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[[{{PAGENAME}}]] is the [[149 (number)|149th]] day of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]] (150th in [[leap year]]s). There are |
[[{{PAGENAME}}]] is the [[149 (number)|149th]] day of the year in the [[Gregorian calendar]] (150th in [[leap year]]s). There are 1 days remaining. |
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==Events== |
==Events== |
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* [[363]] - [[Roman Emperor]] [[Julian the Apostate|Julian]] defeats the [[Sassanid Empire|Sassanid]] army in the [[Battle of Ctesiphon (363)|Battle of Ctesiphon]], under the walls of the [[Sassanid]] [[capital]], but is unable to take the city. |
* [[363]] - [[Roman Emperor]] [[Julian the Apostate|Julian]] defeats the [[Sassanid Empire|Sassanid]] army in the [[Battle of Ctesiphon (363)|Battle of Ctesiphon]], under the walls of the [[Sassanid]] [[capital]], but is unable to take the city. |
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* 1894 - [[Josef von Sternberg]], Austrian-born writer and film director (d. [[1969]]) |
* 1894 - [[Josef von Sternberg]], Austrian-born writer and film director (d. [[1969]]) |
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*[[1897]] - [[Erich Wolfgang Korngold]], Austrian composer (d. [[1957]]) |
*[[1897]] - [[Erich Wolfgang Korngold]], Austrian composer (d. [[1957]]) |
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*[[1903]] - [[Bob Hope]], British-born comedian and actor (d. |
*[[1903]] - [[Bob Hope]], British-born comedian and actor (d. |
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*[[1906]] - [[T.H. White]], British author (d. [[1964]]) |
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*[[1907]] - [[Hartland Molson]], Canadian businessman ([[Molson]]) and senator (d. [[2002]]) |
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*[[1913]] - [[Tony Zale]], American boxer (d. [[1997]]) |
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*[[1914]] - [[Tenzing Norgay]], Nepalese sherpa (d. [[1986]]) |
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* 1914 - [[Stacy Keach, Sr.]], American actor (d. [[2003]]) |
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*[[1915]] - [[Karl Münchinger]], German conductor (d. [[1990]]) |
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*[[1917]] - [[John F. Kennedy|John Fitzgerald Kennedy]], 35th [[President of the United States]] (d. [[1963]]) |
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*[[1920]] - [[John Harsanyi]], Hungarian-born economist, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. [[2000]]) |
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*[[1922]] - [[Iannis Xenakis]], Greek composer (d. [[2001]]) |
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*[[1927]] - [[Jean Coutu (pharmacist)]], Quebec businessman ([[Jean Coutu Group]]) |
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*[[1932]] - [[Richie Guerin]], former basketball player and coach |
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*[[1933]] - [[Helmuth Rilling]], German conductor |
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* 1933 - [[Edward Whittemore]], American writer (d. [[1995]]) |
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*[[1937]] - [[Charles W. Pickering]], American judge |
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*[[1938]] - [[Fay Vincent]], baseball commissioner |
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*[[1939]] - [[Al Unser]], American race car driver |
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*[[1940]] - [[Farooq Leghari]], [[President of Pakistan]] |
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*[[1942]] - [[Kevin Conway]], American actor |
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*[[1942]] - [[Pierre Bourque (politician)]], Mayor of [[Montreal]] (1994-2001) |
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*[[1945]] - [[Gary Brooker]], Singer, pianist and songwriter ([[Procol Harum]]) |
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*[[1946]] - [[Fernando Buesa]], Basque politician (d. [[2000]]) |
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*[[1947]] - [[Gene Robinson]], American ecclesiastic |
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*[[1948]] - [[Anthony Geary]], American actor |
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*[[1949]] - [[Brian Kidd]], English footballer |
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*[[1951]] - [[Peter Chernin]], President of [[News Corporation]] |
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*[[1953]] - [[Danny Elfman]], American composer and musician ([[Oingo Boingo]]) |
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*[[1955]] - [[John Hinckley, Jr.]], American attempted assassin |
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*[[1956]] - [[LaToya Jackson]], American musician |
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*[[1957]] - [[Jeb Hensarling]], American politician |
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*[[1958]] - [[Annette Bening]], American actress |
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*[[1958]] - [[Willem Holleeder]], Dutch criminal |
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*[[1959]] - [[Rupert Everett]], English actor |
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* 1959 - [[Adrian Paul]], English actor |
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*[[1961]] - [[Melissa Etheridge]], American musician |
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* 1961 - [[Gregory Williams]], American educator and designer |
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*[[1962]] - [[Eric Davis]], baseball player |
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* 1962 - [[John D. LeMay]], American actor |
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*[[1963]] - [[Blaze Bayley]], British singer (ex-[[Iron Maiden]]) |
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* 1963 - [[Lisa Whelchel]], American actress |
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*[[1967]] - [[Noel Gallagher]], English musician ([[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]) |
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* 1967 - [[Mike Keane]], Professional ice hockey player |
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*[[1969]] - [[Chan Kinchla]], Canadian musician ([[Blues Traveler]]) |
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*[[1971]] - [[Craig McCracken]], American animator |
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*[[1973]] - [[Alpay Ozalan]], Turkish footballer |
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*[[1975]] - [[Melanie Brown]], English musician and actress |
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*[[1976]] - [[David Buckner]], American musician ([[Papa Roach]]) |
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*[[1977]] - [[Antonio Lebo-Lebo]], Angolan footballer |
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*[[1978]] - [[Lorenzo Odone]], born with [[Adrenoleukodystrophy|A.L.D]] |
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*[[1979]] - [[Brian Kendrick]], American professional wrestler |
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* 1979 - [[Arne Friedrich]], German footballer |
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*[[1982]] - [[Ana Beatriz Barros]], Brazilian supermodel |
