This day in History - May 30

439 Historic Events for May 30
727 Death Hubertus, bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht/saint, dies at about 72
1035 Event Boudouin V van Rijsel becomes earl of Flanders
1035 Death Boudouin IV, count of Flanders (988-1035), dies
1087 Event German emperor Henry IV crowns his son Koenraad
1100 Event Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht
1220 Birth Alexander Nevski, [Aleksandr], Russian great ruler (1252-63)
1252 Death Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castili‰/Le¢n, dies
1381 Event English boer uprising begins in Essex
1416 Event Jerome of Prague burned as a heretic by Church
1416 Death Jerome of Prague, burned as a heretic by Church
1431 Death Joan of Arc, burned as a witch by English at Rouen at 19
1434 Death Prokopius, [Bohemia?], leader of taboriets, dies in battle
1434 Event Battle at Lipany
1498 Event Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America
1522 Event French troops driven out of Genoa
1524 Birth SelŒm II Sari, the blonde, sultan of Turkey (1566-74)
1527 Event U of Marburg (Germany) founded
1536 Event English king Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour
1539 Event Spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida
1574 Event Henry III follows brother Charles IX as king of France
1574 Death Charles IX, King of France (1560-74), dies
1574 Event Sea battle at Lillo Belgium (Adolf Van Haemstede vs Louis de Boisot)
1578 Birth Valentin Dretzel, composer
1584 Event Earl Adolf van Nieuwenaar/Meurs becomes viceroy of Gelderland
1588 Event Spanish Aramada under Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England