On This Day: 29 May

29 May in Indian history

• 1658Battle of Samugarh: Decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659).India

29 May in world history

• 2021A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara.
• 2011Residents of Portland, Oregon, held a rally called Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an attack against a gay couple holding hands while crossing the Hawthorne Bridge.
• 2005France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum.
• 1990The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
• 1985Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months.
• 1982Falklands War: The British Army defeats the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green.
• 1962Chinese police open fire on protesters in Yining, Xinjiang, killing at least five people and wounding a dozen others.
• 1935A strike by copper miners in Northern Rhodesia ended after six workers were shot and killed by police.
• 1918World War I: Armenian forces defeated Ottoman troops at the Battle of Sardarabad, halting the Turkish advance and preventing further destruction of the Armenian nation.
• 1913During the premiere of the ballet Le Sacre du printemps by Igor Stravinsky at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the avant-garde nature of the music and choreography caused a near-riot in the audience.
• 1903In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
• 1852Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful concert tour of the United States under the management of showman P. T. Barnum.
• 1790Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States.
• 1660English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland.
• 1416A squadron of the Venetian navy captured many Ottoman ships at the Battle of Gallipoli, confirming Venetian naval superiority in the Aegean Sea for the next few decades.
• 1233Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols entered and began looting Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty of China, after a 13-month siege.
• 1176Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: Troops of the Lombard League defeated forces of the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Legnano in present-day Italy.

Born on 29 May

• 2006Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian chess playerIndia
• 1975Jason Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1956La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1914Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (died 1986)India
• 1906T. H. White, Indian-English author (died 1964)India
• 1893Max Brand, American journalist and author (died 1944)

Died on 29 May

• 2022Sidhu Moosewala, Indian singer, rapper, actor and politician. (born 1993)India
• 2008Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1987)
• 1987Charan Singh, Indian politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (born 1902)India
• 1979Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founder of United Artists (born 1892)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 29 May in history?

2021: A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara. 2011: Residents of Portland, Oregon, held a rally called Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an attack against a gay couple holding hands while crossing the Hawthorne Bridge. 2005: France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum. 1990: The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

What happened on 29 May in Indian history?

1658: Battle of Samugarh: Decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659).

Which famous people were born on 29 May?

Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian chess player (2006); Jason Allison, Canadian ice hockey player (1975); La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress (1956); Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (died 1986) (1914).

Which day is observed on 29 May?

Army Day (Argentina); Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh (Baháʼí Faith) (Only if Baháʼí Naw-Rúz falls on March 21 of the Gregorian calendar); International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (International); Oak Apple Day (England), and its related observance: Castleton Garland Day (Castleton); Veterans Day (Sweden).