deaths
May 30, 1778
Voltaire, French philosopher and author (born 1694)
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
May 30
May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 215 days remain until the end of the year.