What happened this day in history May 29

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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