Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of May 30:
1220 Alexander Nevski [Aleksandr] Russian great ruler (1252-63)
1524 Selîm II Sari the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)
1578 Valentin Dretzel composer
1623 Wallerand Vaillant painter/engraver, baptized
1672 Peter I "the Great" Romanov tsar of Russia (1682-1725)
1757 Henry Addington Viscount Sidmouth (C), British PM (1801-04)
1797 Johann Christian Lobe composer
1800 Karl W Feuerbach German mathematician (Position of Feuerbach)
1808 Joaquim Casimiro Jr composer
1812 John Alexander McClernand Major General (Union volunteers)
1829 Levin Goldschmidt German business law expert
1830 Edward Winslow Hinks Brevet Major General (Union volunteers)
1832 George Doherty Johnston Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
1835 Alfred Austin Leeds England, poet laureate of England (Garden)
1844 Louis Varney composer
1845 Amadeus I duke of Aosta/king of Spain (1870-73)
1846 Peter Carl Fabergé Russia, goldsmith/jeweler/egg maker
1847 Alice Sophia Stopford Green Ireland, proponent of Irish independence
1853 Andries André Dutch actor/husband of Geertruida Meeuwissen
1853 Karl Fritjof Valentin composer
1859 Pierre Marie Felix Janet France, psychologist/neurologist
1867 Arthur Vining Davis Sharon MA, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57)
1879 Colin Blythe cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WWI)
1881 George von Küchler German fieldmarshal (Invasion Netherlands)
1883 Riccardo Zandonai composer
1887 Alexander Archipenko Ukraine sculptor/lithographer
1887 Gino Tagliapietra composer
1888 James A Farley postmaster general (1933-38)
1891 Iman J van den Bosch Belgian resistance fighter
1894 Hubertus J van Mook Dutch minister of Colonies (1942-45)
1895 Maurice Tate cricketer (great England pace bowler of 20's)
1896 Howard Hawks Goshen IN, director/producer (Rio Bravo, Scarface)
19-- John Terlesky actor (Dakota-Guns of Paradise)
19-- Michel Langevin Canada, rock drummer (Voivod-Angel Rat)
19-- Scott Holmes actor (Tom-As the World Turns)
19-- Steve West rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It)
1901 Cornelia Otis Skinner Chicago IL, writer (When Our Hearts Were Young & Gay)
1902 Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd archaeologist
1902 Stepin Fetchit [Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry] Key West FL, actor (In Old Kentucky, Miracle in Harlem)
