May 29

Events

 * -  defeats the  army in the, under the walls of the  , but is unable to take the city.
 * - succeeds  as.
 * - - A  army supporting  is defeated by  and
 * -, in which the defeats.
 * - : armies under    capture  after a, ending the.
 * - : (on his birthday - see below) is restored to the throne of Great Britain.
 * - Treaty of establishes peace between the  s and the local.
 * - becomes  of.
 * - Right of to keep   upheld at.
 * - in a speech (on his birthday, see below) denouncing the  is said to have said, "If this be treason, make the most of it!"
 * - Lieutenant Colonel brutally massacred Colonel 's continentals even after the continentals surrendered.  113 Americans were killed.
 * - becomes the last of the original   to ratify the  and is admitted as the 13th.
 * - is admitted as the 30th.
 * -  arrives in  for the first time.
 * - - agreement called ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which established the ; on    was crowned.
 * - The assassination of, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade.
 * -  places his first  for, the ad appearing in the .
 * 1886  -  opens in west.
 * - :, King of , and Queen Draga, are in  by the  (Crna Ruka) organization.
 * - 's score  is premiered in.
 * -  sinks in the ; 1,024 lives lost.
 * - theory of  is tested (later confirmed) by 's observation of a total  in  and by  in,.
 * - is established on the anniversary of the siege of  by the Turks.
 * - s begin to assemble in  in the  to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in.
 * -, the Singers and the  Orchestra record 's , the best-selling  album in history, for  in.
 * - , first ship to, arrives in ,.
 * -  and   are the first people to reach the summit of, on Tenzing Norgay's 39th birthday.
 * - The meets in  to discuss the Palestinian situation in  which leads to the formation of the.
 * - wins the, the first   to do so.
 * - 26 people are killed and dozens more injured when three ese gunmen opened fire on crowds at in,.
 * - is elected the first black mayor of,.
 * 1982  - Pope  becomes the first pontiff ever to visit.
 * - : In, , 39 fans die and hundreds are injured by Liverpool fans at a  match.
 * 1985  -   completes   at, after 14 months.
 * - U.S. President begins his first visit to the  as he arrives in  for a superpower summit with Soviet leader.
 * - is elected president of the  by the Russian parliament.
 * - takes office as, the first elected and civilian  in  after 16 years of military rule.
 * 1999  -  completes the first docking with the.
 * - rules that disabled golfer  could use a cart to ride in tournaments.
 * - The is dedicated in
 * 2004  - The  in  kill 22.
 * -, one of the founders of a united , the.
 * -, one of the founders of a united , the.

Births

 * -, Bavarian general (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English mathematician (d. )
 * -, French naturalist (d. )
 * -, Irish politician (d. )
 * -, American patriot, statesman, and orator (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American carpenter (d. )
 * -, Spanish composer (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, English novelist (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, Argentine writer (d. )
 * -, American author and war correspondent (d. )
 * -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * 1894  -, Austrian-born writer and film director (d. )
 * -, Austrian composer (d. )
 * -, British-born comedian and actor (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, British author (d. )
 * -, Canadian businessman and senator (d. )
 * -, Mexican-American stage, vaudeville and film star (d. 1989)
 * -, American boxer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, German conductor (d. )
 * -, 35th (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born economist, (d. )
 * -, Greek composer and architect, major contributor to musical modernism (d. )
 * -, French actor (d. )
 * -, Quebec businessman
 * -, former basketball player
 * -, German conductor
 * -, American judge
 * 1937  -, German musician
 * -, baseball commissioner
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, British guitarist
 * -, Former mayor of
 * 1942  -, American actor
 * ,, Theologian
 * -, musician
 * -, Basque politician (d. )
 * -, American ecclesiastic
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American musician
 * -, President of
 * -, American musician
 * -, American attempted assassin
 * 1955  -, Kenyan-born American educator
 * -, American musician
 * -, American politician
 * 1957  -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1958  -, Dutch criminal
 * -, English actor
 * 1959  -, English actor
 * -, American musician
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1962  -, American actor
 * -, British singer (ex-)
 * 1963  -, Japanese racing driver
 * 1963  -, American actress
 * -, English musician
 * 1967  -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, Japanese visual kei artist
 * -, American musician (guitarist for )
 * -, Turkish footballer
 * -, Australian radio presenter on Triple J and TV personality on
 * -, English musician and actress
 * 1975  -, English golfer
 * -, American musician
 * 1976  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1976  -, American baseball player
 * -, Angolan footballer
 * -, victim
 * 1978  -, Swedish musician
 * 1978  -, French tennis player
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1979  -, German footballer
 * 1979  -, American soldier; son of  (d. )
 * -, Brazilian model
 * -, Indonesian blues guitarist
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * - King (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, advisor to
 * - of China (b. )
 * -, last (b. )
 * -, Portuguese explorer
 * -, Scottish Catholic cardinal
 * -, Welsh Protestant leader (b. )
 * -, Dutch mathematician (b. )
 * -, Dutch admiral (b. )
 * -, American Revolutionary War general (b. )
 * -, Swedish politician (b. )
 * -, Empress of France (b. )
 * -, English chemist (b. )
 * -, French marshal (b. )
 * -, American general (b. )
 * -, Prince of Serbia (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, Persian founder of the Bahá'í Faith (b. )
 * -, French geologist (b. )
 * -, Queen of Serbia (b. )
 * 1903  -, American architect (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, English dramatist (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Czech composer and violinist (b. )
 * -, Polish-Austrian Catholic saint (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Commandant of Dachau concentration camp (b. )
 * - Dame, English actress (b. )
 * -, American singer/comedian (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, Spanish writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (b. )
 * -, Burmese politician (b. )
 * -, -born American actress and studio founder (b. )
 * 1979  -, American federal judge (b. )
 * -, Austrian actress (b. )
 * -, Soviet n statesman (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )


 * -, American boxer (b. )
 * -, leader of (b. )
 * -, Ballet star and actress (b. )
 * -, American musician (drowned) (b. )
 * 1997  -, American radio and television announcer (b. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from Arizona and presidential candidate (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, British motorcycle racer (b. )
 * -, Watergate special prosecutor (b. )
 * 2004  -, American Congressional counsel (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, American pool player (b. )
 * 2006  -, Quebec advertising executive (b. )
 * -, Legendary Bermudian Politician (stroke) (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Ascension of Bahá'u'llah

Liturgical feasts

 * Blessed
 * Saint
 * Saint
 * Saint
 * Saint