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May 29 is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 216 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sassanid capital, but is unable to take the city. Events By Place Roman Empire March 5 — Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 against the The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Flavius Claudius Julianus, known also as Julian or Julian the Apostate (331 or 332 to 26 June 363) was Roman Emperor (Caesar The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty or Sassanian Dynasty (ساسانیان) is the name used for the third Iranian dynasty and the second Persian empire The Battle of Ctesiphon took place on May 29, 363 between the armies of Roman Emperor Julian and the Sassanid King Shapur II The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty or Sassanian Dynasty (ساسانیان) is the name used for the third Iranian dynasty and the second Persian empire
• 1167 - Battle of Monte Porzio - A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel
• 1176 - Battle of Legnano, in which the Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I. The Battle of Monte Porzio or Battle of Tusculum was fought on 29 May 1167, Whit Sunday between the Holy Roman Empire and the city of Rome between a small Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Pope Alexander III (c 1100/1105 &ndash August 30, 1181) born Rolando (or Orlando) Bandinelli, was Pope from 1159 Rainald of Dassel (c 1120 &ndash August 14, 1167 near Rome) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1159 to 1167 and Archchancellor of The Battle of Legnano was fought on May 29 1176 between the forces of the Holy Roman Empire, led by emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and the The Lombard League was an alliance formed around 1167, which at its apex included most of the cities of Northern Italy (although its membership changed in Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned
• 1414 - Council of Constance. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Council of Constance is the 16th Ecumenical council.
• 1453 - Byzantine-Ottoman Wars: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih capture Constantinople after a siege, ending the Byzantine Empire. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings Fatih (in turkish: conqueror) is one of the largest and central districts of Istanbul, Turkey, in the heart of the city Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS
• 1592 - At the Battle of Sacheon, the Korean navy led by Admiral Yi Sun Shin, repels a Japanese army that outnumbers it nearly 3 to 1. Sacheon is a city in South Gyeongsang Province South Korea. Sacheon's chief fame comes from the fact that it was the site of two naval battles in the
• 1660 - English Restoration: Charles II (on his birthday - see below) is restored to the throne of Great Britain. The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
• 1677 - Treaty of Middle Plantation establishes peace between the Virginia colonists and the local Indians. Middle Plantation in the Virginia Colony, was an unincorporated town originally established in 1632 The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States
• 1727 - Peter II becomes Tsar of Russia. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pyotr (Peter II Alekseyevich ( Russian: Пётр II Алексеевич or Pyotr II Alekseyevich) ( October 23, 1715 &ndash January Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1733 - The right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves is upheld at Quebec City. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page First Nations is a term of Ethnicity that refers to the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis people As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province
• 1765 - Patrick Henry in a speech (on his birthday, see below) denouncing the Stamp Act is believed to have said, "If this be treason, make the most of it!"
• 1780 - Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton massacres Colonel Abraham Buford's continentals allegedly after the continentals surrender. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Patrick Henry ( May 29, 1736 June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered for his " A stamp act is a law enacted by a government that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a General Sir Banastre Tarleton 1st Baronet, GCB ( 21 August 1754 &ndash 16 January 1833) was a British Abraham Buford ( July 21 1747 - June 30 1833) was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War, best 113 Americans are killed.
• 1790 - Rhode Island becomes the last of the original United States colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th U.S. state. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1848 - Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1864 - Emperor Maximilian of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Maximilian I Emperor of Mexico (Emperador Maximiliano I de México (6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867 (born Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph was a member of Austria The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• 1867 - The Austro-Hungarian agreement known as Ausgleich ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire; on June 8 Emperor Franz Joseph is crowned King of Hungary. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (Ausgleich Kiegyezés established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Franz Joseph I Karl (- German, in English Francis Joseph I Charles, see the name in other languages) (18 August 1830 &ndash 21 November The King of Hungary (magyar király was the Head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 (or 1001 to 1918
• 1868 - The assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Mihailo (Michael Obrenović III ( Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Обреновић) ( September 16 ( September 4, OS 1823
• 1886 - Chemist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, the ad appearing in the Atlanta Journal. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A chemist is a Scientist trained in the Science of Chemistry. John Stith Pemberton ( January 8, 1831 &ndash August 16, 1888) was an American Druggist and the inventor of Cola Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs.
