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Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazilian tennis player was born on May 30, 1996.

Beatriz Haddad Maia is a Brazilian tennis player.She has won one single tournament and three doubles...

Scott Laughton, Canadian ice hockey player was born on May 30, 1994.

Scott Laughton is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Philadelphia Flyers of the Natio...

Harrison Barnes, American basketball player was born on May 30, 1992.

Harrison Bryce Jordan Barnes is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings ...

Jonathan Fox, English swimmer was born on May 30, 1991.

Jonathan Andrew Fox is a British Paralympic swimmer.

Andrei Loktionov, Russian ice hockey player was born on May 30, 1990.

Andrei Vyacheslavovich Loktionov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playin...

Ailee, Korean-American singer and songwriter was born on May 30, 1989.

Amy Lee, known professionally as Ailee, is a Korean-American singer and songwriter based in South Ko...

Lesia Tsurenko, Ukrainian tennis player was born on May 30, 1989.

Lesia Viktorivna Tsurenko is a Ukrainian tennis player. Tsurenko has won four singles titles on the ...

Nikolay Bodurov, Bulgarian international footballer was born on May 30, 1986.

Nikolay Georgiev Bodurov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays for Pirin Blagoevgrad and ...

Igor Kurnosov, Russian chess player (d. 2013) was born on May 30, 1985.

Igor Kurnosov was a Russian chess grandmaster.

Matt Maguire, Australian footballer was born on May 30, 1984.

Matthew John Maguire is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the St Kil...

Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (d. 2007) was born on May 30, 1982.

Eddie Jamaal Griffin was an American professional basketball player from Philadelphia. He last playe...

Devendra Banhart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on May 30, 1...

Devendra Obi Banhart is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston...

Remy Ma, American rapper was born on May 30, 1981.

Reminisce Mackie, known professionally as Remy Ma, is an American rapper. Discovered by Big Pun, she...

Steven Gerrard, English international footballer and manager was born on May 30,...

Steven George Gerrard is an English professional football manager and former player, who manages Pre...

Ilona Korstin, Russian basketball player was born on May 30, 1980.

Ilona Kalyuvna Korstin is a retired Russian basketball forward of Estonian origin, who competed for ...

Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player was born on May 30, 1979.

Michael Bishai is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Bishai was never drafted, but pl...

Magnus Norman, Swedish tennis player and coach was born on May 30, 1976.

Magnus Norman is a Swedish tennis coach and retired professional tennis player. He reached a career-...

Brian Fair, American singer-songwriter was born on May 30, 1975.

Brian James Fair is an American musician from Massachusetts, best known as lead vocalist of the heav...

Marissa Mayer, American computer scientist and businesswoman was born on May 30,...

Marissa Ann Mayer is an American businesswoman and investor. She is an information technology execut...

Big L, American rapper (d. 1999) was born on May 30, 1974.

Lamont Coleman, known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper.

CeeLo Green, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor was born o...

Thomas DeCarlo Callaway, better known by his stage name CeeLo Green, is an American singer, rapper, ...

Duncan Jones, English director, producer, and screenwriter was born on May 30, 1...

Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones is a British director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for di...

Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress was born on May 30, 1971.

Idina Kim Menzel is an American actress and singer, particularly known for her work in musicals on t...

Naomi Kawase, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter was born on May 30, ...

Naomi Kawase is a Japanese film director. She was also known as Naomi Sento , with her then-husband...

Ryuhei Kitamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter was born on May 3...

Ryuhei Kitamura is a Japanese filmmaker.

Zacarias Moussaoui, French citizen, sentenced to life in prison related to Septe...

Zacarias Moussaoui is a French member of al-Qaeda who pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to conspi...

Tim Burgess, English singer-songwriter was born on May 30, 1967.

Timothy Allan Burgess is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record label owner, best known a...

Sven Pipien, German-American bass player was born on May 30, 1967.

Sven Pipien is a musician best known as the bassist of the southern rock band The Black Crowes.

Thomas Häßler, German footballer and manager was born on May 30, 1966.

Thomas Jürgen "Icke" Häßler is a German former professional footballer. He played as a ...

Stephen Malkmus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on May 30, 19...

Stephen Joseph Malkmus is an American musician best known as the primary songwriter, lead singer and...

Iginio Straffi, Italian animator and producer, founded Rainbow S.r.l. was born o...

Iginio Straffi is an Italian animator and former comic book author. He is the founder and president ...

Wynonna Judd, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress was born on May...

Wynonna Ellen Judd is a multi award-winning American country music singer. She is one of the most wi...

Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor was born on May 30...

Thomas Baptist Morello is an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter, actor, and political act...

Michel Langevin, Canadian drummer and songwriter was born on May 30, 1963.

Michel "Away" Langevin is a founding member and drummer of Canadian heavy metal band Voivo...

Kevin Eastman, American author and illustrator, co-created the Teenage Mutant Ni...

Kevin Brooks Eastman is an American comic book artist and writer best known for co-creating Teenage ...

Tonya Pinkins, American actress and singer was born on May 30, 1962.

Tonya Pinkins is an American actress and filmmaker. Her award-winning debut feature film RED PILL wa...

Harry Enfield, English actor, director, and screenwriter was born on May 30, 196...

Henry Richard Enfield is an English comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is known in particular...

Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler was born on May 30, 1959.

Randy S. Ferbey is a Canadian retired curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Ferbey is a six-time Canad...

Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2019) was born on M...

Gun-Marie Fredriksson was a Swedish singer, songwriter, pianist and painter, who was best known inte...

Ted McGinley, American actor was born on May 30, 1958.

