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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[363]] &ndash; The [[Roman emperor]] [[Julian (emperor)|Julian]] defeats the [[Military of the Sasanian Empire|Sasanian army]] in the [[Battle of Ctesiphon (363)|Battle of Ctesiphon]], under the walls of the [[Sasanian Empire|Sasanian]] capital, but is unable to take the city.
*[[1108]] &ndash; [[Battle of Uclés (1108)|Battle of Uclés]]: [[Almoravid dynasty|Almoravid]] troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a [[Kingdom of Castile|Castile]] and [[Kingdom of León|León]] alliance under the command of Prince [[Sancho Alfónsez]].
*[[1167]] &ndash; [[Battle of Monte Porzio]]: A [[Commune of Rome|Roman]] army supporting [[Pope Alexander III]] is defeated by [[Christian I (archbishop of Mainz)|Christian of Buch]] and [[Rainald of Dassel]].
*[[1176]] &ndash; [[Battle of Legnano]]: The [[Lombard League]] defeats [[Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Frederick I]].
*[[1233]] &ndash; [[Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty|Mongol–Jin war]]: The [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] entered [[Kaifeng]] after a [[Siege of Kaifeng (1232)|successful siege]] and began looting in the fallen capital of the [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin dynasty]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Twitchett |first1=Denis C. |last2=Franke |first2=Herbert |last3=Fairbank |first3=John King |title=The Cambridge History of China: Volume 6, Alien Regimes and Border States, 907-1368 |year=1978 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-24331-5 |page=264 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iN9Tdfdap5MC&q=arrived+26+February+1233+29+May++city+gates+were+opened |access-date=28 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1328]] &ndash; [[Philip VI of France|Philip VI]] is crowned [[List of French monarchs|King of France]].
*[[1416]] &ndash; [[Battle of Gallipoli (1416)|Battle of Gallipoli]]: The [[Republic of Venice|Venetians]] under [[Pietro Loredan (admiral)|Pietro Loredan]] defeat a much larger [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] fleet off [[Gelibolu|Gallipoli]].<ref>{{EI2 | last = İnalcık | first = Halil | authorlink = Halil İnalcık | volume=2 | title = Gelibolu  | pages = 983–987 | url =http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/gelibolu-SIM_2431 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | last=Melville-Jones | first=J. | year=2017 | title=The Battle of Gallipoli 1416: a detail rescued from a chronicle | journal=The Medieval Chronicle | volume=11 | pages=213–219 | doi=10.1163/9789004351875_012 | isbn=9789004351875 }}</ref>
*[[1453]] &ndash; [[Fall of Constantinople]]: [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] armies under [[Sultan]] [[Mehmed the Conqueror|Mehmed II]] capture [[Constantinople]] after a 53-day [[siege]], ending the [[Roman Empire]] after over 2,000 years.<ref>{{cite wikisource |last1=Brodribb |first1=William Jackson |last2=Besant |first2=Walter |title=Constantinople: A Sketch of its History from its Foundation to its Conquest by the Turks in 1453 |date=1879 |publisher=Seeley, Jackson & Halliday |location=London |pages=264-266 |wslink=Constantinople: A Sketch of its History from its Foundation to its Conquest by the Turks in 1453/Chapter 12 |wspages=264 |author-link2=Walter Besant}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1658]] &ndash; [[Battle of Samugarh]]: decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the [[Mughal war of succession (1658–1659)]].
*[[1660]] &ndash; [[Restoration (England)|English Restoration]]: [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] is restored to the throne of [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Ireland]].
*[[1733]] &ndash; The right of settlers in [[New France]] to [[Slavery in Canada (New France)|enslave natives]] is upheld at [[Quebec City]].
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Rhode Island]] becomes the last of North America's original [[Thirteen Colonies]] to ratify the [[United States Constitution|Constitution]] and become one of the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_FAv39yCUYcC&pg=PA170|year=1855|publisher=Published for John Conrad and Company|pages=170}}</ref>
*[[1798]] &ndash; [[Irish Rebellion of 1798|United Irishmen Rebellion]]: Between 300 and 500 [[Society of United Irishmen|United Irishmen]] [[Gibbet Rath massacre|are executed as rebels]] by the British Army in [[County Kildare]], Ireland.
*[[1807]] &ndash; [[Mustafa IV]] became [[Sultan of the Ottoman Empire]] and [[Caliph of Islam]].
*[[1825]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[Sojourner Truth]] delivers her famous ''[[Ain't I a Woman?]]'' speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Malea |date=2021-04-07 |title=Sojourner Truth's Most Famous Speech {{!}} Headlines and Heroes |url=https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/04/sojourner-truths-most-famous-speech/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=blogs.loc.gov}}</ref>
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Jenny Lind]] leaves [[New York City|New York]] after her [[Jenny Lind tour of America, 1850–52|two-year American tour]].
*[[1861]] &ndash; The [[Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce]] is founded, in Hong Kong.
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Emperor of Mexico|Emperor]] [[Maximilian I of Mexico]] arrives in Mexico for the first time.
*[[1867]] &ndash; The [[Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867]] ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian Empire]].
*[[1886]] &ndash; The [[pharmacist]] [[John Pemberton]] places his first [[advertising|advertisement]] for [[Coca-Cola]], which appeared in ''[[The Atlanta Journal]]''.
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[N'Djamena]] is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander [[Émile Gentil]].

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; In the [[May Coup (Serbia)|May Coup]], [[Alexander I of Serbia|Alexander I]], King of Serbia, and [[Draga Mašin|Queen Draga]], are [[Assassination|assassinated]] in Belgrade by the [[Black Hand (Serbia)|Black Hand]] (''Crna Ruka'') organization.
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Igor Stravinsky]]'s [[ballet]] score ''[[The Rite of Spring]]'' receives its premiere performance in [[Paris|Paris, France]], provoking a riot.
*[[1914]] &ndash; The [[Ocean liner]] {{RMS|Empress of Ireland}} sinks in the [[Gulf of Saint Lawrence]] with the loss of 1,012 lives.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wreck of RMS Empress of Ireland National Historic Site of Canada |url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=12391 |website=Parks Canada |access-date=22 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Armenia]] defeats the [[Military of the Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Army]] in the [[Battle of Sardarabad]].
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Albert Einstein]]'s theory of [[general relativity]] [[Eddington experiment|is tested]] (later confirmed) by [[Arthur Eddington]] and [[Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin]].
*[[1920]] &ndash; The [[Louth flood of 1920]] was a severe flash flooding in the [[Lincolnshire]] market town of [[Louth, Lincolnshire|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>{{cite book|last1=Nobbs|first1=Patrick|title=The Story of the British and Their Weather: From Frost Fairs to Indian Summers|year=2015|publisher=Amberley |isbn=978-1445644523}}</ref>
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Michele Schirru]], a [[Citizenship of the United States|citizen of the United States]], is executed by a [[Royal Italian Army]] firing squad for intent to kill [[Benito Mussolini]].
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[World War I]] [[veteran]]s begin to assemble in [[Washington, D.C.]], in the [[Bonus Army]] to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
*[[1935]] &ndash; First flight of the [[Messerschmitt Bf 109]] fighter aeroplane.
*[[1945]] &ndash; First [[combat]] mission of the [[Consolidated B-32 Dominator]] [[heavy bomber]].
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[United Airlines Flight 521]] crashes at [[LaGuardia Airport]], killing 43.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-4 NC30046 New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19470529-1 |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[United Nations Truce Supervision Organization]] is founded.
*[[1950]] &ndash; The ''[[St. Roch (ship)|St. Roch]]'', the first ship to [[Circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] North America, arrives in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], Canada.
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Edmund Hillary]] and [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]] [[Tenzing Norgay]] become the [[1953 British Mount Everest expedition|first people to reach the summit]] of [[Mount Everest]], on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday.<ref>{{cite news |title=TENZING NORKAY, 72, IS DEAD: CLIMBED EVEREST WITH HILLARY |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/10/obituaries/tenzing-norkay-72-is-dead-climbed-everest-with-hillary.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=10 May 1986}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; The [[Arab League]] meets in [[East Jerusalem]] to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]].