• 1903 - May coup d'etat: Alexander Obrenovich, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The May Coup d'Etat ( Polish: Przewrót majowy or zamach majowy) was a Coup d'état successfully carried out in Poland by Józef Alexander I or Alexander Obrenović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Обреновић) (August 14 1876 - June 11 1903 was king of Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Black Hand ( Serbian: Црна рука / Crna Ruka) officially Unification or Death ( Serbian: Уједињење или смрт Ujedinjenje
• 1913 - Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring is premiered in Paris. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский) ( &ndash 6 April 1971 was a Russian born Composer, considered by many to Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance This article is about the ballet music For the emo/hardcore band see Rites of Spring The Rite of Spring, commonly referred Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1914 - Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; 1,024 lives lost. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one Seaport to another along regular long-distance Maritime routes according to a schedule Gulf of Saint Lawrence (French golfe du Saint-Laurent) the world's largest Estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint
• 1919 - Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington's observation of a total solar eclipse in Principe and by Andrew Crommelin in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical General relativity or the general theory of relativity is the geometric theory of Gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1916 Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, OM (28 December 1882 – 22 November 1944 was an English Astrophysicist of the early 20th century A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured Príncipe is the smaller of the two major islands of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin ( February 6 1865 &ndash September 20 1939; A Sobral is a city and municipality in the state of Ceará, Brazil. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
• 1919 - The Republic of Prekmurje founded
• 1924 - AEK Athens FC is established on the anniversary of the siege of Constantinople by the Turks. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Republic of Prekmurje or Mura Republica (also known Vendvidéki Köztársaság Mura Köztársaság Murska Republika Republika Prekmurje Prekmurian: Republika Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Athletic Union of Constantinople AEK FC (AEK - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS
• 1932 - World War I Veterans begin to assemble in Washington, DC in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All A veteran (from Latin vetus, meaning "old" is a person who has or is working in the armed forces Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The self-named Bonus Expeditionary Force was an assemblage of some 43000 marchers — 17000 World War I veterans their families and affiliated groups who protested Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
• 1942 - Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra record Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", the best-selling Christmas album in history, for Decca Records in Los Angeles. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Ken Darby ( May 13 1909 - January 24 1992) was an American Academy Award and Grammy Award winning Composer, vocal Irving Berlin (11 May 1888 &ndash 22 September 1989 was a Russian-born American Composer and Lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters White Christmas is a 1945 Christmas album by Bing Crosby. Originally released as Merry Christmas, it has since been revised Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
• 1948 - Creation of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation
• 1950 - St. Roch, first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia . Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Peacekeeping, as defined by the United Nations, is "a way to help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace UNTSO is an acronym for United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, an organization founded on 29 May 1948 for Peacekeeping in the Middle East. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History 1928 - constructed in North Vancouver British Columbia, Canada at Burrard Dry Dock Shipyards 1929-1939 - supplied The City of Halifax (est 1841 is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's
• 1953 - Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay are the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir is an Honorific used as a title (see Knight) and in several other modern contexts Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (20 July 1919 &ndash 11 January 2008 was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer For other uses of the word Sherpa see Sherpa (disambiguation. Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in
• 1954 - First of the annual Bilderberg conferences. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Bilderberg Group, Bilderberg conference, or Bilderberg Club is an unofficial annual invitation-only conference of around
• 1964 - The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian situation in Israel, leading to the formation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Arab League ( الجامعة العربية) officially called the League of Arab States ( جامعة الدول العربية East Jerusalem refers to the part of Jerusalem captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and subsequently by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) (منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary
• 1968 - Manchester United win the European Cup, the first English Club to do so. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A club is an association of people united by a common interest or goal
• 1972 - 26 people are killed and dozens more injured when three Japanese gunmen open fire on crowds at Lod International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Ben Gurion International Airport (נמל התעופה בן גוריון Namal HaTe'ūfa Ben Gūryōn,, also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag (נתב"ג Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• 1973 - Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Thomas J "Tom" Bradley ( December 29, 1917 &ndash September 29, 1998) was a five-term mayor of Los Angeles, California Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• 1982 - Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff ever to visit Canterbury Cathedral. Pope Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a
• 1985 - Heysel Stadium disaster: At the European Cup final in Brussels, Belgium, 39 football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses after Liverpool F.C. fans breach a fence separating them from Juventus F.C. fans. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred owing to Football hooliganism in which a retaining wall of the Heysel Stadium in Brussels collapsed on May 29 Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England.
• 1985 - Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months. Amputation is the removal of a body extremity by trauma or Surgery. Steve Fonyo Jr, OC, (born June 29, 1965 to a Hungarian family in Montreal) is a Canadian man who lost his left leg to Cancer Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Victoria (vɪkˈtɔɹiə is the capital city of British Columbia.
• 1988 - U. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union as he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician
• 1990 - Boris Yeltsin is elected president of the Russian SFSR by the Russian parliament. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999
• 1999 - Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) General (rtd Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Matthew Obasanjo, GCFR (Oluṣẹgun Mathew Okikiọla Arẹmu Ọbasanjọ olúʃɛ̙́ɡũ ɒ̙básandʒɒ̙́ (born circa March History When Nigeria became a Federal republic within the Commonwealth in 1963 it retained the Parliamentary system of government inherited from Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal
• 1999 - Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station. Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of
• 2001 - U.S. Supreme Court rules that disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Casey Martin (born June 2, 1972) is an American Professional golfer and college golf coach
• 2001 - International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers inaugurated. 29 May has been designated as the " International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers " by the United Nations.
