Events & Holidays In May - 30

Canary Islands Day (Spain)

Croatian Parliament Day (Croatia)

El día del árbol (Honduras)

Harvest Festival (Malaysia)

Indian Arrival Day (Trinidad & Tobago)

Mother's Day (Nicaragua)

Reconciliation Week (Australia)

Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal (Australia)

1010  Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063) was born on this day in history.   

1220  Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63) was born on this day in history.   

1423  Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1461) was born on this day in history.   

1524  Selam II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74) was born on this day in history.   

1578  On this day in history birth of valentin Dretzel, composer   

1623  On this day in history birth of wallerand Vaillant, painter/engraver, baptized   

1623  John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English politician (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1653  On this day in history birth of claudia Felicitas of Austria, Empress consort of Germany (d. 1676)   

0727  Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72 on this day in history.   

1035  Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies on this day in history.   

1159  On this day in history death of wladislaus II the Exile of Poland (b. 1105)   

1252  Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castile/Leon, dies on this day in history.   

1416  Death of Jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church on this day in history.   

1431  On this day in history death of joan of Arc, French heroine and saint (b. 1412)   

1434  Death of Prokop the Great, Hussite general on this day in history.   

1469  On this day in history death of lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop