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What happend on 29. May in History
In our data base we found 323 events happened on 29. May:
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1108: Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a Castile and León alliance under the command of Prince Sancho Alfónsez. [category: Events]
• 1167: Battle of Monte Porzio – A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel [category: Events]
• 1176: Battle of Legnano: The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I. [category: Events]
• 1259: Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) [category: Deaths]
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• 1328: Philip VI is crowned King of France. [category: Events]
• 1379: Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) [category: Deaths]
• 1405: Philippe de Mézières, French soldier and author (b. 1327) [category: Deaths]
• 1414: Council of Constance. [category: Events]
• 1425: Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378) [category: Deaths]
• 1453: Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1404) [category: Deaths]
• 1453: Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih captures Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Byzantine Empire. [category: Events]
• 1500: Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese nobleman and explorer [category: Deaths]
• 1546: David Beaton, Scottish cardinal [category: Deaths]
• 1593: John Penry, Welsh martyr (b. 1559) [category: Deaths]
• 1594: Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal (d. 1632) [category: Births]
• 1627: Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, French writer and princess (d. 1693) [category: Births]
• 1628: Anaukpetlun, Burmese king (b. 1578) [category: Deaths]
• 1630: Charles II of England (d. 1685) [category: Births]
• 1660: Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician (b. 1615) [category: Deaths]
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• 1660: English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. [category: Events]
• 1675: Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) [category: Births]
• 1677: Treaty of Middle Plantation establishes peace between the Virginia colonists and the local Natives. [category: Events]
• 1691: Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629) [category: Deaths]
• 1716: Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French naturalist (d. 1800) [category: Births]
• 1722: James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish nobleman, soldier, and politician (d. 1773) [category: Births]
• 1727: Peter II becomes Tsar of Russia. [category: Events]
• 1730: Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer (d. 1803) [category: Births]
• 1733: The right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves is upheld at Quebec City. [category: Events]
• 1736: Patrick Henry, American attorney, planter, and politician, 1st & 6th Governor of Virginia (d. 1799) [category: Births]
• 1773: Princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. 1844) [category: Births]
• 1780: Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (d. 1855) [category: Births]
• 1780: American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained. [category: Events]
• 1790: Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1794: Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer (d. 1874) [category: Births]
• 1796: Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720) [category: Deaths]
• 1798: United Irishmen Rebellion: Between 300 and 500 United Irishmen are massacred by the British Army in County Kildare, Ireland. [category: Events]
• 1814: Joséphine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte (b. 1763) [category: Deaths]
• 1823: John H. Balsley, American carpenter and inventor (d. 1895) [category: Births]
• 1829: Humphry Davy, English chemist (b. 1778) [category: Deaths]
• 1847: Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general and marshal (b. 1766) [category: Deaths]
• 1848: Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state. [category: Events]
• 1852: Jenny Lind left New York after her wildly successful two-year American tour. [category: Events]
• 1860: Isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. 1909) [category: Births]
• 1861: The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce was founded, in Hong Kong. [category: Events]
• 1863: Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921) [category: Births]
• 1864: Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time. [category: Events]
• 1866: Winfield Scott, American general (b. 1786) [category: Deaths]
• 1867: The Ausgleich ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire. [category: Events]
• 1868: Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823) [category: Deaths]
• 1868: The assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade. [category: Events]
• 1873: Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870) [category: Deaths]
• 1874: G. K. Chesterton, English novelist (d. 1936) [category: Births]
• 1880: Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (d. 1936) [category: Births]
• 1882: Vasily Perov, Russian painter (b. 1833) [category: Deaths]
• 1886: Chemist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, the ad appearing in the Atlanta Journal. [category: Events]
• 1892: Alfonsina Storni, Argentine writer (d. 1938) [category: Births]
• 1892: Bahá'u'lláh, Persian founder of the Bahá'í Faith (b. 1817) [category: Deaths]
• 1893: Max Brand, American author (d. 1944) [category: Births]
• 1894: Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1894: Josef von Sternberg, Austrian writer and director (d. 1969) [category: Births]
• 1896: Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist (b. 1814) [category: Deaths]
• 1897: Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian composer (d. 1957) [category: Births]
• 1900: N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Émile Gentil [category: Events]
• 1903: Bob Hope, English-American comedian and actor (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1903: Bruce Price, American architect, designed the American Surety Building (b. 1845) [category: Deaths]
• 1903: Draga Mašin, Serbian wife of Alexander I of Serbia (b. 1864) [category: Deaths]
• 1903: In the May coup d'état, Alexander Obrenovich, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization. [category: Events]
• 1905: Sebastian Shaw, English actor (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1906: T.H. White, English author (d. 1964) [category: Births]
• 1907: Hartland Molson, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1908: Diana Morgan, English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1910: Mily Balakirev, Russian composer (b. 1837) [category: Deaths]