• 2004 - The World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
• 2004 - The Al-Khobar massacres in Saudi Arabia kill 22. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The US National World War II Memorial is a National Memorial dedicated to Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D In the 29 May 2004 Al-Khobar massacres in Saudi Arabia, four terrorists attacked two oil industry installations and a Foreign workers housing The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi
• 2005 - France resoundingly rejects the European Constitution. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The French referendum on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was held on 29 May 2005 to decide whether France should ratify the proposed Constitution The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE commonly referred to as the European Constitution, was an unimplemented international Treaty intended

Births

• 1594 - Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim ( May 29, 1594 &ndash November 17, 1632) Field marshal of the Holy Roman Emperor 1632)
• 1627 - Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French writer and Princess(d. Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans de Montpensier duchesse de Montpensier ( May 29, 1627 - April 3, 1693 was a French princess by birth 1693)
• 1630 - Charles II of England (d. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 1685)
• 1675 - Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. Humphry Ditton ( May 29, 1675 &ndash October 15, 1715) was an English Mathematician. 1715)
• 1716 - Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French naturalist (d. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton (May 29 1716 &ndash January 1 1800 was a French naturalist. 1800)
• 1722 - James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James FitzGerald 1st Duke of Leinster ( May 29 1722 &ndash November 19 1773) was an Irish nobleman and politician 1773)
• 1736 - Patrick Henry, American patriot, statesman, and orator (d. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Patrick Henry ( May 29, 1736 June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered for his " 1799)
• 1773 - Princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Princess Sophia of Gloucester (Sophia Matilda 29 May 1773 – 29 November 1844) was a member of the British Royal Family, a great 1844)
• 1794 - Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Heinrich von Mädler ( May 29 1794 &ndash March 14 1874) was a German Astronomer. 1874)
• 1823 - John H. Balsley, American carpenter (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John H Balsley ( May 29 1823 &ndash March 12 1895) was a master Carpenter and Inventor, inventing a practical folding wooden 1895)
• 1860 - Isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz i Pascual (iˈsak alˈβeniθ ( May 29, 1860 &ndash May 18, 1909) was a Spanish Pianist 1909)
• 1863 - Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur Mold ( May 29, 1863, Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire – April 27, 1921, Middleton Cheney was one of the deadliest 1921)
• 1874 - G. K. Chesterton, English novelist (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936 was an influential English writer of the early 20th century 1936)
• 1880 - Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler (29 May 1880 Blankenburg am Harz &ndash 8 May 1936 Munich) was a German Historian and Philosopher whose 1936)
• 1892 - Alfonsina Storni, Argentine writer (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Monumento a Alfonsina Stornijpg|thumb|Monument to Storni in Mar del Plata, Argentina]] Alfonsina Storni ( May 29 1892 – October 25 1938 1938)
• 1893 - Max Brand, American author and war correspondent (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Schiller Faust ( May 29, 1892 - May 12, 1944) was an American Fiction author known primarily for his thoughtful 1944)
• 1894 - Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1989)
• 1894 - Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-born writer and film director (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Josef von Sternberg aka Jonas Sternberg ( 29 May 1894, Vienna, Austria &ndash 22 December 1969, Los 1969)
• 1897 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian composer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Erich Wolfgang Korngold ( May 29, 1897 &ndash November 29, 1957) was an Academy Award -winning 20th century Film and 1957)
• 1903 - Bob Hope, British-born comedian and actor (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in 2003)
• 1905 - Sebastian Shaw, English actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sebastian Shaw (29 May 1905 – 23 December 1994 was an English stage, Film, Television and Radio Actor, as well as a director 1994)
• 1906 - T.H. White, British author (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Terence Hanbury White ( 29 May 1906 &ndash 17 January 1964) was an English Author best known for his sequence of Arthurian 1964)
• 1907 - Hartland Molson, Canadian businessman and senator (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hartland de Montarville Molson OBE, OC, DCL, FCA ( May 29, 1907 - September 28, 2002) was an 2002)
• 1911 - Armida, Mexican-American stage, vaudeville and film star (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Armida, born Armida Vendrell ( 29 May 1911 - 23 October 1989) was a Mexican-American actress singer dancer and Vaudeville 1989)
• 1913 - Tony Zale, American boxer (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anthony Florian Zaleski ( May 29 1913 - March 20 1997) was an American boxer. 1997)
• 1914 - Stacy Keach, Sr., American actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Stacy Keach Sr was the Stage name of Walter Stacy Keach ( May 29, 1914 &ndash February 13, 2003) an American 2003)
• 1915 - Karl Münchinger, German conductor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Karl Münchinger ( May 29, 1915 &ndash March 13, 1990) was a German conductor of European classical music. 1990)
