1220Alexander Nevsky, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Vladimir-Suzdal, Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir, considered the key figure in medieval Rus (1252-63)
1955Brian Kobilka, Little Falls, Minnesota, American Nobel Prize winning professor
1943Gale Sayers, Wichita Kansas, NFL running back (Chicago Bears)
May 30th Birthdays
Date
Event
Notable Weddings on May 30th
2008Film actor Charlie Sheen (42) weds socialite Brooke Mueller (30) at a private estate in Los Angeles, California
1966Country singer Dolly Parton (20) weds Carl Dean (23) in Ringgold, Georgia
1536English King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour, his 3rd wife
1797Abolitionist William Wilberforce (37) weds Barbara Spooner (25) at St Swithins Church in Walcot, Bath