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*[[1984]] - [[Carmelo Anthony]], American basketball player |
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==Deaths== |
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*[[1259]] - King [[Christopher I of Denmark]] (b. [[1219]]) |
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*[[1379]] - King [[Henry II of Castile]] (b. [[1334]]) |
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*[[1405]] - [[Philippe de Mézières]], advisor to [[Charles V of France]] |
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*[[1425]] - [[Hongxi Emperor]] of China (b. [[1378]]) |
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*[[1453]] - [[Constantine XI of the Byzantine Empire|Constantine XI Palaeologus]], last [[Byzantine Emperor]] (killed in battle) (b. [[1404]]) |
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*[[1500]] - [[Bartolomeu Dias]], Portuguese explorer |
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*[[1546]] - [[David Beaton]], Scottish Catholic cardinal |
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*[[1593]] - [[John Penry]], Welsh protestant leader (b. [[1559]]) |
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*[[1660]] - [[Frans van Schooten]], Dutch mathematician (b. [[1615]]) |
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*[[1691]] - [[Cornelis Tromp]], Dutch admiral (b. [[1629]]) |
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*[[1790]] - [[Israel Putnam]], American Revolutionary War general (b. [[1718]]) |
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*[[1796]] - [[Carl Fredrik Pechlin]], Swedish politician (b. [[1720]]) |
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*[[1814]] - [[Joséphine de Beauharnais]], Empress of France (b. [[1763]]) |
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*[[1829]] – [[Humphry Davy]], English chemist (b. [[1778]]) |
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*[[1847]] - [[Emmanuel, marquis de Grouchy]], French marshal (b. [[1766]]) |
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*[[1866]] - [[Winfield Scott]], American general and presidential candidate (b. [[1786]]) |
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*[[1868]] - [[Michael Obrenovich III]], Prince of Serbia (b. [[1823]]) |
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*[[1882]] - [[Vasily Perov]], Russian painter (b. [[1833]]) |
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*[[1892]] - [[Bahá'u'lláh]], Persian founder of the Bahá'í Faith (b. [[1817]]) |
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*[[1896]] - [[Gabriel Auguste Daubrée]], French geologist (b. [[1814]]) |
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*[[1903]] - [[Alexander Obrenovich]], [[King of Serbia]] (b. [[1876]]) |
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*[[1903]] - [[Draga Mašin]], Queen of Serbia (b. [[1864]]) |
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*[[1910]] - [[Mily Balakirev]], Russian composer (b. [[1837]]) |
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*[[1911]] - [[W. S. Gilbert|William S. Gilbert]], English dramatist (b. [[1836]]) |
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*[[1935]] - [[Josef Suk (composer)|Josef Suk]], Czech composer and violinist (b. [[1874]]) |
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*[[1942]] - [[John Barrymore]], American actor (b. [[1882]]) |
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*[[1948]] - Dame [[May Whitty]], English actress (b. [[1865]]) |
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*[[1951]] - [[Fanny Brice]], American singer, comedian, and actress (b. [[1891]]) |
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*[[1953]] - [[Man Mountain Dean]], American professional wrestler (b. [[1891]]) |
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*[[1958]] - [[Juan Ramón Jiménez]], Spanish writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. [[1881]]) |
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*[[1972]] - [[Stephen Timoshenko]], Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (b. [[1878]]) |
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*[[1979]] - [[Mary Pickford]], Canadian actress and studio founder (b. [[1892]]) |
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*[[1982]] - [[Romy Schneider]], Austrian actress (cardiac arrest) (b. [[1938]]) |
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*[[1989]] - [[John Cipollina]], American musician ([[Quicksilver Messenger Service]]) (b. [[1943]]) |
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*[[1993]] - [[Billy Conn]], American boxer (b. [[1917]]) |
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*[[1994]] - [[Erich Honecker]], leader of East Germany (b. [[1912]]) |
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*[[1996]] - [[Tamara Toumanova]], Ballet star and actress (b. [[1919]]) |
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*[[1997]] - [[Jeff Buckley]], American musician (drowned) (b. [[1966]]) |
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*[[1998]] - [[Barry Goldwater|Barry M. Goldwater]], U.S. Senator from Arizona and presidential candidate (b. [[1909]]) |
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*[[2003]] - [[David Jefferies]], British motorcycle racer (b. [[1972]]) |
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*[[2004]] - [[Archibald Cox|Archibald Cox, Jr.]], American Watergate special prosecutor (b. [[1912]]) |
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* 2004 - [[Samuel Dash]], American Congressional counsel (b. [[1925]]) |
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*[[2005]] - [[George Rochberg]], American composer (b. [[1918]]) |
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*[[2006]] - [[Steve Mizerak]], American pool player (b. [[1944]]) |
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==Holidays and observances== |
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*[[Bahá'í Faith]]: [[Ascension of Bahá'u'llah]]. |
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*[[United Kingdom]]: [[Oak Apple Day]]. |
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*[[Nigeria]]: [[Democracy Day (Nigeria)|Democracy Day]]. |
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*[[Venezuela]]: [[Tree Day]]. |
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*[[Argentina]]: [[Army Day (Argentina)|Army Day]]. |
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===Liturgical feasts=== |
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*[[Saint Erwin]] |
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*[[Saint Maximinus of Trier]] |
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*[[Blessed Adhemar]] |
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*[[Saint Theodosia]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/29 BBC: On This Day] |
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/20060529.html ''The New York Times'': On This Day] |
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* [http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/on_this_day?mth=May&day=29 On this day in Canada] |
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[[May 28]] - [[May 30]] - [[April 29]] - [[June 29]] - [[historical anniversaries|listing of all days]] |
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May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). There are 1 days remaining.
