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May 30 in History

This permanent archive page contains 222 World History Database records for May 30, spanning 1213 to 2026. Recorded topics include Battle of Damme; Invasion of England; Alliance Prince Edward and the Earl of Gloucester.

Total: 222Events: 203Births: 4Deaths: 8Battles: 7Countries: 41

Events on May 30

Invasion of England

1213 · John · England · Damme · Warfare · England War

The French invasion fleet is defeated by a sudden raid by the English fleet. The French fleet is prepared to invade England in Damme harbour on the Flemish Coast

Alliance Prince Edward and the Earl of Gloucester

1265 · Gilbert de Clare · England · Warfare · Barons War, 2nd

Prince Edward & the Earl of Gloucester meet & agree to restore Henry III

Alliance Prince Edward and the Earl of Gloucester

1265 · Edward I · England · Warfare · Barons War, 2nd

Prince Edward & the Earl of Gloucester meet & agree to restore Henry III

Invasion of Scotland

1322 · Edward II · England · Warfare · England War

Agrees a 13 yr truce between England & Scotland

Peace

1322 · Robert I the Bruce · Scotland · Berwick · House · House of Bruce

Agrees a truce with England which lasts for 13 yrs

Siege of Berwick

1322 · Robert I the Bruce · Scotland · Berwick · Warfare · England War

Edward II agrees a truce because he cannot stop northern counties making peace

Execution

1431 · Joan of Arc · France · Rouen · Warfare · Hundred Years War

Witnesses describe how even some of the English officials wept, the English Royal secretary Jean Tressard, is heard exclaiming: "We are all ruined, for a good and holy person was burned". Joan of Arc is executed, burned in the market place at Rouen

Execution

1431 · John of Bedford · England · Rouen · Warfare · Hundred Years War

Permits Joan of arc to be burnt as a witch

Execution

1431 · Jean Tressard · France · Rouen · Warfare · Hundred Years War

Witnesses describe how even some of the English officials wept, the English Royal secretary Jean Tressard, is heard exclaiming: "We are all ruined, for a good and holy person was burned"

Siege of Genoa

1522 · Francis I · France · Genoa · Warfare · Italian Wars

Genoa falls to the Imperial forces led by Fernando de Avalos & Prosper Colonna

Act of Succession

1536 · Thomas Cromwell · England · Government · Government of England

A new Parliament passed the second Act of Succession, securing the rights of Queen Janes heirs to the throne

Legislation

1536 · Thomas Cromwell · England · Government · Government of England

A new Parliament passed the second Act of Succession, securing the rights of Queen Janes heirs to the throne

Marriage

1536 · Henry VIII · England · York Place · House · House of Tudor

Marries Jane Seymour, at York Place

Marriage

1536 · Jane Seymour · England · London · House · House of Tudor

Marries Henry VIII, his 3rd wife, the same month Anne Boleyn is executed

Succession

1536 · Thomas Cromwell · England · Government · Government of England

A new Parliament passed the second Act of Succession, securing the rights of Queen Janes heirs to the throne

Peace Negotiations

1588 · Elizabeth I · England · Warfare · Anglo-Spanish War

It takes until May 30 for all of the Armada to leave port and, on the same day, Elizabeth's ambassador in The Netherlands, Dr Valentine Dale, meets Parmas representatives to begin peace negotiations

Spanish Armada, 1st

1588 · Philip II · Spain · Warfare · Anglo-Spanish War

It takes until May 30 for all of the Armada to leave port and, on the same day, Elizabeth's ambassador in The Netherlands, Dr Valentine Dale, meets Parmas representatives to begin peace negotiations

Assassination of Christopher Marlowe

1593 · Ingram Frizer · England · Deptford · Arts · Literature

Murders Christopher Marlowe after disputing a bill with him in Eleanor Bulls House

Assassination of Christopher Marlowe

1593 · Christopher Marlowe · England · Deptford · Arts · Literature

Murdered in Deptford during a pub brawl under mysterious circumstances

Catholic League

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

Amnesty is granted to those princes who had fought against Imperial troops, with the exception of the exiled descendants of the former "Winter King", Elector Palatine Frederick V

Catholic League

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

both in the struggle against the Swedish intervention, and against the expected intervention of France.

Catholic League

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

The Peace of Pragues Treaty briings an end to religion as a source of national conflict, the principle of cuius regio, eius religio is established for good within the Empire and in return for making concessions Ferdinand II gained the alliance of the Lutheran princes

Catholic League

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League.

