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May 29 is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 216 days remain until the end of the year.

May 29th is a day filled with many important events throughout history, from ancient battles to modern scientific discoveries and the births of famous people. It's a day when empires have fallen, new nations have formed, and great leaders and artists have come into the world.

Historical Events
Famous Births
Notable Deaths
Holidays and Observances
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Historical Events

Ancient Times and Middle Ages

363 – The Roman emperor Julian led his army to victory against the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon. This battle happened near the capital city of the Sasanian people, but the Romans couldn't capture the city itself.
1108 – In the Battle of Uclés, soldiers from the Almoravid group, led by Tamim ibn Yusuf, defeated an alliance of armies from the Castile and León.
1167 – A Roman army that supported Pope Alexander III was defeated in the Battle of Monte Porzio by armies led by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel.
1176 – The Lombard League, a group of northern Italian cities, defeated Emperor Frederick I in the Battle of Legnano.
1233 – During the Mongol–Jin war, the Mongols entered Kaifeng after a successful siege. They began to take valuable items from the city, which was the capital of the Jin dynasty.
1328 – Philip VI was crowned King of France.
1416 – In the Battle of Gallipoli, the Venetians, led by Pietro Loredan, defeated a much larger fleet from the Ottoman Empire near Gallipoli.
1453 – The Fall of Constantinople happened when Ottoman armies, led by Sultan Mehmed II, captured Constantinople after a 53-day siege. This event marked the end of the Roman Empire after more than 2,000 years.

1600s to 1900s

1658 – The Battle of Samugarh was a very important battle in the fight for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659).
1660 – The English Restoration took place, bringing Charles II back to the throne of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
1733 – In Quebec City, a rule was confirmed that allowed settlers in New France to force Native people into labor.
1780 – During the American Revolutionary War, at the Battle of Waxhaws, British soldiers continued fighting even after American soldiers gave up, causing many casualties.
1790 – Rhode Island became the last of the original Thirteen Colonies in North America to approve the Constitution. It officially joined the United States.
1798 – During the United Irishmen Rebellion, between 300 and 500 members of the Society of United Irishmen were killed by the British Army in County Kildare, Ireland.
1807 – Mustafa IV became the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the Caliph of Islam.
1825 – The Coronation of Charles X of France happened in Reims Cathedral. This was the last time a French monarch was crowned.
1851 – Sojourner Truth gave her famous Ain't I a Woman? speech at the Woman’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
1852 – Jenny Lind, a famous singer, left New York after her two-year tour across America.
1861 – The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce was started in Hong Kong.
1864 – Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrived in Mexico for the first time.
1867 – The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 was created, which established the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
1868 – Mihailo Obrenović III, the Prince of Serbia, was killed.
1886 – The pharmacist John Pemberton placed his first advertisement for Coca-Cola in The Atlanta Journal newspaper.
1900 – N'Djamena was founded by the French commander Émile Gentil and was originally named Fort-Lamy.

