Tukuk-OS📅 May 29
19 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on May 29? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2020 — An oil spill in Norilsk released 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers.
- 2011 — Residents of Portland, Oregon, held a rally called Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an attack against a gay couple holding hands while crossing the Hawthorne Bridge.
- 1999 — Charlotte Perrelli, representing Sweden, won the Eurovision Song Contest, the first edition not to feature an orchestra or live accompaniment.
- 1999 — President Olusegun Obasanjo took office as Nigeria's first elected and civilian head of state after 16 years of military dictatorship.
- 1954 — Diane Leather became the first woman to run a mile in less than five minutes.
- 1953 — The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Edmund HillaryTenzing Norgay1953 British Mount Everest expedition
- 1942 — Bing Crosby recorded his version of the song "White Christmas", which went on to become the best-selling single worldwide, with more than 50 million copies sold.
Bing CrosbyWhite Christmas (song)List of best-selling singles
- 1935 — A strike by copper miners in Northern Rhodesia ended after six workers were shot and killed by police.
- 1918 — World War I: Armenian forces defeated Ottoman troops at the Battle of Sardarabad, halting the Turkish advance and preventing further destruction of the Armenian nation.
- 1913 — During the premiere of the ballet Le Sacre du printemps by Igor Stravinsky at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the avant-garde nature of the music and choreography caused a near-riot in the audience (report pictured).
- 1911 — English dramatist W. S. Gilbert of the songwriting duo Gilbert and Sullivan died while saving a young woman from drowning in his lake.
- 1900 — N'Djamena, now the capital of Chad, was founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Émile Gentil.
- 1852 — Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful concert tour of the United States under the management of showman P. T. Barnum.
- 1851 — Sojourner Truth (pictured) delivered her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron.
- 1792 — The Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was disbanded following the Russian invasion of Poland.
Great SejmPolish–Lithuanian CommonwealthPolish–Russian War of 1792
- 1453 — With the fall of Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottomans.
- 1416 — A 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.
- 1233 — Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols entered and began looting Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty of China, after a 13-month siege.
- 1176 — 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.
Births
- 2006 — Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian chess player
- 2002 — Paul Skenes, American baseball player
- 2001 — Puka Nacua, American football player
- 2001 — Andrew Torgashev, American figure skater
- 2000 — Gennaro Nigro, American soccer player
- 2000 — Adam Zdrójkowski, Polish actor and television presenter
- 1999 — Park Ji-hoon, South Korean actor and singer
- 1998 — Markelle Fultz, American basketball player
- 1998 — Austin Reaves, American basketball player
- 1997 — Tyler Nevin, American baseball player
- 1995 — Konosuke Takeshita, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1993 — Jana Čepelová, Slovak tennis player
Deaths
- 2025 — Bernie Kerik, American police officer, 40th Police Commissioner of New York City and interior minister of the Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority (born 1955)
Bernard KerikNew York City Police CommissionerMinistry of Interior (Iraq)
- 2024 — Bob Rogers, Australian radio and television host (born 1926)
- 2022 — Ronnie Hawkins, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist. (born 1935)
- 2022 — Sidhu Moosewala, Indian singer, rapper, actor and politician. (born 1993)
- 2021 — Gavin MacLeod, American actor, Christian activist, and author (born 1931)
- 2021 — Mark Eaton, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1957)
- 2021 — B. J. Thomas, American singer (born 1942)
- 2021 — Cornelius Sim, Bruneian cardinal (born 1951)
- 2020 — Maikanti Baru, Nigerian engineer, former chief of state oil firm. (born 1959)
- 2017 — Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, Military Leader of Panama (born 1934)
- 2017 — Mordechai Tzipori, Israeli Lieutenant General and minister (born 1924)
- 2017 — Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Greek politician and prime minister (born 1918)
Observances & holidays
- 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)
International Day of United Nations PeacekeepersLists of holidays
- Oak Apple Day (England), and its related observance: Castleton Garland Day (Castleton)
- Veterans Day (Sweden)
- Democracy Day (Nigeria)
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