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RE: May 30th

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"On the 30th day of May was a jolly May-game in Fenchurch Street"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Queen#History

1885 Kashmir Earthquake
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49367094/1885-kashmir-earthquake/

The Saint Louis Science Centre was dedicated on May 30, 1963
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Louis_Science_Center

The ANTARES neutrino telescope was completed on 30 May 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KM3NeT

The European Space Agency (ESA) was established on May 30, 1975
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Space_Agency

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On 30 May 1498, Columbus left with six ships from Sanlúcar, Spain, for his third trip to the New World.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus#Third_voyage

On 30 May 1915, Captain Linnarz commanded LZ 38 on the first London Zeppelin raid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_strategic_bombing_during_World_War_I#1915

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Surveyor 1 was launched on the 30th May 1966
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveyor_1

Mariner 9 was launched toward Mars on May 30, 1971
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_9

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Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov (born 30 May 1934) is a retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksei_Leonov

Michael Eladio "LA" López-Alegría (May 30, 1958), is a Spanish-American astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lopez-Alegria

Helen Patricia Sharman, OBE PhD (born 30 May 1963), is a British chemist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Sharman

Elly Beinhorn-Rosemeyer (30 May 1907 - 28 November 2007) was a German pilot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elly_Beinhorn

Dean Everett Wooldridge (30 May 1913 - 20 September 2006) was a prominent engineer in the aerospace industry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Wooldridge

Keir Dullea (born May 30, 1936) is an American actor best known for the character of astronaut David Bowman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Dullea

Jerome Bert Wiesner (May 30, 1915 - October 21, 1994) was an educator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Wiesner

Erich Rudolf Bagge (30 May 1912, Neustadt bei Coburg - 5 June 1996, Kiel) was a German scientist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Bagge

Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy on 30 May 1431
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc#Execution

Eugène Charles Catalan (30 May 1814 - 14 February 1894) was a French and Belgian mathematician.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Charles_Catalan

Solomon Wolf Golomb (May 30, 1932 - May 1, 2016) was an American mathematicia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_W._Golomb

Hannes Olof Gösta Alfvén (30 May 1908 - 2 April 1995) was a Swedish electrical engineer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannes_Alfv%C3%A9n

John Herapath (30 May 1790 - 24 February 1868) was an English physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Herapath

Allan Chapman (born 30 May 1946) is a British historian of science.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Chapman_%28historian%29

Walter Scott Houston (May 30, 1912 - December 23, 1993) was an American popularizer of amateur astronomy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott_Houston

Georg von Peuerbach (May 30, 1423 - April 8, 1461) was an Austrian astronomer, mathematician and instrument maker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Purbach

Raymond Smith Dugan (May 30, 1878 - August 31, 1940) was an American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Smith_Dugan

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Prometheus is a 2012 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_(2012_film)

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NGC 5232 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 30th May 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57698331/ngc-5232/

Messier 12 was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier on the 30th May 1764.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t5745338/messier-12/

NGC 6129 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 30th May 1791.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57698289/ngc-6129/

NGC 6142 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 30th May 1791.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57698281/ngc-6142/

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PSR B1620-26 b discovered May 30, 1993
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PSR_B1620-26_b

Astronomers announced the discovery of XO-3b on May 30, 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XO-3b

The extrasolar planet MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb was discovered on 30 May 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOA-2007-BLG-192Lb

Asteroid (511) Davida was discovered by R. S. Dugan in 1903
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/511_Davida

Anthe, a very small natural satellite of Saturn lying between the orbits of Mimas and Enceladus, was discovered by the Cassini Imaging Team in images taken on May 30, 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthe_(moon)

The Eta Pegasids radiate from the area near Eta Pegasi every year on May 30
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_(constellation)#Meteor_showers

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Meteorites

The St. Mesmin (LL6) meteorite fell in Champagne-Ardenne, France, on the 30th May, 1866.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49367083/st-mesmin-meteorite/

The Blanket (L6) meteorite fell in Texas, USA, on the 30th May, 1909.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49367085/blanket-meteorite/

The Nagai (L6) meteorite fell in Tohoku, Japan, on the 30th May, 1922.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49367087/nagai-meteorite/

The Harleton (L6) meteorite fell in Texas, USA, on the 30th May, 1961.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49367090/harleton-meteorite/