Ted Martin McGinley is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jefferson D'Arcy on the telev...

Topper Headon, English drummer and songwriter was born on May 30, 1955.

Nicholas Bowen "Topper" Headon is an English drummer, best known as the drummer of punk ro...

Jacqueline McGlade, English-Canadian biologist, ecologist, and academic was born...

Jacqueline Myriam McGlade is a British-born Canadian marine biologist and environmental informatics ...

Colm Tóibín, Irish novelist, poet, playwright, and critic was born on May 30, ...

Colm Tóibín is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, journalist, critic, an...

Colm Meaney, Irish actor was born on May 30, 1953.

Colm J. Meaney is an Irish actor known for playing Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation (...

Zdravko Čolić, Bosnian Serb singer-songwriter was born on May 30, 1951.

Zdravko Čolić is a pop singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina and is widely considered one of the grea...

Stephen Tobolowsky, American actor, singer, and director was born on May 30, 195...

Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insuran...

Paresh Rawal, Indian actor, producer, and politician was born on May 30, 1950.

Paresh Rawal is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works notably ...

Bob Willis, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2019) was born on May 30, 194...

Robert George Dylan Willis was an English cricketer, who represented England between 1971 to 1984. A...

Gladys Horton, American singer (d. 2011) was born on May 30, 1945.

The Marvelettes were an American girl group that achieved popularity in the early to mid-1960s. They...

Lenny Davidson, English guitarist and songwriter was born on May 30, 1944.

Leonard Arthur 'Lenny' Davidson is an English musician, best known as the guitarist for the Dave Cla...

Meredith MacRae, American actress (d. 2000) was born on May 30, 1944.

Meredith Lynn MacRae was an American actress and singer known for her roles as Sally Morrison on My ...

The Birth of Jagmohan Dalmiya: A Pioneer in Indian Cricket Administration

Celebrate the birth anniversary of Jagmohan Dalmiya, an influential figure in the Indian cricket adm...

Ruta Lee, Canadian-American actress and dancer was born on May 30, 1935.

Ruta Lee is a Canadian actress and dancer who appeared as one of the brides in the musical Seven Bri...

Agnès Varda, Belgian-French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2019) was ...

Agnès Varda was a Belgian-born French film director, screenwriter, photographer, and artist. Her pi...

Birthdays

Birthdays of People

Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazilian tennis player was born on May 30, 1996.

Beatriz Haddad Maia is a Brazilian tennis player.She has won one single tournament and three doubles...

Scott Laughton, Canadian ice hockey player was born on May 30, 1994.

Scott Laughton is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Philadelphia Flyers of the Natio...

Harrison Barnes, American basketball player was born on May 30, 1992.

Harrison Bryce Jordan Barnes is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings ...

Danielle Harold, English actress was born on May 30, 1992.

Danielle Amy Louise Harold is an English actress. She is known for her role as Lola Pearce in the BB...

Jonathan Fox, English swimmer was born on May 30, 1991.

Jonathan Andrew Fox is a British Paralympic swimmer.

Andrei Loktionov, Russian ice hockey player was born on May 30, 1990.

Andrei Vyacheslavovich Loktionov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is currently playin...

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Deaths

Deaths of People

Jason Marcano, Trinidadian footballer (b. 1983) died on May 30, 2019.

Jason Marcano was a Trinidad and Tobago international footballer who played as a forward.

Tom Lysiak, Polish-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1953) died on May 30, 2016.

Thomas James Lysiak was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Selected in the first round, seco...

Rick MacLeish, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1950) died on May 30, 2016.

Richard George MacLeish was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 14 seasons in the ...

Beau Biden, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of D...

Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III was an American politician, lawyer, and officer in the ...

Joël Champetier, Canadian author and screenwriter (b. 1957) died on May 30, 201...

Joël Champetier was a French-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author.

L. Tom Perry, American religious leader and member of the Quorum of the Twelve A...

Lowell Tom Perry was an American businessman and religious leader who was a member of the Quorum of ...

Deaths of People
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Events

Events occurred in history

The Crew Dragon Demo-2 launches from the Kennedy Space Center, becoming the firs...

Crew Dragon Demo-2 was the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. The spacecraft, n...

Nigeria Passes Law Banning Same-Sex Marriage on 30 May, 2013

Discover the historical significance of Nigeria passing a law banning same-sex marriage on May 30, 2...

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for ...

Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered ...

Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.

The Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) is an international treaty that prohibits all use, transfe...

TACA Flight 390 Overshoots the Runway at Toncontín International Airport - Hist...

Explore the historical event of TACA Flight 390 overshooting the runway at Toncontín International ...

Depayin Massacre: Tragic Event in Myanmar's History On 30 May, 2003

Discover the harrowing tale of the Depayin massacre, a tragic event that unfolded in Myanmar's histo...

Events occurred in history
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Special Days

Special Days

Anguilla Day, commemorates the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967. (...

Holidays in Anguilla are predominantly religious holidays, with a number of additional national holi...

Canary Islands Day (Spain)

The Day of the Canary Islands is celebrated annually on 30 May. It is a public holiday in the Spanis...

Christian feast day:Ferdinand III of Castile

Ferdinand III, called the Saint, was King of Castile from 1217 and King of León from 1230 as well a...

Christian feast day:Isaac of Dalmatia

Saint Isaac the Confessor, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery in Constantinople, was a Christian mon...

Christian feast day:Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc is considered a heroine of France for her role in the siege of Orléans and the coronati...

Christian feast day:Joseph Marello

Giuseppe Marello was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Acqui from 1889 u...

Special Days

Special Days
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