. 1848)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Floyd Roberts]], American race car driver (b. 1904)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Prajadhipok]], Thai king (b. 1893)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Louis Slotin]], Canadian physicist and chemist (b. 1910)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Georg von Trapp]], Austrian captain (b. 1880)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[József Klekl (politician)|József Klekl]], Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (b. 1874)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Emmanuel Célestin Suhard]], French cardinal (b. 1874)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Hermann Broch]], Austrian-American author (b. 1886)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Dooley Wilson]], American actor and singer (b. 1886)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Bill Vukovich]], American race car driver (b. 1918)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Piero Carini]], Italian race car driver (b. 1921)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Boris Pasternak]], Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1890)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Rafael Trujillo]], Dominican soldier and politician, 36th [[List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic|President of the Dominican Republic]] (b. 1891)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Isaac Babalola Akinyele]], Nigerian king (b. 1882)
*  1964   &ndash; [[Eddie Sachs]], American race car driver (b. 1927)
*  1964   &ndash; [[Leó Szilárd]], Hungarian-American physicist and engineer (b. 1898)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Louis Hjelmslev]], Danish linguist and academic (b. 1899)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Claude Rains]], English-American actor (b. 1889)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Marcel Dupré]], French organist and composer (b. 1886)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Steve Prefontaine]], American runner (b. 1951)
*  1975   &ndash; [[Tatsuo Shimabuku]], Japanese martial artist, founded [[Isshin-ryū]] (b. 1908)
*  1975   &ndash; [[Michel Simon]], Swiss-born French actor (b. 1895)  
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Max Carey]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1890)
*  1976   &ndash; [[Mitsuo Fuchida]], Japanese captain (b. 1902)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Jean Deslauriers]], Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1909)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Carl Radle]], American bass player and producer (b. 1942)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Don Ashby]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1955)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Ziaur Rahman]], Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th [[President of Bangladesh]] (b. 1936)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Albert Norden]], German journalist and politician (b. 1904)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Manuel Buendía]], Mexican journalist and political columnist (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Molli |title=Manuel Buendia Murder: All You Need to Know About the Case of Manuel Buendia |work=[[Newsweek]] |date=14 July 2021 |url=https://www.newsweek.com/private-network-who-killed-manuel-buendia-netflix-true-crime-documentary-1609235 |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Perry Ellis]], American fashion designer, founded [[Perry Ellis (brand)|his own eponymous fashion brand]] (b. 1940)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Sun Ra]], American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1914)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Ezra Taft Benson]], American religious leader, 13th [[List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (b. 1899)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Marcel Bich]], Italian-French businessman, co-founded [[Société Bic]] (b. 1914)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Agostino Di Bartolomei]], Italian footballer (b. 1955)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Ted Drake]], English footballer and manager (b. 1912)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Lofty England]], English-Austrian engineer (b. 1911)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Bobby Stokes]], English footballer (b. 1951)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Léon-Étienne Duval]], French cardinal (b. 1903)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Alo Mattiisen]], Estonian composer (b. 1961) 
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Kalju Lepik]], Estonian poet and author (b. 1920)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Tex Beneke]], American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1914)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Denis Whitaker]], Canadian general and historian (b. 1915)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Gérald Leblanc]], Acadian poet (b. 1945)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Tomasz Pacyński]], Polish journalist and author (b. 1958)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Alma Ziegler]], American baseball player and stenographer (b. 1918)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Shohei Imamura]], Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