• 1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1963)
• 1920 - John Harsanyi, Hungarian-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar John Charles Harsanyi ( Harsányi János Károly) (born May 29, 1920 in Budapest, The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 2000)
• 1922 - Iannis Xenakis, Greek composer and architect, major contributor to musical modernism (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Iannis Xenakis (Ιάννης Ξενάκης (May 29 1922 - February 4 2001 was a Greek modernist composer musical theoretician and architect 2001)
• 1926 - Charles Denner, French actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Denner ( May 29, 1926 — September 10, 1995) was a French Actor. 1995)
• 1927 - Jean Coutu, Quebec businessman (Jean Coutu Group)
• 1932 - Richie Guerin, former basketball player
• 1932 - Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and author who founded the group Zero Population Growth
• 1933 - Helmuth Rilling, German conductor
• 1937 - Charles W. Pickering, American judge
• 1937 - Irmin Schmidt, German musician (Can)
• 1938 - Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner
• 1939 - Al Unser, Sr., American race car driver
• 1940 - Farooq Leghari, President of Pakistan
• 1942 - Pierre Bourque, Former mayor of Montreal
• 1942 - Kevin Conway, American actor
• 1943 - Robert W. Edgar, Theologian
• 1945 - Gary Brooker, musician (Procol Harum)
• 1946 - Fernando Buesa, Basque politician (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Coutu, OQ (born 29 May 1927) is a Canadian Pharmacist and businessman The Jean Coutu Group (PJC Inc ( is a Canadian company headquartered in Longueuil Quebec with its Jean Coutu Group Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Vincent "Richie" Guerin (born May 29, 1932, in The Bronx, New York City, New York) is a retired American Paul Ralph Ehrlich (born May 29 1932 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a renowned Entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera (butterflies Population Connection is an organization in the United States formerly known as Zero Population Growth. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helmuth Rilling (born May 29, 1933) is a German conductor He was born in Stuttgart into a musical family Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Willis Pickering Sr (born May 29, 1937) is a retired American judge Irmin Schmidt (born 29 May 1937) is a German keyboard player probably best known as a founding member of Can. Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968 One of the most important Krautrock groups Can had a style grounded in the Experimental rock of Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Thomas "Fay" Vincent Jr (born May 29, 1938 in Waterbury Connecticut) is a former entertainment lawyer and sports executive who served Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Unser (born May 29, 1939 in Albuquerque New Mexico) is a former American automobile racing driver the younger brother of Bobby Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari ( Urdu: سردار فاروق احمد خان لغاری) (born May 29 1940 was President of Pakistan from November 14 The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Bourque (born 29 May 1942) is a Quebec businessman and politician Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Kevin Conway (born May 29, 1942) is an American Actor and Film director. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rev Dr Robert William (Bob Edgar (born May 29, 1943) is president and CEO of Common Cause, a nonpartisan government watchdog organization effective Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Gary Brooker, MBE, (born 29 May 1943) is an English singer Songwriter, Pianist and founder of the Rock band Procol Harum are a British rock band formed in the 1960s which built an important foundation for what would become Progressive rock, or perhaps more Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fernando Buesa Blanco ( 29 May 1946 – 22 February 2000) was a Spanish Basque politician in the Basque Christian Democracy 2000)
• 1947 - Gene Robinson, American ecclesiastic
• 1947 - Anthony Geary, American actor
• 1948 - Nick Mancuso, Italian-Canadian actor
• 1949 - Brian Kidd, English footballer
• 1950 - Rebbie Jackson, American musician
• 1951 - Peter Chernin, President of News Corporation
• 1953 - Danny Elfman, American musician (Oingo Boingo)
• 1953 - Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Right Reverend V Gene Robinson (born May 29 1947) is the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church in the Anthony Geary (born May 29 1947 in Coalville Utah) is an American Actor. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicodemo Antonio Massimo Mancuso (born May 29 1948) is a Italian-Canadian cinema and stage actor Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Kidd (born 29 May 1949 in Collyhurst, Manchester) is an English football coach and former player Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Brown (née Jackson) professionally known as Rebbie Jackson, (born May 29, 1950 in Gary Indiana Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Peter Chernin ( Russian: Пётр Чернин or Pyotr Chernin born May 29, 1951 in Harrison New York) is President and Chief Operating News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American Musician, who is famous for composing scores and songs for Tim Burton Oingo Boingo was an American New Wave band They are better known for their influence soundtrack contributions and high energy Halloween concerts Aleksandr Gavrilovich Abdúlov ( Russian Алекса́ндр Гаври́лович Абду́лов - May 29 1953 &ndash January 3 2008)
• 1955 - John Hinckley, Jr., American attempted assassin
• 1955 - Sut Jhally, Kenyan-born American educator
• 1955 - Ken Schrader, American race car driver
• 1956 - LaToya Jackson, American musician
• 1957 - Jeb Hensarling, American politician
• 1957 - Ted Levine, American actor
• 1958 - Annette Bening, American actress
• 1958 - Willem Holleeder, Dutch criminal
• 1959 - Rupert Everett, English actor
• 1959 - Adrian Paul, English actor
