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This Day
30May
29 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1536
Science
Marriage to Henry VIII and Accession as Queen Consort
Jane Seymour married Henry VIII at Whitehall Palace, becoming Queen of England as his third wife just 11 days after Anne Boleyn's execution.
View details1574
Politics
Death of Charles IX
Charles IX died, with Catherine's youngest son Henry III succeeding to the French throne.
View details1667
Science
First woman to attend a meeting of the Royal Society
First woman to attend a meeting of the Royal Society, witnessing scientific experiments.
View details1847
Literature
Birth of Alice Stopford Green
Alice Stopford Green was born on May 30, 1847, in Kells, Ireland.
View details1847
Activism
Born Catherine Potter in London
Catherine Potter was born on 30 May 1847 in London, into the large and influential Potter family, sister of social reformer Beatrice Webb.
View details1893
Arts
Patent granted for typewriter improvement
U.S. Patent No. 498,129 granted to Lizzie Magie for typewriter enhancement.
View details1907
1907
Activism
Birth of Germaine Tillion
Germaine Tillion was born in Allègre, France, on May 30, 1907.
View details1918
Science
Death of Harriet Ruth Brisbane Tracy
Harriet Tracy died in Isleworth, Greater London, England, at age 83, after a prolific career as an American woman inventor.
View details1926
Science
Birth in the Bronx, New York
Christine Jorgensen was born George William Jorgensen Jr. in the Bronx, New York City, on May 30, 1926.
View details1929
Science
Elected MP for the Combined English Universities; first Somerville woman MP
At the 1929 UK general election (30 May), Rathbone was elected Independent MP for the Combined English Universities, becoming the first Somerville College alumna in the Commons.
View details1943
Sports
Birth of Penny Ann Early
Penny Ann Early was born in Chicago, Illinois, marking the beginning of a barrier-breaking sports career.
View details1944
Sports
Joins the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Pepper Paire began her professional career in the AAGPBL in 1944, becoming one of the league's most durable and versatile stars over a 10-year career.
View details1948
Activism
Organizes First Meeting of Adirondack Forty-Sixers
Grace, a founding member, organized the first meeting of the Adirondack Forty-Sixers and became its first president.
View details1959
Science
Birth of Claudia Joan Alexander
Claudia Joan Alexander was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, later becoming a pioneering Canadian-American research scientist in geophysics and planetary science.
View details1963
Science
Birth of Helen Patricia Sharman
Helen Patricia Sharman was born in Sheffield, England, later becoming a chemist and cosmonaut who would be the first British person in space.
View details1965
Activism
First woman ordained minister in PCUS
Ordained at All Souls Presbyterian Church in Richmond, becoming the first woman minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.
View details1974
Science
Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged designated a National Historic Landmark
The Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged in Auburn, New York, was designated a National Historic Landmark on May 30, 1974.
View details1975
1976
Sports
First woman to compete in a NASCAR Cup superspeedway race
Guthrie was the first woman to compete in a NASCAR Cup superspeedway race.
View details1980
Activism
U.S. commemorative stamp honoring Emily Bissell
U.S. Postal Service issues a 15‑cent commemorative stamp honoring Emily Bissell’s role in creating Christmas Seals.
View details2003
Science
Filed second chemoselective ligation patent
Bertozzi filed a second patent application (US 7,122,703) expanding her chemoselective ligation chemistry portfolio.
View details2011
Medicine
Death of Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Death of Rosalyn Yalow in New York City after a career that reshaped medical measurement and opened doors for women in science.
View details2011
Science
Death of Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Rosalyn Yalow passed away.
View details2012
Science
Nominated for promotion to four-star general
President Obama nominated Janet C. Wolfenbarger for promotion to four-star general, setting up her historic rise to the Air Force's top rank.
View details2013
Science
Death of Vina Mazumdar in New Delhi
Vina Mazumdar, pioneering scholar of women's studies in India, died on 30 May 2013 in New Delhi at the age of 86.
View details2015
Activism
Fiftieth-anniversary commemoration of ordination
Presbyterian Historical Society and PC(USA) mark the 50th anniversary of Henderlite’s 1965 ordination as a landmark in women’s and Presbyterian history.
View details2019
Science
Death in San Francisco
Patricia Bath died at age 76 in San Francisco, California, from complications related to cancer.
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