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The Irish general election of 1951 was held on 30 May 1951. The newly elected members of the 14th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 13 June when the new […]

Dino Liviero (30 May 1938 – 6 May 1970) was an Italian road racing cyclist. Born in Castelfranco Veneto he won a Giro di Campania (1960) and a stage in […]

Massimo Bertolini (born May 30 1974 in Verona) is a retired professional tennis player from Italy. A doubles specialist he won two ATP Tour titles and reached two Grand Slam […]

Chris Trickle (May 30 1973 – March 25 1998) was a American stock car racing driver. A competitor in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour he was murdered in a drive-by […]

Anders Michanek (born 30 May 1943 in Stockholm Sweden) is a Speedway rider. In 1974 he won the Speedway World Championship in his Swedish homeland with a maximum score of […]

Sir John Sydney James Clancy KBE CMG (30 May 1895 – 15 October 1970) was an Australian judge and chancellor of the University of New South Wales from 1960 until […]

Edward Julius Sachs Jr (May 28 1927 – May 30 1964) was a United States Auto Club driver who was known as the Clown Prince of Auto Racing. He coined […]

The Northern Ireland Forum (formally called the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue) was a body set up in 1996 as part of a process of negotiations that eventually led […]

Aurelian Smith Jr. (born May 30 1955) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler the son of former wrestler Aurelian Grizzly Smith. He is best known by his ring name of […]

Svendborg–Nyborgbanen is a now decommissioned railway between Svendborg and Nyborg. It opened June 1 1897 and closed May 30 1964.

Peter Lindgren (13 December 1915 Lidingö – 30 May 1981) was a Swedish actor. His many roles include the part of Lena’s father in I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967) and […]

Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth PC (30 May 1757 – 15 February 1844) was a British statesman and Prime Minister from 1801 to 1804. He is best known for obtaining […]

The 2005 Football League Championship play-off Final was contested by West Ham United and Preston North End at The Millennium Stadium Cardiff. West Ham won 1–0 with a goal from […]

General elections were held in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1952.

Rafał Kurmański [‘rafaw kurˈmaɲskʲi] (August 22 1982 in Poland – May 30 2004 in Zielona Góra Poland) was a Polish speedway rider who was 2nd in 2001 Individual Under-19 European […]

Marcello Pera (Italian pronunciation: [marˈtʃɛllo ˈpɛːra]) (born January 28 1943) is an Italian philosopher and politician. He was the President of the Italian Senate from 2001 to 2006.

The 2011 Football League Championship play-off final was a football match contested by Reading and Swansea City on 30 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium to decide the third team to […]

Saint Hubertus or Hubert (c. 656–727 A.D.) was the first Bishop of Liège. He was a Christian saint who was the patron saint of hunters mathematicians opticians and metalworkers. Known […]

Lynda Ann Wiesmeier (pronounced WEES-myer May 30 1963 – December 16 2012) was an American model and actress. Her debut film was American Pop. Wiesmeier was selected as both cover […]

Sister Marie-Céline of the Presentation née Jeanne Germaine Castang (23 May 1878 Nojals-et-Clotte-30 May 1897 Talence) was a religious Sister of the Poor Clares.