Page 3: Historical Events In May - 29

1843  On May - 29 emile Pessard, composer   

1846  On May - 29 albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education   

1848  On this day in history battle at Curtazone Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte   

1848  On May - 29 wisconsin becomes 30th state   

1848  On May - 29 wisconsin becomes the 30th state to join the US   

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

1849  On May - 29 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"   

1849  Patent for lifting vessels granted to Abraham Lincoln on May - 29.   

1851  On May - 29 leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920)   

1852  On this day in history jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer   

1861  Dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army on May - 29.   

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

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

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

1864  A H Borgesius, Dutch amateur astronomer on May - 29.   

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

1869  On this day in history philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73   

1874  Present constitution of Switzerland takes effect on May - 29.   

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

1874  On May - 29 gilbert Keith Chesterton, England, novelist (Man Who Made Gold)   

1877  On May - 29 john Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63   

1880  Oswald Spengler, Germany, philosopher (Decline of West) on this day in history.   

1881  Frederik Septimus Kelly, composer on May - 29.   

1883  On May - 29 william Beatton Moonie, composer   

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

1884  The first steam cable trams start in highgate on this day in history.   

1884  1st steam cable trams start in highgate on May - 29.   

1885  Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity) on May - 29.   

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

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

1890  On this day in history francis de Bourguignon, composer   

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

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

1894  On this day in history beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days)   

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

1627  Anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle) was born on May - 29.   

1630  On May - 29 birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)   

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

1673  On May - 29 birth of cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council   

1675  Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on May - 29.   

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

1722  On this day in history birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)   

1259  Death of King Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219) on May - 29.   

1379  Death of King Henry II of Castile (b. 1334) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49   

1500  Death of Bartholomeu Diaz de Narvaez (Novaez), Portuguese sea explorer, drowns on this day in history.   

1544  On May - 29 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.