Page 9: Historical Events In May - 29

1990  On May - 29 rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record   

1991  Crevena Zvezda wins 36th Europe Cup I on this day in history.   

1991  Coral Browne, Australian actor (Ruling Class), dies of cancer at 77 on this day in history.   

1992  On May - 29 bill Beyers, actor (Wally-Capitol), dies of AIDS at 37   

1993  On this day in history nazis kill 5 Turkish women in Solingen Germany   

1993  Billy Conn, boxer (fought Joe Louis 1951), dies of pneumonia at 75 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history al Unser Jr wins 78th Indianapolis 500 in 3 06 29.006 (255.89 kph)   

1994  On this day in history great comet-iceball seen above North Sea   

1994  Hungary's Socialist Party wins parliamentary election on May - 29.   

1994  Erich Honecker, president of German DR (1971-89), dies in Chile at 81 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history al Unser Jr wins 78th Indianapolis 500 in 3:06:29.006 (255.89 kph)   

1995  On May - 29 margaret Chase Smith, 1st woman Rep & Sen (R-Me), dies at 97   

1996  On this day in history space Shuttle STS 77 (Endeavour 11), lands   

1996  James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1997  70th National Spelling Bee Rebecca Sealfon wins spelling euonym on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history jesse Timmedequas, found guilty of rape/murder of Megan Kanka, 7   

1997  On May - 29 scientists announce new human species in 780,000 year old fossil   

1997  On this day in history george Fenneman, announcer (You Bet Your Life), dies at 77   

1997  On this day in history 70th National Spelling Bee: Rebecca Sealfon wins spelling euonym   

1998  On this day in history former Arizona senator Barry Goldwater dies at age 89   

2005  On this day in history french referendum on the European Constitution votes resoundingly to reject.   

2007  Inauguration of newly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the Abuja Eagle Square and first civilian to civilian transfer of power in Nigeria on this day in history.   

2012  On this day in history thousands march in protest in Johannesburg against Brett Murray's controversial painting The Spear   

2014  On this day in history president Obama approves US military training of 'moderate' Syrian rebels to fight the regime of Bashar Assad and al Qaeda-linked groups   

2017  Tiger Woods is arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Jupiter, Florida on this day in history.   

2017  Violent storm and high winds in Moscow, Russia leaves 13 dead on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history missouri Governor Eric Greitens resigns over an extramarital affair and illegal use of a donor list   

2018  ABC TV network cancels TV comedy "Roseanne" after its star Roseanne Barr posts a racist tweet on May - 29.   

2018  On this day in history heatwave in Karachi, Pakistan, kills 65 as temperatures soar above 110 degrees Fahrenheit   

2018  Starbucks closes more than 8,000 US stores early for racial bias training after two black men wrongly arrested in a store in April on this day in history.   

2018  Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko fakes his own death with Ukrainian security services to foil an assassination plot on this day in history.   

2018  Death toll on Puerto Rico 70 times higher than official figure, likely 4,600 died from Hurricane Maria according to Harvard University study on this day in history.   

2019  On this day in history british politician Boris Johnson ordered to appear in court over claims he lied to the public during Britain's Brexit campaign   

2019  Israel's Knesset calls a snap election after Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form a government on May - 29.   

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1594  Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

1627  On May - 29 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  Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 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 May - 29.   

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

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

1500  On May - 29 death of bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns   

1544  On this day in history 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.