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| Birthday May 29, 1630 Charles II, king of England (1660-85) |
| Birthday May 29, 1736 Patrick Henry, American revolutionary leader, orator |
| Birthday May 29, 1826 Ebenezer Butterick, inventor of the tissue paper dress pattern |
| Birthday May 29, 1874 English novelist, GK Chesterton |
| Birthday May 29, 1874 G.K. Chesterton, English writer |
| Birthday May 29, 1880 Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (The Decline of the West) |
| Birthday May 29, 1894 Bea Lillie, comedian |
| Birthday May 29, 1897 Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Movie composer |
| Birthday May 29, 1903 Leslie Townes (Bob) Hope, entertainer (famous prrofile), England |
| Birthday May 29, 1906 T.H. White, author of The Once and Future King is born |
| Birthday May 29, 1917 John F Kennedy, 35th President (1961-1963) |
| Birthday May 29, 1917 John F. Kennedy is born |
| Birthday May 29, 1922 Yannis Xenakis, Rumanian composer, architect, mathematician |
| Birthday May 29, 1939 Al Unser, auto racer |
| Birthday May 29, 1954 Reby Jackson, Singer |
| Birthday May 29, 1956 LaToya Jackson, Singer |
| Birthday May 29, 1963 Lisa Whelchel, in Ft Worth Tx (Facts of Life) |
| History May 29, 1453 Constantinople falls to Turks (Signaled end of Middle Ages) |
| History May 29, 1660 Charles II restored to English throne after Puritan Commonwealth |
| History May 29, 1721 SC formally incorporated as a royal colony |
| History May 29, 1780 Tarleton gives quarter in South Carolina |
| History May 29, 1790 Rhode Is became last of original 13 ratifing Constitution |
| History May 29, 1843 Fremont begins his second western expedition |
| History May 29, 1848 Wisconsin becomes 30th state |
| History May 29, 1848 Wisconsin enters the Union |
| History May 29, 1849 A patent for lifting vessels was granted to Abraham Lincoln |
| History May 29, 1864 Union troops reach Totopotomoy Creek, Virginia |
| History May 29, 1864 Mexican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz |
| History May 29, 1892 Death of prophet Baha'Ullah (Ascension of Baha'Ullah) |
| History May 29, 1913 Controversial ballet Le Sacre du printemps performed in Paris |
| History May 29, 1913 Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps makes its infamous world premiere |
| History May 29, 1914 The sinking of the Empress of Ireland |
| History May 29, 1914 Ships crash in heavy fog |
| History May 29, 1916 US forces invade Dominican Republic - stay until 1924 |
| History May 29, 1919 Einstein's light-bending prediction is confirmed by Arthur Eddington |
| History May 29, 1922 Supreme Court rules in favor of Major League Baseball |
| History May 29, 1932 Bonus Marchers arrive in Washington |
| History May 29, 1942 Jews in Paris are forced to sew a yellow star on their coats |
| History May 29, 1951 1st North Pole flight in single engine plane - CF Blair |
| History May 29, 1953 Edmund Hillary & Norgay of NZ become 1st to reach top of Mt Everest |
| History May 29, 1954 Actor - Kirk & Anne Douglas married |
| History May 29, 1972 United States and USSR issue a joint communique |
| History May 29, 1978 1st class postage now 15› (13› for 3 years) |
| History May 29, 1979 Woody Harrelson's father is arrested for murder |
| History May 29, 1983 Yuri Dumchev of USSR throws discus a record 71.86 m |
| History May 29, 1988 Reagan arrives in Moscow for summit talks |
| History May 29, 2003 Bob Hope celebrates 100th birthday |
| History May 29, 2005 Danica Patrick becomes first woman to lead Indy 500 |