Heilbronn League

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League

Holy Roman Empire

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

eius religio is established for good within the Empire and in return for making concessions Ferdinand II gained the alliance of the Lutheran princes both in the struggle against the Swedish intervention and against the expected intervention of France

Holy Roman Empire

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

The Peace of Pragues Treaty briings an end to religion as a source of national conflict the principle of cuius regio

Holy Roman Empire

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League.

Imperial Army

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

The armies of the various states were to be unified under the command of the Princes as generals of the Emperor, to establish an Imperial Army for the Holy Roman Empire as a whole, which would fight against invading troops

Peace of Prague

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

The armies of the various states were to be unified under the command of the Princes as generals of the Emperor, to establish an Imperial Army for the Holy Roman Empire as a whole, which would fight against invading troops

Peace of Prague

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

The Peace of Prague is a Treaty signed between the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand II and the Electorate of Saxony representing most of the Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire which effectively brings to an end to the civil war part of the Thirty Years

Peace of Prague

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

The Peace of Prague is a Treaty signed between the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand II and the Electorate of Saxony representing most of the Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire which effectively brings to an end to the civil war part of the Thirty Years War.

Peace of Prague

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague Ferdinand is forced to make concessions to some of the major states to get them to sign the Treaty: Saxony is granted the Bohemian crown lands of Lower and Upper Lusatia.

Peace of Prague

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League.

Peace of Prague

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

War.

Rule of Lusatia

1635 · Ferdinand II · Hungary · Lusatia · Warfare · Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague Ferdinand is forced to make concessions to some of the major states to get them to sign the Treaty: Saxony is granted the Bohemian crown lands of Lower and Upper Lusatia

Rule of Lusatia

1635 · John George I · Germany · Lusatia · Warfare · Thirty Years War

Under the Treaty of Prague John George I receives Lusatia

Treaty of Prague

1635 · Ferdinand II · Austria · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

Makes peace with Sweden & France

Treaty of Prague

1635 · John George I · Germany · Prague · Warfare · Thirty Years War

Under the Treaty of Prague John George I receives Lusatia. Signed after defeats at Breitenfeld & Lutzen. Concludes a peace with Emperor Ferdinand II

Mobilization

1644 · Thomas Goring · England · Bolton · Warfare · Civil War

Joins forces with Prince Rupert

Siege of Leicester

1645 · Thomas Fairfax · England · Leicester · Warfare · Civil War

Rupert captures and ransacks Leicester in an attempt to draw Fairfax away from Oxford

Siege of Oxford

1645 · Thomas Fairfax · England · Oxford · Warfare · Civil War

Rupert captures and ransacks Leicester in an attempt to draw Fairfax away from Oxford

Siege of Leicester

1651 · Robert Pye · England · Leicester · Warfare · Civil War

Overwhelmed by royalistds to divert Parliamentary forces from the stronghold of Oxford

Siege of Hamburg

1813 · Napoleon I · France · Hamburg · Warfare · Napoleonic Wars

1st day of the siege of Hamburg

Rule of Alsace

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Alsace · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris France can keep Alsace

Rule of Alsace

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Alsace · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland

Rule of Avignon

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Avignon · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over Papal Avignon and Salm

Rule of Belgium

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Savoy · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland

Rule of Rhineland, The

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Rhineland, The · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland

Rule of Salm

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Salm · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over Papal Avignon and Salm

Rule of Savoy

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Savoy · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris France can keep Savoy

Rule of Savoy

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Savoy · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland

Treaty of Paris

1814 · Alexander I · Russia · Paris · Warfare · Napoleonic Wars

Russia joins the victorious allies in the First Treaty of Paris after Napoleon's abdication.

Treaty of Paris

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Paris · Government · Government of France

Talleyrand signs the Treaty of Paris which are generous to France

Treaty of Paris

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Paris · Government · Government of France

The Treaty of Paris calls for a Congress in Vienna to "preserve the balance of power in Europe"

Treaty of Paris

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Paris · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over Papal Avignon and Salm

Treaty of Paris

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Paris · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris France keeps control over parts of Belgium, Savoy, Alsace & the Rhineland

Treaty of Paris

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Paris · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris France returns to it's 1792 frontiers and does not need to pay any indemnities

Treaty of Paris

1814 · Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord · France · Paris · Government · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Paris Holland is given Belgium & Norway, Northern Italy is shared out by Austria & Piedmont

Siege of Varna

1829 · Hans Karl von Diebitsch · Russia · Varna · Warfare · Russia-Turkey War

The Sultan sent a 40,000-strong contingent to the relief of Varna, but the latter was annihilated by Diebitsch in the Battle of Kulevicha

Recognition of Algerian Authority

1837 · Abd al- Qadir · Algeria · Tafna · Warfare · Algerian War

Gains recognition of his authority across large areas of western Algeria.

