Historical Events In May - 29

1843  On May - 29 emile Pessard, composer  

1846  Albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education on May - 29.  

1848  Battle at Curtazone Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte on May - 29.  

1848  Wisconsin becomes 30th state on May - 29.  

1848  On this day in history wisconsin becomes the 30th state to join the US  

1848  Battle at Curtazone: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte on this day in history.  

1849  Lincoln says "You can fool some of the people all of the time, & of people some of time, but you can't fool all of the people all of time" on May - 29.  

1849  On this day in history patent for lifting vessels granted to Abraham Lincoln  

1851  Leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920) on May - 29.  

1852  On this day in history jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer  

1861  On May - 29 dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army  

1862  On this day in history franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71  

1864  On May - 29 méxican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz  

1864  On May - 29 mexican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz  

1864  On May - 29 a H Borgesius, Dutch amateur astronomer  

1868  The assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade on this day in history.  

1869  On this day in history philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73  

1874  On this day in history present constitution of Switzerland takes effect  

1874  The birth of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, English novelist on this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history gilbert Keith Chesterton, England, novelist (Man Who Made Gold)  

1877  On May - 29 john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63  

1880  Oswald Spengler, Germany, philosopher (Decline of West) on May - 29.  

1881  Frederik Septimus Kelly, composer on May - 29.  

1883  On May - 29 william Beatton Moonie, composer  

1883  Albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1884  The first steam cable trams start in highgate on May - 29.  

1884  1st steam cable trams start in highgate on May - 29.  

1885  Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity) on May - 29.  

1885  Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on May - 29.  

1889  On May - 29 august Strindberg's "Hemsoborna," premieres in Copenhagen  

1890  Francis de Bourguignon, composer on this day in history.  

1892  On May - 29 alfonsina Storni, Argentine poet (La inquietud del rosal)  

1892  Baha'u'llah [Mirza HA Noeri], Persian founder (Baha'i), dies at 74 on May - 29.  

1894  On May - 29 beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days)  

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1594  On this day in history birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)  

1627  Anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle) was born on this day in history.  

1630  On this day in history birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)  

1630  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.  

1673  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council  

1675  On this day in history birth of humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)  

1716  On this day in history birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist  

1722  James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) was born on May - 29.  

1259  Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on this day in history.  

1379  Death of King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) on this day in history.  

1405  On May - 29 death of philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France  

1425  Death of Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378) on May - 29.  

1453  On May - 29 constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49  

1500  On May - 29 death of bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns  

1544  Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1546  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on May - 29.