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| May 30th, 2008 (May 30 2008) | Death | Lorenzo Odone, American medical figure (born in 1978) | |
| May 30th, 1998 (May 30 1998) | Event | A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000. | |
| May 30th, 1978 (May 30 1978) | Birth | Lyoto Machida, Brazilian mixed martial artist | Martial Quotes |
| May 30th, 1968 (May 30 1968) | Birth | Zacarias Moussaoui, French citizen found guilty relating to September 11, 2001 attacks | |
| May 30th, 1968 (May 30 1968) | Birth | Kelley Armstrong, Novelist | |
| May 30th, 1958 (May 30 1958) | Event | Memorial Day: the remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. | |
| May 30th, 1958 (May 30 1958) | Birth | Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer and songwriter (Roxette) | |
| May 30th, 1958 (May 30 1958) | Birth | Steve Israel, American politician, member of the United States House of Representatives (D-New York) | |
| May 30th, 1958 (May 30 1958) | Birth | Ted McGinley, American actor | |
| May 30th, 1948 (May 30 1948) | Event | A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless. | |
| May 30th, 1948 (May 30 1948) | Birth | Michael Piller, American screenwriter (died in 2005) | |
| May 30th, 1928 (May 30 1928) | Birth | Agnes Varda, French director | |
| May 30th, 1928 (May 30 1928) | Birth | Pro Hart, Australian artist (died in 2006) | |
| May 30th, 1918 (May 30 1918) | Birth | Guadalupe "Pita" Amor, Mexican poet (died in 2000) | |
| May 30th, 1918 (May 30 1918) | Birth | Bob Evans, American restaurateur (died in 2007) | Evans Quotes |
| May 30th, 1918 (May 30 1918) | Death | Georgi Plekhanov, Russian revolutionary and Marxist theoretician (born in 1856) | |
| May 30th, 1908 (May 30 1908) | Birth | Hannes Alfven, Swedish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1995) | Hannes Alfven Quotes |
| May 30th, 1908 (May 30 1908) | Birth | Mel Blanc, American voice actor (died in 1989) | Mel Blanc Quotes |
| May 30th, 1878 (May 30 1878) | Birth | Mike Donlin, American baseball player (died in 1933) | |
| May 30th, 1868 (May 30 1868) | Event | Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time (By "Commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic" John A. Logan s proclamation on May 5). | |
| May 30th, 1868 (May 30 1868) | Death | Souji Okita, 1st Captain of the Shinsengumi (born in 1823 | |
| May 30th, 1858 (May 30 1858) | Birth | Siegfried Alkan, German composer (died in 1941) | |
| May 30th, 1778 (May 30 1778) | Death | Voltaire, French philosopher and author (born in 1694) | Voltaire Quotes |
| May 30th, 1718 (May 30 1718) | Birth | Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician (died in 1793) | |
| May 30th, 1718 (May 30 1718) | Death | Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, Dutch favorite of William III of England (born in 1670) | |
| May 30th, 1588 (May 30 1588) | Event | The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. | |