Treaty of Tafna

1837 · Abd al- Qadir · Algeria · Tafna · Warfare · Algerian War

Signs the Treaty of Tafna with French General Bugeaud.

Exeter-Teignmouth Steam Service Opens

1846 · Isambard Kingdom Brunel · Great Britain · Teignmouth · Science · Civil Engineering

The first South Devon section opens with conventional locomotives while the atmospheric equipment is still being installed.

Burial

1860 · Mikhail Dmitrievich · Russia · Sevastopol · Warfare · Military

Death of Mikhail Dmitrievich and is buried, in accordance with his own wish, at Sevastopol

Adriatic Question

1913 · Nikola Pasic · Serbia · Serbia · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts peace without the Adriatic outlet Serbia had sought because the Great Powers support a separate Albanian state.

Aegean Islands Decision

1913 · Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Aegean Sea · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts that the Great Powers will decide the sovereignty of the Ottoman Aegean islands other than Crete.

Aegean Islands Decision

1913 · Lujo Vojnovic · Montenegro · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts Great Power authority to determine the future of Ottoman Aegean islands other than Crete.

Albanian Boundary Decision

1913 · Stojan Novakovic · Serbia · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts that the Great Powers will determine Albania's frontiers and related questions.

Albanian Frontiers

1913 · Ismail Qemali · Albania · Albania · Government · Government of Albania

Sees Albania excluded from the Ottoman cession while the Great Powers retain authority to determine its frontiers and related questions.

Albanian Independence

1913 · Ismail Qemali · Albania · Vlore · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Great Power diplomacy confirms an autonomous Albanian state.

Albanian Question

1913 · Leopold Berchtold · Austria · Vienna · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Supports Albania to block Serbian access to the Adriatic.

Albanian Settlement

1913 · Enver Bey · Turkey · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

The treaty leaves Albania's status and frontiers to the Great Powers rather than assigning the territory among the Balkan allies.

Albanian Settlement

1913 · Nicholas Petrovic-Njegos · Montenegro · Albania · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Faces Great Power control of Albania's frontiers, limiting Montenegrin claims despite wartime gains.

Albanian Settlement

1913 · Ismail Qemali · Albania · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

The peace treaty excludes Albania from the Ottoman territorial cession and leaves its frontiers and other questions to the Great Powers.

Albanian Settlement

1913 · Ismail Qemali · Albania · London · Government · Government of Albania

The Treaty of London leaves Albania's boundaries and related questions for determination by the Great Powers.

Bulgarian Delegation

1913 · Stoyan Danev · Bulgaria · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Leads Bulgaria's plenipotentiary team in accepting the settlement ending the First Balkan War.

Cession of Crete

1913 · Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Crete · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Renounces Ottoman sovereignty over Crete in favour of the Balkan allies.

Cession of Crete

1913 · Stephanos Skouloudis · Greece · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts the treaty article by which the Ottoman Empire renounces sovereignty over Crete to the Balkan allies.

Commercial Arrangements

1913 · Jovan Popovic · Montenegro · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts that commercial questions resulting from the peace will be addressed by subsequent agreements.

Crete Settlement

1913 · Constantine Constantine I · Greece · Crete · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Benefits from the Ottoman renunciation of sovereignty over Crete in favour of the Balkan allies.

Enos-Midia Cession

1913 · Stoyan Danev · Bulgaria · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts the territorial settlement under which the Ottoman Empire cedes lands west of the Enos-Midia line, except Albania.

Enos-Midia Settlement

1913 · Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Thrace · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts a peace that transfers Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies.

European Territorial Cession

1913 · Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Thrace · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Cedes Ottoman territory in Europe west of the Enos-Midia line, with Albania excluded.

Financial Questions

1913 · Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Paris · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Agrees that financial questions arising from the war and territorial cessions will be referred to an international commission in Paris.

Financial Questions Commission

1913 · Andra Nikolic · Serbia · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts referral of financial questions arising from the war and territorial cessions to an international commission in Paris.

First Balkan War Settlement

1913 · Edward Grey · Great Britain · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Helps end the First Balkan War through Great Power mediation.

First Balkan War Settlement

1913 · Edward Grey · Great Britain · London · Government · Liberal Party Government

Uses London diplomacy to manage disputes among the Balkan states.

Great Power Settlement

1913 · Ismail Qemali · Albania · London · Government · Government of Albania

Continues seeking recognition of Albanian interests while the treaty assigns the country's territorial settlement to the Great Powers.