*[[1964]] &ndash; Having [[January 1964 South Vietnamese coup|deposed them in a January coup]] South Vietnamese leader [[Nguyễn Khánh]] had rival Generals [[Tran Van Don|Trần Văn Đôn]] and [[Le Van Kim|Lê Văn Kim]] convicted of "lax morality".<ref>{{cite news|work=[[New York Times]] |date=31 May 1964 |page=2 |title=KHANH RELEASES 4 RIVAL GENERALS; Key Men in Diem's Ouster Are Freed in Vietnam |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/31/archives/khanh-releases-4-rival-generals-key-men-in-diems-ouster-are-freed.html |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref><ref name=l>{{cite book | title = Our Vietnam: The War, 1954–1975 | author = Langguth, A. J. | author-link = A. J. Langguth | year = 2000 | publisher = Simon and Schuster | isbn = 0-684-81202-9 | location = New York City | url = https://archive.org/details/unset0000unse_f6q3 |pages= 289–291}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Tom Bradley (American politician)|Tom Bradley]] is elected the first black [[Mayor of Los Angeles|mayor]] of [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]].
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Seta (organization)|SETA]], a Finnish [[LGBT]] rights organisation, is founded in [[Helsinki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seta.fi/2019/05/29/seta-taytti-45-vuotta-minidokumentti-julkaistiin/|title=Seta täytti 45 vuotta – minidokumentti julkaistiin|publisher=Seta|date=29 May 2019|access-date=29 May 2024|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Pope John Paul II]] becomes the first pontiff to visit [[Canterbury Cathedral]]. 
*  1982   &ndash; [[Falklands War]]: the [[British Army]] defeats the [[Argentine Army]] at the [[Battle of Goose Green]].
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Heysel Stadium disaster]]: Thirty-nine [[association football]] fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses.
*  1985   &ndash; [[Amputation|Amputee]] [[Steve Fonyo]] completes [[Canada|cross-Canada]] [[marathon]] at [[Victoria, British Columbia]], after 14 months.
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[President of the United States|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]] &ndash; Signing of an agreement between [[Egypt]] and the United States, allowing the manufacture of parts of the [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16]] jet fighter plane in Egypt.
*[[1990]] &ndash; The [[Congress of People's Deputies of Russia|Congress of People's Deputies]] of [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russia]] elects [[Boris Yeltsin]] as [[President of the RSFSR|President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]].
*[[1993]] &ndash; The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn [[Sarajevo]] drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens.
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] completes the [[STS-96|first docking]] with the [[International Space Station]].
*[[2001]] &ndash; The [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] rules that the disabled golfer [[Casey Martin]] can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
*[[2004]] &ndash; The [[National World War II Memorial]] is dedicated in [[Washington, D.C.]]
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[France]] rejects the [[Constitution of the European Union]] in a [[2005 French European Constitution referendum|national referendum]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=European Union Fast Facts|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/06/world/europe/european-union-fast-facts/index.html |access-date=12 January 2022 |work=CNN|date=6 June 2013 }}</ref> 
*[[2008]] &ndash; A [[2008 Iceland earthquake|doublet earthquake]], of combined [[Moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] 6.1, strikes [[Iceland]] near the town of [[Selfoss (town)|Selfoss]], injuring 30 people.
*[[2012]] &ndash; A 5.8-magnitude [[2012 Northern Italy earthquakes#29 May earthquake|earthquake]] hits northern Italy near [[Bologna]], killing at least 24 people.
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[One World Observatory]] at [[One World Trade Center]] opens.
*[[2021]] &ndash; A [[Cessna Citation I|Cessna Citation I/SP]] [[2021 Percy Priest Lake Cessna Citation crash|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">{{cite news |last1=Bacon |first1=John |last2=Sharon |first2=Keith |date=30 May 2021 |title=Plane carrying diet guru Gwen Lara, 6 others crashes into Tennessee lake; all on board presumed dead |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/05/30/tennessee-plane-crash-plane-carrying-gwen-lara-crashes-into-lake/5271725001/ |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1421]] &ndash; [[Charles, Prince of Viana]] (d. 1461)
*[[1443]] &ndash; [[Victor, Duke of Münsterberg]], Reichsgraf, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava, Count of Glatz (d. 1500)
*[[1504]] &ndash; [[Antun Vrančić]], Croatian archbishop (d. 1573)
*[[1555]] &ndash; [[George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes]], English general and administrator (d. 1629)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Lotz-Heumann |first1=Ute |title=Carew, George, earl of Totnes (1555–1629), soldier and administrator |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/4628}}</ref>
*[[1568]] &ndash; [[Virginia de' Medici]], Italian princess (d. 1615)
*[[1594]] &ndash; [[Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim]], Bavarian field marshal (d. 1632)

===1601–1900===
*[[1627]] &ndash; [[Anne, Duchess of Montpensier]], French princess (d. 1693)
*[[1630]] &ndash; [[Charles II of England]] (d. 1685)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Seaward |first1=Paul |title=Charles II (1630–1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland |date=19 May 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/5144}}</ref>
*[[1675]] &ndash; [[Humphry Ditton]], English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1715)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Flood |first1=Raymond |title=Ditton, Humphry [Humphrey] (1675–1714), mathematician |date=14 April 2022 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/7692}}</ref>
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton]], French zoologist and mineralogist (d. 1800)
*[[1722]] &ndash; [[James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster]], Irish soldier and politician (d. 1773)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Magennis |first1=Eoin |title=Fitzgerald, James, first duke of Leinster (1722–1773), politician and landowner |date=27 May 2010 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/9565}}</ref>
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Jackson of Exeter]], English organist and composer (d. 1803)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=McGrady |first1=Richard |title=Jackson, William (i) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14032}}</ref>
*[[1736]] &ndash; [[Patrick Henry]], American lawyer and politician, 1st [[Governor of Virginia]] (d. 1799)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Tate |first1=Thad |title=Henry, Patrick (1736-1799), revolutionary statesman, orator, and lawyer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0100396}}</ref>
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[Henri Braconnot]], French chemist and pharmacist (d. 1855)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Crini |first1=Gregorio |title=Chitin and Chitosan: Discoveries and Applications for Sustainability |date=2022 |publisher=Academic Press |location=London |isbn=9780323995733 |page=19}}</ref>
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Johann Heinrich von Mädler]], German astronomer and selenographer (d. 1874)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tipler |first1=F. J. |title=Johann Madler's Resolution of Olber's Paradox |journal=Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society |date=September 1988 |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=313–325 |bibcode=1988QJRAS..29..313T}}</ref>
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Louise-Adéone Drölling]], French painter (d. 1836)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Drolling, Louise Adéone |journal=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |date=31 October 2011 |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00053883}}</ref>
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[John H. Balsley]], American carpenter and inventor (d. 1895)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Isaac Albéniz]], Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1909)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Barulich |first1=Frances |title=Albéniz, Isaac |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.00421}}</ref>
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Clark Voorhees]], American painter (d. 1933)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Voorhees, Clark Greenwood |journal=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |date=31 October 2011 |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00192747}}</ref>
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Tobias]], Estonian organist and composer (d. 1918)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Humal |first1=Mart |title=Tobias, Rudolf |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42474}}</ref>
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[G. K. Chesterton]], English essayist, poet, and playwright (d. 1936)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Bergonzi |first1=Bernard |title=Chesterton, Gilbert Keith [G. K. C.] (1874–1936), writer |date=6 January 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32392}}</ref>
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Oswald Spengler]], German historian and philosopher (d. 1936)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Alfonsina Storni]], Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (d. 1938)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Max Brand]], American journalist and author (d. 1944)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Beatrice Lillie]], Canadian-English actress, singer and writer (d. 1989)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Morley |first1=Sheridan |title=Lillie, Beatrice Gladys [married name Beatrice Gladys Peel, Lady Peel] (1894–1989), actress and singer |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/39938}}</ref>
*  1894   &ndash; [[Josef von Sternberg]], Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1969)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Baxter |first1=Peter |title=Sternberg, Josef von (1894-1969), film director |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801187}}</ref>
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Erich Wolfgang Korngold]], Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1957)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Carroll |first1=Brendan G. |title=Korngold, Erich Wolfgang |date=31 January 2020 |doi=10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.3000000199}}</ref>
