Historical Events In May - 30

1840  On May - 30 dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59   

1842  On this day in history assassination attempt made on Queen Victoria   

1842  On May - 30 john Francis attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria   

1844  On May - 30 louis Varney, composer   

1845  Amadeus I FM, duke of Aosta/king of Spain (1870-73) on May - 30.   

1846  On May - 30 the birth of Peter Faberge, Russian jeweller   

1847  Alice Sophia Stopford Green, Ireland, proponent of Irish independence on May - 30.   

1848  México ratifies treaty giving US; New Mexico, California & parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona & Colorado in return for $15 million on May - 30.   

1848  Second battle at Gioto Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians on May - 30.   

1848  William G Young patents ice cream freezer cool idea on May - 30.   

1848  On May - 30 2nd battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians   

1848  Second battle at Gioto: Sardinia-Piemonte beats Austrians on May - 30.   

1853  On May - 30 andries Andre, Dutch actor/husband of Geertruida Meeuwissen   

1854  On May - 30 kansas-Nebraska Act repealed Missouri Compromise opens north slavery   

1854  On this day in history the U S territories of Nebraska and Kansas are established   

1858  On this day in history hudson Bay Company's rights to Vancouver Island revoked   

1858  Hudson's Bay Co rights to Vancouver Island revoked on this day in history.   

1859  Pierre Marie Felix Janet, France, psychologist/neurologist on May - 30.   

1862  Battle of Booneville MS - captured General Beauregard evacuates Corinth MS on this day in history.   

1862  Battle of Booneville MS on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 30 battle of Bethesda Church VA   

1864  On this day in history cavalry fight at Old Church (Totopotomoy Creek) VA   

1864  On this day in history james Barbour Terrill, US attorney/Confederate brig-gen, dies at 26   

1865  On this day in history william Clarke Quantrill, criminal/Confederate bushwhacker, dies at 27   

1866  On this day in history opera "Die Verkaufte Braut" premieres (Prague)   

1867  Arthur Vining Davis, Sharon Mass, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57) on May - 30.   

1868  Memorial Day first observed when 2 women in Columbus MS placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves on May - 30.   

1868  Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate & Union graves on this day in history.   

1870  On May - 30 gustave Vogt, composer, dies at 89   

1872  Mahlon Loomis patents wireless telegraphy on May - 30.   

1876  On this day in history ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V.   

1879  On this day in history 92º F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland OH in May   

1879  On this day in history gilmore Garden (NYC) renamed Madison Square Garden   

1879  92°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May on May - 30.   

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1010  Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063) was born on this day in history.   

1220  On May - 30 birth of alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on May - 30.   

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on this day in history.   

1578  On May - 30 birth of valentin Dretzel, composer   

1623  On May - 30 birth of wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized   

1623  On May - 30 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1252  Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies on May - 30.   

1416  On May - 30 death of jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church   

1431  Death of Joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412) on May - 30.   

1434  On this day in history death of prokop the Great, Hussite general   

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