May 30th, 1920

Born on May 30th, 1920

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 37,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 51 days, exactly on June 13th, 2024, people who were born on May 30th, 1920 will be 38,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 30th?

May 30th, 2008

The Convention on Cluster Munitions, prohibiting the use, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster bombs, was adopted.

May 30th, 2005

American student Natalee Holloway disappeared while on a high-school graduation trip to Aruba.

May 30th, 1963

Buddhist crisis: A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination was held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration against President Ngô Đình Diệm.

May 30th, 1959

The Auckland Harbour Bridge, spanning Waitematā Harbour between the Saint Marys Bay and Northcote suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand, officially opened.

May 30th, 1948

A dike holding the Columbia River broke, causing a flood that destroyed Vanport, Oregon, U.S., only five years after the city was built.

May 30th, 1943

The first game of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the forerunner of women's professional league sports in the United States, was played.

May 30th, 1922

The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., featuring a sculpture of the sixteenth U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (pictured) by Daniel Chester French, opened.

May 30th, 1914

RMS Aquitania, the last surviving four-funnel ocean liner, departed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to New York City.

May 30th, 1899

Pearl Hart, one of the few female outlaws of the American Old West, committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Globe, Arizona.

May 30th, 1866

Bedřich Smetana's comic opera The Bartered Bride premiered in Prague.

May 30th, 1854

The Kansas–Nebraska Act became law, establishing the U.S. territories of Nebraska and Kansas, and allowing their settlers to determine if slavery would be permitted.

May 30th, 1723

Johann Sebastian Bach (pictured) assumed the office of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, presenting the cantata, Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75, in the St. Nicholas Church.

May 30th, 1536

Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII, becoming the queen consort of England.

May 30th, 1431

Hundred Years' War: After being convicted of heresy, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France.

May 30th, 2020

The Crew Dragon Demo-2 launches from the Kennedy Space Center, becoming the first crewed orbital spacecraft to launch from the United States since 2011 and the first commercial flight to the International Space Station.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 30th

Born on May 30th, 1920

69

Franklin J. Schaffner

American film director (1920-1989)

*May 30th, 1920, Tokyo †July 2nd, 1989, Santa Monica

64

George London

Opera singer from Canada (1920-1985)

*May 30th, 1920, Montreal †March 24th, 1985, New York City

82

André Cailloux

Canadian actor (1920-2002)

*May 30th, 1920, Issoudun †November 14th, 2002, Sherbrooke

94

Antoni Maria Badia i Margarit

Catalan linguist (1920-2014)

*May 30th, 1920, Barcelona †November 16th, 2014, Barcelona

86

Joe Kirkwood Jr.

Professional golfer, actor (1920-2006)

*May 30th, 1920, Melbourne †September 7th, 2006, Hesperia

95

Irma Schwager

Politician (1920-2015)

*May 30th, 1920, Vienna †June 22nd, 2015, Vienna

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85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

57

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

79

Peter Leeds

American actor (1917-1996)

*May 30th, 1917, Bayonne †November 12th, 1996, Los Angeles

63

Walter Otto

German historian

*May 30th, 1878, Wrocław †November 1st, 1941, Munich

43

Steven Gerrard

English association football player and manager

*May 30th, 1980, Whiston

83

Gustav Leonhardt

Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor

*May 30th, 1928, 's-Graveland †January 16th, 2012, Amsterdam

52

Idina Menzel

American actress and singer

*May 30th, 1971, Manhattan

72

Stephen Tobolowsky

American actor

*May 30th, 1951, Dallas

51

Joachim Rønning

Norwegian film director

*May 30th, 1972, Sandefjord Municipality

84

Gerasimos Arsenis

Greek politician (1931-2016)

*May 30th, 1931, Argostoli †April 19th, 2016, Athens

80

Luis Rego

Portuguese actor, comedian and musician

*May 30th, 1943, Lisbon

61

Tonya Pinkins

Actress, singer, writer, activist, author

*May 30th, 1962, Chicago

90

Agnès Varda

French artist, film director, screenwriter and photographer (1928–2019)

*May 30th, 1928, Ixelles - Elsene †March 29th, 2019, 14th arrondissement of Paris

86

Bucko Kilroy

American football player (1921-2007)

*May 30th, 1921, Philadelphia †July 10th, 2007, Massachusetts

92

Julius Axelrod

American biochemist

*May 30th, 1912, New York City †December 29th, 2004, Bethesda

67

Hugh Griffith

British actor (1912-1980)

*May 30th, 1912, Marian-glas †May 14th, 1980, London

56

Dante Alighieri

Italian poet, writer, and philosopher (c. 1265–1321)

*May 30th, 1265, Florence †September 13th, 1321, Ravenna

56

Claudia Alexander

American geophysicist and planetary scientist (1959-2015)

*May 30th, 1959, Vancouver †July 11th, 2015, Los Angeles

98

Joseph Stein

American playwright

*May 30th, 1912, The Bronx †October 24th, 2010, New York City

81

Hal Clement

American author

*May 30th, 1922, Somerville †October 29th, 2003, Milton

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65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

80

Ingeborg Meyer-Rey

German illustrator (1920-2001)

*December 14th, 1920, Berlin †April 4th, 2001, Berlin

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

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Public holidays on May 30th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 30th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1920 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).

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