Historical Events For May - 29

1843  On May - 29 emile Pessard, composer  

1846  Albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education on this day in history.  

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

1848  On this day in history wisconsin becomes 30th state  

1848  On May - 29 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  Patent for lifting vessels granted to Abraham Lincoln on May - 29.  

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

1852  On May - 29 jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer  

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1861  Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army on May - 29.  

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

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

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

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  On May - 29 the birth of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, English novelist  

1874  Gilbert Keith Chesterton, England, novelist (Man Who Made Gold) on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63  

1880  Oswald Spengler, Germany, philosopher (Decline of West) on this day in history.  

1881  Frederik Septimus Kelly, composer on May - 29.  

1883  On May - 29 william Beatton Moonie, composer  

1883  On May - 29 albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73  

1884  On this day in history the first steam cable trams start in highgate  

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

1885  On this day in history erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity)  

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

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

1890  On May - 29 francis de Bourguignon, composer  

1892  Alfonsina Storni, Argentine poet (La inquietud del rosal) on this day in history.  

1892  On this day in history baha'u'llah [Mirza HA Noeri], Persian founder (Baha'i), dies at 74  

1894  Beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days) on May - 29.  

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1594  Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on May - 29.  

1627  On May - 29 birth of anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle)  

1630  Charles II, King of England (1660-85) was born on May - 29.  

1630  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on May - 29.  

1673  On May - 29 birth of cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council  

1675  Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.  

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

1722  On May - 29 birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)  

1259  On this day in history death of king Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)  

1379  Death of King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) on May - 29.  

1405  On this day in history death of philippe de Mézières, advisor to Charles V of France  

1425  On this day in history death of hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)  

1453  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1500  On this day in history death of bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns  

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.