May 29

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Events

Pre-1600

363 – The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city.
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.
1167 – Battle of Monte Porzio: A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel.
1176 – Battle of Legnano: The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I.
1233 – Mongol–Jin war: The Mongols entered Kaifeng after a successful siege and began looting in the fallen capital of the Jin dynasty.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1328 – Philip VI is crowned King of France.
1416 – Battle of Gallipoli: The Venetians under Pietro Loredan defeat a much larger Ottoman fleet off Gallipoli.<ref>Template:EI2</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1453 – Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II capture Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Roman Empire after over 2,000 years.<ref>Template:Cite wikisource</ref>

1601–1900

1658 – Battle of Samugarh: decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659).
1660 – English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1733 – The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at Quebec City.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: At the Waxhaws Massacre, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained.
1790 – Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1798 – United Irishmen Rebellion: Between 300 and 500 United Irishmen are executed as rebels by the British Army in County Kildare, Ireland.
1807 – Mustafa IV became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
1825 – The Coronation of Charles X of France takes place in Reims Cathedral, the last ever coronation of a French monarch.<ref>* Price, Munro. The Perilous Crown: France Between Revolutions, 1814-1848. Pan Macmillan, 2010. p.119</ref>
1851 – Sojourner Truth delivers her famous Ain't I a Woman? speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1852 – Jenny Lind leaves New York after her two-year American tour.
1861 – The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong.
1864 – Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
1867 – The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
1886 – The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
1900 – N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.

1901–present

1903 – In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
1913 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
1914 – The Ocean liner Template:RMS sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1918 – Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad.
1919 – Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin.
1920 – The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in the United Kingdom during the 20th century.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1931 – Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by a Royal Italian Army firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.
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.
1935 – First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane.
1945 – First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber.
1947 – United Airlines Flight 521 crashes at LaGuardia Airport, killing 43.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1948 – United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is founded.
1950 – The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1964 – The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1964 – Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh had rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Kim convicted of "lax morality".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=l>Template:Cite book</ref>
1973 – Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California.
1974 – SETA, a Finnish LGBT rights organisation, is founded in Helsinki.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1982 – Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
1982 – Falklands War: the British Army defeats the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green.
1985 – Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses.
1985 – Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months.
1988 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
1989 – Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United States, allowing the manufacture of parts of the F-16 jet fighter plane in Egypt.
1990 – The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
1993 – The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens.
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.
1999 – Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
2001 – The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
2004 – The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
2005 – France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2008 – A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
2012 – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
2015 – One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.
2021 – A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara.<ref name="USAToday_May20212">Template:Cite news</ref>

Births

Pre-1600

1421 – Charles, Prince of Viana (d. 1461)
1443 – Victor, Duke of Münsterberg, Reichsgraf, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava, Count of Glatz (d. 1500)
1504 – Antun Vrančić, Croatian archbishop (d. 1573)
1555 – George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, English general and administrator (d. 1629)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1568 – Virginia de' Medici, Italian princess (d. 1615)
1594 – Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal (d. 1632)

1601–1900

1627 – Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French princess (d. 1693)
1630 – Charles II of England (d. 1685)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1675 – Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1715)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1716 – Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist (d. 1800)
1722 – James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician (d. 1773)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1730 – Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer (d. 1803)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1736 – Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (d. 1799)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1780 – Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (d. 1855)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1794 – Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer and selenographer (d. 1874)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1797 – Louise-Adéone Drölling, French painter (d. 1836)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1823 – John H. Balsley, American carpenter and inventor (d. 1895)
1860 – Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1909)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1871 – Clark Voorhees, American painter (d. 1933)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1873 – Rudolf Tobias, Estonian organist and composer (d. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1874 – G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, and playwright (d. 1936)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1880 – Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (d. 1936)
1892 – Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (d. 1938)
1893 – Max Brand, American journalist and author (d. 1944)
1894 – Beatrice Lillie, Canadian-English actress, singer and writer (d. 1989)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1894 – Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1969)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1897 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1957)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1899 – Douglas Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Defence (d. 1987)

