May 30: Lod Massacre Remembrance Day in Puerto Rico; Memorial Day in the United States (2016)
Queen Jane
- 1536 – Jane Seymour (pictured), a former lady-in-waiting, became Queen of England by marrying King Henry VIII.
- 1854 – The Kansas–Nebraska Act became law, establishing the US territories of Nebraska and Kansas, repealing the 1820 Missouri Compromise, and allowing settlers in those territories to determine if they would permit slavery within their boundaries.
- 1913 – The Treaty of London was signed to deal with territorial adjustments arising out of the conclusion of the First Balkan War, declaring, among other things, an independent Albania.
- 1963 – Buddhist crisis: A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination was held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration against President Ngô Đình Diệm.
- 1998 – A 6.9 Mw earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, killing at least 4,000 people, destroying more than 30 villages, and leaving 45,000 people homeless in the Afghan provinces of Takhar and Badakhshan.
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