1900s to Today

1903 – In the May Coup, Alexander I, the King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, were killed in Belgrade by a group called the Black Hand (Crna Ruka).
1913 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet music The Rite of Spring was performed for the first time in Paris, France, causing a riot among the audience.
1914 – The large ship RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, and 1,012 people lost their lives.
1918 – Armenia defeated the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad.
1919 – Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity was tested by scientists Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin. Their findings later confirmed his theory.
1920 – The Louth flood of 1920 was a very bad flash flood in Louth, England, which caused 23 deaths in just 20 minutes. It is known as one of the worst flood disasters in the United Kingdom during the 20th century.
1931 – Michele Schirru, an American citizen, was executed by a firing squad from the Royal Italian Army because he intended to kill Benito Mussolini.
1932 – World War I veterans began to gather in Washington, D.C., as part of the Bonus Army. They were asking for cash bonuses that had been promised to them for 1945.
1935 – The Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter airplane flew for the first time.
1945 – The Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber flew its first combat mission.
1948 – The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization was created.
1950 – The St. Roch, the first ship to sail all the way around North America, arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
1953 – Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the top of Mount Everest. This happened on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday.
1964 – The Arab League met in East Jerusalem to talk about the Palestinian issue, which led to the creation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1964 – South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh had rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Kim found guilty of "lax morality" after he had removed them from power in a January coup.
1973 – Tom Bradley was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California.
1982 – Pope John Paul II became the first Pope to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
1982 – Falklands War: The British Army defeated the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green.
1985 – The Heysel Stadium disaster occurred when a wall collapsed, causing 39 association football fans to die and hundreds to be injured.
1985 – Amputee Steve Fonyo finished his cross-Canada marathon in Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months of running.
1988 – The U.S. President Ronald Reagan began his first visit to the Soviet Union, arriving in Moscow for a meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
1989 – An agreement was signed between Egypt and the United States, allowing parts of the F-16 jet fighter plane to be made in Egypt.
1990 – The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elected Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
1993 – The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant was held in war-torn Sarajevo, bringing global attention to the difficult situation of its citizens.
1999 – Olusegun Obasanjo became President of Nigeria, the first elected civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
1999 – Space Shuttle Discovery completed its first docking with the International Space Station.
2001 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the disabled golfer Casey Martin could use a cart to ride in tournaments.
2004 – The National World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C..
2005 – France voted against the Constitution of the European Union in a national vote.
2008 – Two earthquakes, with a combined strength of 6.1, struck Iceland near Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
2015 – One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opened to the public.

Famous Births

Born Before 1600

1421 – Charles, Prince of Viana, a Spanish prince. (d. 1461)
1443 – Victor, Duke of Münsterberg, a German duke and count. (d. 1500)
1504 – Antun Vrančić, a Croatian archbishop. (d. 1573)
1555 – George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, an English general. (d. 1629)
1568 – Virginia de' Medici, an Italian princess. (d. 1615)
1594 – Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, a Bavarian field marshal. (d. 1632)

Born 1601 to 1900

1627 – Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, a French princess. (d. 1693)
1630 – Charles II of England, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. (d. 1685)
1675 – Humphry Ditton, an English mathematician. (d. 1715)
1716 – Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, a French zoologist. (d. 1800)
1722 – James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, an Irish soldier and politician. (d. 1773)
1730 – Jackson of Exeter, an English organist and composer. (d. 1803)
1736 – Patrick Henry, an American lawyer and the first Governor of Virginia. (d. 1799)
1780 – Henri Braconnot, a French chemist. (d. 1855)
1794 – Johann Heinrich von Mädler, a German astronomer. (d. 1874)
1797 – Louise-Adéone Drölling, a French painter. (d. 1836)
1823 – John H. Balsley, an American inventor. (d. 1895)
1860 – Isaac Albéniz, a Spanish pianist and composer. (d. 1909)
1871 – Clark Voorhees, an American painter. (d. 1933)
1873 – Rudolf Tobias, an Estonian organist and composer. (d. 1918)
1874 – G. K. Chesterton, an English writer and poet. (d. 1936)
1880 – Oswald Spengler, a German historian and philosopher. (d. 1936)
1892 – Alfonsina Storni, an Swiss-Argentinian poet. (d. 1938)
1893 – Max Brand, an American journalist and author. (d. 1944)
1894 – Beatrice Lillie, a Canadian-English actress and singer. (d. 1989)
1894 – Josef von Sternberg, an Austrian-American director. (d. 1969)
1897 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, a Czech-American composer. (d. 1957)
1899 – Douglas Abbott, a Canadian lawyer and politician. (d. 1987)