1901–present

1902 – Harry Kadwell, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1999)
1903 – Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2003)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1904 – Hubert Opperman, Australian cyclist and politician (d. 1996)<ref>Template:Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography</ref>
1905 – Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright (d. 1994)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1906 – T. H. White, Indian-English author (d. 1964)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1907 – Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician (d. 2002)
1908 – Diana Morgan, Welsh-English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1996)
1910 – Aleksandr Laktionov, Soviet painter (d. 1972)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1910 – Ralph Metcalfe, American sprinter and politician (d. 1978)<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1913 – Tony Zale, American boxer (d. 1997)
1914 – Stacy Keach Sr., American actor (d. 2003)
1914 – Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (d. 1986)
1915 – Karl Münchinger, German conductor and composer (d. 1990)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1917 – John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963)<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1917 – Marcel Trudel, Canadian historian, author, and academic (d. 2011)
1919 – Jacques Genest, Canadian physician and academic (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1920 – John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1920 – Clifton James, American actor (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1921 – Norman Hetherington, Australian cartoonist and puppeteer (d. 2010)
1922 – Edith Roger, Norwegian dancer and choreographer (d. 2023)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1922 – Joe Weatherly, American race car driver (d. 1964)
1922 – Iannis Xenakis, Greek-French composer, engineer, and theorist (d. 2001)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1923 – Bernard Clavel, French author (d. 2010)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1923 – John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1923 – Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1924 – Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (d. 1999)
1924 – Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
1924 – Pepper Paire, American baseball player (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1926 – Katie Boyle, Italian-English actress and television host (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1926 – Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Queen Consort of Tonga (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1926 – Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal
1927 – Jean Coutu, Canadian pharmacist and businessman, founded the Jean Coutu Group
1928 – Freddie Redd, American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1929 – Harry Frankfurt, American philosopher and academic (d. 2023)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1929 – Peter Higgs, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1929 – Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
1932 – Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and author
1932 – Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
1933 – Helmuth Rilling, German conductor and educator<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1933 – Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2005)
1934 – Bill Vander Zalm, Dutch-Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Premier of British Columbia
1935 – André Brink, South African author and playwright (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1935 – Sylvia Robinson, American singer and producer (d. 2011)
1937 – Charles W. Pickering, American lawyer and judge
1937 – Irmin Schmidt, German keyboard player and composer<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1937 – Alwin Schockemöhle, German show-jumper
1937 – Harry Statham, American basketball player and coach
1938 – Christopher Bland, English businessman and politician (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1938 – Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman, 8th Commissioner of Baseball (d. 2025)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1939 – Pete Smith, Australian radio and television announcer
1939 – Al Unser, American race car driver (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1940 – Taihō Kōki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th Yokozuna (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1940 – Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (d. 2010)
1941 – Doug Scott, English mountaineer and author (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1941 – Bob Simon, American journalist (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1942 – Pierre Bourque, Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal
1942 – Kevin Conway, American actor and director (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1943 – Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (d. 2013)<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1944 – Bob Benmosche, American businessman (d. 2015)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1944 – Quentin Davies, English soldier and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
1945 – Gary Brooker, English singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2022)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1945 – Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, Scottish lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (d. 2013)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1945 – Julian Le Grand, English economist and author
1945 – Martin Pipe, English jockey and trainer
1945 – Joyce Tenneson, American photographer
1945 – Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, Belgian scholar and author (d. 2018)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1946 – Fernando Buesa, Spanish politician (d. 2000)
1947 – Anthony Geary, American actor
1948 – Michael Berkeley, English composer and radio host<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1948 – Keith Gull, English microbiologist and academic
1949 – Robert Axelrod, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2019)
1949 – Brian Kidd, English footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1949 – Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Rebbie Jackson, American singer and actress
1953 – Danny Elfman, American film composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1954 – Robert Beaser, American composer and educator<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1954 – Jerry Moran, American lawyer and politician<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1955 – Frank Baumgartl, German runner (d. 2010)
1955 – John Hinckley Jr., American attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan
1955 – David Kirschner, American animator, producer, and author
1955 – Gordon Rintoul, Scottish historian and curator
1955 – Ken Schrader, American race car driver and sportscaster
