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| May 30th |
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| About May 30th is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 215 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. May 30th was originally Memorial Day in the United States, but now occurs on the last Monday in May. Births 1908 - Mel Blanc, actor, comedian 1912 - Julius Axelrod, biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recipient 1943 - Gale Sayers, Hall of Fame running back Deaths 1911 - Milton Bradley, American game pioneer 1912 - Wilbur Wright, co-invented first successful airplane 2007 - William Morris Meredith, Jr., poet (Pulitzer Prize for Poetry) Events 1911 - The first Indianapolis 500 is held, with Ray Harroun taking first place. 1922 - The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in the United States capitol, Washington D.C. |
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