What happend on 30th May

29.05
31.05
1883

In New York City, a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede which crushes twelve people.

1879

New York City's Gilmores Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.

1876

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

1871

The Paris Commune falls.

1868

Memorial Day (then known as "Decoration Day") is observed in the United States for the first time (it was proclaimed on May 5 by General John Logan).

1854

The Kansas-Nebraska Act becomes law establishing the US territories of Nebraska and Kansas.

1814

The First Treaty of Paris is signed returning French borders to their 1792 extent. Napoleon I of France is exiled to Elba on the same day.

1806

Andrew Jackson kills a man in a duel after the man had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy.

1635

Peace of Prague (30 Years War)

1588

The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel.