Historical Events on May 30.
● 1498, 30th May: Columbus set out on a trip to America for the third time with 6 ships.
● 1574, 30th May: Henry III became King of France.
● 1631, 30th May: The first French newspaper, the Gazette de France, published.
● 1826, 30th May: ‘Udanta Martand’ first Hindi newspaper started, so Hindi (Patrakar Din) Journalism Day also celebrated on 30th May.
● 1942, 30th May: WWII – 1,000 British planes bombed Cologne, Germany.
● 1975, 30th May: Establishment of the European Space Agency.
● 1981, 30th May: Bangladesh leader Zia-ur-Rehman was killed in a guest house in Chittagong. A total of eight people, including Rahman, were killed in the incident.
● 1998, 30th May: A 6.5 MW earthquake in Afghanistan killed 4,000 to 4,500 people.
Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on May 30.
● 1916: Dinanath Dalal, an Indian painter, and illustrator.
● 1955: Paresh Rawal, an Indian film actor, comedian, and politician.
● 1971: Ness Wadia, a British-Indian businessman.
● 1983: Krushna Abhishek, an Indian film actor and extreme comedian.
Death Anniversaries of famous people on May 30.
● 1431: Joan of Arc, a Catholic saint.
● 1574: Charles IX, King of France.
● 1606: Guru Arjan, the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus.
● 1778: Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher.
● 1912: WilburWright, the elder brother of Orville Wright, with whom he developed the world’s first successful airplane.
● 1981: Ziaur Rahman, former President of Bangladesh.
● 2000: am Vilas Sharma, an Indian literary critic, linguist, poet, and thinker.
● 2007: Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, a Telugu poet, critic, and litterateur.
● 2013: Dr. Vina Mazumdar, an Indian academic, left-wing activist and feminist.
● 1498, 30th May: Columbus set out on a trip to America for the third time with 6 ships.
● 1574, 30th May: Henry III became King of France.
● 1631, 30th May: The first French newspaper, the Gazette de France, published.
● 1826, 30th May: ‘Udanta Martand’ first Hindi newspaper started, so Hindi (Patrakar Din) Journalism Day also celebrated on 30th May.
● 1942, 30th May: WWII – 1,000 British planes bombed Cologne, Germany.
● 1975, 30th May: Establishment of the European Space Agency.
● 1981, 30th May: Bangladesh leader Zia-ur-Rehman was killed in a guest house in Chittagong. A total of eight people, including Rahman, were killed in the incident.
● 1998, 30th May: A 6.5 MW earthquake in Afghanistan killed 4,000 to 4,500 people.
Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on May 30.
● 1916: Dinanath Dalal, an Indian painter, and illustrator.
● 1955: Paresh Rawal, an Indian film actor, comedian, and politician.
● 1971: Ness Wadia, a British-Indian businessman.
● 1983: Krushna Abhishek, an Indian film actor and extreme comedian.
Death Anniversaries of famous people on May 30.
● 1431: Joan of Arc, a Catholic saint.
● 1574: Charles IX, King of France.
● 1606: Guru Arjan, the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus.
● 1778: Voltaire, a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher.
● 1912: WilburWright, the elder brother of Orville Wright, with whom he developed the world’s first successful airplane.
● 1981: Ziaur Rahman, former President of Bangladesh.
● 2000: am Vilas Sharma, an Indian literary critic, linguist, poet, and thinker.
● 2007: Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, a Telugu poet, critic, and litterateur.
● 2013: Dr. Vina Mazumdar, an Indian academic, left-wing activist and feminist.
30-May-1826
The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla.
30-May-1867
Maulana Mohammad Kasim Nanantavi established the famous Islamic educational centre 'Dar- Ul -Ulum' in Devkampa, Uttar Pradesh.
30-May-1887
The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.
30-May-1895
Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born.
30-May-1915
Krishen Behari Lall, Indian Civil Service and Diplomat, was born at Delhi.
30-May-1919
Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
30-May-1950
Devdutta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar, great historian and archaeologist, passed away.
30-May-1952
S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
30-May-1955
Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Indian Worker's Movement, passed away.
30-May-1962
69 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad.
30-May-1977
Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
30-May-1985
Earthquake in Srinagar.
30-May-1987
Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
30-May-1991
Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.
30-May-1995
Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.
30-May-1999
India rejects U.N. offer to send a special envoy to defuse Indo-Pak tensions.
The first Hindi newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Calcutta under the Editorship of Pandit Shridhar Shukla.
30-May-1867
Maulana Mohammad Kasim Nanantavi established the famous Islamic educational centre 'Dar- Ul -Ulum' in Devkampa, Uttar Pradesh.
30-May-1887
The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.
30-May-1895
Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born.
30-May-1915
Krishen Behari Lall, Indian Civil Service and Diplomat, was born at Delhi.
30-May-1919
Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
30-May-1950
Devdutta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar, great historian and archaeologist, passed away.
30-May-1952
S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
30-May-1955
Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Indian Worker's Movement, passed away.
30-May-1962
69 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad.
30-May-1977
Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
30-May-1985
Earthquake in Srinagar.
30-May-1987
Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
30-May-1991
Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away.
30-May-1995
Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council.
30-May-1999
India rejects U.N. offer to send a special envoy to defuse Indo-Pak tensions.
