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Notable anniversaries in history for today: May 30
- 500th: 1524 - Birth of Selîm II Sari the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Norbert Schemansky; American middle heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 90th: 1934 - Death of Heihatjirô Tôjô, Japanese Admiral (Russian-Japanese War).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Alexei A Leonov in Siberia, USSR; cosmonaut (Voskhod II, Soyuz 19).
- 80th: 1944 - Jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at age 79.
- 70th: 1954 - Dutch bishops forbid membership to non-catholic sporting clubs.
- 70th: 1954 - Emile Zatopek runs world record 5km (13:57.2).
- 60th: 1964 - Beyond the Fringe closes at John Golden Theater in New York City after 673 performances.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Nhi Lan Le in Vietnam; US fencer-foil (Olympics-1996).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Wynonna [Christina Judd] in Ashland, Kentucky, USA; singer (Judds - "Why Not Me", "Love Can Build A Bridge").
- 60th: 1964 - San Francisco Giants sweep New York Mets 5-3 and 8-6 in 23 innings, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for second game and New York's 22 K's in second games.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Tom Morello; guitarist (Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine).
- 50th: 1974 - 10th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees beat New York Mets 9-4.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of David Wilkie Ellensburg; NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Cee-Lo; singer (Gnarls Barkley and Goodie Mob).
- 40th: 1984 - Bomb explodes in rebel leader Eden Pastora headquarters in Nicaragua.
- 40th: 1984 - Liverpool wins 29th Europe Cup 1 in Rome, Italy.
- 40th: 1984 - National League suspends Mario Soto five days for Cincinnati Reds - Chicago Cubs fight on May 27th.
- 30th: 1994 - Ezra Taft Benson, US minister of Agriculture/leader of Mormon Church (1985-94), dies at age 94.
- 30th: 1994 - Juan Carlos Onetti, Uruguayan writer (La vida breve), dies at age 85.
- 30th: 1994 - Baron Marcel Bich, Italian/French baron/pen manufacturer (Bic), dies at age 79.
- 20th: 2004 - Thousands of people in Hong Kong take to the streets to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Luís Cabral, first President of Guinea-Bissau (born 1931).
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Ephraim Katzir, 4th President of Israel (born 1916).
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Gaafar Nimeiry, 5th President of the Sudan (born 1930).
- 10th: 2014 - Buena Vista releases the film Maleficent to theaters.
- 5th: 2019 - (to July 14) The 2019 Cricket World Cup is held in England and Wales; the series is won by England.
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