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Douglas Abbott]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th [[Minister of National Defence (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Defence]] (d. 1987)

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Harry Kadwell]], Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1999)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Bob Hope]], English-American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/bob-hope-biography/9725/|title=This Is Bob Hope… Biography|last1=Zoglin |first1=Richard |date=30 November 2017|publisher=[[PBS]]|access-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514064753/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/bob-hope-biography/9725/|archive-date=14 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Hubert Opperman]], Australian cyclist and politician (d. 1996)<ref>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |last1=Oakman |first1=Daniel |title=Sir Hubert Ferdinand (Oppy) Opperman (1904–1996) |id2=opperman-sir-hubert-ferdinand-oppy-28107 |access-date=13 February 2024 |date=2020}}</ref>
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Sebastian Shaw (actor)|Sebastian Shaw]], English actor, director, and playwright (d. 1994)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Benedick |first1=Adan |title=Sebastian Shaw |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/sebastian-shaw-1572845.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Independent |date=13 February 1995 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[T. H. White]], Indian-English author (d. 1964)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Ingrams |first1=Richard |last2=Gallix |first2=François |title=White, Terence Hanbury (1906–1964), novelist |date=25 May 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/38122}}</ref>
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Hartland Molson]], Canadian captain and politician (d. 2002)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Diana Morgan (screenwriter)|Diana Morgan]], Welsh-English playwright and screenwriter (d. 1996)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Aleksandr Laktionov (painter)|Aleksandr Laktionov]], Soviet painter (d. 1972)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://artinvestment.ru/auctions/68/ |title=Лактионов Александр Иванович |trans-title=Laktionov Alexander Ivanovich |access-date=17 May 2025 |website=artinvestment.ru}}</ref>
*  1910   &ndash; [[Ralph Metcalfe]], American sprinter and politician (d. 1978)<ref>{{CongBio |id=M000675 |name=METCALFE, Ralph Harold |inline=YES}}</ref>
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Tony Zale]], American boxer (d. 1997)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Stacy Keach Sr.]], American actor (d. 2003)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Tenzing Norgay]], Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (d. 1986)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Karl Münchinger]], German conductor and composer (d. 1990)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Schwinger |first1=Wolfram |title=Münchinger, Karl |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.19351}}</ref>
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[John F. Kennedy]], 35th [[President of the United States]] (d. 1963)<ref>{{CongBio |id=K000107 |name=KENNEDY, John Fitzgerald |inline=YES}}</ref>
*  1917   &ndash; [[Marcel Trudel]], Canadian historian, author, and academic (d. 2011)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Jacques Genest]], Canadian physician and academic (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Schiffrin |first1=Ernesto L. |title=Jacques Genest Sr: 1919–2018 |journal=Hypertension |date=April 2018 |volume=71 |issue=4 |pages=548–549 |doi=10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.10875}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[John Harsanyi]], Hungarian-American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Von Stengel |first1=Bernhard |title=Harsanyi, John Charles (1920-2000), theoretical economist, philosopher, and Nobel Prize winner in economics |date=April 2008 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1401156}}</ref>
*  1920   &ndash; [[Clifton James]], American actor (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news |title=Clifton James, Who Played a Sheriff in 2 Bond Films, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/16/movies/clifton-james-who-played-a-sheriff-in-2-bond-films-dies-at-96.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=16 April 2017}}</ref>
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Norman Hetherington]], Australian cartoonist and puppeteer (d. 2010)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Edith Roger]], Norwegian dancer and choreographer (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Edith Roger |first= |last= |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date= 23 August 2023|editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Edith_Roger |language=no|access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref>
*  1922   &ndash; [[Joe Weatherly]], American race car driver (d. 1964)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Iannis Xenakis]], Greek-French composer, engineer, and theorist (d. 2001)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Hoffmann |first1=Peter |title=Xenakis, Iannis |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.30654}}</ref>
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Bernard Clavel]], French author (d. 2010)<ref>{{cite news |title=Briefly: Bernard Clavel |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/briefly-bernard-clavel-2139103.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Independent |date=20 November 2010 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1923   &ndash; [[John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley]], English colonel and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Devon]] (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite news |title=The Earl of Morley - obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11939285/The-Earl-of-Morley-obituary.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=18 October 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1923   &ndash; [[Eugene Wright]], American jazz bassist (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Pennell |first1=Brenda |last2=Kernfeld |first2=Barry |title=Wright, Gene |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J492100}}</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Lars Bo]], Danish author and illustrator (d. 1999)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Miloslav Kříž]], Czech basketball player and coach (d. 2013)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Pepper Paire]], American baseball player (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yardley |first1=William |title=Lavonne Paire Davis, Baseball Pioneer, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/05/sports/baseball/lavonne-paire-davis-baseball-pioneer-dies-at-88.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=5 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Katie Boyle]], Italian-English actress and television host (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Dennis |title=Katie Boyle obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/20/katie-boyle-obituary |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=20 March 2018}}</ref>
*  1926   &ndash; [[Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe]], Queen Consort of Tonga (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Latu |first1=Kalino |title=Gifts, visits and presentations begin ahead of Queen Mother's 90 birthday |url=https://www.kanivatonga.co.nz/2016/05/gifts-visits-and-presentations-begin-ahead-of-queen-mothers-90-birthday/ |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=Kaniva Tonga News |date=23 May 2016 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
*  1926   &ndash; [[Abdoulaye Wade]], Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd [[List of Presidents of Senegal|President of Senegal]]
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Jean Coutu (pharmacist)|Jean Coutu]], Canadian pharmacist and businessman, founded the [[Jean Coutu Group]]
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Freddie Redd]], American jazz pianist and composer (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-18 |title=Freddie Redd, Pianist and Composer Known For 'The Connection,' Has Died at 92 |url=https://www.wbgo.org/music/2021-03-17/freddie-redd-pianist-and-composer-known-for-the-connection-has-died-at-92 |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=WBGO |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Harry Frankfurt]], American philosopher and academic (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ryerson |first1=James |title=Harry G. Frankfurt, Philosopher With a Surprise Best Seller, Dies at 94 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/17/books/harry-g-frankfurt-dead.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=17 July 2023}}</ref>
*  1929   &ndash; [[Peter Higgs]], English-Scottish physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Close |first1=Frank |title=Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass |date=2022 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=9780141997599 |page=16 |chapter=1. A Name on the Board}}</ref>
*  1929   &ndash; [[Roberto Vargas]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Paul R. Ehrlich]], American biologist and author
*  1932   &ndash; [[Richie Guerin]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Helmuth Rilling]], German conductor and educator<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Bash |first1=James |title=Rilling, Helmuth |date=3 September 2014 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2267549}}</ref>
*  1933   &ndash; [[Tarquinio Provini]], Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2005)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Bill Vander Zalm]], Dutch-Canadian businessman and politician, 28th [[Premier of British Columbia]]
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[André Brink]], South African author and playwright (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walder |first1=Dennis |title=André Brink obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/08/andre-brink |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=8 February 2015}}</ref>
*  1935   &ndash; [[Sylvia Robinson]], American singer and producer (d. 2011)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Charles W. Pickering]], American lawyer and judge