Born 1901 to Present

1902 – Harry Kadwell, an Australian rugby league player. (d. 1999)
1903 – Bob Hope, a famous English-American actor and singer. (d. 2003)
1904 – Hubert Opperman, an Australian cyclist and politician. (d. 1996)
1905 – Sebastian Shaw, an English actor. (d. 1994)
1906 – T. H. White, an English author. (d. 1964)
1907 – Hartland Molson, a Canadian captain and politician. (d. 2002)
1908 – Diana Morgan, a Welsh-English playwright. (d. 1996)
1910 – Ralph Metcalfe, an American sprinter and politician. (d. 1978)
1913 – Tony Zale, an American boxer. (d. 1997)
1914 – Stacy Keach Sr., an American actor. (d. 2003)
1914 – Tenzing Norgay, a Nepalese-Indian mountaineer who was one of the first to reach the top of Mount Everest. (d. 1986)
1915 – Karl Münchinger, a German conductor. (d. 1990)
1917 – John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. (d. 1963)
1917 – Marcel Trudel, a Canadian historian. (d. 2011)
1919 – Jacques Genest, a Canadian physician. (d. 2018)
1920 – John Harsanyi, a Hungarian-American economist and Nobel Prize winner. (d. 2000)
1920 – Clifton James, an American actor. (d. 2017)
1921 – Norman Hetherington, an Australian cartoonist. (d. 2010)
1922 – Edith Roger, a Norwegian dancer. (d. 2023)
1922 – Joe Weatherly, an American race car driver. (d. 1964)
1922 – Iannis Xenakis, a Greek-French composer. (d. 2001)
1923 – Bernard Clavel, a French author. (d. 2010)
1923 – John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, an English colonel and politician. (d. 2015)
1923 – Eugene Wright, an American jazz bassist. (d. 2020)
1924 – Lars Bo, a Danish author and illustrator. (d. 1999)
1924 – Miloslav Kříž, a Czech basketball player. (d. 2013)
1924 – Pepper Paire, an American baseball player. (d. 2013)
1926 – Katie Boyle, an Italian-English actress. (d. 2018)
1926 – Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Queen Consort of Tonga. (d. 2017)
1926 – Abdoulaye Wade, a Senegalese politician and the 3rd President of Senegal.
1927 – Jean Coutu, a Canadian pharmacist who founded the Jean Coutu Group.
1928 – Freddie Redd, an American jazz pianist. (d. 2021)
1929 – Harry Frankfurt, an American philosopher. (d. 2023)
1929 – Peter Higgs, an English-Scottish physicist and Nobel Prize winner.
1929 – Roberto Vargas, a Puerto Rican-American baseball player. (d. 2014)
1932 – Paul R. Ehrlich, an American biologist.
1932 – Richie Guerin, an American basketball player.
1933 – Helmuth Rilling, a German conductor.
1933 – Tarquinio Provini, an Italian motorcycle racer. (d. 2005)
1934 – Bill Vander Zalm, a Dutch-Canadian politician and the 28th Premier of British Columbia.
1935 – André Brink, a South African author. (d. 2015)
1935 – Sylvia Robinson, an American singer and producer. (d. 2011)
1937 – Charles W. Pickering, an American lawyer and judge.
1937 – Irmin Schmidt, a German keyboard player.
1937 – Alwin Schockemöhle, a German show-jumper.
1937 – Harry Statham, an American basketball coach.
1938 – Christopher Bland, an English businessman. (d. 2017)
1938 – Fay Vincent, an American businessman.
1939 – Pete Smith, an Australian radio announcer.
1939 – Al Unser, an American race car driver. (d. 2021)
1940 – Taihō Kōki, a Japanese sumo wrestler. (d. 2013)
1940 – Farooq Leghari, a Pakistani politician and the 8th President of Pakistan. (d. 2010)
1941 – Doug Scott, an English mountaineer. (d. 2020)
1941 – Bob Simon, an American journalist. (d. 2015)
1942 – Pierre Bourque, a Canadian politician and the 40th Mayor of Montreal.