• 1961 - Melissa Etheridge, American musician
• 1962 - Eric Davis, American baseball player
• 1962 - John D. LeMay, American actor
• 1963 - Blaze Bayley, British singer (ex-Iron Maiden)
• 1963 - Tracey E. Bregman, American actress
• 1963 - Ukyo Katayama, Japanese racing driver
• 1963 - Lisa Whelchel, American actress
• 1967 - Noel Gallagher, English musician (Oasis)
• 1967 - Mike Keane, Canadian hockey player
• 1969 - Chan Kinchla, Canadian musician (Blues Traveler)
• 1970 - Natarsha Belling, Australian news presenter
• 1971 - Eric Lucas, Quebec professional boxer
• 1972 - Közi, Japanese visual kei artist
• 1973 - Anthony Azizi, American actor
• 1973 - Mark Lee, American musician (guitarist for Third Day)
• 1973 - Alpay Özalan, Turkish footballer
• 1974 - Myf Warhurst, Australian radio presenter on Triple J and TV personality on Spicks and Specks
• 1974 - Marc Gené, Spanish Formula One driver
• 1975 - Melanie Brown, English musician and actress
• 1975 - Anthony Wall, English golfer
• 1976 - David Buckner, American musician (Papa Roach)
• 1976 - Caçapa, Brazilian footballer
• 1976 - Jerry Hairston Jr., American baseball player
• 1976 - Yūsuke Iseya, Japanese model and actor
• 1977 - Antonio Lebo-Lebo, Angolan footballer
• 1977 - Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer
• 1978 - Pelle Almqvist, Swedish musician (The Hives)
• 1978 - Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player
• 1978 - Adam Rickitt,British/New Zealand actor
• 1979 - Brian Kendrick, American professional wrestler
• 1979 - Arne Friedrich, German football player
• 1979 - John Rheinecker, Major League Baseball player
• 1979 - Casey Sheehan, American soldier; son of Cindy Sheehan (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) John Warnock Hinckley Jr (born May 29 1955) is a United States citizen who attempted to assassinate U Sut Jhally (born 29 May 1955) is a professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is a cultural studies scholar in Kenneth Schrader (born May 29, 1955 in Fenton Missouri) is a second-generation race car driver Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. La Toya Jackson (born May 29, 1956) is an American Singer - Songwriter, Musician, bestselling Author Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Jeb Hensarling (born May 29, 1957) has been the Republican congressman representing Texas ' 5th congressional district ( map Frank Theodore "Ted" Levine (born May 29, 1957) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for playing Serial killer Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Annette Francine Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Screen Actors Guild Willem Frederik Holleeder (born May 29, 1958 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch Criminal. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rupert James Hector Everett (born May 29, 1959) is a two-time Golden Globe -nominated English film Actor and ex- Singer Adrian Paul Hewett (born 29 May 1959 better known as Adrian Paul, is an Actor best known for his role on the Television series Highlander Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961, in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an Academy Award -winning and two-time Grammy Award Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Keith Davis (born May 29, 1962 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Center fielder for several Major League Baseball John D LeMay (born May 29, 1962) is an American actor who has starred in TV shows and on film Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cook, 29 May 1963, Birmingham, England) is the lead singer for the For other uses see Iron maiden. Tracey E Bregman (born May 29, 1963) is an Emmy Award -winning American Soap opera Actress. Biography Katayama was born in Tokyo. He first raced in Europe in 1986 in France before returning home to win the Japanese F3000 series Lisa Diane Whelchel (born May 29, 1963 in Littlefield Texas, raised for most of her childhood in Fort Worth Texas) is an American Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967 in Manchester, England is the lead guitarist backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Michael "Mike" Keane (born May 29, 1967 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian Professional Ice hockey player Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chandler Kinchla better known as Chan Kinchla (born May 29, 1969 in Hamilton Ontario, Canada) is the guitarist for jam band Blues Traveler is an American rock band formed in Princeton New Jersey in 1987 Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Natarsha Belling (born 29 May 1970 is a news anchor on Australia television's Channel Ten. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Eric Lucas (born May 29 1971 in Montreal Canada) was a professional boxer Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (Pronounced "Kouji" is a Japanese visual kei artist who plays Guitar, Piano, keyboard and Synthesizer. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Anthony Azizi (born May 29 1973) is an American Television Actor. Mark David Lee (born May 29 1973 originally from Powder Springs GA is the guitarist and a founding member of the Christian rock band Third Day with singer Mac Powell Third Day is a CCM band formed in Marietta Georgia during the 1990s Alpay Fehmi Özalan (born 29 May 1973 in İzmir) is a Turkish football player Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Myfanwy "Myf" Warhurst (born 29 May, 1974) is an Australian radio announcer and television personality best known for her work at Triple Spicks and Specks is an Australian music-themed television quiz show with a humorous streak Early years Gené finished runner-up in the 1987 Catalan Kart Championship (National Class at the age of 13; he would win both this and the National Class Spanish Kart Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975) professionally known as Melanie Brown, Melanie B, Mel B, and Scary Spice Amateur wins (1 1998 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase Professional wins (1 European Tour wins (1 2000 Alfred Dunhill Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David John Lewis Buckner (born on May 29, 1976) is a Drummer, best known for his work for hard rock band Papa Roach from 1993 to Papa Roach is a four-piece rock band from Atlanta Georgia. They broke into the mainstream with their three times platinum major-label debut album Infest Cláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or just Caçapa (Pronounced Cassapa) (born May 29, 1976 in Lavras Jerry Wayne Hairston Jr (born May 29, 1976 in Naperville Illinois) nicknamed "Pork Rind" is a Major League Baseball (born 29 May 1976) is a Japanese Actor. He was born in Tokyo, Japan. