WHAT HAPPENED ON 30. MAY
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Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. The Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a circumvallation, cutting down all trees within fifteen kilometres. (30. May 70)

Beginning of the Peasants' Revolt in England. (30. May 1381)

The Council of Constance, called by Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for heresy. (30. May 1416)

Hundred Years' War: in Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. The Roman Catholic Church remembers this day as the celebration of Saint Joan of Arc. (30. May 1431)

Hussite Wars: Battle of Lipany – effectively ending the war, Utraquist forces led by Diviš Bořek of Miletínek defeat and almost annihilate Taborite forces led by Prokop the Great. (30. May 1434)

During the reign of the Zhengde Emperor, Ming Dynasty rebel leader Zhu Zhifan is defeated by commander Qiu Yue, ending the Prince of Anhua rebellion. (30. May 1510)

King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives. (30. May 1536)

In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold. (30. May 1539)

Henry III becomes King of France. (30. May 1574)

The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel. (30. May 1588)

Publication of La Gazette, the first French newspaper. (30. May 1631)

Thirty Years' War: the Peace of Prague is signed. (30. May 1635)

From this date all honors granted by Charles I are retrospectively annulled by Parliament. (30. May 1642)

Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson had accused Jackson's wife of bigamy. (30. May 1806)

Napoleonic Wars: War of the Sixth Coalition – the Treaty of Paris (1814) is signed returning French borders to their 1792 extent. Napoleon I is exiled to Elba. (30. May 1814)

The East Indiaman Arniston is wrecked during a storm at Waenhuiskrans, near Cape Agulhas, in present-day South Africa, with the loss of 372 lives. (30. May 1815)

End of the Hambach Festival in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. (30. May 1832)

The Rideau Canal in eastern Ontario is opened. (30. May 1832)

Joaquim António de Aguiar issues a law extinguishing "all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses of the regular religious orders", earning him the nickname of "The Friar-Killer". (30. May 1834)

John Francis attempts to murder Queen Victoria as she drives down Constitution Hill in London with Prince Albert. (30. May 1842)