1942 – Kevin Conway, an American actor. (d. 2020)
1943 – Robert W. Edgar, an American educator and politician. (d. 2013)
1944 – Bob Benmosche, an American businessman. (d. 2015)
1944 – Quentin Davies, an English soldier and politician.
1945 – Gary Brooker, an English singer-songwriter. (d. 2022)
1945 – Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, a Scottish lawyer and politician. (d. 2013)
1945 – Julian Le Grand, an English economist.
1945 – Martin Pipe, an English jockey and trainer.
1945 – Joyce Tenneson, an American photographer.
1945 – Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, a Belgian scholar. (d. 2018)
1946 – Fernando Buesa, a Spanish politician. (d. 2000)
1947 – Anthony Geary, an American actor.
1948 – Michael Berkeley, an English composer.
1948 – Keith Gull, an English microbiologist.
1949 – Robert Axelrod, an American actor. (d. 2019)
1949 – Brian Kidd, an English footballer.
1949 – Francis Rossi, an English singer-songwriter.
1950 – Rebbie Jackson, an American singer and actress.
1953 – Danny Elfman, an American singer-songwriter and producer.
1954 – Robert Beaser, an American composer.
1954 – Jerry Moran, an American lawyer and politician.
1955 – Frank Baumgartl, a German runner. (d. 2010)
1955 – John Hinckley Jr., an American who attempted to harm Ronald Reagan.
1955 – David Kirschner, an American animator and producer.
1955 – Gordon Rintoul, a Scottish historian.
1955 – Ken Schrader, an American race car driver.
1956 – Mark Lyall Grant, an English diplomat.
1956 – La Toya Jackson, an American singer and actress.
1957 – Steven Croft, an English bishop.
1957 – Jeb Hensarling, an American lawyer and politician.
1957 – Mohsen Makhmalbaf, an Iranian film director.
1958 – Annette Bening, a famous American actress.
1958 – Juliano Mer-Khamis, an Israeli actor. (d. 2011)
1958 – Uwe Rapolder, a German footballer.
1958 – Mike Stenhouse, an American baseball player.
1959 – Rupert Everett, an English actor and novelist.
1959 – Mel Gaynor, an English drummer.
1959 – Steve Hanley, an Irish-English bass player.
1960 – Thomas Baumer, a Swiss economist.
1960 – Mike Freer, an English politician.
1961 – Melissa Etheridge, an American singer-songwriter.
1961 – John Miceli, an American drummer.
1962 – Fandi Ahmad, a Singaporean footballer.
1962 – Eric Davis, an American baseball player.
1962 – Carol Kirkwood, a Scottish journalist.
1962 – Chloé Sainte-Marie, a Canadian actress and singer.
1963 – Blaze Bayley, an English singer-songwriter.
1963 – Zhu Jianhua, a Chinese high jumper.
1963 – Ukyo Katayama, a Japanese race car driver.
1963 – Claude Loiselle, a Canadian ice hockey player.
1964 – Howard Mills III, an American politician.
1964 – Oswaldo Negri Jr., a Brazilian race car driver.
1966 – Natalie Nougayrède, a French journalist.
1967 – Noel Gallagher, an English singer-songwriter and guitarist.
1967 – Mike Keane, a Canadian ice hockey player.
1967 – Steven Levitt, an American economist and author.
1968 – Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll, a Scottish politician.
1968 – Tate George, an American basketball player.
1968 – Jessica Morden, an English politician.
1968 – Hida Viloria, an American activist.
1970 – Natarsha Belling, an Australian journalist.
1970 – Roberto Di Matteo, an Italian footballer.
1971 – Éric Lucas, a Canadian boxer.
1971 – Bernd Mayländer, a German race car driver.
1971 – Jo Beth Taylor, an Australian television host.