1903 Countee Cullen Baltimore MD, poet (Black Christ & Other Poems)
1903 Ray Howard-Jones artist
1904 Ernesto de la Guardia Jr President of Panamá (1956-60)
1908 Hannes OG Alfvén Swedish physicist (Nobel 1970)
1908 Mel[vin Jerome] Blanc San Francisco CA, voice (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd & Porky Pig)
1909 Benny Goodman Chicago IL, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing)
1909 George Headley cricketer (in Panamá All-time great West Indies batsman)
1911 Douglas Fowley New York NY, actor (Grandpa-Pistols 'n' Petticoats)
1912 Alexander Langsdorf physicist
1912 Hugh Griffith Anglesey Wales, actor (Ben Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty, Oliver!)
1912 Joseph Stein dramatist/playwright (Fiddler on the Roof)
1912 Julian Gustave Symons writer
1913 Cedric Thorpe Davie composer
1914 Bobby Sherwood Indianapolis IN, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show)
1915 Jerome Bert Weisner military scientist/disarmer
1916 Dr Joseph W Kennedy scientist (1 of 4 discoverers of plutonium)
1920 George London Montréal Canada, baritone (Dr Greenvil-La Traviata)
1920 John Heawood actor/singer/choreographer (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
1922 Harry Clement Stubbs US, sci-fi author (Needle, Iceworld)
1923 Jimmy Lydon Harrington Park NJ, actor (Richard-Love That Jill)
1924 Norbert Schemansky USA, middle heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1952)
1925 Claude Prey composer
1925 Eddy Bruma Suriname politician
1925 Gerard John Toorenaar political commissar in Amsterdam (1975-79)
1926 Christine Jorgensen pioneer transsexual
1926 Edouard Van Remoortel Brussels, conductor (1958-62 St Louis Symphony)
1926 James Whitman McLamore businessman
1927 Clint Walker Hartford IL, actor (Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen)
1927 Dick Noel Brooklyn NY, TV host (It's a Small Wonder)
1927 Evelyn Wesler Zemel US, author (American Glass Animals)
1928 Agnès Varda French photograph/director (Cléo de 5 à 7, Le bonheur)
1928 John Keith Wright English economist/assistant Secretary of State (1971-84)
1929 Michael Mellinger Bavaria, actor (Goldfinger)
1932 Pauline Oliveros Houston TX, composer (Sound Patterns)
1932 Seppo Antero Yrjonpoika Nummi composer
1934 Alexei A Leonov Siberia USSR, cosmonaut (Voskhod II, Soyuz 19)
1936 Galina Shostakovich daughter of Russian composer Dmitri
1936 Keir Dullea Cleveland OH, actor (2001, 2010, David & Lisa)
1936 Roy Harford cricketer (brother of Noel New Zealand wicketkeeper vs India 1968)
1936 Ruta Lee actress (Operation Eichmann, Marjorie Morningstar)
1937 Arthur C Jacobs poet
1938 Wilfried A de Pree Dutch MP (PvdA)/theologist
1939 Michael J Pollard Passaic NJ, actor (Bonnie & Clyde, Roxanne)
1940 David Ackroyd Orange NJ, actor (I Come in Peace, Memories of Me)
1942 Dan Miller (Representative-R-FL)
1942 Lenny Davidson London England, rock guitarist (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)
1943 Gale Sayers NFL running back (Chicago Bears)
1945 Meredith MacRae Houston TX, actress (Petticoat Junction, My 3 Sons)
1946 Candy Lightner political activist/founder (MADD)
1947 Jocelyne Bourassa LPGA golfer
1949 Bob Willis cricketer (superb England fast bowler 1971-84)
1951 Stephen Tobolowsky Dallas TX, actor (Single White Female, Thelma & Louise)
1952 Zoltan Kocsis composer
1953 Colm Meaney actor (Star Trek Deep Space 9)
1955 Nicky "Topper" Headon English drummer (Clash-Complete Control)
1957 Allison Roe Auckland New Zealand, marathoner (NYC-1981)
1957 Chris Van Jaarsveld guitarist (Sleeze Beez)
1957 Michael Clayton Melbourne Victoria Australia, Australasia golfer
1958 Marie Fredriksson Ostra-Ljuajak Sweden, singer (Roxette-Must Have Been Love)
1958 Michael E Lopez-Alegria Madrid Spain, US Navy Lieutenant Commander/astronaut (STS 73, sk 92)
1958 Ted McGinley Newport Beach CA, actor (Love Boat, Married With Children, Dynasty)
1960 Stephen "Tea Tower" Duffy rocker (Lilac Time-Paradise Song)
1961 Ella Arolovich Leningrad USSR, model
1961 Ralph Carter New York NY, actor (Michael Evans-Good Times)
