May 30

Sunday 30, 1999:

Kenny Bräck wins the 83rd Indianapolis 500

Tuesday 30, 1989:

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 33-foot high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.

Sunday 30, 1971:

Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched toward Mars.

Tuesday 30, 1876:

Ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V.

Friday 30, 1434:

Taborite forces led by Prokop the Great were defeated and almost annihilated in the Battle of Lipany, effectively ending the Hussite Wars.

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