• 1911: Armida, Mexican-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1911: W. S. Gilbert, English dramatist and poet (b. 1836) [category: Deaths]
• 1913: Tony Zale, American boxer (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1913: Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, provoking a riot. [category: Events]
• 1914: Stacy Keach, Sr., American actor (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1914: Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the loss of 1,024 lives. [category: Events]
• 1915: Karl Münchinger, German conductor (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1917: John F. Kennedy, American politician, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963) [category: Births]
• 1917: Kate Harrington, American writer, poet, and educator (b. 1831) [category: Deaths]
• 1918: Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarapat. [category: Events]
• 1919: Robert Bacon, American statesman and diplomat, 39th United States Secretary of State (b. 1860) [category: Deaths]
• 1919: Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Crommelin. [category: Events]
• 1919: The Republic of Prekmurje founded [category: Events]
• 1920: John Harsanyi, Hungarian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1920: Carlos Deltour, French rower (b. 1864) [category: Deaths]
• 1921: Clifton James, American actor [category: Births]
• 1921: Norman Hetherington, Australian cartoonist and puppeteer (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1922: Iannis Xenakis, Greek composer, architect, engineer, and theorist (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1923: Bernard Clavel, French novelist (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1924: Lars Bo, Danish artist and writer (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1924: AEK Athens FC is established on the anniversary of the siege of Constantinople by the Turks. [category: Events]
• 1926: Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese politician, 3rd President of Senegal [category: Births]
• 1926: Charles Denner, French actor (d. 1995) [category: Births]
• 1927: Jean Coutu, Canadian pharmacist and businessman, founded the Jean Coutu Group [category: Births]
• 1927: Thanasis Veggos, Greek actor (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1929: Harry Frankfurt, American philosopher [category: Births]
• 1929: Peter Higgs, British theoretical physicist [category: Births]
• 1931: Michele Schirru, a United States citizen, is executed by Italian military firing squad for intent to kill Mussolini. [category: Events]
• 1932: Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and author [category: Births]
• 1932: Richie Guerin, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1932: World 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. [category: Events]
• 1933: Helmuth Rilling, German conductor [category: Births]
• 1934: Grandma Lee, American comedian [category: Births]
• 1934: Nanette Newman, English actress and author [category: Births]
• 1935: Josef Suk, Czech composer and violinist (b. 1874) [category: Deaths]
• 1937: Charles W. Pickering, American judge [category: Births]
• 1937: Hibari Misora, Japanese singer and actress (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1937: Irmin Schmidt, German keyboardist and composer (Can) [category: Births]
• 1938: Fay Vincent, American lawyer and sports executive, 8th Commissioner of Baseball [category: Births]
• 1939: Al Unser, Sr., American race car driver [category: Births]
• 1939: Ursula Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (b. 1865) [category: Deaths]
• 1939: Albanian fascist leader Tefik Mborja is appointed as member of the Italian Chamber of Fasces and Corporations. [category: Events]
• 1940: Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan [category: Births]
• 1940: Taihō Kōki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th Yokozuna [category: Births]
• 1940: The first flight of the F4U Corsair. [category: Events]
• 1941: Doug Scott, English mountaineer [category: Births]
• 1942: Kevin Conway, American actor [category: Births]
• 1942: Pierre Bourque, French-Canadian politician [category: Births]
• 1942: John Barrymore, American actor (b. 1882) [category: Deaths]
• 1942: Bing Crosby, the Ken Darby Singers and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra record Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", the best-selling Christmas single in history. [category: Events]
• 1943: Robert W. Edgar, American politician and theologian [category: Births]
• 1945: Gary Brooker, English singer-songwriter and musician (Procol Harum and The Paramounts) [category: Births]
• 1945: Joyce Tenneson, American photographer [category: Births]
• 1945: First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber. [category: Events]
• 1946: Fernando Buesa, Basque politician (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 1946: Martin Gottfried Weiss, German SS officer (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1947: Anthony Geary, American actor [category: Births]
• 1947: Gene Robinson, American bishop [category: Births]
• 1948: Nick Mancuso, Italian-Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1948: May Whitty, English actress (b. 1865) [category: Deaths]
• 1948: Creation of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization [category: Events]
• 1949: Andrew Clements, American author [category: Births]
• 1949: Brian Kidd, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1949: Cotter Smith, American actor [category: Births]
• 1949: Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Status Quo) [category: Births]
• 1949: Robert Axelrod, American actor [category: Births]
• 1950: Rebbie Jackson, American singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1950: The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [category: Events]
• 1951: Peter Chernin, American businessman [category: Births]
• 1951: Dimitrios Levidis, Greek composer (b. 1885) [category: Deaths]
• 1951: Fanny Brice, American singer and actress (b. 1891) [category: Deaths]
• 1953: Aleksandr Abdulov, Russian actor (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1953: Danny Elfman, American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor (Oingo Boingo) [category: Births]
• 1953: Man Mountain Dean, American wrestler (b. 1891) [category: Deaths]
• 1953: Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday. [category: Events]
• 1954: Jerry Moran, American politician [category: Births]
• 1954: Robert Beaser, American composer [category: Births]
• 1954: First of the annual Bilderberg conferences. [category: Events]
• 1955: David Kirschner, American illustrator, producer, and author [category: Births]