Greek Delegation

1913 · Stephanos Skouloudis · Greece · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs the treaty as one of the principal Greek plenipotentiaries.

London Conference

1913 · Edward Grey · Great Britain · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Hosts negotiations ending the First Balkan War.

London Peace Negotiations

1913 · Eleftherios Venizelos · Greece · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Represents Greek interests during the London negotiations that end the First Balkan War.

Montenegrin Delegation

1913 · Jovan Popovic · Montenegro · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Represents Montenegro in accepting the treaty while its ambitions around northern Albania remain constrained by Great Power decisions.

Mount Athos Decision

1913 · Mehmed Mehmed V · Turkey · Mount Athos · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts that the Great Powers will determine the future status of Mount Athos.

Mount Athos Decision

1913 · Georgios Streit · Greece · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts that the Great Powers will determine the status of Mount Athos under the peace settlement.

Nationality Arrangements

1913 · Ioannis Gennadius · Greece · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts that nationality questions created by the peace settlement will be resolved through special conventions.

Ottoman Delegation

1913 · Osman Nizami Pasha · Turkey · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Leads the Ottoman delegation that signs the treaty ending the First Balkan War.

Prisoner Arrangements

1913 · Mikhail Madjarov · Bulgaria · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts that prisoner-of-war questions will be settled through later special conventions.

Rule of Thrace

1913 · Ferdinand Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · Thrace · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

The treaty transfers Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies, creating major Bulgarian expectations in Thrace.

Serbian Delegation

1913 · Stojan Novakovic · Serbia · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Heads Serbia's senior diplomatic representation as peace is concluded with the Ottoman Empire.

Serbian Question

1913 · Sergei Sazonov · Russia · St Petersburg · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Backs Serbia while trying to manage Great Power tension.

St James's Peace Conference

1913 · Edward Grey · Great Britain · London · Government · Liberal Party Government

Presides over the diplomatic process in London that brings the Balkan belligerents to a formal peace treaty.

Treaty of London

1913 · Constantine I · Greece · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Greece accepts the peace settlement ending the First Balkan War and shares in the Ottoman cession of European territory west of the Enos-Midia line.

Treaty of London

1913 · Ferdinand I · Bulgaria · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Bulgaria accepts the peace ending the First Balkan War, including the Ottoman cession west of the Enos-Midia line, while allied territorial disputes remain unresolved.

Treaty of London

1913 · Edward Grey · Great Britain · London · Government · Liberal Party Government

Hosts the London negotiations and presses the Balkan allies and Ottoman representatives toward the settlement ending the First Balkan War.

Treaty of London

1913 · Mehmed V · Turkey · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

His government accepts the settlement ending the First Balkan War and surrendering most remaining Ottoman territory in Europe to the Balkan allies.

Treaty of London

1913 · Osman Nizami Pasha · Turkey · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts Ottoman cession west of the Enos-Midia line, the renunciation of Crete, and Great Power decisions on Albania, Aegean islands and Mount Athos.

Treaty of London

1913 · Nikola Pasic · Serbia · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Serbia accepts the London peace while the creation of Albania blocks a Serbian Adriatic outlet and disputes over conquered territory remain unresolved.

Treaty of London

1913 · Nicholas Petrovic-Njegos · Montenegro · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Montenegro accepts the peace ending the First Balkan War while the Great Powers continue to constrain its ambitions around Albania.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Ahmed Rechid Bey · Turkey · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs the peace settlement as a member of the Ottoman delegation.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Ahmed Reshid Bey · Turkey · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs the peace settlement as legal adviser in the Ottoman delegation.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Stoyan Danev · Bulgaria · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs the peace treaty ending the First Balkan War on behalf of Bulgaria.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Batzaria Effendi · Turkey · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Joins the Ottoman team that formally accepts the loss of most European territory west of the Enos-Midia frontier.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Ioannis Gennadios · Greece · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