*  1937   &ndash; [[Irmin Schmidt]], German keyboard player and composer<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Buckley |first1=David |title=Can |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46597}}</ref>
*  1937   &ndash; [[Alwin Schockemöhle]], German show-jumper
*  1937   &ndash; [[Harry Statham]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Christopher Bland]], English businessman and politician (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adeney |first1=Martin |title=Sir Christopher Bland obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jan/29/sir-christopher-bland-obituary |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=29 January 2017}}</ref>
*  1938 &ndash; [[Fay Vincent]], American lawyer and businessman, 8th [[Commissioner of Baseball]] (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2025 |title=Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent dies at 86 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/43667090/former-mlb-commissioner-fay-vincent-dies-86 |access-date=February 3, 2025 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Pete Smith (announcer)|Pete Smith]], Australian radio and television announcer
*  1939   &ndash; [[Al Unser]], American race car driver (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schudel |first1=Matt |title=Al Unser, four-time Indianapolis 500 champion, dies at 82 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2021/12/11/al-unser-dies/ |access-date=13 February 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=12 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Taihō Kōki]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Michael |title=Taiho obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jan/27/taiho |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=27 January 2013}}</ref>
*  1940   &ndash; [[Farooq Leghari]], Pakistani politician, 8th [[President of Pakistan]] (d. 2010)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Doug Scott]], English mountaineer and author (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Douglas |first1=Ed |title=Doug Scott obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/07/doug-scott-obituary |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=7 December 2020}}</ref>
*  1941   &ndash; [[Bob Simon]], American journalist (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Southall |first1=Ashley |title=Bob Simon, '60 Minutes' Correspondent, Dies at 73 in Manhattan Car Crash |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/nyregion/bob-simon-cbs-correspondent-is-killed-in-manhattan-car-crash.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=12 February 2015}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Pierre Bourque (politician)|Pierre Bourque]], Canadian businessman and politician, 40th [[Mayor of Montreal]]
*  1942   &ndash; [[Kevin Conway (actor)|Kevin Conway]], American actor and director (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil |title=Kevin Conway, 'Elephant Man' Actor Known for Intensity, Dies at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/theater/kevin-conway-dead.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=7 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Robert W. Edgar]], American educator and politician (d. 2013)<ref>{{CongBio |id=E000043 |name=EDGAR, Robert William |inline=YES}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Bob Benmosche]], American businessman (d. 2015)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kandell |first1=Jonathan |title=Robert Benmosche, Rescuer of A.I.G. After Bailout, Dies at 70 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/business/dealbook/robert-benmosche-ex-metlife-chief-who-rescued-aig-dies-at-70.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=27 February 2015}}</ref>
*  1944   &ndash; [[Quentin Davies]], English soldier and politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]]
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Gary Brooker]], English singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Gary Brooker obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/23/gary-brooker-obituary |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=23 February 2022}}</ref>
*  1945   &ndash; [[Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie]], Scottish lawyer and politician, [[Solicitor General for Scotland]] (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Brian |title=Lord Fraser of Carmyllie obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/jun/24/lord-fraser-of-carmyllie |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=24 June 2013}}</ref>
*  1945   &ndash; [[Julian Le Grand]], English economist and author
*  1945   &ndash; [[Martin Pipe]], English jockey and trainer
*  1945   &ndash; [[Joyce Tenneson]], American photographer
*  1945   &ndash; [[Jean-Pierre Van Rossem]], Belgian scholar and author (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite news |title=Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, colourful Belgian ex-Marxist 'financial wizard', libertarian politician and one-time F1 team owner – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/12/17/jean-pierre-van-rossem-colourful-belgian-ex-marxist-financial/ |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=17 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Fernando Buesa]], Spanish politician (d. 2000)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Anthony Geary]], American actor
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Michael Berkeley]], English composer and radio host<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Miller |first1=Malcolm |title=Berkeley, Michael |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46150}}</ref>
*  1948   &ndash; [[Keith Gull]], English microbiologist and academic
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Robert Axelrod (actor)|Robert Axelrod]], American actor and screenwriter (d. 2019)
*  1949   &ndash; [[Brian Kidd]], English footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web |title=Brian Kidd |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=4186 |website=soccerbase.com |access-date=29 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1949   &ndash; [[Francis Rossi]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Rebbie Jackson]], American singer and actress
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Danny Elfman]], American film composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Marks |first1=Martin |title=Elfman, Danny |date=31 January 2020 |doi=10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.3000000183}}</ref>
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Robert Beaser]], American composer and educator<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Chute |first1=James |title=Beaser, Robert |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42535}}</ref>
*  1954   &ndash; [[Jerry Moran]], American lawyer and politician<ref>{{CongBio |id=M000934 |name=MORAN, Jerry |inline=YES}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Frank Baumgartl]], German runner (d. 2010)
*  1955   &ndash; [[John Hinckley Jr.]], American attempted assassin of [[Ronald Reagan]]
*  1955   &ndash; [[David Kirschner]], American animator, producer, and author
*  1955   &ndash; [[Gordon Rintoul]], Scottish historian and curator
*  1955   &ndash; [[Ken Schrader]], American race car driver and sportscaster
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Mark Lyall Grant]], English diplomat, [[British Ambassador to the United Nations]]
*  1956   &ndash; [[La Toya Jackson]], American singer-songwriter and actress
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Steven Croft (bishop)|Steven Croft]], English bishop and theologian
*  1957   &ndash; [[Jeb Hensarling]], American lawyer and politician<ref>{{CongBio |id=H001036 |name=HENSARLING, Jeb |inline=YES}}</ref>
*  1957   &ndash; [[Mohsen Makhmalbaf]], Iranian film director
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Annette Bening]], American actress
*  1958   &ndash; [[Juliano Mer-Khamis]], Israeli actor, director, and activist (d. 2011)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shabi |first1=Rachel |title=Juliano Mer-Khamis obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/apr/11/juliano-mer-khamis-obituary |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=11 April 2011}}</ref>
*  1958   &ndash; [[Uwe Rapolder]], German footballer and coach
*  1958   &ndash; [[Mike Stenhouse]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Rupert Everett]], English actor and novelist
*  1959   &ndash; [[Mel Gaynor]], English drummer
*  1959   &ndash; [[Steve Hanley (musician)|Steve Hanley]], Irish-English bass player and songwriter
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Thomas Baumer]], Swiss economist and academic
*  1960   &ndash; [[Mike Freer]], English politician
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Melissa Etheridge]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Hill |first1=Megan E. |title=Etheridge, Melissa |date=11 February 2013 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2235129}}</ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[John Miceli]], American drummer
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Fandi Ahmad]], Singaporean footballer, coach, and manager
*  1962   &ndash; [[Eric Davis (baseball)|Eric Davis]], American baseball player
*  1962   &ndash; [[Carol Kirkwood]], Scottish weather presenter
*  1962   &ndash; [[Chloé Sainte-Marie]], Canadian actress and singer
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Blaze Bayley]], English singer-songwriter
*  1963   &ndash; [[Zhu Jianhua]], Chinese high jumper
*  1963   &ndash; [[Ukyo Katayama]], Japanese race car driver
*  1963   &ndash; [[Claude Loiselle]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Howard Mills III]], American academic and politician
*  1964   &ndash; [[Oswaldo Negri Jr.]], Brazilian race car driver<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Oswaldo_Negri_Jr|title=Oswaldo Negri, Jr.|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Natalie Nougayrède]], French journalist<ref>{{cite web |title=Natalie Nougayrede {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Natalie-Nougayrede |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=10 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Noel Gallagher]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Buckley |first1=David |title=Oasis |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46603}}</ref>
*  1967   &ndash; [[Mike Keane]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*  1967   &ndash; [[Steven Levitt]], American economist, author, and academic
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll]], Scottish politician
*  1968   &ndash; [[Tate George]], American basketball player
*  1968   &ndash; [[Jessica Morden]], English politician
*  1968   &ndash; [[Hida Viloria]], American activist
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Natarsha Belling]], Australian journalist 
