Historical Events 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  On this day in history battle at Curtazone Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte  

1848  On this day in history wisconsin becomes 30th state  

1848  Wisconsin becomes the 30th state to join the US on this day in history.  

1848  On May - 29 battle at Curtazone: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte  

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  On May - 29 leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920)  

1852  Jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer on this day in history.  

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  A H Borgesius, Dutch amateur astronomer on this day in history.  

1868  On May - 29 the assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade.  

1869  On May - 29 philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73  

1874  On May - 29 present constitution of Switzerland takes effect  

1874  On May - 29 the birth of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, English novelist  

1874  On May - 29 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1884  On this day in history 1st steam cable trams start in highgate  

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

1885  On this day in history alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63  

1889  On this day in history august Strindberg's "Hemsoborna," premieres in Copenhagen  

1890  On May - 29 francis de Bourguignon, composer  

1892  Alfonsina Storni, Argentine poet (La inquietud del rosal) on May - 29.  

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

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

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

1627  On this day in history 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  On May - 29 birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)  

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

1675  Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on May - 29.  

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 May - 29.  

1259  On May - 29 death of king Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)  

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

1453  Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 on May - 29.  

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

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.