On this day: 30 May

Selected events and births on 30 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1536 – Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII, becoming the queen consort of England. Read more: Jane Seymour Lady-in-waiting Henry VIII
• 1723 – Johann Sebastian Bach assumed the office of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, presenting the cantata Die Elenden sollen essen in St. Nicholas Church. Read more: Johann Sebastian Bach Thomaskantor Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75
• 1866 – Bedřich Smetana's comic opera The Bartered Bride (cover of score pictured) premiered in Prague. Read more: Bedřich Smetana The Bartered Bride Prague
• 1899 – 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. Read more: Pearl Hart American frontier Stagecoach
• 1914 – RMS Aquitania, the last surviving four-funnel ocean liner, departed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York City. Read more: RMS Aquitania Four-funnel liner
• 1922 – The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., featuring a sculpture of the sixteenth U.S. president Abraham Lincoln by Daniel Chester French, opened. Read more: Lincoln Memorial Washington, D.C. Statue of Abraham Lincoln (Lincoln Memorial)
• 1959 – The Auckland Harbour Bridge officially opened, connecting the suburbs of Saint Marys Bay and Northcote in Auckland, New Zealand, across Waitematā Harbour. Read more: Auckland Harbour Bridge Saint Marys Bay, New Zealand Northcote, Auckland
• 1963 – 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. Read more: Buddhist crisis South Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City
• 2005 – American student Natalee Holloway disappeared on a high-school graduation trip to Aruba. Read more: Disappearance of Natalee Holloway Aruba
• 2020 – Crew Dragon Demo-2 became the first commercial mission to the International Space Station. Read more: Crew Dragon Demo-2 International Space Station

Born on this day

• 1939 – Tim Waterstone, Scottish businessman, founded Waterstones Read more: Tim Waterstone Waterstones
• 1951 – Fernando Lugo, Paraguayan bishop and politician, President of Paraguay Read more: Fernando Lugo President of Paraguay
• 1962 – Kevin Eastman, American author and illustrator, co-created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Read more: Kevin Eastman Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• 1965 – Iginio Straffi, Italian animator and producer, founded Rainbow S.r.l. Read more: Iginio Straffi Rainbow (company)
• 1968 – Jason Kenney, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Premier of Alberta Read more: Jason Kenney Premier of Alberta
• 1997 – Jung Eun-bi, South Korean singer and actress Read more: Eunha (singer)
• 1997 – Charlie Hall, American actor Read more: Charlie Hall (actor, born 1997)
• 1997 – Jake Short, American actor Read more: Jake Short
• 1999 – Eddie Nketiah, English footballer Read more: Eddie Nketiah
• 1999 – Guanyu Zhou, Chinese race car driver Read more: Zhou Guanyu
• 2000 – Jared S. Gilmore, American actor Read more: Jared S. Gilmore
• 2002 – Natty, Thai singer based in South Korea Read more: Natty (Thai singer)

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / May 30 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.