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Antônio Lebo Lebo, better known as Lebo Lebo or Lega Lega (born 29 May 1977 in Malanje, Angola) is an Angolan Massimo Ambrosini (born May 29, 1977 in Pesaro) is an Italian footballer who plays for A Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (born May 29, 1978 in Fagersta, Västmanlands län, Sweden) is the lead singer of Swedish Garage The Hives are a Swedish Rock band that first rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group of the garage rock revival, playing Garage punk. Sébastien René Grosjean (pronounced GROH-zhahn (born May 29, 1978, Marseille, France) is a professional Tennis player from Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978 Crewe, Cheshire) is an English Actor, former Singer and model. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Brian David Kendrick Together they also held the World Tag Team Championship for a brief period Arne Friedrich ( (born May 29, 1979 in Bad Oeynhausen) is a German football defender. John Philip Rheinecker (born May 29, 1979 in Belleville Illinois) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Texas Rangers Casey Austin Sheehan ( May 29 1979 &ndash April 4 2004) was a Specialist in the United States Army who was killed by enemy 2004)
• 1981 - Andrei Arshavin, Russian footballer
• 1982 - Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian model
• 1982 - Joanne Borgella, American plus-sized model and singer
• 1982 - Matt Macri, American baseball player
• 1983 - Rama Claproth, Indonesian blues guitarist
• 1984 - Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
• 1986 - Dylan Postl, American professional wrestler
• 1986 - Jaslene Gonzalez, Puerto Rican/American fashion model
• 1987 - Alessandra Toreson, American actress
• 1989 - Danielle Riley Keough, American actress
• 1990 - Dave Morton, American guitarist
• 1991 - Kristen Alderson, American actress

Deaths

• 1259 - King Christopher I of Denmark (b. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Andrei Sergeyevich Arshavin (also spelled Andrey (Андрей Сергеевич Аршавин (born May 29, 1981 in Leningrad) is a Russian Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ana Beatriz redirects here for the Brazilian racing driver see Bia Figueiredo. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Michael Macri (born May 29, 1982 in Des Moines Iowa) is a Major League Baseball player who plays Third base for the Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Rama Satria Claproth, (born May 29, 1983, Bandung, Indonesia) is a well known Indonesian Blues Guitarist. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Carmelo Kiyan Anthony (born May 29 1984 is an American professional Basketball player for the Denver Nuggets, of the National Basketball Association Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jaslene Gonzalez (born May 29, 1986) is a Puerto Rican fashion model and the winner of Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Alessandra Olivia Toreson or Toressani (born May 29, 1987 in Palo Alto, California) an American Actress whose Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Danielle Riley Keough (born May 29, 1989) known as Riley Keough, is a model the daughter of Singer/songwriter Lisa Marie Presley Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) David James (Dave Morton (born 24 September 1953 in Eccles, Manchester, England) is a former international Motorcycle speedway Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Kristen Alderson (born May 29 1991 in Bucks County Pennsylvania) is an American actress. Christopher I (1219 &ndash May 29, 1259) was King of Denmark between 1252 and 1259 1219)
• 1379 - King Henry II of Castile (b. Henry II ( January 13, 1334 Sevilla - May 29, 1379 Santo Domingo de la Calzada) better known as Henry of Trastámara 1334)
• 1405 - Philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France
• 1425 - Hongxi Emperor of China (b. Philippe de Mézières (c 1327 - May 29, 1405) French soldier and author was born at the chateau of Mézières in Picardy. Charles V ( 21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380) called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death and a member The Hongxi Emperor ( August 16, 1378 &ndash May 29, 1425) was an Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in China. 1378)
• 1453 - Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine Emperor (b. Constantine XI Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( Greek: Κωνσταντίνος ΙΑ' Δραγάσης Παλαιολόγος Kōnstantinos XI Dragasēs Palaiologos This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians 1404)
• 1500 - Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese explorer
• 1546 - David Beaton, Scottish Catholic cardinal
• 1593 - John Penry, Welsh Protestant leader (b. Bartolomeu Dias (baɾtuluˈmeu ˈdiɐʃ Anglicized Bartholomew Diaz) (c David Beaton (c 1494 &ndash 29 May 1546) was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the John Penry ( 1559 - May 29, 1593) is Wales 's most famous Protestant Martyr. 1559)
• 1660 - Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician (b. Franciscus van Schooten (1615 in Leiden – May 29, 1660 in Leiden) was a Dutch Mathematician who is most known for 1615)
• 1691 - Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. Sir Cornelis Martinus Tromp, 1st Baronet ( September 9 1629 &ndash May 29 1691) was a Commander in chief of the Dutch and Danish 1629)