Events
- 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sassanid capital, but is unable to take the city.
- 757 - Paul I succeeds Stephen II as pope.
- 1167 - Battle of Legnano, in which The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I.
- 1414 - Council of Constance.
- 1453 - Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih capture Constantinople after a siege, ending the Byzantine Empire and with it the Roman Empire.
- 1660 - English Restoration: Charles II (on his birthday - see below) is restored to the throne of Great Britain.
- 1677 - Treaty of Middle Plantation establishes peace between the Virginia colonists and the local Indians.
- 1727 - Peter II becomes Tsar of Russia.
- 1733 - Right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves upheld at Quebec City.
- 1765 - Patrick Henry in a speech denouncing the Stamp Act is said to have said, "If this be treason, make the most of it!"
- 1790 - Rhode Island becomes the last of the original United States colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th U.S. state.
- 1848 - Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.
- 1864 - Emperor Maximilian of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
- 1867 - Austro-Hungarian agreement called Ausgleich ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which established the Austro-Hungarian Empire; on June 8 Emperor Francis Joseph was crowned King of Hungary.
- 1868 - The assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade.
- 1886 - Chemist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, the ad appearing in the Atlanta Journal.
- 1886 - Putney Bridge opens in west London.
- 1903 - May coup d'etat: Alexander Obrenovich, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
- 1913 - Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring is premiered in Paris.
- 1914 - Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; 1,024 lives lost.
- 1919 - Arthur Eddington takes measurements of shifted star positions during a solar eclipse in an attempt to test Einstein's theory of relativity.
- 1932 - WW I Veterans begin to assemble in Washington, DC in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
- 1935 - Construction of Hoover Dam is completed.
- 1950 - St. Roch, first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- 1953 - Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay are the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
- 1968 - Manchester United wins the European Cup, the first English Club to do so.
- 1985 - Heysel Stadium disaster: In Brussels, Belgium, 39 football fans die and hundreds are injured during a riot at a European Cup match.
- 1985 - Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months.
- 1990 - Boris Yeltsin elected President of Russia.
- 1994 - Herbert Shughart refuses to shake hands with U.S. President Bill Clinton following a presentation of posthumous Medals of Honor to the widows of two soldiers for valor at the Battle of Mogadishu.
- 1999 - Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
- 2004 - The World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
- 2004 - The Al-Khobar massacres in Saudi Arabia kill 22.
- 2005 - France, one of the founders of a united Europe, resoundingly rejects the European Constitution, throwing the idea of a European Union into question and leaving the continent in a state of anxiety and uncertainty (see French referendum on the European Constitution).
- 2006 - Charles Gibson takes over as anchor of ABC World News Tonight.
Births
- 1265 - Dante Alighieri, Florentine poet (d. 1321)
- 1594 - Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)
- 1627 - Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French writer (d. 1693)
- 1630 - King Charles II of England (d. 1685)
- 1660 - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, English friend of Queen Anne of England (d. 1744)
- 1675 - Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)
- 1716 - Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French naturalist (d. 1800)
- 1722 - James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)
- 1736 - Patrick Henry, American patriot (d. 1799)
- 1823 - John H. Balsley, American carpenter (d. 1895)
- 1860 - Isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. 1909)
- 1863 - Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921)
- 1874 - G. K. Chesterton, English novelist (d. 1936)
- 1880 - Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (d. 1936)
- 1892 - Alfonsina Storni, Argentine writer (d. 1938)
- 1893 - Max Brand, American author and war correspondent (d. 1944)
- 1894 - Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress (d. 1989)
- 1894 - Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-born writer and film director (d. 1969)
- 1897 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian composer (d. 1957)
- 1903 - Bob Hope, British-born comedian and actor (d.