1971 – Rob Womack, an English athlete.
1972 – Laverne Cox, an American actress and LGBT advocate.
1972 – Bill Curley, an American basketball player.
1972 – Simon Jones, an English singer and bass player.
1972 – John Simon, an Australian rugby league player.
1973 – Tomoko Kaneda, a Japanese voice actress.
1973 – Mark Lee, an American guitarist.
1973 – Alpay Özalan, a Turkish footballer.
1973 – Myf Warhurst, an Australian radio and television host.
1974 – Steve Cardenas, an American martial artist and actor.
1974 – Stephen Larkham, an Australian rugby player.
1974 – Aaron McGruder, an American cartoonist.
1974 – Jenny Willott, an English politician.
1975 – Jason Allison, a Canadian ice hockey player.
1975 – Mel B, an English singer and actress.
1975 – Sven Kubis, a German footballer.
1975 – Sarah Millican, an English comedian.
1975 – Anthony Wall, an English golfer.
1975 – Daniel Tosh, an American comedian and television host.
1976 – Caçapa, a Brazilian footballer.
1976 – Jerry Hairston Jr., an American baseball player.
1976 – Raef LaFrentz, an American basketball player.
1976 – Yegor Titov, a Russian footballer.
1977 – Massimo Ambrosini, an Italian footballer.
1977 – Marco Cassetti, an Italian footballer.
1977 – António Lebo Lebo, an Angolan footballer.
1978 – Pelle Almqvist, a Swedish singer-songwriter.
1978 – Sébastien Grosjean, a French tennis player.
1978 – Adam Rickitt, an English singer.
1979 – Arne Friedrich, a German footballer.
1979 – Brian Kendrick, an American wrestler.
1979 – John Rheinecker, an American baseball player. (d. 2017)
1980 – Ernesto Farías, an Argentinian footballer.
1981 – Andrey Arshavin, a Russian footballer.
1982 – Nataliya Dobrynska, a Ukrainian athlete.
1982 – Matt Macri, an American baseball player.
1982 – Kim Tae-kyun, a South Korean baseball player.
1984 – Carmelo Anthony, an American basketball player.
1984 – Nia Jax, an Australian-American professional wrestler.
1984 – Funmi Jimoh, an American long jumper.
1984 – Andreas Schäffer, a German footballer.
1984 – Ina Wroldsen, a Norwegian singer.
1985 – Nathan Horton, a Canadian ice hockey player.
1987 – Lina Andrijauskaitė, a Lithuanian long jumper.
1987 – Jon Holland, an Australian cricketer.
1987 – Issac Luke, a New Zealand rugby league player.
1987 – Kelvin Maynard, a Dutch footballer. (d. 2019)
1987 – Noah Reid, a Canadian actor.
1987 – Rui Sampaio, a Portuguese footballer.
1988 – Muath Al-Kasasbeh, a Jordanian pilot. (d. 2015)
1988 – Cheng Fei, a Chinese gymnast.
1988 – Tobin Heath, an American soccer player.
1988 – Steve Mason, a Canadian ice hockey player.
1989 – Ezekiel Ansah, a Ghanaian-American football player.
1989 – Diego Barisone, an Argentinian footballer. (d. 2015)
1989 – Riley Keough, an American model and actress.
1990 – Joe Biagini, an American baseball pitcher.
1990 – Erica Garner, an American civil rights activist. (d. 2017)
1991 – Yaime Perez, a Cuban discus thrower.
1992 – Sarah Moundir, a Swiss tennis player.
1993 – Jana Čepelová, a Slovak tennis player.
1993 – Maika Monroe, an American actress.
1993 – Grete Šadeiko, an Estonian athlete.
1997 – Tyler Nevin, an American baseball player for the Detroit Tigers.
1998 – Markelle Fultz, an American basketball player.
1998 – Austin Reaves, an American basketball player.
1999 – Park Ji-hoon, a South Korean actor and singer.
2000 – Gennaro Nigro, an American soccer player.
2001 – Andrew Torgashev, an American figure skater.
2002 – Paul Skenes, an American baseball player.

