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What happened on May 29
On May 29 history recorded 65 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 112 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 65events
- 160births
- 112deaths
- 16observances
Highlights
Highlights
1176Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: Troops of the Lombard League defeated forces of the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Legnano in present-day Italy.
The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting the Pope (Guelphs) and the Holy Roman Emperor (Ghibellines) in the Italian city-states of Central and Northern Italy during the Middle Ages. During the 12th and 13th centuries, rivalry between these two part
1233Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols entered and began looting Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty of China, after a 13-month siege.
The Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty, also known as the Mongol–Jin War, was fought between the Mongol Empire and the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in Manchuria and North China. The war, which started in 1211, lasted over 23 years and ended with the complete conque
1416A squadron of the Venetian navy captured many Ottoman ships at the Battle of Gallipoli, confirming Venetian naval superiority in the Aegean Sea for the next few decades.
The Venetian navy was the navy of the Venetian Republic which played an important role in the history of the republic and the Mediterranean world. It was the premier navy in the Mediterranean Sea for many centuries between the medieval and early modern periods
May 29
On this day
IV century
- 363
363The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city.
VI century
VIII century
XII century
- 1108
1108Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a Castile and León alliance under the command of Prince Sancho Alfónsez. - 1138
1138Antipope Victor IV gives up his claim to the papacy due to the instigation of Bernard of Clairvaux. - 1167
1167Battle of Monte Porzio: A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel. - 1176
1176Battle of Legnano: The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I.
XIII century
XIV century
XV century
XVI century
XVII century
XVIII century
- 1733
1733The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at Quebec City. - 1780
1780American Revolutionary War: At the Waxhaws Massacre, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained. - 1790
1790Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States. - 1798
1798United Irishmen Rebellion: Between 300 and 500 United Irishmen are executed as rebels by the British Army in County Kildare, Ireland.
XIX century
- 1807
1807Mustafa IV becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam. - 1825
1825The Coronation of Charles X of France takes place in Reims Cathedral, the last-ever coronation of a French monarch. - 1851
1851Sojourner Truth delivers her famous Ain't I a Woman? speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. - 1852
1852Jenny Lind leaves New York after her two-year American tour. - 1861
1861The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong. - 1864
1864Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time. - 1867
1867The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire. - 1886
1886The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal. - 1900
1900N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
XX century
- 1903
1903In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization. - 1913
1913Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a near-riot. - 1914
1914The ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives. - 1918
1918Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad. - 1919
1919Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin. - 1920
1920The Louth flood of 1920, a severe flash flood in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth, results in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in the United Kingdom during the 20th century. - 1931
1931Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by a Royal Italian Army firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini. - 1932
1932World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945. - 1935
1935First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane. - 1945
1945First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber. - 1947
1947United Airlines Flight 521 crashes at LaGuardia Airport, killing 43. - 1948
1948United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is founded. - 1950
1950The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. - 1953
1953Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday. - 1962
1962Chinese police open fire on protesters in Yining, Xinjiang, killing at least five people and wounding a dozen others. - 1964
1964The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization. - 1964
1964Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh has rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Kim convicted of "lax morality". - 1973
1973Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California. - 1974
1974SETA, a Finnish LGBT rights organisation, is founded in Helsinki. - 1982
1982Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral. - 1982
1982Falklands War: The British Army defeats the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green. - 1985
1985Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses. - 1985
1985Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months. - 1988
1988U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. - 1989
1989Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United States that allows for the manufacture of F-16 Falcon parts in Egypt. - 1990
1990The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. - 1993
1993The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens. - 1999
1999Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule. - 1999
1999Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
XXI century
- 2001
2001The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments. - 2004
2004The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. - 2005
2005France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum. - 2008
2008A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people. - 2012
2012A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people. - 2015
2015One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens. - 2020
2020An oil spill in Norilsk releases 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers. - 2021
2021A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara. - 2022
2022Tara Air Flight 197 crashes in Nepal's Mustang District, killing 22.
Best known
Born on May 29
1934Bill Vander Zalm
Premier of British Columbia from 1986 to 1991
1935André Brink
South African writer
1935Sylvia Robinson
American singer and record producer
1937Charles W. Pickering
American judge (born 1937)
1937Irmin Schmidt
German keyboardist and composer (born 1937)
1937Alwin Schockemöhle
German equestrian
Best known
Died on May 29
Holidays and observances
- Army Day (Argentina)
- Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh (Baháʼí Faith) (Only if Baháʼí Naw-Rúz falls on March 21 of the Gregorian calendar)
- Christian feast day: Bona of Pisa
- Christian feast day: Hypomone (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Joseph Gérard
- Christian feast day: Maximin of Trier
- Christian feast day: Pope Alexander of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Pope Paul VI
- Christian feast day: Richard Thirkeld
- Christian feast day: Theodosia of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Ursula Ledóchowska
- Christian feast day: May 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (International)
- Oak Apple Day (England), and its related observance: Castleton Garland Day (Castleton)
Frequently asked questions
What happened on May 29?
65 documented historical events happened on May 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: Troops of the Lombard League defeated forces of the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Legnano in present-day Italy. On the same day, in another year: Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols entered and began looting Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty of China, after a 13-month siege. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
Who was born on May 29?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 29, including Bill Vander Zalm, André Brink, Sylvia Robinson. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on May 29?
112 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 29, including Christopher I of Denmark, James II of Majorca, Jens Grand. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on May 29?
16 observances are celebrated on May 29 around the world: Army Day (Argentina), Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh (Baháʼí Faith) (Only if Baháʼí Naw-Rúz falls on March 21 of the Gregorian calendar), Christian feast day: Bona of Pisa, Christian feast day: Hypomone (Eastern Orthodox Church), Christian feast day: Joseph Gérard, Christian feast day: Maximin of Trier. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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