What are the important events that happened on May 29? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 29: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 29 is the 150th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 216 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 16, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 476,928 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectapentacontagon’ day.
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 245 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,177 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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May 29 Historical Events
1167 –
Battle of Monte Porzio – A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel
1328 –
Philip VI is crowned King of France.
1780 –
American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton massacres Colonel Abraham Buford’s continentals allegedly after the continentals surrender. 113 Americans are killed.
1868 –
The assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade.
1903 –
May coup d'etat: Alexander Obrenovich, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
1919 –
Albert 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.
1940 –
The first flight of the F4U Corsair.
1989 –
Signing of an agreement Egypt - U.S. manufacturing parts of the fighter F-16 in Egypt.
1990 –
The Russian parliament elects Boris Yeltsin president of the Russian SFSR.
2004 –
The World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
Who were born on May 29?
1675 –
Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)
1773 –
Princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. 1844)
1906 –
T.H. White, British author (d. 1964)
1914 –
Stacy Keach, Sr., American actor (d. 2003)
1923 –
Bernard Clavel, French novelist (d. 2010)
1943 –
Robert W. Edgar, American theologian
1949 –
Brian Kidd, English footballer
1955 –
David Kirschner, American film producer
1957 –
Ted Levine, American actor
1958 –
Karen Maruyama, Japanese-American actress and comedienne
Who died on May 29?
1814 –
Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of France (b. 1763)
1866 –
Winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786)
1953 –
Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler (b. 1891)
1979 –
Mary Pickford, Canadian-born American actress and studio founder (b. 1892)
1994 –
Erich Honecker, leader of East Germany (b. 1912)
2003 –
David Jefferies, British motorcycle racer (b. 1972)
2006 –
Jacques Bouchard, Quebec advertising executive (b. 1930)
2006 –
Steve Mizerak, American pool player (b. 1944)
2007 –
Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1938)
2007 –
Lois Browne-Evans, Bermudian politician (b. 1927)
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