Historical Events Happened In May - 29

1843  Emile Pessard, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1846  On this day in history albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education  Share it »

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

1848  Wisconsin becomes 30th state on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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.  Share it »

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

1851  On this day in history leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920)  Share it »

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

1861  Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1864  Méxican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz on this day in history.  Share it »

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

1864  On this day in history a H Borgesius, Dutch amateur astronomer  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

1877  John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 on this day in history.  Share it »

1880  On this day in history oswald Spengler, Germany, philosopher (Decline of West)  Share it »

1881  Frederik Septimus Kelly, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1883  William Beatton Moonie, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

1883  On this day in history albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73  Share it »

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

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

1885  Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

1894  Beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1546  On this day in history death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered  Share it »