1956 – Mark Lyall Grant, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
1956 – La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress
1957 – Steven Croft, English bishop and theologian
1957 – Jeb Hensarling, American lawyer and politician<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
1957 – Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian film director
1958 – Annette Bening, American actress
1958 – Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, and activist (d. 2011)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1958 – Uwe Rapolder, German footballer and coach
1958 – Mike Stenhouse, American baseball player and sportscaster
1959 – Rupert Everett, English actor and novelist
1959 – Mel Gaynor, English drummer
1959 – Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter
1960 – Thomas Baumer, Swiss economist and academic
1960 – Mike Freer, English politician
1961 – Melissa Etheridge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1961 – John Miceli, American drummer
1962 – Fandi Ahmad, Singaporean footballer, coach, and manager
1962 – Eric Davis, American baseball player
1962 – Carol Kirkwood, Scottish weather presenter
1962 – Chloé Sainte-Marie, Canadian actress and singer
1963 – Blaze Bayley, English singer-songwriter
1963 – Zhu Jianhua, Chinese high jumper
1963 – Ukyo Katayama, Japanese race car driver
1963 – Claude Loiselle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1964 – Howard Mills III, American academic and politician
1964 – Oswaldo Negri Jr., Brazilian race car driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1966 – Natalie Nougayrède, French journalist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1967 – Noel Gallagher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1967 – Mike Keane, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1967 – Steven Levitt, American economist, author, and academic
1968 – Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician
1968 – Tate George, American basketball player
1968 – Jessica Morden, English politician
1968 – Hida Viloria, American activist
1970 – Natarsha Belling, Australian journalist
1970 – Roberto Di Matteo, Italian footballer and manager
1971 – Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer
1971 – Bernd Mayländer, German race car driver
1971 – Jo Beth Taylor, Australian television host and actress
1971 – Rob Womack, English shot putter and discus thrower
1972 – Laverne Cox, American actress and LGBT advocate
1972 – Bill Curley, American basketball player and coach
1972 – Simon Jones, English singer and bass player
1972 – John Simon, Australian rugby league player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1973 – Tomoko Kaneda, Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio personality
1973 – Mark Lee, American guitarist and songwriter
1973 – Alpay Özalan, Turkish footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1973 – Myf Warhurst, Australian radio and television host
1974 – Steve Cardenas, American martial artist and retired actor
1974 – Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player and coach
1974 – Aaron McGruder, American author and cartoonist
1974 – Jenny Willott, English politician
1975 – Jason Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 – Mel B, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1975 – Sven Kubis, German footballer
1975 – Sarah Millican, English comedian
1975 – Anthony Wall, English golfer
1975 – Daniel Tosh, American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and executive producer
1976 – Caçapa, Brazilian footballer and manager
1976 – Jerry Hairston Jr., American baseball player and sportscaster
1976 – Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player
1976 – Yegor Titov, Russian footballer
1977 – Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer
1977 – Marco Cassetti, Italian footballer
1977 – António Lebo Lebo, Angolan footballer
1978 – Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter
1978 – Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player
1978 – Adam Rickitt, English singer
1979 – Arne Friedrich, German footballer
1979 – Brian Kendrick, American wrestler
1979 – John Rheinecker, American baseball player (d. 2017)
1980 – Ernesto Farías, Argentinian footballer
1981 – Andrey Arshavin, Russian footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1982 – Nataliya Dobrynska, Ukrainian heptathlete
1982 – Matt Macri, American baseball player
1982 – Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball player
1984 – Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
1984 – Nia Jax, Australian-American professional wrestler
1984 – Funmi Jimoh, American long jumper
1984 – Dhar Mann, American entrepreneur, film producer and YouTuber<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
1984 – Andreas Schäffer, German footballer
1984 – Ina Wroldsen, Norwegian singer and songwriter
1985 – Nathan Horton, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Lina Andrijauskaitė, Lithuanian long jumper
1987 – Jon Holland, Australian cricketer<ref name="debut">Template:Cite web</ref>
1987 – Issac Luke, New Zealand rugby league player
1987 – Kelvin Maynard, Dutch footballer (d. 2019)
1987 – Noah Reid, Canadian actor, musician, producer, and screenwriter
1987 – Rui Sampaio, Portuguese footballer
1988 – Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Jordanian captain and pilot (d. 2015)
1988 – Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast
1988 – Tobin Heath, American soccer player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1988 – Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Ezekiel Ansah, Ghanaian-American football player
1989 – Diego Barisone, Argentinian footballer (d. 2015)
1989 – Riley Keough, American model and actress<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1990 – Joe Biagini, American baseball pitcher
1990 – Erica Garner, American civil rights activist (d. 2017)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1991 – Yaime Perez, Cuban discus thrower
1991 – Tan Zhongyi, Women's World Chess Champion,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2017-2018<ref name="ChessMay29"/>
1992 – Sarah Moundir, Swiss tennis player
1992 – Gregg Sulkin, English actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Jana Čepelová, Slovak tennis player
1993 – Maika Monroe, American actress and kiteboarder
1993 – Grete Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
1997 – Tyler Nevin, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Markelle Fultz, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Austin Reaves, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Park Ji-hoon, South Korean actor and singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2000 – Gennaro Nigro, American soccer player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – Puka Nacua, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2001 – Andrew Torgashev, American figure skater<ref name=ISU-1819>Template:Cite web</ref>
2002 – Paul Skenes, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2006 – Dommaraju Gukesh, Youngest contender to compete for the title of World Chess Champion<ref name="ChessMay29">Template:Cite web</ref>

