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May 29th, 2005 (May 29 2005) | Event | France resoundingly rejects the European Constitution. | |
May 29th, 2005 (May 29 2005) | Death | George Rochberg, American composer (born in 1918) | |
May 29th, 1985 (May 29 1985) | Event | Heysel Stadium disaster: At the European Cup final in Brussels, Belgium, 39 football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses after Liverpool F.C. fans breach a fence separating them from Juventus F.C. fans. | |
May 29th, 1985 (May 29 1985) | Event | Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months. | |
May 29th, 1975 (May 29 1975) | Birth | Melanie Brown, English musician and actress | |
May 29th, 1975 (May 29 1975) | Birth | Anthony Wall, English golfer | |
May 29th, 1955 (May 29 1955) | Birth | John Hinckley, Jr., American attempted assassin | |
May 29th, 1955 (May 29 1955) | Birth | Sut Jhally, Kenyan-born American educator | |
May 29th, 1955 (May 29 1955) | Birth | Ken Schrader, American race car driver | |
May 29th, 1945 (May 29 1945) | Birth | Gary Brooker, musician (Procol Harum) | |
May 29th, 1935 (May 29 1935) | Death | Josef Suk, Czech composer and violinist (born in 1874) | |
May 29th, 1915 (May 29 1915) | Birth | Karl Munchinger, German conductor (died in 1990) | |
May 29th, 1905 (May 29 1905) | Birth | Sebastian Shaw, English actor (died in 1994) | |
May 29th, 1765 (May 29 1765) | Event | Patrick Henry in a speech (on his birthday, see below) denouncing the Stamp Act is believed to have said, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" | Patrick Henry Quotes |
May 29th, 1675 (May 29 1675) | Birth | Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (died in 1715) | |
May 29th, 1425 (May 29 1425) | Death | Hongxi Emperor of China (born in 1378) | |
May 29th, 1405 (May 29 1405) | Death | Philippe de Mezieres, advisor to Charles V of France | |