As Greece's minister in London, authenticates the agreement that restores formal peace with the Ottoman Empire.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Ioannis Gennadius · Greece · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Represents Greece among the plenipotentiaries concluding the London settlement.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Mikhail Madjarov · Bulgaria · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Adds Bulgaria's signature to the agreement ceding Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Mikhail Madjarov · Bulgaria · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Serves in the Bulgarian delegation signing the London peace settlement.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Lazar Mijuskovic · Montenegro · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Serves among the Montenegrin representatives signing the London settlement.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Andra Nikolic · Serbia · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Serves in Serbia's delegation concluding the London peace settlement.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Andra Nikolic · Serbia · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs the peace treaty for Serbia.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Stojan Novakovic · Serbia · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs the Treaty of London for Serbia after the First Balkan War.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Stefan Paprikov · Bulgaria · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Represents Bulgaria among the plenipotentiaries concluding peace in London.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Jovan Pavlovic · Serbia · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs the London settlement as one of Serbia's plenipotentiaries.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Jovan Popovic · Montenegro · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Represents Montenegro in the delegation concluding peace with the Ottoman Empire.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Stephanos Skouloudis · Greece · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs the London peace settlement as a member of the Greek delegation.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Georgios Streit · Greece · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Joins the Greek plenipotentiaries in concluding the settlement while the future of the Aegean islands remains with the Great Powers.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Georgios Streit · Greece · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Participates in the Greek delegation signing the Treaty of London.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Milenko Vesnic · Serbia · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Participates in the Serbian delegation that concludes peace with the Ottoman Empire.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Milenko Vesnic · Serbia · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Represents Serbia in the delegation that signs the treaty ending the war.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Lujo Vojnovic · Montenegro · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs the London treaty on behalf of Montenegro.

Treaty Signature

1913 · Lujo Vojnovic · Montenegro · London · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs the peace treaty as a member of the Montenegrin delegation.

Treaty Signing

1913 · Edward Grey · Great Britain · London · Government · Liberal Party Government

Oversees the signing of the treaty ending the First Balkan War.

Battlecruiser Fleet Sorties for Jutland

1916 · David Beatty · Great Britain · Firth of Forth · Warfare · World War, 1st

Beatty leads the Battle Cruiser Fleet from the Forth toward its planned North Sea rendezvous.

German Fleet Sortie Intelligence Received

1916 · David Beatty · Great Britain · Rosyth · Warfare · World War, 1st

Beatty receives orders to sail after Admiralty intelligence indicates major German naval movement.

Martial Law in Ireland Reviewed

1916 · Henry Herbert Asquith · Great Britain · London · Warfare · World War, 1st

Reviews the continuing operation of martial law in Ireland after the rebellion.

Einwohnerwehr Dissolution

1921 · Gustav Ritter von Kahr · Germany · Munich · Government · Weimar Republic

Accepts the political necessity of dissolving the Bavarian Einwohnerwehr organisation after sustained Allied pressure for disarmament.

Abraham Berge Government

1923 · Abraham Berge · Norway · Oslo · Government · Government of Norway

Begins the Abraham Berge Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.

Assassination of Giacomo Matteotti

1924 · Giacomo Matteotti · Italy · Government · Socialist Party

Denounces the Fascist Party & is found dead 12 days later

Alliance Turkey and Italy

1928 · Maustafa Kemal Ataturk · Turkey · Government · Government of Turkey

Turkey signs a 5 yr Nonaggression pact with Italy

Ebbw Vale Election

1929 · Aneurin Bevan · Great Britain · Ebbw Vale · Politics · Labour Party

Wins Ebbw Vale for Labour at the general election.

President of Venezuela

1929 · Juan Bautista Perez · Venezuela · Caracas · Government · Government of Venezuela

Appointed acting President of Venezuela

Long March

1935 · Mao Tse-Tung · China · River Tatu · Warfare · Civil War

The Red Army crosses the Tatu River

Red Army

1935 · Mao Tse-Tung · China · River Tatu · Warfare · Civil War

The Red Army crosses the Tatu River

Czechoslovakia Questions

1938 · Richard Austen Butler · Great Britain · London · Government · National Government

Continues presenting the government's negotiated approach to the Czechoslovak crisis in the Commons.

Abdication

1940 · Leopold III · Belgium · Warfare · World War, 2nd

The Senate makes demandis Leopolds dethronement on "moral" & "juridicial" grounds

Abdication

1940 · Paul Henri-Charles Spaak · Belgium · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Says Leopolds reasons for staying are "mad, stupid, worse still criminal"

Commander of Second Corps

1940 · Bernard Law Montgomery · Great Britain · La Panne · Warfare · Military

Appointed Commander of Second Corps & ordered to withdraw

Commander of Second Corps

1940 · Bernard Law Montgomery · Great Britain · La Panne · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Appointed Commander of Second Corps & ordered to withdraw

Dunkirk Evacuation

1940 · Robert Anthony Eden · Great Britain · London · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Works in Cabinet during the Dunkirk evacuation crisis

Evacuation

1940 · Robert Anthony Eden · Great Britain · Dunkirk · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Agrees that the BEF should evacuate after deciding "no further proportionate damage could be inflicted on the enemy"

Invasion of France

1940 · Charles Andre Marie Joseph de Gaulle · France · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Realizes that France will be over-run by the Germans

Invasion of France

1940 · Leopold III · Belgium · Limoges · Warfare · World War, 2nd

The Leader of the Belgian Chamber charges Leopold with surrendering to Germany

Temporary Second Corps Command at Dunkirk

1940 · Bernard Law Montgomery · Great Britain · Dunkirk · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Takes temporary command of II Corps during the final stages of the withdrawal to Dunkirk.