*  1970   &ndash; [[Roberto Di Matteo]], Italian footballer and manager
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Éric Lucas]], Canadian boxer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Bernd Mayländer]], German race car driver
*  1971   &ndash; [[Jo Beth Taylor]], Australian television host and actress
*  1971   &ndash; [[Rob Womack]], English shot putter and discus thrower
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Laverne Cox]], American actress and LGBT advocate
*  1972   &ndash; [[Bill Curley]], American basketball player and coach
*  1972   &ndash; [[Simon Jones (musician)|Simon Jones]], English singer and bass player
*  1972   &ndash; [[John Simon (rugby league)|John Simon]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/john-simon/summary.html|title= John Simon - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Tomoko Kaneda]], Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio personality
*  1973   &ndash; [[Mark Lee (musician)|Mark Lee]], American guitarist and songwriter
*  1973   &ndash; [[Alpay Özalan]], Turkish footballer<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Hugman |editor1-first=Barry J. |title=The PFA footballers' Who's Who 2002-03 |date=2002 |publisher=Queen Anne |isbn=1852916486 |page=18}}</ref>
*  1973   &ndash; [[Myf Warhurst]], Australian radio and television host
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Steve Cardenas]], American martial artist and retired actor
*  1974   &ndash; [[Stephen Larkham]], Australian rugby player and coach
*  1974   &ndash; [[Aaron McGruder]], American author and cartoonist
*  1974   &ndash; [[Jenny Willott]], English politician
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Jason Allison]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Mel B]], English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
*  1975   &ndash; [[Sven Kubis]], German footballer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Sarah Millican]], English comedian
*  1975   &ndash; [[Anthony Wall]], English golfer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Daniel Tosh]], American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and executive producer
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Cláudio Caçapa|Caçapa]], Brazilian footballer and manager
*  1976   &ndash; [[Jerry Hairston Jr.]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*  1976   &ndash; [[Raef LaFrentz]], American basketball player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Yegor Titov]], Russian footballer
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Massimo Ambrosini]], Italian footballer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Marco Cassetti]], Italian footballer
*  1977   &ndash; [[António Lebo Lebo]], Angolan footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Pelle Almqvist]], Swedish singer-songwriter
*  1978   &ndash; [[Sébastien Grosjean]], French tennis player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Adam Rickitt]], English singer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Arne Friedrich]], German footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Brian Kendrick]], American wrestler
*  1979   &ndash; [[John Rheinecker]], American baseball player (d. 2017)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Ernesto Farías]], Argentinian footballer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Andrey Arshavin]], Russian footballer<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Hugman |editor1-first=Barry J. |title=The PFA footballers' Who's Who 2010-11 |date=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |isbn=9781845966010 |page=25}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Nataliya Dobrynska]], Ukrainian heptathlete
*  1982   &ndash; [[Matt Macri]], American baseball player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Kim Tae-kyun (baseball, born 1982)|Kim Tae-kyun]], South Korean baseball player
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Carmelo Anthony]], American basketball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Nia Jax]], Australian-American professional wrestler
*  1984   &ndash; [[Funmi Jimoh]], American long jumper
*  1984   &ndash; [[Dhar Mann]], American entrepreneur, film producer and YouTuber<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1398720779538345993 |user=dharmann |title=Today's not only special because it's my 37th bday- it's also the 3-year anniversary of Dhar Mann Studios. I'm not always the best at describing my feelings, but from what I've been told I am pretty good at telling stories. [Read more on my Instagram] |date=May 29, 2021 |access-date=September 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529192005/https://twitter.com/dharmann/status/1398720779538345993 |archive-date=May 29, 2021 |url-status=live |link=https://twitter.com/dharmann/status/1398720779538345993 |last=Mann |first=Dhar}}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Andreas Schäffer]], German footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Ina Wroldsen]], Norwegian singer and songwriter
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Nathan Horton]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Lina Andrijauskaitė]], Lithuanian long jumper
*  1987   &ndash; [[Jon Holland]], Australian cricketer<ref name="debut">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/holland-takes-his-turn-410430|title=Holland takes his turn|last=Coverdale|first=Brydon|date=25 June 2009|access-date=24 December 2022|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Issac Luke]], New Zealand rugby league player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Kelvin Maynard]], Dutch footballer (d. 2019)
*  1987   &ndash; [[Noah Reid]], Canadian actor, musician, producer, and screenwriter
*  1987   &ndash; [[Rui Sampaio]], Portuguese footballer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Muath Al-Kasasbeh]], Jordanian captain and pilot (d. 2015)
*  1988   &ndash; [[Cheng Fei]], Chinese gymnast
*  1988   &ndash; [[Tobin Heath]], American soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tobin Heath |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/122528/tobin-heath |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Steve Mason (ice hockey)|Steve Mason]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Ezekiel Ansah]], Ghanaian-American football player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Diego Barisone]], Argentinian footballer (d. 2015)
*  1989   &ndash; [[Riley Keough]], American model and actress<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Green |first1=Michelle |last2=Armstrong |first2=Lois |date=19 June 1989 |title=The Presleys' Newest Star |url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-the-presleys-newest-star-vol-31-no-24/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200517052747/https://people.com/music/presley-family-biggest-ups-downs/ |archive-date=17 May 2020 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Joe Biagini]], American baseball pitcher
*  1990   &ndash; [[Erica Garner]], American civil rights activist (d. 2017)<ref>{{cite news |title=Erica Garner: US civil rights activist whose father was killed by police chokehold |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/erica-garner-us-civil-rights-police-chokehold-death-black-lives-matter-nypd-new-york-racism-staten-island-a8141921.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/erica-garner-us-civil-rights-police-chokehold-death-black-lives-matter-nypd-new-york-racism-staten-island-a8141921.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent |access-date=30 December 2020 |language=en |date=4 January 2018}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Yaime Perez]], Cuban discus thrower
*  1991   &ndash; [[Tan Zhongyi]], [[Women's World Chess Champion]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aaron |first1=Arvind |title=Tan Zhongyi is World Women's Champion |url=https://aicf.in/tan-zhongyi-is-world-womens-champion/ |publisher=All India Chess Federation |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref> 2017-2018<ref name="ChessMay29"/>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Sarah Moundir]], Swiss tennis player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Gregg Sulkin]], English actor<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/MTV/status/1001516114181058561 |title=HBD, @GreggSulkin 👑 |website=MTV – Twitter |date=29 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Jana Čepelová]], Slovak tennis player
*  1993   &ndash; [[Maika Monroe]], American actress and kiteboarder
*  1993   &ndash; [[Grete Šadeiko]], Estonian heptathlete
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Tyler Nevin]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyler Nevin Stats |website=[[MLB.com]] |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tyler-nevin-663527 |access-date=3 November 2023 }}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Markelle Fultz]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marielle Fultz |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nba/player/gamelog/_/id/4066636/markelle-fultz |website=ESPN |access-date=30 December 2020}}</ref>
*  1998   &ndash; [[Austin Reaves]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Austin Reaves |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630559/austin-reaves |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Park Ji-hoon]], South Korean actor and singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marooentertainment.com/artist_view.php?pk=2|title=Park Ji-hoon|website=[[Maroo Entertainment]]|access-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Gennaro Nigro]], American [[Association football|soccer]] player<ref>{{cite web |title=G. NIGRO |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/489823/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=3 November 2023}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Puka Nacua]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Puka Nacua Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NacuPu00.htm |website=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=May 27, 2024}}</ref>
*  2001   &ndash; [[Andrew Torgashev]], American figure skater<ref name=ISU-1819>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014939.htm |title= Andrew TORGASHEV: 2018/2019 |publisher= [[International Skating Union]] |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180910231248/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014939.htm |archivedate=10 September 2018 |url-status= dead}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Paul Skenes]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Skenes Stats, Fantasy & News |url=https://www.milb.com/player/paul-skenes-694973 |website=[[Minor League Baseball]] |publisher=MLB Advanced Media |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
