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
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Weddings 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
May 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