Notable Deaths

Died Before 1600

931 – Jimeno Garcés of Pamplona, a Spanish ruler.
1040 – Renauld I, Count of Nevers, a French count.
1259 – Christopher I of Denmark, King of Denmark. (b. 1219)
1311 – James II of Majorca, King of Majorca. (b. 1243)
1320 – Pope John VIII of Alexandria, a Coptic pope.
1327 – Jens Grand, a Danish archbishop. (b. c. 1260)
1379 – Henry II of Castile, King of Castile. (b. 1334)
1405 – Philippe de Mézières, a French soldier and author. (b. 1327)
1425 – Hongxi Emperor of China. (b. 1378)
1453 – Ulubatlı Hasan, an Ottoman commander. (b. 1428)
1453 – Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor. (b. 1404)
1500 – Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese explorer. (b. 1451)
1500 – Thomas Rotherham, an English cleric. (b. 1423)
1546 – David Beaton, a Scottish cardinal and politician. (b. 1494)
1593 – John Penry, a Welsh martyr. (b. 1559)

Died 1601 to 1900

1660 – Frans van Schooten, a Dutch mathematician. (b. 1615)
1691 – Cornelis Tromp, a Dutch admiral. (b. 1629)
1790 – Israel Putnam, an American general. (b. 1718)
1796 – Carl Fredrik Pechlin, a Swedish general. (b. 1720)
1814 – Joséphine de Beauharnais, the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. (b. 1763)
1829 – Humphry Davy, an English chemist. (b. 1778)
1847 – Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, a French general. (b. 1766)
1862 – Franz Mirecki, a Polish composer. (b. 1791)
1866 – Winfield Scott, an American general and politician. (b. 1786)
1873 – Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine, a German prince. (b. 1870)
1892 – Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith. (b. 1817)
1896 – Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, a French geologist. (b. 1814)

