On this day in History - May 29

0757 - Paul I succeeds Stephen III as pope
1167 - Battle of Legano, in which The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I.
1259 - King Christopher I of Denmark dies (b. 1219)
1379 - King Henry II of Castile dies (b. 1334)
1405 - Philippe de Mézières, dies. Advisor to Charles V of France
1414 - Council of Constance.
1453 - Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih capture Constantinople after a siege, ending the Byzantine Empire.
1453 - Constantine XI Palaeologus, dies (b. 1404). Last Byzantine emperor.
1453 - Constantinopla é conquistada pelos Turcos, que lhe dão o nome de Istambul. É o fim do Império Bizantino. Marca, na cronologia histórica, a passagem da Idade Média para a Idade Moderna
1500 - Bartolomeu Dias, dies. Portuguese explorer.
1594 - Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, was born (d. 1632). Bavarian general.
1630 - King Charles II of England was born (d. 1685)
1660 - English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England.
1660 - A monarquia inglesa é restaurada na pessoa de Carlos II, representante da dinastia Stuart. O rei casará mais tarde com a infanta portuguesa D. Catarina de Bragança, filha de D. João IV.
1677 - Treaty of Middle Plantation establishes peace between the Virginia colonists and the local Indians.
1727 - Peter II becomes Tsar of Russia.
1733 - Right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves upheld at Quebec City.
1736 - Patrick Henry, was born (d. 1799). American patriot.
1765 - O czar Pedro II assume o trono da Rússia.
1790 - Rhode Island becomes the last of the original United States colonies to ratify the Constitutionand is admitted as the 13th U.S. state.
1791 - Revolução francesa: fala-se pela primeira vez no lema Liberdade, Igualdade, Fraternidade, na Sociedade de Amigos dos Direitos Humanos.
1814 - Joséphine de Beauharnais, dies (b. 1763). Empress of France.
1848 - Criação da Carbonaria Lusitânia, sociedade secreta, fundada em Coimbra, defensora do regime republicano.
1848 - Wisonsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.
1864 - Emperor Maximilian of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
1860 - Isaac Albéniz, was born (d. 1909). Spanish composer.
1863 - Arthur Mold, was born (d. 1921). Controversial Lancashire fast bowler and alleged "chucker".
1866 - Winfield Scott, dies (b. 1786). American general and presidential candidate.
1867 - Austro-Hungarian agreement called Ausgleich ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which established the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy; on June 8 Emperor Francis Joseph was crowned King of Hungary
1874 - G. K. Chesterton, was born (d. 1936). English novelist.
1874 - Nasceu o poeta e escritor inglês G. K. Chesterton
1880 - Oswald Spengler, was born (d. 1936). German philosopher
1886 - Chemist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, the ad appearing in the Atlanta Journal.
1886 - Putney Bridge opened in west London.
1892 - Bahá'u'lláh, dies (b. 1817). Founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
1893 - Max Brand, was born (d. 1944). American author, war correspondent
1894 - Beatrice Lillie, was born (d. 1989). Canadian actress.
1894 - Josef von Sternberg, was born (d. 1969). Austrian-American writer, director
1897 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, was born (d. 1957). Austrian composer.
1903 - Bob Hope, was born (d. 2003). British-born American comedian and actor.
1903 - Alexander Obrenovich, dies (b. 1876). King of Serbia
1906 - T.H. White, was born (d. 1964). British author.
1906 - Giovanni Giolitti assume (pela 3º vez) o cargo de primeiro-ministro da Itália.
1906 - Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman assume o cargo de primeiro-ministro da Suécia
1910 - Mily Balakirev, dies (b. 1837). Russian composer.
1911 - 1st running of Indianapolis 500
1915 - William S. Gilbert, dies (b. 1836). English dramatist.
1911 - Teófilo Braga é proclamado presidente da República, em substituição de Manuel de Arriaga, que se tinha demitido do cargo. Completará o mandato deste até 5 de Outubro de 1815.
1913 - Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring is premiered in Paris.
1914 - Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of St. Lawrence; 1,024 lives lost.
1914 - Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was born (d. 1986)
1914 - Eduard Pestel, was born (d. 1988). Sscientist and engineer.
1915 - Karl Münchinger, was born (d. 190). German conductor.
1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was born (d. 1963). 35th President of the United States.
1919 - Observation of shifted star positions during a solar eclipse confirm Albert Einstein's theory of relativity (see Arthur Eddington).
1922 - Ecuador becomes independent
1922 - Iannis Xenakis, was born in Braila Romania (d. 2001). Composer.
1933 - John Mayall,was born. Mmusician
1933 - Helmuth Rilling, was born. German conductor
1933 - Edward Whittemore, wwas born. Writer
1935 - Josef Suk, dies (b. 1874). Czech composer and violinist.
1938 - Fay Vincent, was born. Former commissioner of baseball
1939 - Al Unser, was born. Rrace car driver
1940 - Farooq Leghari, was born. Former President of Pakistan
1942 - Kevin Conway, was born. Actor
1942 - John Barrymore, dies (b. 1882). Actor.
1944 - Helmut Berger, was born. Aactor
1946 - Fernando Buesa, was born (d. 2000). Basque politician.
1948 - Anthony Geary, was born. Actor
1948 - Dame May Whitty, dies (b. 1865). Actress.