1961 Trey Parker rapper/actor (Newsies, Hull High)
1962 Jan Gunnarsson Sweden, tennis star
1962 John Alt NFL tackle (Kansas City Chiefs)
1962 Tonya Pinkins Chicago IL, actress (Livia Frye-All My Children)
1963 Helen Patricia Sharman Great Britain, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-12)
1963 Lynda Wiesmeier Washington DC, playmate (July 1982)
1964 Nhi Lan Le Vietnam, US fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
1964 Wynonna [Christina Judd] Ashland KY, singer (Judds-Why Not Me, Love Can Build A Bridge)
1965 Tammy Parks Rockville Centre NY, actress (Attack of 60' Centerfold)
1965 Tyronne Stowe NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
1966 Gary Martin cricket pace bowler (Zimbabwe ODI)
1967 Benoît Gauthier St Jerome Québec, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1967 Rechelle Hawkes Albany West Australia, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96)
1968 Amy Fuller Westlake CA, rower (Olympics-92, 96)
1968 Jerry Springer White Plains NY, Canadian Tour golfer
1968 Tim Burgess English rock vocalist (Charlatans-Only One I Know)
1970 Audrey Wooding LPGA golfer
1970 Sam Rogers NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
1971 Drahomir Kadlec Pribham Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman (Team Czechoslovakia Republic)
1971 Jiri Slegr Jihlava Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers, Olympics-gold-98)
1971 Kyle Vander Kuyp Australian 110 meter hurdler (Olympics-96)
1972 Allen Aldridge NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1972 Anthony Cook NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tennessee Oilers)
1972 Jeff Jones NFL tackle (Detroit Lions)
1972 Manny Ramirez Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, outfielder (Cleveland Indians)
1972 Renita Farrell Townsville Queensland Australia, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96)
1972 Terry Wilburn WLAF running back (Barcelona Dragons)
1973 Christine Pavone Miss USA-Connecticut (1997)
1973 Jennifer Darst Dallas TX, pairs skater (& Arthur Reid)
1973 Je'Rod Cherry safety (New Orleans Saints)
1973 Steve Charbonneau CFL defensive linebacker (Montréal Alouettes)
1974 David Wilkie Ellensburg, NHL defenseman (Montréal Canadiens)
1976 Omri Hairi Katz Los Angeles CA, actor (Marshall Teller-Eerie Indiana)
1978 Krassmira Todorava Miss Bulgaria Universe (1997)
1986 Ashley Slaney daughter of Olympians Mary Decker & Richard Slaney
Deaths which occurred on May 30:
0727 Hubertus bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72
1035 Boudouin IV count of Flanders (988-1035), dies
1252 Ferdinand III the holy King of Castilië/León, dies
1416 Jerome of Prague burned as a heretic by the Church
1431 Joan of Arc burned as a witch by the English at Rouen at 19
1434 Prokopius Bohemian leader of taboriets, dies in battle
1574 Charles IX King of France (1560-74), dies
1593 Christopher Marlowe British dramatist (Tamburlaine the Great), murdered
1640 André Duchesne French historian/genealogy, dies
1640 Peter Paul Rubens Flemish painter, dies at 62
1718 Arnold J van Keppel Earl of Albemarle/General, dies at about 48
1718 Bernard Nieuwentyt physician/theologist, dies at 63
1744 Alexander Pope English poet (Eloisa to Abelard), dies at 56
1746 Giovanni Antonio Pollarolo composer, dies at 69
1778 Voltaire [François-Marie Arouet] French writer (Candide), dies at 42
1791 Ildephons Haas composer, dies at 56
1797 Carl Ludwig Junker composer, dies at 48
1809 Johan B Scheffer portrait painter, dies at about 43
1833 Josef Slavik composer, dies at 27
1840 Dominique J de Eerens Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59
1864 James Barbour Terrill US attorney/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 26
1865 William Clarke Quantrill criminal/Confederate bushwhacker, dies at 27
1870 Gustave Vogt composer, dies at 89
1906 William Yeates Hurlstone composer, dies at 30
1912 Wilbur Wright US aviation pioneer, dies
1918 Georgi V Plechanov Russian revolutionary theorist, dies
1919 Lord John Raleigh British physicist (Nobel 1904), dies
