On This Day
This Day in History: (30-May)
Emperor Renzong of Song (d. 1063)
Theobald IV, Count of Champagne (d. 1253)
Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461)
Barbara of Brandenburg, Bohemian queen (d. 1515)
Fadrique de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Villanueva de Valdueza (d. 1634)
Samuel Bochart, French Protestant biblical scholar (d. 1667)
John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (d. 1686)
Antonina Houbraken, Dutch illustrator (d. 1736)
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1793)
Roger Newdigate, English politician (d. 1806)
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1844)
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty, French general (d. 1815)
Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, German mineralogist and geologist (d. 1873)
Henri-Marie-Gaston Boisnormand de Bonnechose, French cardinal (d. 1883)
Mikhail Bakunin, Russian philosopher and theorist (d. 1876)
Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (d. 1894)
William McMurdo, English general (d. 1894)
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Quebec (d. 1890)
Alfred Austin, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1913)
Félix Arnaudin, French poet and photographer (d. 1921)
Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1890)
Peter Carl Fabergé, Russian goldsmith and jeweler (d. 1920)
Mirza Alakbar Sabir, Azerbaijani philosopher and poet (d. 1911)
Grace Andrews, American mathematician (d. 1951)
Ernest Duchesne, French physician (d. 1912)
Giovanni Gentile, Italian philosopher and academic (d. 1944)
Colin Blythe, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1917)
Konstantin Ramul, Estonian psychologist and academic (d. 1975)
Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (d. 1968)
Wyndham Halswelle, English runner and soldier (d. 1915)
Sandy Pearce, Australian rugby league player (d. 1930)
Siegmund Glücksmann, German soldier and politician (d. 1942)
Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (d. 1942)
Laurent Barré, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1964)
Randolph Bourne, American theorist and author (d. 1918)
Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian-American sculptor and illustrator (d. 1964)
Emil Reesen, Danish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1964)
Roger Salengro, French soldier and politician, French Minister of the Interior (d. 1936)
Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (d. 1972)
Hubertus van Mook, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1965)
Maurice Tate, English cricketer (d. 1956)
Howard Hawks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1977)
Frank Wise, Australian politician, 16th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1986)
John Gilroy, English artist and illustrator (d. 1985)
Irving Thalberg, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1936)
Alfred Karindi, Estonian pianist and composer (d. 1969)
Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and author (d. 1979)
Stepin Fetchit, American actor and dancer (d. 1985)
Countee Cullen, American poet and author (d. 1946)
Bruno Gröning, Polish-German mystic and author (d. 1959)
Germaine Tillion, French anthropologist and academic (d. 2008)
Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989)
Jacques Canetti, French music executive and talent agent (d. 1997)
Freddie Frith, English motorcycle road racer (d. 1988)
Benny Goodman, American clarinet player, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1986)
Harry Bernstein, English-American journalist and author (d. 2011)
Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (d. 1996)
Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 1980)
Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (d. 1996)
Joseph Stein, American playwright and author (d. 2010)
Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (d. 1979)
Justin Catayée, French soldier and politician (d. 1962)
Mort Meskin, American illustrator (d. 1995)
Pita Amor, Mexican poet and author (d. 2000)
Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (d. 2007)
René Barrientos, Bolivian general and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (d. 1969)
Franklin J. Schaffner, Japanese-American director and producer (d. 1989)
Hal Clement, American author and educator (d. 2003)
Anthony Dryden Marshall, American CIA officer and diplomat (d. 2014)
John Henry Marks, English physician and author
Johnny Gimble, American country/western swing musician (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) (d. 2015)
Joan Birman, American mathematician
Clint Walker, American actor and singer
Billy Wilson, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1993)
Pro Hart, Australian painter (d. 2006)
Agnès Varda, Belgian-French director, producer, and screenwriter
Georges Gilson, French archbishop
Mark Birley, English businessman, founded Annabel's (d. 2007)
Robert Ryman, American painter
Larry Silverstein, American real estate magnate
Ray Cooney, English actor and playwright
Pauline Oliveros, American accordion player and composer (d. 2016)
Ivor Richard, Baron Richard, Welsh politician and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
Alexey Leonov, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut
Alketas Panagoulias, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2012)
Ruta Lee, Canadian-American actress and dancer
Guy Tardif, Canadian academic and politician (d. 2005)
Keir Dullea, American actor
Christopher Haskins, Anglo-Irish businessman, life peer, and British politician
Rick Mather, American-English architect (d. 2013)
Billie Letts, American author and educator (d. 2014)
Michael J. Pollard, American actor
Dieter Quester, Austrian race car driver