Coup

1941 · Rashid Ali al Kaylani · Iraq · Warfare · World War, 2nd

The Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup leads to a British invasion of Iraq

Invasion of Egypt

1941 · Erich Raeder · Germany · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Appeals in vain to launch an offensive against Egypt & Suez

Invasion of Iran

1941 · Rashid Ali al Kaylani · Iraq · Warfare · World War, 2nd

The Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup leads to a British invasion of Iraq

Luftwaffe

1941 · Rashid Ali al Kaylani · Iraq · Basra · Warfare · Anglo-Iraq War

German support appears in the form of a small number of Luftwaffe fighter planes, and the British forces quickly defeat the Iraqi military

Siege of Basra

1941 · Rashid Ali al Kaylani · Iraq · Basra · Warfare · Anglo-Iraq War

German support appears in the form of a small number of Luftwaffe fighter planes, and the British forces quickly defeat the Iraqi military

Siege of Habbaniya

1941 · Rashid Ali al Kaylani · Iraq · Habbaniya · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Defeated by the British who regain control of Iraq

Suez Canal

1941 · Erich Raeder · Germany · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Appeals in vain to launch an offensive against Egypt & Suez

Suez Canal

1941 · Erich Raeder · Germany · Berlin · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Urges Hitler to concentrate on Mediterranean strategy and seize the Suez Canal, but the proposal is not adopted.

Kyoto Removed from Atomic Target List

1945 · Henry Lewis Stimson · United States of America · Washington · Warfare · Nuclear

Stimson rules out Kyoto as an atomic-bomb target because of its cultural and historical importance.

Defence Testimony at Nuremberg

1946 · Fritz Sauckel · Germany · Nuremberg · Warfare · World War, 2nd

Sauckel testified about his responsibilities for labour mobilisation during the war.

Unification

1949 · Joseph Stalin · Russia · Paris · Government · Government of Russia

Russia rejects a western plea for German reunification

Albania & Yugoslavia sever relations

1950 · Josip Broz Tito · Yugoslavia · Government · Government of Yugoslavia

Albania & Yugoslavia sever relations

Prime Minister Term Ends

1950 · Norodom Sihanouk · Kampuchea · Phnom Penh · Government · Kingdom of Cambodia

Ends his 1950 prime ministerial term after one month in office

Government Report

1956 · Paul Henri-Charles Spaak · Belgium · Venice · Government · European Economic Community (EEC)

The Spaak report is accepted at the Venice Conference where the decision is taken to organise an InterGovernmental Conference. The InterGovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom focused on economic unity, leading to the Treaties of Rome being signed in 1957 which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) among the members

Spaak Report

1956 · Paul Henri-Charles Spaak · Belgium · Venice · Government · European Economic Community (EEC)

The Spaak report is accepted at the Venice Conference where the decision is taken to organise an InterGovernmental Conference. The InterGovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom focused on economic unity, leading to the Treaties of Rome being signed in 1957 which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) among the members

Venice Conference

1956 · Antonio Segni · Italy · Venice · Government · European Economic Community (EEC)

Heads the Italian government as Venice launches the intergovernmental work that produces the Rome Treaties.

Second European Cup Final Goal

1957 · Francisco Gento · Spain · Madrid · Sport · Football

Scores Real Madrid's second goal in the European Cup final victory over Fiorentina.

Second European Cup Final Opener

1957 · Alfredo Di Di Stefano · Argentina · Madrid · Sport · Football

Scores from the penalty spot as Real Madrid defeat Fiorentina 2-0 in the European Cup final.

Civil Air Patrol Photograph

1968 · David Ferrie · United States of America · New Orleans · Politics · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Jim Garrison released a photograph of Oswald in a Civil Air Patrol uniform and publicly claimed that it supported his assertion that Oswald had known Ferrie.

Kooks

1971 · David Bowie · Great Britain · Arts · Popular Music

Becomes father to Duncan Jones, inspiring the song Kooks on Hunky Dory.