*  2006   &ndash; [[Gukesh D|Dommaraju Gukesh]], Youngest contender to compete for the title of [[World Chess Championship 2024|World Chess Champion]]<ref name="ChessMay29">{{cite web |last1=Leonard |first1=Barden |title=Chess: Gukesh, 17, shocks favourites to become youngest challenger for title |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/26/chess-gukesh-17-shocks-favourites-to-become-youngest-challenger-for-title |work=The Guardian |access-date=6 May 2024 |date=26 April 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[931]] &ndash; [[Jimeno Garcés of Pamplona]]
*[[1040]] &ndash; [[Renauld I, Count of Nevers]]
*[[1259]] &ndash; [[Christopher I of Denmark]] (b. 1219)
*[[1311]] &ndash; [[James II of Majorca]] (b. 1243)
*[[1320]] &ndash; [[Pope John VIII of Alexandria]], Coptic pope
*[[1327]] &ndash; [[Jens Grand]], Danish archbishop (b. c. 1260)
*[[1379]] &ndash; [[Henry II of Castile]] (b. 1334)
*[[1405]] &ndash; [[Philippe de Mézières]], French soldier and author (b. 1327)
*[[1425]] &ndash; [[Hongxi Emperor]] of China (b. 1378)
*[[1453]] &ndash; [[Ulubatlı Hasan]], Ottoman commander (b. 1428)
*  1453   &ndash; [[Constantine XI Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (b. 1404)
*[[1500]] &ndash; [[Bartolomeu Dias]], Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1451)
*  1500   &ndash; [[Thomas Rotherham]], English cleric and minister (b. 1423)
*[[1546]] &ndash; [[David Beaton]], Scottish cardinal and politician, [[Lord Chancellor of Scotland]] (b. 1494)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Sanderson |first1=Margaret H. B. |title=Beaton [Betoun], David (1494?–1546), cardinal and archbishop of St Andrews |date=26 May 2005 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/1823}}</ref>
*[[1593]] &ndash; [[John Penry]], Welsh martyr (b. 1559)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Cross |first1=Claire |title=Penry, John (1562/3–1593), religious controversialist |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/21894}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1660]] &ndash; [[Frans van Schooten]], Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1615)
*[[1691]] &ndash; [[Cornelis Tromp]], Dutch admiral (b. 1629)
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[Israel Putnam]], American general (b. 1718)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Daniels |first1=Bruce C. |title=Putnam, Israel (1718-1790), American Revolution general |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0100763}}</ref>
*[[1796]] &ndash; [[Carl Fredrik Pechlin]], Swedish general and politician (b. 1720)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Joséphine de Beauharnais]], French empress, first wife of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] (b. 1763)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[Humphry Davy]], English-Swiss chemist and academic (b. 1778)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Knight |first1=David |title=Davy, Sir Humphry, baronet (1778–1829), chemist and inventor |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/7314}}</ref>
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy]], French general (b. 1766)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Franz Mirecki]], Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (b. 1791)<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Mirecki, Franz|chapter-url=http://www.literature.at/viewer.alo?objid=11640&page=356&scale=3.33&viewmode=fullscreen|title=Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich|language=de|page=351|access-date=July 26, 2019|title-link = Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich}}</ref>
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Winfield Scott]], American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1786)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Beringer |first1=Richard E. |title=Scott, Winfield (1786-1866), soldier |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0400890}}</ref>
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine]] (b. 1870)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Bahá'u'lláh]], Persian religious leader, founded the [[Baháʼí Faith]] (b. 1817)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Gabriel Auguste Daubrée]], French geologist and academic (b. 1814)

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Bruce Price]], American architect, designed the [[Château Frontenac]] and [[American Surety Building]] (b. 1845)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Smentek |first1=Kristel R. |title=Price, Bruce (1845-1903), architect |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1700704}}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Mily Balakirev]], Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1837)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Campbell |first1=Stuart |title=Balakirev, Mily Alekseyevich |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.40685}}</ref>
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[W. S. Gilbert]], English playwright and poet (b. 1836)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Stedman |first1=Jane W. |title=Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck (1836–1911), playwright |date=9 January 2014 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/33400}}</ref>
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving]], English author and playwright (b. 1871)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Henry Seton-Karr]], English explorer, hunter, and author (b. 1853)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Kate Harrington (poet)|Kate Harrington]], American poet and educator (b. 1831)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Robert Bacon]], American colonel and politician, 39th [[United States Secretary of State]] (b. 1860)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Davis |first1=Calvin D. |title=Bacon, Robert (1860-1919), banker, diplomat, and soldier |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0600017}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Carlos Deltour]], French rower (b. 1864)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Abbott Handerson Thayer]], American painter and educator (b. 1849)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Anderson |first1=Ross |title=Thayer, Abbott Handerson (1849-1921), painter and naturalist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1700854}}</ref>
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Josef Suk (composer)|Josef Suk]], Czech violinist and composer (b. 1874)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Tyrrell |first1=John |title=Suk, Josef (i) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27094}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Ursula Ledóchowska]], Austrian-Polish nun and saint, founded the [[Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus]] (b. 1865)<ref>{{cite book|first=Paul|last=Burns|title=Butler's Saints of the Third Millennium|location=London|publisher=Burns & Oates|year=2005|isbn=0-86012-383-9|page=133}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Léo-Pol Morin]], Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1892)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Paul |first1=Hélène |title=Morin, Léo-Pol |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.44097}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[John Barrymore]], American actor (b. 1882)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Norden |first1=Martin F. |title=Barrymore, John (14 or 15 Feb. 1882–29 May 1942), actor |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1800065}}</ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Martin Gottfried Weiss]], German [[SS]] officer (b. 1905)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[May Whitty]], English actress (b. 1865)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Casson |first1=Lewis |title=Webster, Benjamin (1864–1947), actor |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/36806}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Fanny Brice]], American singer and comedian (b. 1891)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Goldman |first1=Herbert G. |title=Brice, Fanny (1891-1951), comedienne and singer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1800150}}</ref>
*  1951   &ndash; [[Dimitrios Levidis]], Greek-French soldier and composer (b. 1885)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Leotsakos |first1=George |title=Levidis, Dimitrios |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.16518}}</ref>
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Morgan Russell]], American painter and educator (b. 1886)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[James Whale]], English director (b. 1889)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Kemp |first1=Philip |title=Whale, James (1889–1957), theatre and film director |date=6 January 2011 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/57320}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Juan Ramón Jiménez]], Spanish poet and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1881)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Netta Muskett]], English author (b. 1887)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Ignace Lepp]], Estonian-French priest and psychologist (b. 1909)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Arnold Susi]], Estonian lawyer and politician, [[Estonian Minister of Education]] (b. 1896)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[John Gunther]], American journalist and author (b. 1901)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Heald |first1=Morrell |title=Gunther, John (1901-1970), foreign correspondent and writer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600673}}</ref>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Eva Hesse]], American artist (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Isaacs |first1=J. Susan |title=Hesse, Eva (1936-1970), artist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1700403}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Moe Berg]], American baseball player, coach, and spy (b. 1902)