Died 1901 to Present

1903 – Bruce Price, an American architect. (b. 1845)
1910 – Mily Balakirev, a Russian composer. (b. 1837)
1911 – W. S. Gilbert, an English playwright and poet. (b. 1836)
1914 – Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving, an English author. (b. 1871)
1914 – Henry Seton-Karr, an English explorer. (b. 1853)
1917 – Kate Harrington, an American poet. (b. 1831)
1919 – Robert Bacon, an American politician. (b. 1860)
1920 – Carlos Deltour, a French rower. (b. 1864)
1921 – Abbott Handerson Thayer, an American painter. (b. 1849)
1935 – Josef Suk, a Czech violinist and composer. (b. 1874)
1939 – Ursula Ledóchowska, an Austrian-Polish nun and saint. (b. 1865)
1941 – Léo-Pol Morin, a Canadian pianist. (b. 1892)
1942 – John Barrymore, an American actor. (b. 1882)
1946 – Martin Gottfried Weiss, a German officer. (b. 1905)
1948 – May Whitty, an English actress. (b. 1865)
1951 – Fanny Brice, an American singer and comedian. (b. 1891)
1951 – Dimitrios Levidis, a Greek-French composer. (b. 1885)
1953 – Morgan Russell, an American painter. (b. 1886)
1957 – James Whale, an English director. (b. 1889)
1958 – Juan Ramón Jiménez, a Spanish poet and Nobel Prize winner. (b. 1881)
1963 – Netta Muskett, an English author. (b. 1887)
1966 – Ignace Lepp, an Estonian-French priest and psychologist. (b. 1909)
1968 – Arnold Susi, an Estonian lawyer and politician. (b. 1896)
1970 – John Gunther, an American journalist. (b. 1901)
1970 – Eva Hesse, an American artist. (b. 1936)
1972 – Moe Berg, an American baseball player and spy. (b. 1902)
1972 – Stephen Timoshenko, a Ukrainian-American engineer. (b. 1878)
1973 – George Harriman, an English businessman. (b. 1908)
1977 – Ba Maw, a Burmese politician and Prime Minister of Burma. (b. 1893)
1979 – Mary Pickford, a Canadian-American actress and producer. (b. 1892)
1979 – John H. Wood Jr., an American lawyer and judge. (b. 1916)
1982 – Romy Schneider, a German-French actress. (b. 1938)
1983 – Arvīds Pelše, a Latvian-Russian historian. (b. 1899)
1987 – Charan Singh, an Indian politician and the 5th Prime Minister of India. (b. 1902)
1988 – Salem bin Laden, a Saudi Arabian businessman. (b. 1946)
1989 – George C. Homans, an American sociologist. (b. 1910)
1991 – Margaret Barr (choreographer), an Australian choreographer. (b. 1904)
1993 – Billy Conn, an American boxer. (b. 1917)
1994 – Erich Honecker, a German politician. (b. 1912)
1994 – Lady May Abel Smith, a member of the British Royal Family. (b. 1906)
1996 – Tamara Toumanova, an American ballerina. (b. 1919)
1997 – Jeff Buckley, an American singer-songwriter. (b. 1966)
1998 – Barry Goldwater, an American politician. (b. 1909)
2003 – David Jefferies, an English motorcycle racer. (b. 1972)
2004 – Archibald Cox, an American lawyer and politician. (b. 1912)
2004 – Samuel Dash, an American academic and politician. (b. 1925)
2005 – John D'Amico, a Canadian ice hockey player and referee. (b. 1937)
2005 – Hamilton Naki, a South African surgeon. (b. 1926)
2005 – George Rochberg, an American composer. (b. 1918)
2006 – Jacques Bouchard, a Canadian businessman. (b. 1930)
2006 – Katarína Kolníková, a Slovak actress. (b. 1921)
2007 – Dave Balon, a Canadian ice hockey player. (b. 1938)
2007 – Lois Browne-Evans, a Bermudian lawyer and politician. (b. 1927)
2008 – Paula Gunn Allen, an American writer. (b. 1939)
2008 – Luc Bourdon, a Canadian ice hockey player. (b. 1987)
2008 – Harvey Korman, an American actor and comedian. (b. 1927)
2010 – Dennis Hopper, an American actor and director. (b. 1936)
2011 – Sergei Bagapsh, a politician and the 2nd President of Abkhazia. (b. 1949)
2011 – Bill Clements, an American politician and the 42nd Governor of Texas. (b. 1917)
2011 – Ferenc Mádl, a Hungarian politician and the 14th President of Hungary. (b. 1931)
2012 – Mark Minkov, a Russian composer. (b. 1944)
2012 – Kaneto Shindo, a Japanese director. (b. 1912)
2012 – Doc Watson, an American singer-songwriter. (b. 1923)
2013 – Richard Ballantine, an American-English journalist. (b. 1940)
2013 – Françoise Blanchard, a French actress. (b. 1954)
2013 – Andrew Greeley, an American priest and sociologist. (b. 1928)
2013 – Mulgrew Miller, an American pianist. (b. 1955)
2013 – Henry Morgentaler, a Polish-Canadian physician and activist. (b. 1923)
2013 – Franca Rame, an Italian actress and playwright. (b. 1928)
2013 – Ludwig G. Strauss, a German physician. (b. 1949)
2013 – Wali-ur-Rehman, a Pakistani commander. (b. 1970)
2014 – Christine Charbonneau, a Canadian singer-songwriter. (b. 1943)
2014 – Walter Jakob Gehring, a Swiss biologist. (b. 1939)
2014 – Peter Glaser, a Czech-American scientist. (b. 1923)
2014 – Miljenko Prohaska, a Croatian composer. (b. 1925)
2014 – William M. Roth, an American businessman. (b. 1916)
2015 – Henry Carr, an American football player and sprinter. (b. 1942)
2015 – Doris Hart, an American tennis player. (b. 1925)
2015 – Betsy Palmer, an American actress. (b. 1926)
2017 – Manuel Noriega, a Panamanian general and politician. (b. 1934)
2017 – Mordechai Tzipori, an Israeli Lieutenant General. (b. 1924)
2017 – Konstantinos Mitsotakis, a Greek politician and prime minister. (b. 1918)
2020 – Maikanti Baru, a Nigerian engineer. (b. 1959)
2021 – Gavin MacLeod, an American actor. (b. 1931)
2021 – Mark Eaton, an American basketball player. (b. 1957)
2021 – B. J. Thomas, an American singer. (b. 1942)
2021 – Cornelius Sim, a Bruneian cardinal. (b. 1951)
2022 – Ronnie Hawkins, an American rockabilly singer.
2022 – Sidhu Moosewala, an Indian singer and rapper. (b. 1993)

Holidays and Observances

Army Day (Argentina)
Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh (Baháʼí Faith) (This holiday is celebrated if Baháʼí Naw-Rúz falls on March 21st of the Gregorian calendar.)
Christian feast day:
- Bona of Pisa
- Hypomone (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Joseph Gérard
- Maximin of Trier
- Pope Alexander of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Richard Thirkeld
- Theodosia of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Ursula Ledóchowska
- May 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (International) – A day to honor the people who work for peace with the United Nations.
Oak Apple Day (England), and its related observance:
- Castleton Garland Day (Castleton)
Veterans Day (Sweden) – A day to honor military veterans in Sweden.
Democracy Day (Nigeria) – A day celebrating democracy in Nigeria.