Japanese Red Army

1972 · Golda Meir · Israel · Lod · Government · Government of Israel

Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel

Red Army

1972 · Golda Meir · Israel · Lod · Government · Government of Israel

Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel

Siege of Lod

1972 · Golda Meir · Israel · Lod · Government · Government of Israel

Three militants of the Japanese Red Army (PFL) stage a machine-gun and hand-grenade attack at the Lod Airport in Israel

Clash

1976 · Bernie Rhodes · Great Britain · London · Arts · Popular Music

Rhodes and Levene meet surreptitiously with Strummer after a 101ers gig, Rhodes gives him 48 hours to make up his mind whether he wanted to join the new band that would "rival the Pistols"

Clash

1976 · Joe Strummer · Great Britain · London · Arts · Popular Music

Rhodes and Levene meet surreptitiously with Strummer after a 101ers gig, Rhodes gives him 48 hours to make up his mind whether he wanted to join the new band that would "rival the Pistols"

Coup

1981 · Ziaur Rahman · Bangladesh · Government · Government of Bangladesh

Shot dead during a military coup

Arrest of Arthur Scargill

1984 · Arthur Scargill · Great Britain · Orgreave · Politics · National Union of Mineworkers

Scargill arrested on Orgreave picket line

European Cup

1984 · Joe Fagan · Great Britain · Rome · Sport · Football

Guides Liverpool to European Cup victory over Roma.

Strike

1984 · Arthur Scargill · Great Britain · Orgreave · Politics · National Union of Mineworkers

Scargill arrested on Orgreave picket line

United Nations Sanctions

1992 · Boutros Boutros-Ghali · Egypt · New York · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 3rd

Implements Security Council measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

United Nations Sanctions

1992 · Slobodan Milosevic · Serbia · New York · Warfare · Balkan Wars, 3rd

Faces comprehensive international sanctions during the Yugoslav wars.

Withdrawal from Aouzou Strip

1994 · Muammar Gaddafi · Libya · Aouzou Strip · Government · Government of Libya

Libyan forces complete their withdrawal following the international court judgment.

Chagai II Nuclear Test

1998 · Nawaz Sharif · Pakistan · Kharan · Warfare · Nuclear

Pakistan conducts another nuclear test two days after the Chagai I series.

Chagai-II

1998 · Ishfaq Ahmad · Pakistan · Kharan Desert · Warfare · Nuclear

Ishfaq Ahmad remains PAEC chairman as Pakistan carries out the Chagai-II test in the Kharan Desert.

Chagai-II

1998 · Nawaz Sharif · Pakistan · Kharan Desert · Warfare · Nuclear

Sharif's government conducts another nuclear test in the Kharan Desert two days after the Ras Koh tests.

Chagai-II Nuclear Test

1998 · Nawaz Sharif · Pakistan · Kharan · Government · Government of Pakistan

Pakistan conducts an additional nuclear test in the Kharan Desert.

Midland Metro

1999 · John Prescott · Great Britain · Birmingham · Economy · Transport

The first Midland Metro line opens between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton.

Resignation of Lokendra Bahadur Chand

2003 · Lokendra Bahadur Chand · Nepal · Government · Government of Nepal

Chand resigns after months of protests led by political parties demanding the King appoint Government with their nominees or revive Parliament

Independence of Georgia

2005 · Zurab Nogaideli · Georgia · Government · Government of Georgia

Russia agreed to begin withdrawing its troops from two Soviet-era bases in Georgia this year, resolving one of the most serious disputes between Moscow and its pro-Western neighbor

Prime Minister Takes Office

2013 · Iurie Leanca · Moldova · Chisinau · Government · Republic of Moldova

Leanca is confirmed as Prime Minister of Moldova

2015 FA Cup Final Goal

2015 · Alexis Sanchez · Chile · Wembley · Sport · Football

Scores a spectacular long-range goal as Arsenal defeat Aston Villa 4-0 in the FA Cup final.

FA Cup Final

2015 · Fabian Delph · Great Britain · Wembley · Sport · Football

Delph captains Villa in the FA Cup final against Arsenal.

Metro Extension to New Street

2016 · Andrew Jones · Great Britain · Birmingham · Economy · Transport

Midland Metro trams begin running through the city centre to Grand Central.

Premiership Ends

2019 · Peter O'Neill · Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby · Government · Government of Papua New Guinea

O'Neill leaves office after losing parliamentary support

Prime Minister Takes Office

2019 · James Marape · Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby · Government · Government of Papua New Guinea

James Marape is elected Prime Minister by Parliament

SpaceX Demo-2

2020 · Robert Behnken · United States of America · Kennedy Space Center · Science · Astronomy

Launches on SpaceX Demo-2, the first crewed orbital launch from the United States since 2011.