1922 David Mendes Chumaceiro Curaçaos poet (Adelfas), dies at 45
1923 Camille Chevillard composer, dies at 63
1923 Charles Fichardt cricketer (South Africa batsman in 2 Tests 1892-96), dies
1935 Lothar Windsperger composer, dies at 49
1938 Raden Sutomo Indonesian freedom fighter, dies at 49
1940 Y de Smit-Rog eldest Dutchman, dies at 104
1944 Jessie Ralph actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79
1945 Irma Laplasse Flemish farmer/Nazi collaborator, executed
1947 Sidney Hugo Nicholson composer, dies at 72
1951 Hermann Broch writer, dies at 64
1953 George Barnes cinematographer, dies at 60
1954 Ahmad Amin Egyptian historian/author, dies at 67
1957 Toivo R Pekkanen Finnish writer (Black Ecstacy), dies
1959 Thomas Carl Whitmer composer, dies at 85
1960 Boris Pasternak Russian poet (Dr Zhivago), dies at 70
1961 Rafael L Trujillo Molina dictator Dominican Republic (1930-61), murdered at 69
1964 Leo Szilard Hungarians/US nuclear physicst, dies at 66
1966 Wäinö V Aaltonen Finnish sculptor, dies at 72
1967 Claude Rains actor (Invisible Man), dies at 77
1969 Gaston Brenta composer, dies at 66
1969 John Cipollini guitarist, dies of ephysema at 45
1971 Audie Murphy WWII hero/actor (Sierra), killed in plane crash at 46
1971 Marcel Dupré French composer, dies at 85
1971 Rodd Redwing actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory), dies at 66
1972 Margaret Ruthven Lang composer, dies at 104
1973 Hal Hastings orchestra leader (Chevrolet on Broadway), dies at 66
1975 Michel Simon actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), dies at 80
1975 Steve Prefontaine middle-long distance runner, dies in one-car accident at 24
1977 Claire Goll writer, dies at 86
1977 Paul Desmond US jazz saxophonist, dies at 52
1979 Jack Raine actor (Quartet), dies at 82
1980 Carl Radle bassist (Derek & Dominoes), dies of a kidney ailment
1980 Timmy Caldwell rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies
1981 Ziaur Rahmen President of Bangladesh, is assassinated
1983 Alfred M Gruenther US General/NATO-commander (1953-56), dies at 84
1986 Hank Mobley US jazz saxophonist, dies at 55
1987 Frank Carlson (Governor/Representative/Senator-R-KS), dies at 94
1987 Turk Murphy jazz trombonist, dies at 71
1988 Ella Raines actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact), dies at 66
1989 Zinka Milanov Metropolitan Opera Diva, dies of a stroke at 83
1991 Manolo Gomez Bur Spanish comedian dies at 74
1992 Daniel Addes actor (Victor-Sunst Grill), dies at 59
1992 Karl Carstens President German Federal Republic (1979-84), dies at 77
1992 Leen 't Hart organist/composer, dies at 72
1993 Herman S Blount Sun Ra, US jazz pianist (Solar Arkestra), dies at 79
1993 Sun Ra blues pianist/orchestra leader, dies of strokes at 79
1994 Baron Marcel Bich inventor (Bic Pen), dies at 79
1994 Ezra Taft Benson 13th head of Mormon Church, dies at 94
1994 Jean Gattegno translator/scholar, dies at 58
1994 Juan Carlos Onetti Uruguayan writer (La vida breve), dies at 85
1994 Marcel Bich Italian/French baron/pen manufacturer (Bic), dies at 79
1995 Bobby Stokes soccer star, dies at 44
1995 Philip Owen A Sherrard scholar theologian poet/translator, dies at 72
1995 Ted Drake soccer star, dies at 82
1995 Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson British national park warden, dies at 87
1996 Bob Stroup trombonist, dies at 57
1996 John Cameron judge, dies at 96
1996 John Kahn bassist, dies at 47
1996 Leon-Etienne Duval archbishop/cardinal, dies at 92
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1962 GERBER DANIEL A. TAKEN FROM LEPROSARIUM
1962 MITCHELL ARCHIE E. ELLENSBURG WA TAKEN FROM LEPROSARIUM
1962 VIETTI ELANOR A. HOUSTON TX TAKEN FROM LEPROSARIUM
1966 HATCHER DAVID B. MT. AIRY NC 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 MEHL JAMES P. BELLE HARBOR NY 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1968 IODICE FRANK C. 06/01/68 ESCAPED
1968 POTTER ALBERT J. 06/01/68 ESCAPED DECEASED
1968 SMITH LEWIS P. II BELLEFONTE PA
1970 DUKE CHARLES R.
1970 ISHI TOMOHARA JAPAN NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST.
1970 MARK KIT T.