Deaths

Pre-1600

931 – Jimeno Garcés of Pamplona
1040 – Renauld I, Count of Nevers
1259 – Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)
1311 – James II of Majorca (b. 1243)
1320 – Pope John VIII of Alexandria, Coptic pope
1327 – Jens Grand, Danish archbishop (b. c. 1260)
1379 – Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)
1405 – Philippe de Mézières, French soldier and author (b. 1327)
1425 – Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)
1453 – Ulubatlı Hasan, Ottoman commander (b. 1428)
1453 – Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1404)
1500 – Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1451)
1500 – Thomas Rotherham, English cleric and minister (b. 1423)
1546 – David Beaton, Scottish cardinal and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1494)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1593 – John Penry, Welsh martyr (b. 1559)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>

1601–1900

1660 – Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1615)
1691 – Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629)
1790 – Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1796 – Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (b. 1720)
1814 – Joséphine de Beauharnais, French empress, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (b. 1763)
1829 – Humphry Davy, English-Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1778)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1847 – Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
1862 – Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (b. 1791)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1866 – Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1873 – Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1870)
1892 – Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Baháʼí Faith (b. 1817)
1896 – Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist and academic (b. 1814)

1901–present

1903 – Bruce Price, American architect, designed the Château Frontenac and American Surety Building (b. 1845)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1910 – Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1911 – W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and poet (b. 1836)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1914 – Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving, English author and playwright (b. 1871)
1914 – Henry Seton-Karr, English explorer, hunter, and author (b. 1853)
1917 – Kate Harrington, American poet and educator (b. 1831)
1919 – Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (b. 1860)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1920 – Carlos Deltour, French rower (b. 1864)
1921 – Abbott Handerson Thayer, American painter and educator (b. 1849)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1935 – Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1874)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1939 – Ursula Ledóchowska, Austrian-Polish nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (b. 1865)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1941 – Léo-Pol Morin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1892)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1942 – John Barrymore, American actor (b. 1882)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1946 – Martin Gottfried Weiss, German SS officer (b. 1905)
1948 – May Whitty, English actress (b. 1865)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1951 – Fanny Brice, American singer and comedian (b. 1891)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1951 – Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier and composer (b. 1885)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1953 – Morgan Russell, American painter and educator (b. 1886)
1957 – James Whale, English director (b. 1889)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1958 – Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1881)
1963 – Netta Muskett, English author (b. 1887)
1966 – Ignace Lepp, Estonian-French priest and psychologist (b. 1909)
1968 – Arnold Susi, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (b. 1896)
1970 – John Gunther, American journalist and author (b. 1901)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1970 – Eva Hesse, American artist (b. 1936)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1972 – Moe Berg, American baseball player, coach, and spy (b. 1902)
1972 – Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (b. 1878)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
1973 – George Harriman, English businessman (b. 1908)<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
1977 – Ba Maw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1893)
1979 – Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founder of United Artists (b. 1892)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1979 – John H. Wood Jr., American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)
1982 – Romy Schneider, German-French actress (b. 1938)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1983 – Arvīds Pelše, Latvian-Russian historian and politician (b. 1899)
1987 – Charan Singh, Indian politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (b. 1902)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1988 – Salem bin Laden, Saudi Arabian businessman (b. 1946)
1989 – George C. Homans, American sociologist and academic (b. 1910)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1991 – Margaret Barr (choreographer), Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama (b. 1904)<ref>Template:Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography</ref>
1993 – Billy Conn, American boxer (b. 1917)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1994 – Erich Honecker, German lawyer and politician (b. 1912)
1994 – Lady May Abel Smith, member of the British Royal Family (b. 1906)<ref>Template:Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography</ref>
1996 – Tamara Toumanova, American ballerina and actress (b. 1919)