*  1972   &ndash; [[Stephen Timoshenko]], Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (b. 1878)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Havlik |first1=Robert J. |title=Timoshenko, Stephen Prokofievitch (1878-1972), scientist, engineer, and educator |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1302515}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[George Harriman]], English businessman (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Bloomfield |first1=G. T. |title=Harriman, Sir George William (1908–1973), motor vehicle manufacturer |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/47602}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Ba Maw]], Burmese politician, [[Prime Minister of Burma]] (b. 1893)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Mary Pickford]], Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founder of [[United Artists]] (b. 1892)<ref>{{cite book|first=Frank Northen|last=Magill|title=Great Lives from History|location=Pasadena|publisher=Salem Press|year=1995|page=1447|isbn=9780893568962}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[John H. Wood Jr.]], American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Romy Schneider]], German-French actress (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite news |title=Tragic Diva |url=https://www.dw.com/en/looking-back-at-romy-schneider-a-tragic-screen-goddess/a-2561610 |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=DW |date=29 May 2007 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Arvīds Pelše]], Latvian-Russian historian and politician (b. 1899)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Charan Singh]], Indian politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of India]] (b. 1902)<ref>{{cite news |title=LEADING INDIAN POLITICIAN CHARAN SINGH, 84, DIES |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/05/30/leading-indian-politician-charan-singh-84-dies/0e2167bb-3167-4f2f-ae82-32357ad6ce4f/ |access-date=13 February 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=30 December 2023}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Salem bin Laden]], Saudi Arabian businessman (b. 1946)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[George C. Homans]], American sociologist and academic (b. 1910)<ref>{{cite news |title=George Homans, 78, Sociologist And Harvard Professor Emeritus |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/31/obituaries/george-homans-78-sociologist-and-harvard-professor-emeritus.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=31 May 1989}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Margaret Barr (choreographer)]], Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama (b. 1904)<ref>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |last1=Lester |first1=Garry |title=Barr, Margaret (1904–1991) |id2=barr-margaret-14855/text26040 |access-date=24 April 2019 |date=2014}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Billy Conn]], American boxer (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-Fighter Billy Conn Dies at 75 : Boxing: He nearly defeated Joe Louis for the heavyweight championship in 1941, but decided to slug it out. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-30-sp-41440-story.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=30 May 1993}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Erich Honecker]], German lawyer and politician (b. 1912)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Lady May Abel Smith]], member of the British Royal Family (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |title=Abel Smith, Lady May Helen (1906–1994) |id2=abel-smith-lady-may-helen-27158 |last=McConnel |first=Katie |volume=19 |year=2021 |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Tamara Toumanova]], American ballerina and actress (b. 1919)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Jeff Buckley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1966)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Samples |first1=Mark C. |title=Buckley, Jeff(rey Scott) |date=25 July 2013 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2240342}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Barry Goldwater]], American general, activist, and politician (b. 1909)<ref>{{CongBio |id=G000267 |name=GOLDWATER, Barry Morris |inline=YES}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[David Jefferies]], English motorcycle racer (b. 1972)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Archibald Cox]], American lawyer and politician, 31st [[United States Solicitor General]] (b. 1912)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Gormley |first1=Ken |title=Cox, Archibald (1912-2004), distinguished lawyer, Harvard Law professor, U.S. solicitor general, and Watergate special prosecutor |date=April 2013 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1501334}}</ref>
*  2004   &ndash; [[Samuel Dash]], American academic and politician (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leary |first1=Warren E. |title=Samuel Dash, Chief Counsel for Senate Watergate Committee, Dies at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/30/us/samuel-dash-chief-counsel-for-senate-watergate-committee-dies-at-79.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 May 2004}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[John D'Amico (ice hockey)|John D'Amico]], Canadian ice hockey player and referee (b. 1937)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Hamilton Naki]], South African surgeon (b. 1926)
*  2005   &ndash; [[George Rochberg]], American soldier and composer (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Clarkson |first1=Austin |last2=Johnson |first2=Steven |title=Rochberg, George |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.23617}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Jacques Bouchard]], Canadian businessman (b. 1930)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Katarína Kolníková]], Slovak actress (b. 1921)<ref>{{cite web |date=19 April 2021 |title=Pred 100 rokmi sa narodila nezabudnuteľná herečka Katarína Kolníková |url=https://kultura.pravda.sk/divadlo/clanok/584981-pred-100-rokmi-sa-narodila-nezabudnutelna-herecka-katarina-kolnikova/ |access-date=28 August 2023 |website=Pravda.sk |language=sk-SK}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Dave Balon]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite news |title=Dave Balon, 68, Rangers Wing, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/31/sports/hockey/31balon.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=31 May 2007}}</ref>
*  2007   &ndash; [[Lois Browne-Evans]], Bermudian lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Paula Gunn Allen]], American writer (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/obituary-paula-gunn-allen-68-noted-51516|title=Obituary: Paula Gunn Allen, 68, noted English, American Indian studies scholar|last=Marquez|first=Letisia|website=UCLA Newsroom|language=en|access-date=23 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325163728/http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/obituary-paula-gunn-allen-68-noted-51516|archive-date=25 March 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  2008   &ndash; [[Luc Bourdon]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1987)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Harvey Korman]], American actor and comedian (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lambert |first1=Bruce |title=Harvey Korman of 'Burnett Show' Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/arts/television/30korman.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 May 2008}}</ref>
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Dennis Hopper]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1936)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Dennis Hopper |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/may/29/dennis-hopper-obituary |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=30 May 2010}}</ref>
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Sergei Bagapsh]], Abkhazian politician, 2nd [[President of Abkhazia]] (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parfitt |first1=Tom |title=Sergei Bagapsh obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jun/16/sergei-bagapsh-obituary |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=16 June 2011}}</ref>
*  2011   &ndash; [[Bill Clements]], American soldier and politician, 42nd [[Governor of Texas]] (b. 1917)<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKinley |first1=James C. Jr |title=Bill Clements Dies at 94; Set Texas on G.O.P. Path |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/us/politics/31clements.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=31 May 2011}}</ref>
*  2011   &ndash; [[Ferenc Mádl]], Hungarian academic and politician, 14th [[List of heads of state of Hungary|President of Hungary]] (b. 1931)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Mark Minkov]], Russian composer (b. 1944)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Kaneto Shindo]], Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Kaneto Shindo obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/may/30/kaneto-shindo |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=30 May 2012}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [[Doc Watson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Malone |first1=Bill C. |last2=Rockwell |first2=Joti |title=Watson, Doc |date=13 January 2015 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2276797}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Richard Ballantine]], American-English journalist and author (b. 1940)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grant |first1=Richard |title=Richard Ballantine obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jun/07/richard-grant |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=7 June 2013}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Françoise Blanchard]], French actress (b. 1954)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Andrew Greeley]], American priest, sociologist, and author (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Michael |title=Father Andrew Greeley obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/father-andrew-greeley |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=6 June 2013}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Mulgrew Miller]], American pianist and composer (b. 1955)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Kernfeld |first1=Barry |title=Miller, Mulgrew |date=22 March 2023 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J301400}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Henry Morgentaler]], Polish-Canadian physician and activist (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kermode-Scott |first1=B. |title=Henry Morgentaler |journal=BMJ |date=7 August 2013 |volume=347 |issue=7923 |page=27 |doi=10.1136/bmj.f4569|s2cid=220176427 }}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Franca Rame]],  Italian actress and playwright (b. 1928)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lane |first1=John Francis |title=Franca Rame obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/may/29/franca-rame |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=29 May 2013}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Ludwig G. Strauss]], German physician and academic (b. 1949)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss |first1=Antonia |last2=Carrió |first2=Ignasi |title=In memoriam: Ludwig G. Strauss, MD, 1949–2013 |journal=European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging |date=September 2013 |volume=40 |issue=9 |pages=1299–1300 |doi=10.1007/s00259-013-2475-y}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Wali-ur-Rehman]], Pakistani commander (b. 1970)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Christine Charbonneau]], Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Walter Jakob Gehring]], Swiss biologist and academic (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Morata |first1=Ginés |last2=Affolter |first2=Markus |title=Walter Jakob Gehring. 20 March 1939—29 May 2014 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=December 2021 |volume=71 |pages=197–212 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.2021.0011|doi-access=free }}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Peter Glaser]], Czech-American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yardley |first1=William |title=Peter Glaser, Who Envisioned Space Solar Power, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/06/us/peter-glaser-who-envisioned-space-solar-power-dies-at-90.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=5 June 2014}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Miljenko Prohaska]], Croatian composer and conductor (b. 1925)
