Born on May 30th, 1540
Weekday
Thursday
May 30th, 1540 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
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Gemini (The Twins)
May 22nd, 1540 - June 21st, 1540
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 176,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 253 days, exactly on January 7th, 2025, people who were born on May 30th, 1540 will be 177,000 days old!
176,747 Days
25,249 Weeks
5,806 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 30th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 30th
Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 30th?
56 Dante Alighieri
Italian poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)
*May 30th, 1265, Florence †September 13th, 1321, Ravenna_(cropped).JPG "Thomas Häßler")
Peter the Great
Tsar and 1st Emperor, founder of the Russian Empire
*May 30th, 1672, Moscow †January 28th, 1725, Saint Petersburg
85 Alexey Leonov
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)
*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital.jpg "Stephen Tobolowsky")
56 Claudia Alexander
American geophysicist and planetary scientist (1959-2015)
*May 30th, 1959, Vancouver †July 11th, 2015, Los Angeles.jpg "Gustav Leonhardt")
83 Gustav Leonhardt
Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor
*May 30th, 1928, 's-Graveland †January 16th, 2012, AmsterdamGerasimos Arsenis
Greek politician (1931-2016)
*May 30th, 1931, Argostoli †April 19th, 2016, Athens.jpg "CeeLo Green")
79 Peter Leeds
American actor (1917-1996)
*May 30th, 1917, Bayonne †November 12th, 1996, Los Angeles
90 Agnès Varda
French artist, film director, screenwriter and photographer (1928–2019)
*May 30th, 1928, Ixelles - Elsene †March 29th, 2019, 14th arrondissement of ParisMikhail Bakunin
Russian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)
*May 30th, 1814, Priamukhino †July 1st, 1876, Bern
76 Tom Malloy
American cinematographer (1897-1973)
*May 30th, 1897, New York City †October 8th, 1973, Los AngelesSame year
Born in 1540
73 El Greco
Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541-1614)
*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, Toledo
55 Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
*July 13th, 1540, Tavistock †January 27th, 1596, Portobelo
91 Thomas Allen
English mathematician
*December 21st, 1540, Staffordshire †September 30th, 1632, Gloucester College,_by_Domenico_Tintoretto.jpg "Paolo Paruta")
42 Magnus, Duke of Holstein
Danish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia
*August 26th, 1540, Christiansborg Palace †March 28th, 1583, PilteneCharles II, Archduke of Austria
Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria (1540-1590)
*June 3rd, 1540, Vienna †July 10th, 1590, GrazLudolph van Ceulen
German-Dutch mathematician (*1540 – †1610)
*January 28th, 1540, Hildesheim †December 31st, 1610, Leiden
Joseph Justus Scaliger
French historian (1540-1609)
*August 5th, 1540, Agen †January 21st, 1609, LeidenJohn Sigismund Zápolya
King of Hungary and Prince of Transylvania
*July 7th, 1540, Buda †March 14th, 1571, Alba IuliaMaharana Pratap Singh
16th century ruler of Mewar, India
*May 9th, 1540, Kumbhalgarh †January 19th, 1597, Chavand, RajasthanWon Gyun
Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty
*February 12th, 1540, Pyeongtaek †August 28th, 1597, GeojeKatherine Grey
Noblewoman; Potential successor to the English throne (1540-1568)
*August 25th, 1540, Leicester †February 5th, 1568, YoxfordInfanta Catherine, Duchess of Braganza
Claimant ot the Portuguese throne in 1580
*January 18th, 1540, Lisbon †November 15th, 1614, Vila ViçosaPrincess Cecilia of Sweden
Margravine consort of Baden-Rodemachern (1540-1627)
*November 16th, 1540, Stockholm †January 27th, 1627, Brussels metropolitan areaEdmund Campion
English Jesuit priest, martyr and saint
*January 24th, 1540, London †December 1st, 1581, TyburnJohn VII, Count of Oldenburg
Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst (1540-1603)
*September 9th, 1540, Oldenburg †November 12th, 1603, OldenburgBarnabe Googe
English politician (1540-1594)
*June 11th, 1540, Alvingham †February 7th, 1594, AlvinghamThomas Schweicker
German artist
*December 21st, 1540, Schwäbisch Hall †October 7th, 1602, Schwäbisch HallBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 30th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 30th.
Anguilla Day, commemorates the beginning of the Anguillian Revolution in 1967. (Anguilla)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_AnguillaCanary Islands Day (Spain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Canary_IslandsMay 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_30_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Indian Arrival Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Arrival_DayLod Massacre Remembrance Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lod_Airport_massacreMother's Day (Nicaragua)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_DayStatehood Day (Croatia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statehood_Day_(Croatia)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
30.5.1540
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 |
Leap year
Yes: 1540 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).