1997 – Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1966)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
1998 – Barry Goldwater, American general, activist, and politician (b. 1909)<ref>Template:CongBio</ref>
2003 – David Jefferies, English motorcycle racer (b. 1972)
2004 – Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (b. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite ANB</ref>
2004 – Samuel Dash, American academic and politician (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2005 – John D'Amico, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (b. 1937)
2005 – Hamilton Naki, South African surgeon (b. 1926)
2005 – George Rochberg, American soldier and composer (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
2006 – Jacques Bouchard, Canadian businessman (b. 1930)
2006 – Katarína Kolníková, Slovak actress (b. 1921)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2007 – Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1938)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2007 – Lois Browne-Evans, Bermudian lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
2008 – Paula Gunn Allen, American writer (b. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2008 – Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1987)
2008 – Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (b. 1927)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2010 – Dennis Hopper, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1936)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011 – Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazian politician, 2nd President of Abkhazia (b. 1949)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011 – Bill Clements, American soldier and politician, 42nd Governor of Texas (b. 1917)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011 – Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 14th President of Hungary (b. 1931)
2012 – Mark Minkov, Russian composer (b. 1944)
2012 – Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2012 – Doc Watson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
2013 – Richard Ballantine, American-English journalist and author (b. 1940)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2013 – Françoise Blanchard, French actress (b. 1954)
2013 – Andrew Greeley, American priest, sociologist, and author (b. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2013 – Mulgrew Miller, American pianist and composer (b. 1955)<ref>Template:Cite Grove</ref>
2013 – Henry Morgentaler, Polish-Canadian physician and activist (b. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
2013 – Franca Rame, Italian actress and playwright (b. 1928)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2013 – Ludwig G. Strauss, German physician and academic (b. 1949)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
2013 – Wali-ur-Rehman, Pakistani commander (b. 1970)
2014 – Christine Charbonneau, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
2014 – Walter Jakob Gehring, Swiss biologist and academic (b. 1939)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
2014 – Peter Glaser, Czech-American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2014 – Miljenko Prohaska, Croatian composer and conductor (b. 1925)
2014 – William M. Roth, American businessman (b. 1916)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015 – Henry Carr, American football player and sprinter (b. 1942)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015 – Doris Hart, American tennis player (b. 1925)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015 – Betsy Palmer, American actress (b. 1926)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2017 – Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, Military Leader of Panama (b. 1934)
2017 – Mordechai Tzipori, Israeli Lieutenant General and minister (b. 1924)
2017 – Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Greek politician and prime minister (b. 1918)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2020 – Maikanti Baru, Nigerian engineer, former chief of state oil firm. (b. 1959)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2021 – Gavin MacLeod, American actor, Christian activist, and author (b. 1931)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2021 – Mark Eaton, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1957)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2021 – B. J. Thomas, American singer (b. 1942)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2021 – Cornelius Sim, Bruneian cardinal (b. 1951)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022 – Ronnie Hawkins, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (b. 1935)
2022 – Sidhu Moosewala, Indian singer, rapper, actor and politician.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (b. 1993)
2024 – Bob Rogers, Australian radio and television host (b. 1926)<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref>

Holidays and observances

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
- Hypomone (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Joseph Gérard<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Maximin of Trier<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Pope Alexander of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Pope Paul VI<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Richard Thirkeld<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Theodosia of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Ursula Ledóchowska
- May 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (International)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Oak Apple Day (England),<ref name="arbor">Template:Cite journal</ref> and its related observance:
- Castleton Garland Day (Castleton)<ref name="arbor" />
Veterans Day (Sweden)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Democracy Day (Nigeria)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

References

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External links

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