*  2006   &ndash; [[David Lloyd (botanist)|David Lloyd]], New Zealand biologist and academic (b. 1938)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Robert Sterling]], American actor (b. 1917)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Jean-Claude Brialy]], Algerian-French actor and director (b. 1933)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Birgit Dalland]], Norwegian politician (b. 1907)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Gunturu Seshendra Sarma]], Indian poet and critic (b. 1927)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Torsten Andersson]], Swedish painter and illustrator (b. 1926)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Susanna Haapoja]], Finnish politician (b. 1966)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Ephraim Katzir]], Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th [[President of Israel]] (b. 1916)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Yuri Chesnokov (volleyball)|Yuri Chesnokov]], Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1933)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Dufferin Roblin]], Canadian commander and politician, 14th [[Premier of Manitoba]] (b. 1917)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Isikia Savua]], Fijian police officer and diplomat (b. 1952)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Saleem Shahzad]], Pakistani journalist (b. 1970)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Marek Siemek]], Polish philosopher and historian (b. 1942)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Clarice Taylor]], American actress (b. 1917)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Rosalyn Sussman Yalow]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1921)  
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[John Fox (comedian)|John Fox]], American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1957)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Andrew Huxley]], English physiologist and biophysicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1917)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Gerhard Pohl]], German economist and politician (b. 1937)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Jack Twyman]], American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1934) 
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Jayalath Jayawardena]], Sri Lankan physician and politician (b. 1953)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Larry Jones (American football coach)|Larry Jones]], American football player and coach (b. 1933)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Hienadz Buraukin]], Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1936)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Henning Carlsen]], Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Joan Lorring]], British actress (b. 1926)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Leonidas Vasilikopoulos]], Greek admiral (b. 1932)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Beau Biden]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th [[Attorney General of Delaware]] (b. 1969)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Joël Champetier]], Canadian author and screenwriter (b. 1957)
*  2015   &ndash; [[L. Tom Perry]], American religious leader and member of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (b. 1922)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Tom Lysiak]], Polish-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1953)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Rick MacLeish]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1950)
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Thad Cochran]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/longtime-mississippi-republican-sen-thad-cochran-dead-at-81 |title=Longtime Mississippi Republican Sen. Thad Cochran dead at 81 |last=Pappas |first=Alex |date=May 30, 2019 |website=Fox News |language=en-US |access-date=August 14, 2022}}</ref> 
*  2019   &ndash; [[Jason Marcano]], Trinidadian footballer (b. 1983)<ref>{{cite web |author1=Joel Bailey |title=[UPDATED] Former TT player Marcano, dies in car crash |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2019/05/30/tt-footballer-marcano-dies/ |publisher=TT Newsday |access-date=2 June 2019 |date=30 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Michael Angelis]], British actor (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite news |title=Actor Michael Angelis dies aged 76 |work=BBC News |date=31 May 2020 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-52867159 |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Jason Dupasquier]], Swiss motorcycle road racer (b. 2001)<ref name="CNN2021">{{Cite web|last=Sterling|first=Wayne|date=30 May 2021|title=Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier, 19, dies after crash in qualifying|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/30/motorsport/jason-dupasquier-moto3-rider-dies-spt-intl/index.html|access-date=14 August 2022|website=CNN}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Geneviève de Galard]], French nurse (b. 1925)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-31 |title=Geneviève de Galard, the 'Angel of Dien Bien Phu,' dies at 99 |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/05/31/genevieve-de-galard-the-angel-of-dien-bien-phu-dies-at-99_6673300_4.html |access-date=2024-06-01 |work=Le Monde.fr |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Drew Gordon]], American professional basketball player (b. 1990)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodyatt |first=Amy |date=2024-05-31 |title=Drew Gordon: Former NBA forward and brother of Denver Nuggets star dies at age 33 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/31/sport/drew-gordon-death-nba-intl-spt/index.html |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*[[Anguilla Day]], commemorates the beginning of the [[History of Anguilla#Recent history|Anguillian Revolution]] in 1967. ([[Anguilla]])
*[[Canary Islands Day]] (Spain)
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Ferdinand III of Castile]]
**[[Isaac of Dalmatia]]
**[[Joan of Arc]] 
**[[Joseph Marello]]
**[[May 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Indian Arrival Day (Trinidad and Tobago)]]
*[[Lod Massacre Remembrance Day]] ([[Puerto Rico]])
*[[Mother's Day]] ([[Nicaragua]])
*[[Statehood Day (Croatia)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/30 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=30}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/30 Historical Events on May 30]

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[[Category:Days of May]]