Page 3: Historical Events In May - 29

1843  On May - 29 emile Pessard, composer   

1846  On May - 29 albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education   

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

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 this day in history.   

1849  On May - 29 patent for lifting vessels granted to Abraham Lincoln   

1851  Leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920) on this day in history.   

1852  On May - 29 jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer   

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

1862  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71 on May - 29.   

1864  Méxican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz on May - 29.   

1864  Mexican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz on this day in history.   

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

1868  On this day in history the assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade.   

1869  Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1874  Present constitution of Switzerland takes effect on May - 29.   

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  John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1881  On this day in history frederik Septimus Kelly, composer   

1883  On May - 29 william Beatton Moonie, composer   

1883  Albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73 on May - 29.   

1884  On May - 29 the first steam cable trams start in highgate   

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

1885  On May - 29 erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity)   

1885  Alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1889  August Strindberg's "Hemsoborna," premieres in Copenhagen on this day in history.   

1890  Francis de Bourguignon, composer on May - 29.   

1892  On this day in history 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  Beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days) on this day in history.   

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1594  On May - 29 birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)   

1627  On this day in history birth of anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle)   

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

1630  On this day in history birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)   

1673  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on this day in history.   

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

1716  Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist was born on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)   

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 May - 29.   

1405  Death of Philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France on this day in history.   

1425  Death of Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378) on this day in history.   

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

1500  Death of Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns on May - 29.   

1544  On May - 29 jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68   

1546  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on this day in history.