Depayin massacre: At least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy are killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi flees the scene, but is arrested soon afterwards. Date: May 30, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅…
TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and crashes, killing five people. Date: May 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted. Date: May 30, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War. Date: May 30, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage. Date: May 30, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: May 30, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in…
Donald Trump is convicted of falsifying business records in his New York trial, the first time a former President of the United States has been found guilty in a criminal case. Date: May 30, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On…
N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil. Date: May 29, 1900 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1900 📅 On This Day (Today)
In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization. Date: May 29, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot. Date: May 29, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)