• 1790 - Israel Putnam, American Revolutionary War general (b. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Israel Putnam ( January 7, 1718 &ndash May 29, 1790) was an American army General who fought with distinction at the Battle 1718)
• 1796 - Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Baron Carl Fredrik Pechlin ( August 8, 1720 &ndash May 29, 1796) was a Swedish Politician and Demagogue, son 1720)
• 1814 - Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of France (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joséphine de Beauharnais (born Marie Josèphe Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie June 23 1763 &ndash May 29 1814) was the first 1763)
• 1829 - Humphry Davy, English chemist (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Sir Humphry Davy 1st Baronet FRS MRIA (17 December 1778 &ndash 29 May 1829 was a British Chemist and inventor 1778)
• 1847 - Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy, French marshal (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Grouchy redirects here For the musical theorist Jean de Grouchy (ca 1766)
• 1866 - Winfield Scott, American general (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Winfield Scott ( June 13, 1786 &ndash May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general Diplomat, and presidential candidate 1786)
• 1868 - Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Mihailo (Michael Obrenović III ( Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Обреновић) ( September 16 ( September 4, OS 1823 1823)
• 1882 - Vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vasily Grigor'evich Perov (Василий Григорьевич Перов ( January 2 1834 (December 21 1833 Old Style - June 10 (May 29 Old Style 1882 1833)
• 1892 - Bahá'u'lláh, Persian founder of the Bahá'í Faith (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Bahá'u'lláh ( ba-haa-ol-laa "Glory of God" ( November 12, 1817 – May 29, 1892) born Mírzá Ḥusayn-`Alí Nuri 1817)
• 1896 - Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 1814)
• 1903 - Draga Mašin, Queen of Serbia (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Draga Mašin (nee Lunjevica) ( September 23, 1861 in Gornji Milanovac – June 11, 1903 in Belgrade) also known 1864)
• 1903 - Bruce Price, American architect (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Bruce Price ( 12 December, 1845 &ndash 29 May, 1903) was the Architect of many of the Canadian Pacific Railway 's 1845)
• 1910 - Mily Balakirev, Russian composer (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev ( Милий Алексеевич Балакирев, Milij Alekseevič Balakirev) ( 2 January 1837 1837)
• 1911 - William S. Gilbert, English dramatist (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 &ndash 29 May 1911 was an English Dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his fourteen 1836)
• 1919 - Robert Bacon, American politician (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Bacon ( July 5, 1860 &ndash May 29, 1919) was an American statesman and diplomat 1860)
• 1935 - Josef Suk, Czech composer and violinist (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Josef Suk (4 January 1874 &ndash 29 May 1935 was a Czech Composer and Violinist Life Suk was born in Křečovice. 1874)
• 1939 - Ursula Julia Ledochowska, Polish-Austrian Catholic saint (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Ursula Ledóchowska was a Roman Catholic Nun who founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus. 1865)
• 1942 - John Barrymore, American actor (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Sidney Blyth Barrymore ( February 15 1882 – May 29 1942) was an American Actor, frequently called the greatest 1882)
• 1946 - Martin Gottfried Weiss, Commandant of Dachau concentration camp (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Weiss (born 3 June 1905 in Weiden in der Oberpfalz – 29 May 1946) was the Commandant of Dachau concentration camp 1905)
• 1948 - Dame May Whitty, English actress (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame May Whitty, DBE ( 19 June 1865 &ndash 29 May 1948) born Mary Louise Whitty, was an Oscar -nominated 1865)
• 1951 - Fanny Brice, American singer/comedian (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Fanny Brice ( October 29 1891 – May 29 1951) was a popular and influential American Comedienne, Singer 1891)
• 1953 - Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Man Mountain Dean (born Frank Simmons Leavitt, June 30, 1891 &ndash May 29, 1953) was a professional wrestler of the 1891)
• 1958 - Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish writer, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón ( Moguer, Spain, 24 December, 1881 – Santurce, Puerto Rico, 29 May, 1958 The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1881)
• 1970 - John Gunther, American writer (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Gunther ( August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with 1901)
• 1972 - Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morris "Moe" Berg ( March 2, 1902 &ndash May 29, 1972) was an American Catcher and coach in Major 1902)
• 1972 - Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Stephen P Timoshenko or Stepan Prokofyevich Timoshenko (Степан Тимошенко Степан Прокофьевич Тимошенко December 22 1878)
• 1973 - P. Ramlee, Malaysian film actor, director, singer and songwriter. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Tan Sri Dr P Ramlee PSM AMN ( 22 March 1929 &ndash 29 May 1973) was a Malaysian film Actor, (b. 1929)
• 1977 - Ba Maw, Burmese politician (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Dr Ba Maw ( 8 February 1893 &ndash 29 May 1977) was a Burmese political leader 1893)
• 1979 - Mary Pickford, Canadian-born American actress and studio founder (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Mary Pickford ( April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was an Academy Award -winning Canadian motion picture Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 1892)
• 1979 - John H. Wood, Jr., American federal judge (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) John Howland Wood Jr ( March 31, 1916 &ndash May 29, 1979) was an American lawyer and Judge from the U 1916)