Tim Waterstone, Scottish businessman, founded Waterstones
Jagmohan Dalmiya, Indian cricket administrator (d. 2015)
Gilles Villemure, Canadian-American ice hockey player
John Gladwin, English bishop
Carole Stone, English journalist and author
Anders Michanek Swedish motorcycle racer
Gale Sayers, American football player and philanthropist
Lenny Davidson, English guitarist and songwriter (The Dave Clark Five)
Meredith MacRae, American actress (d. 2000)
Stav Prodromou, Greek-American engineer and businessman
Gladys Horton, American singer (d. 2011)
Allan Chapman, English historian and author
Jocelyne Bourassa, Canadian golfer
Johan De Muynck, Belgian former professional road racing cyclist
Michael Piller, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)
David Thorpe, Australian rules footballer
P.J. Carlesimo, American basketball player and coach
Paul Coleridge, English lawyer and judge
Bob Willis, English cricketer and sportscaster
Bertrand Delanoë, French politician, 14th Mayor of Paris
Paresh Rawal, Indian actor, producer, and politician
Joshua Rozenberg, English lawyer, journalist, and author
Zdravko Čolić, Bosnian Serb singer-songwriter
Fernando Lugo, Paraguayan bishop and politician, President of Paraguay
Stephen Tobolowsky, American actor, singer, and director
Daniel Grodnik, American screenwriter and producer
Kerry Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and sportscaster
Colm Meaney, Irish actor
Topper Headon, English drummer and songwriter (The Clash)
Jacqueline McGlade, English-Canadian biologist, ecologist, and academic
Caroline Swift, English lawyer and judge
Colm Tóibín, Irish novelist, poet, playwright, and critic
Tim Lucas, American author, screenwriter, and critic
Michael Clayton, Australian golfer
Eugene Belliveau, Canadian football player
Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer-songwriter and pianist
Steve Israel, American lawyer and politician
Michael López-Alegría, Spanish-American captain, pilot, and astronaut
Ted McGinley, American actor
Phil Brown, English footballer, coach, and manager
Randy Ferbey, Canadian curler
Frank Vanhecke, Belgian politician
Harry Enfield, English actor, director, and screenwriter
Bob Yari, Iranian-American director and producer
Kevin Eastman, American author and illustrator, co-created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Richard Fuller, English lawyer and politician
Tim Loughton, English businessman and politician
Tonya Pinkins, American actress and singer
Michel Langevin, Canadian drummer and songwriter
Élise Lucet, French journalist
Helen Sharman, English chemist and astronaut
Wynonna Judd, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
Andrea Montermini, Italian race car driver
Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Troy Coker, Australian rugby player
Billy Donovan, American basketball player and coach
Iginio Straffi, Italian animator and producer, founded Rainbow S.r.l.
Thomas Häßler, German footballer and manager
Stephen Malkmus, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Tim Burgess, English singer-songwriter
Rechelle Hawkes, Australian hockey player
Sven Pipien, German-American bass player
Jason Kenney, Canadian lawyer and politician, 40th Canadian Minister of National Defence
Zacarias Moussaoui, French citizen, sentenced to life in prison related to September 11 attacks
Naomi Kawase, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
Ryuhei Kitamura, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
Paul Grayson, English rugby player and coach
Duncan Jones, English director, producer, and screenwriter
Idina Menzel, American singer-songwriter and actress
Jiří Šlégr, Czech ice hockey player and politician
Adrian Vowles, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball player and coach
Leigh Francis, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Big L, American rapper (d. 1999)
Kostas Chalkias, Greek footballer
CeeLo Green, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor
David Wilkie, American ice hockey player and coach
Evan Eschmeyer, American basketball player
Brian Fair, American singer-songwriter
Andy Farrell, English rugby player and coach
Marissa Mayer, American computer scientist and businesswoman
Radoslav Nesterović, Slovenian-Greek basketball player
Magnus Norman, Swedish tennis player and coach
Margaret Okayo, Kenyan runner
Rachael Stirling, English actress
Federico Vilar, Argentinian-Italian footballer
Mike Bishai, Canadian ice hockey player
Clint Bowyer, American race car driver
Francis Lessard, Canadian ice hockey player
Steven Gerrard, English footballer
Ilona Korstin, Russian basketball player
Ryōgo Narita, Japanese author
Devendra Banhart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Gianmaria Bruni, Italian race car driver
Ahmad Elrich, Australian footballer
Remy Ma, American rapper
Lars Møller Madsen, Danish handball player
Hisanori Takada, Japanese footballer
Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (d. 2007)
James Simpson-Daniel, English rugby player
Sham Kwok Fai, Hong Kong footballer
Matt Maguire, Australian footballer
Jordan Palmer, American football player
Alexander Sulzer, German ice hockey player
Igor Kurnosov, Russian chess player (d. 2013)
Igor Lewczuk, Polish footballer
Aaron Volpatti, Canadian ice hockey player
Nikolay Bodurov, Bulgarian footballer
Antonio Winterstein, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
Lesia Tsurenko, Ukrainian tennis player
Ailee, Korean-American singer and songwriter
Mustafa Akbaş, Turkish footballer
Im Yoona, South Korean singer and actress
Andrei Loktionov, Russian ice hockey player
Jonathan Fox, English swimmer
Ivars Punnenovs, Latvian ice hockey player
Scott Laughton, Canadian ice hockey player
Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazilian tennis player