Historical Events In May - 30

1983  Surrey all out for 14 vs Essex, their lowest score ever on May - 30.   

1983  On May - 30 alfred M Gruenther, US general/NATO-commander (1953-56), dies at 84   

1984  On May - 30 bomb explodes in rebel leader Eden Pastora headquarters in Nicaragua   

1984  Liverpool wins 29th Europe Cup 1 in Rome on May - 30.   

1986  Ariane-2 (ESA) launched on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history france performs nuclear test   

1986  Hank Mobley, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1987  On this day in history mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for World Boxing Council heavyweight boxing title   

1987  North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video on May - 30.   

1987  Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for International Boxing Federation heavyweight boxing title on May - 30.   

1987  On this day in history west German Mathias Rust lands airplane on Red Square causes quite a stir in the Kremlin!! Some say the beginning of th eend of the R   

1987  Frank Carlson, (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks), dies at 94 on May - 30.   

1988  On May - 30 ella Raines, actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact), dies at 66   

1989  Margaret Ray pleads guilty to breaking into David Letterman's house on this day in history.   

1989  Zinka Milanov, Met Opera Diva, dies of a stroke at 83 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history dow Jones average hits a record 2,878.56   

1990  Earthquake (6.4) hits Peru, killing 135 on May - 30.   

1991  64th National Spelling Bee Joanne Lagatta wins spelling antipyretic on May - 30.   

1991  Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police & can be held accountable on this day in history.   

1991  Manolo Gomez Bur, Spanish comedian dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1991  On May - 30 64th National Spelling Bee: Joanne Lagatta wins spelling antipyretic   

1992  New York Lotto pays $30 million to one winner (#s are 12-15-30-33-40-48) on May - 30.   

1992  On May - 30 paul Simon weds Edie Brickell   

1992  On May - 30 uN votes for sanctions against Serb-led Yugoslavia to halt fighting   

1992  Daniel Addes, actor (Victor-Sunst Grill), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history herman S Blount, Sun Ra, US jazz pianist (Solar Arkestra), dies at 79   

1994  On this day in history baron Marcel Bich, inventor (Bic Pen), dies at 79   

1995  Bobby Stokes, soccer star, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history 69th National Spelling Bee Wendy Guey wins spelling vivisepulture   

1996  On this day in history john Tesh's final day as host of "Entertainment Tonight"   

1996  69th National Spelling Bee: Wendy Guey wins spelling vivisepulture on May - 30.   

1997  On this day in history betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, set afire by 12 year old grandson   

1997  On May - 30 ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs may311889 The Johnstown Flood kills 2,000 to 5,000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30,000   

1998  On May - 30 a powerful earthquake rocks northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000 people   

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1010  Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063) was born on May - 30.   

1220  On this day in history birth of alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)   

1423  On May - 30 birth of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)   

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on May - 30.   

1578  On May - 30 birth of valentin Dretzel, composer   

1623  Wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized was born on May - 30.   

1623  On this day in history birth of john Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686)   

1653  Claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676) was born on May - 30.   

0727  Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

1035  Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies on May - 30.   

1159  Death of Wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105) on this day in history.   

1252  On May - 30 ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies   

1416  Death of Jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church on this day in history.   

1431  Death of Joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412) on this day in history.   

1434  Death of Prokop the Great, Hussite general on May - 30.   

1469  Death of Lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop on this day in history.