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 May - 29 battle at Curtazone Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte   

1848  On this day in history wisconsin becomes 30th state   

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

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

1849  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" on May - 29.   

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

1851  Leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920) on May - 29.   

1852  Jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer on May - 29.   

1861  On this day in history dorothea Dix offers help in setting up hospitals for Union Army   

1862  Franciszek Wincenty Mirecki, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1864  On May - 29 méxican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz   

1864  On May - 29 mexican Emperor Maximilian arrives at Vera Cruz   

1864  A H Borgesius, Dutch amateur astronomer on this day in history.   

1868  The assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade on this day in history.   

1869  Philippe Vandermaelen, Flemish cartographer/publisher, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1874  Present constitution of Switzerland takes effect on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history the birth of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, English novelist   

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

1877  John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 on May - 29.   

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

1881  On this day in history frederik Septimus Kelly, composer   

1883  On this day in history william Beatton Moonie, composer   

1883  On May - 29 albrecht of Prussia, mistress of John van Rossum, dies at 73   

1884  On May - 29 the first steam cable trams start in highgate   

1884  On this day in history 1st steam cable trams start in highgate   

1885  On this day in history erwin F Finlay-Freundlich, British astronomer (theory of relativity)   

1885  On May - 29 alfred von Meissner, Austria physician/writer (Ziska), dies at 63   

1889  August Strindberg's "Hemsoborna," premieres in Copenhagen on May - 29.   

1890  On May - 29 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  Beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days) on this day in history.   

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

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  On May - 29 birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)   

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

1675  On this day in history birth of humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)   

1716  Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist was born on May - 29.   

1722  On May - 29 birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)   

1259  On May - 29 death of king Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219)   

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 this day in history.   

1425  On this day in history death of hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)   

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  Jacobus Latomus [Jasques Masson], Belgian inquisitor, dies at about 68 on May - 29.   

1546  Death of Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered on May - 29.