Historical Events Happened In May - 29

1843  Emile Pessard, composer on this day in history.  

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 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  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  Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army on this day in history.  

1862  On May - 29 franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71  

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

1864  On this day in history mexican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz  

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 this day in history.  

1874  On this day in history the birth of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, English novelist  

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

1877  John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 on May - 29.  

1880  On May - 29 oswald Spengler, Germany, philosopher (Decline of West)  

1881  On May - 29 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 29.  

1892  On May - 29 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  Anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle) was born on May - 29.  

1630  Charles II, King of England (1660-85) was born on this day in history.  

1630  On May - 29 birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)  

1673  Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on May - 29.  

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

1716  On May - 29 birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist  

1722  James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.  

1259  Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on May - 29.  

1379  On this day in history death of king Henry II of Castile (b. 1334)  

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 May - 29.  

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

1500  Death of Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns on this day in history.  

1544  Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 on May - 29.  

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