*  2014   &ndash; [[William M. Roth]], American businessman (b. 1916)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=William M. Roth, Shipping Heir Who Became Lifelong Public Servant, Dies at 97 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/16/business/william-m-roth-shipping-heir-who-became-lifelong-public-servant-dies-at-97.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=16 June 2014}}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Henry Carr]], American football player and sprinter (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Richard |title=Henry Carr, Olympic Sprinter and a Football Giant, Dies at 73 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/sports/football/henry-carr-gold-medalist-and-then-a-giant-dies-at-73.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=8 June 2015}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Doris Hart]], American tennis player (b. 1925)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Litsky |first1=Frank |title=Doris Hart, a Tennis Star Who Deftly Overcame Leg Ailments, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/01/sports/tennis/doris-hart-tennis-standout-despite-physical-limitations-dies-at-89.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=31 May 2015}}</ref>
*  2015   &ndash; [[Betsy Palmer]], American actress (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=1 June 2015 |title=Betsy Palmer, 88, Dies; From TV Panelist to 'Friday the 13th' Villainess |page=B19 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/arts/television/betsy-palmer-friday-the-13th-villainess-dies-at-88.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021005602/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/arts/television/betsy-palmer-friday-the-13th-villainess-dies-at-88.html |archive-date=21 October 2017}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Manuel Noriega]], Panamanian general and politician, [[List of heads of state of Panama|Military Leader of Panama]] (b. 1934)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Mordechai Tzipori]], Israeli Lieutenant General and minister (b. 1924)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Konstantinos Mitsotakis]], Greek politician and prime minister (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Greek PM Konstantinos Mitsotakis dies at 98 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/former-greek-pm-konstantinos-mitsotakis-dies-at-98-117052900767_1.html |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=Business Standard |agency=IANS |date=29 May 2017}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Maikanti Baru]], Nigerian engineer, former chief of state oil firm. (b. 1959)<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-NNPC GMD Maikanti Baru is dead |date=30 May 2020 |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/395230-ex-nnpc-gmd-maikanti-baru-is-dead.html |work=Premium Times |access-date=30 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Gavin MacLeod]], American actor, Christian activist, and author (b. 1931)<ref>{{cite news|url = https://apnews.com/article/gavin-macleod-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-6313dfd801244eeeea2be2ddeac1cdbb|title = Gavin MacLeod, 'Love Boat' captain, dies at 90|date =29 May 2021|accessdate =29 May 2021|work = [[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/arts/television/gavin-macleod-dead.html|title = Gavin MacLeod, 'Mary Tyler Moore' and 'Love Boat' Actor, Dies at 90|work = [[The New York Times]]|date =29 May 2021|accessdate =29 May 2021|last1 = Flaherty|first1= Mike}}</ref>
*  2021   &ndash; [[Mark Eaton]], American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1957)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reynolds |first1=Tim |title=Mark Eaton, shot-blocking king and Jazz great, dies at 64 |url=https://apnews.com/article/utah-jazz-nba-sports-6f8f2f160b19ee697d3444c0cd12df48 |work=Associated Press |access-date=30 May 2021 |date=29 May 2021}}</ref>
*  2021   &ndash; [[B. J. Thomas]], American singer (b. 1942)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Italie |title='Hooked on a Feeling' singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78 |url=https://apnews.com/article/music-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-58b888a1f4954ce6db86024be9c24a52 |work=Associated Press |access-date=30 May 2021 |date=29 May 2021}}</ref>
*  2021   &ndash; [[Cornelius Sim]], Bruneian cardinal (b. 1951)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Francis|first=Sebastian|date=29 May 2021|title=The passing of HE Cardinal Cornelius Sim|url=https://www.archkl.org/images/08_ArchKL/05_2021_May/CBCMSB_Statement_on_the_Demise_of_Cardinal_Sim.pdf|url-status=live|website=[[Catholic Bishops' Conference of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei]]|access-date=29 May 2021|archive-date=2 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212409/https://www.archkl.org/images/08_ArchKL/05_2021_May/CBCMSB_Statement_on_the_Demise_of_Cardinal_Sim.pdf}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Ronnie Hawkins]], American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rockabilly pioneer Ronnie Hawkins dies at 87 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/rockabilly-pioneer-ronnie-hawkins-dies-87-rcna31071 |access-date=30 May 2022 |work=NBC News |date=30 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> (b. 1935)
*  2022   &ndash; [[Sidhu Moosewala]], Indian singer, rapper, actor and politician.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Days after his security trimmed, Congress leader Moosewala shot dead in Punjab |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/amritsar/punjabi-singer-congress-leader-sidhu-moose-wala-shot-dead-7942590/|first1=Kamaldeep |last1=Singh Brar |first2=Navjeevan |last2=Gopal |date=30 May 2022 |access-date=18 July 2022 |work=Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> (b. 1993)
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Bob Rogers (DJ)|Bob Rogers]], Australian radio and television host (b. 1926)<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Hyland |first1=Jesse |date=29 May 2024 |title=Australia's longest serving DJ Bob Rogers, who had a 78-year broadcasting career, dies aged 97 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/nsw-bob-rogers-dies-radio-broadcaster/103909712 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529091441/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-29/nsw-bob-rogers-dies-radio-broadcaster/103909712 |archive-date=29 May 2024 |access-date=29 May 2024 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* [[Armed Forces Day|Army Day]] ([[Argentina]])
* [[Baháʼí calendar#Holy days|Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh]] ([[Baháʼí Faith]]) (Only if [[Baháʼí Naw-Rúz]] falls on March 21 of the [[Gregorian calendar]])
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[Bona of Pisa]]
** [[Helena Dragaš|Hypomone]] (Eastern Orthodox Church)
** [[Joseph Gérard]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0814623247 |page=176 |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Cumming}}</ref>
** [[Maximin of Trier]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0814623247 |page=222 |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Cumming}}</ref>
** [[Pope Alexander I of Alexandria|Pope Alexander of Alexandria]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]])
** [[Pope Paul VI]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2019/02/06/0103/00210.html|title=Decreto della Congregazione del Culto Divino e la Disciplina dei Sacramenti sull'iscrizione della celebrazione di San Paolo VI, Papa, nel calendario Romano Generale|date=6 February 2019|publisher=[[Holy See]]|access-date=6 February 2019|archive-date=7 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015902/http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2019/02/06/0103/00210.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Richard Thirkeld]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0814623247 |page=271 |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Cumming}}</ref>
** [[Theodosia of Constantinople]] (Eastern Orthodox Church)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0814623247 |page=302 |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Cumming}}</ref>
** [[Ursula Ledóchowska]]
** [[May 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers]] ([[International observance|International]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Oak Apple Day]] (England),<ref name="arbor">{{cite journal |last1=Box |first1=John |title=Dressing the Arbor Tree |journal=Folklore |date=1 June 2003 |volume=114 |issue=1 |pages=13–28 |doi=10.1080/0015587032000059861|s2cid=216644520 }}</ref> and its related observance:
** [[Castleton Garland Day]] ([[Castleton, Derbyshire|Castleton]])<ref name="arbor" />
* [[Veterans Day (Sweden)]]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bergman Rosamond |first1=Annika |last2=Kronsell |first2=Annica |title=Cosmopolitanism and individual ethical reflection – the embodied experiences of Swedish veterans |journal=Critical Military Studies |date=3 April 2022 |volume=8 |issue=2 |pages=159–178 |doi=10.1080/23337486.2020.1784639|hdl=20.500.11820/0e5512ac-7ca0-42cb-9bae-5183f553b353 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
* [[Democracy Day (Nigeria)]]<ref>{{cite web |date=29 May 2023 |title=5 Things You Should Know About the Significance of May 29 in Nigeria |url=https://www.bellanaija.com/2023/05/facts-about-may-29-in-nigeria/ |access-date=12 February 2024 |website=BellaNaija |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/29 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=29}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/29 Historical Events on May 29]

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