On This Day in History for May 30
Events in History
- 1035 Boudouin V van Rijsel becomes earl of Flanders
- 1087 German emperor Henry IV crowns his son Conrad
- 1100 Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht
- 1381 English peasant uprising begins in Essex
- 1416 Jerome of Prague burned at the stake for heresy by church Council of Constance
- 1431 Hundred Years' War: 19 year old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal in Rouen, France
- 1434 The Battle of Lipany (also called the Battle of Česky Brod), ending Taborites influence
- 1445 Coronation as Margaret of Anjou as Queen Consort of England at Westminster Abbey
- More Events in History
Alexander Nevsky
Henry Addington
Alexey Leonov
Brian KobilkaWeddings in History
- 1536 English King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour, his 3rd wife
- 1797 Abolitionist William Wilberforce (37) weds Barbara Spooner (25) at St Swithins Church in Walcot, Bath
- 1998 Nephew of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven (30) weds to commoner Marilene van den Broek (28) in Apeldoorn
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Joan of Arc
Charles IX of France
Voltaire
Wilbur Wright
Boris Pasternak
Leó SzilárdMay in History
Tenzing Norgay on the Summit of Mount Everest
Tenzing Norgay brandishes his ice axe on the summit of Mount Everest
May 29, 1953Voltaire: Writer, Wit, Philosopher and Rebel
They burned his books, sent him to the Bastille and into exile, but Voltaire, who died on this day, remained rich, successful – and defiant.
May 30, 1778Hernando de Soto's Expedition lands in Florida
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto lands on the coast of Florida, somewhere between present-day Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor
May 30, 1539Cloak And Dagger World of Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh's secret marriage to a lady-in-waiting was uncovered on this day. It ruined his career, but things were to get much worse.
May 31, 1592