SpaceX Demo-2

2020 · Douglas Hurley · United States of America · Kennedy Space Center · Science · Astronomy

Pilots SpaceX Demo-2 to the International Space Station.

European Council Address

2022 · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Ukraine · Kyiv · Warfare · Russia-Ukraine War

Addresses European Council leaders and urges unity on sanctions and support for Ukraine.

Five Principles for Zaporizhzhya Protection

2023 · Rafael Grossi · Argentina · New York · Warfare · Russia-Ukraine War

Presents five concrete principles to the UN Security Council for protecting the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant during the war.

Back-to-Back Champions League Captain

2026 · Marcos Aoas Correa Marquinhos · Brazil · Budapest · Sport · Football

Captains Paris Saint-Germain as they retain the title by defeating Arsenal on penalties.

Dembele Champions League Final Equalising Penalty

2026 · Ousmane Dembele · France · Budapest · Sport · Football

Scores from the penalty spot to equalise against Arsenal in the second half.

Third Champions League Coaching Title

2026 · Luis Enrique · Spain · Budapest · Sport · Football

Wins his third Champions League as a coach and his second consecutive title with Paris Saint-Germain.

Births on May 30

Birth of Henry Addington

1757 · Henry Addington · Great Britain · House · House of Addington

Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chathams physician

Birth of Henry Addington

1757 · Henry Addington · Great Britain · Politics · Tory Party

Birth of Henry Addington, son of Anthony Addington, William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chathams physician

Birth of Rene Barrientos

1919 · Rene Barrientos · Bolivia · Tarata · Government · Government of Bolivia

Rene Barrientos Ortuno is born in Tarata, Cochabamba.

Birth of Steven George Gerrard

1980 · Steven George Gerrard · Great Britain · Sport · Football

Birth of Steven George Gerrard

Deaths on May 30

Death of Joan of Arc

1431 · Joan of Arc · France · Warfare · Hundred Years War

Death of Joan of Arc

Death of Christopher Marlowe

1593 · Christopher Marlowe · England · Deptford · Arts · Literature

Death of Christopher Marlowe, murdered

Death of Sophia Dorothea of Zell

1714 · Sophia Dorothea of Zell · Great Britain · House · House of Hanover

Sophias death makes her son, the Elector George Ludwig, heir to the British crown

Death of Voltaire

1778 · Francois-Marie Arouet · France · Paris · Humanities · Philosophy

Voltaire dies in Paris after returning triumphantly to the city, aged eighty-three.

Death of Mikhail Dmitrievich

1860 · Mikhail Dmitrievich · Russia · Warsaw · Warfare · Military

Death of Mikhail Dmitrievich and is buried, in accordance with his own wish, at Sevastopol

Death of Ziaur Rahman

1981 · Ziaur Rahman · Bangladesh · Government · Government of Bangladesh

Shot dead during a military coup

Sitnikov Death from Radiation Syndrome

1986 · Anatoly Sitnikov · Russia · Moscow · Warfare · Nuclear

Dies from severe acute radiation syndrome after receiving a fatal dose during the Unit 4 inspection.

Death of Mickie Most

2003 · Mickie Most · Great Britain · Arts · Popular Music

Death of Mickie Most

Battles on May 30

Battle of Damme

1213 · John · England · Damme · Warfare · England War

The French invasion fleet is defeated by a sudden raid by the English fleet

Battle of Damme

1213 · Philip II · France · Damme · Warfare · England War

Defeated in the sea Battle by the English & prevented from taking Flanders

Battle of Lipany

1434 · Prokop the Great · Czech Republic · Lipany · Warfare · Hussite Wars

Dies as radical Hussite forces are defeated.

Battle of Kulevicha

1829 · Hans Karl von Diebitsch · Russia · Kulevicha · Warfare · Russia-Turkey War

The Sultan sent a 40,000-strong contingent to the relief of Varna, but the latter was annihilated by Diebitsch in the Battle of Kulevicha

Battle of Jutland

1916 · David Beatty · Great Britain · Rosyth · Warfare · World War, 1st

Beatty sails from Rosyth with six battlecruisers and the four fast battleships of the Fifth Battle Squadron.

Fifth Battle Squadron Attached for Jutland Sortie

1916 · David Beatty · Great Britain · Rosyth · Warfare · World War, 1st

Four Queen Elizabeth-class battleships under Evan-Thomas reinforce Beatty's six battlecruisers for the operation.

Battle of Day River

1951 · Vo Nguyen Giap · Vietnam · Day River · Warfare · First Indochina War

Conducts attacks along the Day River against French positions

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