• 1955: John Hinckley, Jr., American attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan [category: Births]
• 1955: Ken Schrader, American race car driver [category: Births]
• 1955: Sut Jhally, Kenyan-American filmmaker and educator [category: Births]
• 1956: La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, author, and activist [category: Births]
• 1957: Jeb Hensarling, American politician [category: Births]
• 1957: Ted Levine, American actor [category: Births]
• 1958: Annette Bening, American actress [category: Births]
• 1958: Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, and activist (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1958: Karen Maruyama, Japanese-American actress and comedienne [category: Births]
• 1958: Uwe Rapolder, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1958: Willem Holleeder, Dutch criminal [category: Births]
• 1958: Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1881) [category: Deaths]
• 1959: Adrian Paul, English actor [category: Births]
• 1959: Rupert Everett, English actor [category: Births]
• 1960: Carol Kirkwood, Scottish journalist and television host [category: Births]
• 1960: Neil Crone, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1961: Melissa Etheridge, American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist [category: Births]
• 1962: Eric Davis, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1962: Fandi Ahmad, Singapore footballer [category: Births]
• 1962: John D. LeMay, American actor [category: Births]
• 1963: Blaze Bayley, English singer-songwriter and musician (Iron Maiden and Wolfsbane) [category: Births]
• 1963: Lisa Whelchel, American actress [category: Births]
• 1963: Tracey E. Bregman, American actress [category: Births]
• 1963: Ukyo Katayama, Japanese race car driver [category: Births]
• 1964: Howard Mills III, American insurance consultant and politician [category: Births]
• 1964: Jestoni Alarcon, Filipino actor and politician [category: Births]
• 1964: The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. [category: Events]
• 1967: Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Spanish mountaineer (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1967: Mike Keane, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1967: Noel Gallagher, English singer-songwriter and musician (Oasis) [category: Births]
• 1967: Steven Levitt, American economist [category: Births]
• 1968: Tate George, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1969: Chan Kinchla, Canadian guitarist (Blues Traveler) [category: Births]
• 1969: General strike in Córdoba, Argentina, leading to the Cordobazo civil unrest. [category: Events]
• 1970: Roberto Di Matteo, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1970: John Gunther, American writer (b. 1901) [category: Deaths]
• 1971: Bernd Mayländer, German race car driver [category: Births]
• 1971: Eric Lucas, Canadian boxer [category: Births]
• 1972: Bill Curley, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1972: Közi, Japanese singer-songwriter and musician (Malice Mizer and Eve of Destiny) [category: Births]
• 1972: Simon Jones, English singer and musician (The Verve and The Shining) [category: Births]
• 1972: Stanislas, French singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1972: Moe Berg, American baseball player, coach, and spy (b. 1902) [category: Deaths]
• 1972: Prithviraj Kapoor Indian Actor (b.1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1972: Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American mechanical engineer and writer (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: Alpay Özalan, Turkish footballer [category: Births]
• 1973: Anthony Azizi, American actor [category: Births]
• 1973: Mark Lee, American guitarist and songwriter (Third Day) [category: Births]
• 1973: P. Ramlee, Malaysian actor, director, singer, and composer (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California. [category: Events]
• 1974: Aaron McGruder, American cartoonist and writer [category: Births]
• 1974: Myf Warhurst, Australian radio and television host [category: Births]
• 1974: Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player [category: Births]
• 1975: Anthony Wall, English golfer [category: Births]
• 1975: Daniel Tosh, American comedian and television host [category: Births]
• 1975: David Burtka, American actor and chef [category: Births]
• 1975: Jason Allison, Canadian ice hockey player and agent [category: Births]
• 1975: Melanie Brown, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Spice Girls) [category: Births]
• 1975: Natarsha Belling, Australian journalist [category: Births]
• 1975: Sarah Millican, English comedian [category: Births]
• 1975: Sven Kubis, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1976: Caçapa, Brazilian footballer [category: Births]
• 1976: David Buckner, American drummer (Papa Roach) [category: Births]
• 1976: Egor Titov, Russian footballer [category: Births]
• 1976: Jerry Hairston Jr., American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1976: Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1976: Yūsuke Iseya, Japanese model and actor [category: Births]
• 1977: Antonio Lebo-Lebo, Angolan footballer [category: Births]
• 1977: Danny Gerard, American actor [category: Births]
• 1977: Marco Cassetti, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1977: Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1977: Ba Maw, Burmese politician (b. 1893) [category: Deaths]
• 1978: Adam Rickitt, English actor [category: Births]
• 1978: Lorenzo Odone, American Adrenoleukodystrophy patient (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1978: Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter and bassist (The Hives) [category: Births]
• 1978: Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player [category: Births]
• 1979: Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin, Singaporean footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Arne Friedrich, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Brian Kendrick, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1979: John Rheinecker, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1979: Shweta Gulati, Indian actress [category: Births]
• 1979: John H. Wood, Jr., American judge (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 1979: Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, co-founder of United Artists (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Ernesto Farías, Argentine footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Andrei Arshavin, Russian footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Justin Chon, American actor [category: Births]
• 1982: Ailyn, Spanish singer (Sirenia) [category: Births]
• 1982: Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian model [category: Births]