1950 - St. Roch, first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1951 - Fanny Brice, dies (b. 1891). American singer, comedienne, and actress.
1953 - Man Mountain Dean, dies (b. 1891). Professional wrestler.
1953 - Edmund Hillary e Narkey Tensing escalam, pela primeira vez, o monte Everest (tecto do Mundo com 8848 m de altitude), nos Himalaias.
1953 - Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay are the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
1953 - Danny Elfman, was bon. Composer, musician ("Oingo Boingo")
1955 - John Hinckley Jr., was born. Assassin (attempted)
1956 - LaToya Jackson, was born. Musician
1957 - Jeb Hensarling, was born. American politician
1958 - Annette Bening, was born. Actress
1958 - Juan Ramón Jiménez, dies (b. 1881). Spanish poet (Nobel 1956).
1958 - Real Madrid wins 3rd Europe Champions Cup in Brussels
1959 - Adrian Paul, was born. Actor
1959 - Rupert Everett, was born. Actor
1959 - Charles de Gaulle forms French government
1961 - Melissa Etheridge, was born. U.S. singer, songwriter, guitarist (Never Enough) .
1961 - David Palmer, was born. Heavy metal drummer (ABC, AC/DC)
1963 - Lisa Whelchel, was born. Actress.
1965 - Emilio Sanchez,was born in Madrid Spain, Tennis player (1988 Olympic bronze)
1967 - Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II
1967 - Noel Gallagher, was born. Musician
1968 - Manchester United wins 13rd Europe Champions Cup in London beating Benfica in extra-time 4-1 (after 1-1 at 90' minutes) .
1969 - Estoura em Córdoba (Argentina) um movimento de trabalhadores e estudantes, conhecido como o Cordobazo, , que causou a morte de 14 pessoas.
1970 - É sequestrado e depois assassinado o ex-presidente argentino Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, por um grupo denominado os Montoneros.
1970 - Nascimento de Roberto Di Matteo. Jogador suíço de futebol.
1975 - Melanie Brown,was born. Musician, actress .
1977 - Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.
1984 - Carmelo Anthony, waas born. NBA basketball player
1979 - Mary Pickford, dies (b. 1892). Actress and studio founder.
1980 - Morreu o cantor português Max [Maximiano de Sousa] (nasceu no Funchal em 1918) .Foi uma das mais populares vedetas da rádio, do teatro e da televisão portuguesa, desde os anos quarenta até à sua morte em 1980. Quem não se lembra de “Noites da Madeira”, “Bailinho da Madeira” ou “A Mula da Cooperativa”?.
1982 - Romy Schneider, dies (cardiac arrest) (b. 1938)
1985 - Juventus wins 30th Europe Champions Cup in Brussels, 39 die in riot
1985 - Heysel Stadium disaster: In Brussels, Belgium, 39 football fans die and hundreds are injured during a riot at a European Cup match.
1985 - Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia after 14 months.
1989 - John Cipollina, dies (b. 24 Aug 1943). American musician, Quicksilver Messenger Service
1990 - Boris Yeltsin is elected president of the Russian republic
1991 - Crevena Zvezda wins 36th Europe Champions Cup .
1991 - Presidente Franjo Tudjman proclama a independência da Croácia
1994 - Erich Honecker, dies (b. 1912). Leader of East Germany .
1994 - Hungary's Socialist Party wins parliamentary election
1996 - Jeremy Sinden, dies at 45. Actor (Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem).
1996 - Benjamín Netanyahu, líder do partido conservador Likud, é eleito primeiro-ministro de Israel.
1997 - Jeff Buckley, dies (b. 1966). Musician (accidental drowning)
1998 - Barry M. Goldwater, dies (b. 1909). Arizona Senator.
1998 - China assina o Protocolo de Kyoto.
1999 - In Jerusalem, Israel, Charlotte Nilsson wins the forty-fourth Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden singing "Take Me To Your Heaven".
1999 - Morte de João Carlos de Oliveira (João do Pulo). Atleta brasileiro.
1999 - Olusegun Obasanjo assume a presidência da Nigéria tornando-se o primeiro civil a ocupar o cargo após 15 anos de regimes militares.
1999 - Primeiras eleições presidenciais na Eslováquia
2000 - Alberto Fujimori se declara presidente eleito do Peru antes da data oficial, e seu opositor, Alejandro Toledo convoca uma marcha pacífica para anular as eleições.
2002 -O suíço Joseph Blatter é reeleito presidente da FIFA
2002 - A russa Oxana Fedorova é eleita Miss Universo em San Juan - Porto Rico
2004 - Sam Dash, dies (b. 1925). Chief counsel to Senate Watergate Committee.
2004 - Archibald Cox, Jr., dies (b. 1912). Watergate special prosecutor.
2004 - O Paris Saint-Germain vence por 1-0 o Chateauroux e conquista a Taça de França em Futebol.
2005 - O Benfica tem a hipótese de fazer a "dobradinha" feito que não consegue há 18 anos, se vencer hoje a final da taça de Portugal no Jamor, em Lisboa. O Vitória de Setúbal tentará evitá-lo lutando pelo terceiro título da sua história.
29 Maio - Dia Internacional das Forças de Manutenção da Paz das Nações Unidas
Bahá'í Faith: Ascension of Bahá'u'llah
England: Oak Apple Day
Nigeria: Democracy Day Nigeria returns to democratical form of governance after 16 years of military dictatorship.