• 1982 - Romy Schneider, Austrian actress (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Romy Schneider (September 23 1938–May 29 1982 was an Austrian actress. 1938)
• 1983 - Arvīds Pelše, Soviet Latvian statesman (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Arvīds Pelše (Арвид Янович Пельше Arvid Yanovich Pelshe), Mazais Latvia – May 29, 1983, Moscow) was a Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. 1899)
• 1989 - John Cipollina, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) John Cipollina ( August 24, 1943 - May 29, 1989) was a Lead guitarist best known for his work with the San Francisco rock Quicksilver Messenger Service is an American Psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in San Francisco and considered as a part of the city's 1943)
• 1993 - Billy Conn, American boxer (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) William David Conn ( October 8, 1917 – May 29, 1993) better known in the Boxing world as Billy Conn, was a Light-Heavyweight 1917)
• 1994 - Erich Honecker, leader of East Germany (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Erich Honecker ( August 25, 1912 – May 29, 1994) was a German Communist Politician who led the German Democratic The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state 1912)
• 1996 - Tamara Toumanova, Ballet star and actress (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Tamara Toumanova ( March 2 1919 - May 29 1996) was a Ballerina and actress. 1919)
• 1997 - Jeff Buckley, American musician (drowned) (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17 1966 – May 29 1997 raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist He was the son 1966)
• 1997 - George Fenneman, American radio and television announcer (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. George Watt Fenneman ( November 10, 1919 – May 29, 1997) was a radio and television announcer who died aged 78 1919)
• 1998 - Barry M. Goldwater, U. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) S. Senator from Arizona and presidential candidate (b. 1909)
• 2002 - Mildred Benson, American writer (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mildred Wirt Benson (born July 10, 1905, died May 28, 2002) was an American author of children's books in particular several Nancy 1905)
• 2003 - David Jefferies, British motorcycle racer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Allan David Jefferies (18 September 1972 &ndash 29 May 2003 was a British motorcycle racer. 1972)
• 2004 - Archibald Cox, Watergate special prosecutor (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Archibald Cox Jr, ( May 17, 1912 &ndash May 29, 2004) was an American Lawyer who served as U 1912)
• 2004 - Samuel Dash, American Congressional counsel (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Samuel Dash ( February 27 1925 &ndash May 29 2004) a native of Camden New Jersey, a co-chief 1925)
• 2005 - George Rochberg, American composer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Rochberg, ( July 5, 1918, Paterson New Jersey &ndash May 29, 2005, Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania) was an American 1918)
• 2006 - Steve Mizerak, American pool player (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Steve Mizerak (born October 12, 1944, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA; died May 29, 1944)
• 2006 - Jacques Bouchard, Quebec advertising executive (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Bouchard, CM CQ ( August 29 1930 &ndash May 29 2006) was a Canadian Advertising executive 1930)
• 2007 - Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. David Alexander "Dave" Balon ( August 2 1938 in Wakaw, Saskatchewan – May 29 2007, Prince Alberta, 1938)
• 2007 - Lois Browne-Evans, Bermudian Politician (stroke) (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Lois Marie Browne-Evans, DBE, JP, ( 1 June 1927 - 29 May 2007) led the Bermudian Progressive 1927)
• 2007 - Posteal Laskey, American convicted murderer widely believed to be the Cincinnati Strangler of natural causes (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Cincinnati Strangler was the name given to a Serial killer who Raped then strangled seven mostly elderly women in Cincinnati Ohio between The Cincinnati Strangler was the name given to a Serial killer who Raped then strangled seven mostly elderly women in Cincinnati Ohio between 1938)
• 2008 - Luc Bourdon, Canadian National Hockey League Defenceman who played with the Vancouver Canucks (Motorcycle Accident) (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Luc Bourdon (February 16 1987 – May 29 2008 was a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman who played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Vancouver Canucks are a Professional Ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 1987)
• 2008 - Harvey Korman, American actor (b. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Harvey Herschel Korman ( February 15, 1927 &ndash May 29, 2008) was an American comedic Actor who performed 1927)
• 2008 - Dianne Odell, American medical figure (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dianne Odell ( February 13, 1947 &ndash May 28, 2008) was a Tennessee woman who spent most of her life in an Iron lung. 1947)

Holidays and observances

• Bahá'í Faith: Ascension of Bahá'u'llah
• Nigeria: Democracy Day
• United Kingdom: Oak Apple Day. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal Democracy Day on May 29 is a public holiday in Nigeria. It commemorates the return of democracy in Nigeria in 1999 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Oak Apple Day was a holiday celebrated in England on 29 May to commemorate the restoration of the Monarchy in Great Britain and
• Blessed Adhemar
• Saint Erwin
• Saint Maximinus of Trier
• Saint Theodosia
• Saint Alexander of Alexandria
• Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat
• International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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