• 1982: Anita Briem, Icelandic actress [category: Births]
• 1982: Joanne Borgella, American singer and model [category: Births]
• 1982: Kim Tae-Kyun, South Korean baseball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Matt Macri, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1982: Romy Schneider, Austrian actress (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 1982: Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral. [category: Events]
• 1983: Alberto Medina, Mexican footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: Jean Makoun, Cameroonian footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: Joanna Higson, English actress [category: Births]
• 1983: Arvīds Pelše, Latvian-Soviet politician and historian (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: Andreas Schäffer, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1985: Nathan Horton, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1985: Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months. [category: Events]
• 1985: Heysel Stadium disaster: 39 association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses. [category: Events]
• 1986: Hornswoggle, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1986: Jaslene Gonzalez, Puerto Rican model [category: Births]
• 1987: Alessandra Torresani, American actress [category: Births]
• 1987: Kelvin Maynard, Dutch footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Lina Andrijauskaitė, Lithuanian athlete [category: Births]
• 1987: Noah Reid, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1987: Rui Sampaio, Portuguese footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Timur Özgöz, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1987: Charan Singh. Indian politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (b.1902) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast [category: Births]
• 1988: U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. [category: Events]
• 1989: Brandon Mychal Smith, American actor, singer, and dancer [category: Births]
• 1989: Mathew Waters, Australian actor [category: Births]
• 1989: Riley Keough, American model and actress [category: Births]
• 1989: John Cipollina, American musician (Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Dinosaurs, and Man) (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Signing of an agreement Egypt - U.S. manufacturing parts of the fighter F-16 in Egypt. [category: Events]
• 1990: The Russian parliament elects Boris Yeltsin president of the Russian SFSR. [category: Events]
• 1991: Kristen Alderson, American actress [category: Births]
• 1991: Saori Hayami, Japanese voice actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1991: Tom Ljungman, Swedish actor [category: Births]
• 1992: Gregg Sulkin, English actor [category: Births]
• 1993: Jana Čepelová, Slovak tennis player [category: Births]
• 1993: Billy Conn, American boxer (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: Erich Honecker, German politician (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 1996: Tamara Toumanova, American ballerina and actress (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: George Fenneman, American radio and television announcer (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gods and Monsters) (b. 1966) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: Lucía Gil, Spanish singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1998: Barry Goldwater, American politician (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1999: Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station. [category: Events]
• 2001: U.S. Supreme Court rules that disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments. [category: Events]
• 2002: Mildred Benson, American writer (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: David Jefferies, English motorcycle racer (b. 1972) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Archibald Cox, American lawyer and educator, 31st United States Solicitor General (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Samuel Dash, American co-chief counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: The World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. [category: Events]
• 2005: George Rochberg, American composer (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Hamilton Naki, South African medical assistant (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Jacques Bouchard, Canadian advertising executive and writer (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Steve Mizerak, American pool player (b. 1944) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Lois Browne-Evans, Bermudian lawyer and politician (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Harvey Korman, American actor (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2008: Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1987) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Karine Ruby, French snowboarder (b. 1978) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Bill Clements, American politician, Governor of Texas (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian politician, 14th President of Hungary (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazian politician, 2nd President of Abkhazia (b. 1949) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Dick Beals, American voice actor (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Doc Watson, American singer-songwriter and musician (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jim Unger, English-Canadian cartoonist (b. 1937) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, screenwriter, producer, and author (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Mark Minkov, Russian composer (b. 1944) [category: Deaths]
• _: Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh (Bahá'í Faith) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Bona of Pisa [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Democracy Day (Nigeria) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Earliest day on which Feast of the Sacred Heart can fall, while July 2 is the latest; celebrated 19 days after Pentecost. (Roman Catholic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (International) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Maximin of Trier [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: May 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Oak Apple Day (England) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Pope Alexander of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Statehood Day (Rhode Island and Wisconsin) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Theodosia of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church) [category: Holidays and observances]