May 29th, 1923

Born on May 29th, 1923

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 29th?

May 29th, 2011

Residents of Portland, Oregon, held a rally called Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an attack against a gay couple holding hands while crossing the Hawthorne Bridge (pictured).

May 29th, 1999

Charlotte Perrelli, representing Sweden, won the Eurovision Song Contest, the first edition not to feature an orchestra or live accompaniment.

May 29th, 1953

The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay (both pictured) became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

May 29th, 1942

Bing Crosby recorded his version of the song "White Christmas", which went on to become the best-selling single worldwide, with more than 50 million copies sold.

May 29th, 1918

World War I: Armenian forces defeated Ottoman troops at the Battle of Sardarabad, halting the Turkish advance and preventing further destruction of the Armenian nation.

May 29th, 1913

During the premiere of the ballet The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the avant-garde nature of the music and choreography caused a near-riot in the audience.

May 29th, 1911

English dramatist W. S. Gilbert of the songwriting duo Gilbert and Sullivan died while saving a young woman from drowning in his lake.

May 29th, 1900

N'Djamena, now the capital of Chad, was founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Émile Gentil.

May 29th, 1792

The Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was disbanded following the Russian invasion of Poland.

May 29th, 1453

With the fall of Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottomans.

May 29th, 1416

A squadron of the Venetian navy captured many Ottoman ships at the Battle of Gallipoli, confirming Venetian naval superiority in the Aegean Sea for the next few decades.

May 29th, 1233

Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols entered and began looting Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty of China, after a 13-month siege.

May 29th, 1176

Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: Troops of the Lombard League defeated forces of the Holy Roman Empire near Legnano in present-day Italy.

May 29th, 2021

A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara.

May 29th, 2015

One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 29th

Born on May 29th, 1923

68

Harry Everett Smith

American visual artist, experimental filmmaker, record collector, bohemian, mystic, and largely self-taught student of anthropology

*May 29th, 1923, Portland †November 27th, 1991, New York City

87

Bernard Clavel

French writer (1923-2010)

*May 29th, 1923, Lons-le-Saunier †October 5th, 2010, Chambéry

97

Eugene Wright

American jazz musician

*May 29th, 1923, Chicago †December 30th, 2020, Valley Glen

92

John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley

British peer, professional soldier, and county dignitary (1923-2015)

*May 29th, 1923, Saltram House †September 20th, 2015

101

Edward H. Sims

American writer

*May 29th, 1923, Orangeburg

95

Carl Duering

German actor

*May 29th, 1923, Berlin †September 1st, 2018, London

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95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

46

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

*May 29th, 1917, Brookline †November 22nd, 1963, Parkland Memorial Hospital

33

Nanna Vainio

Badminton player

*May 29th, 1991, Ekenäs

48

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

94

Peter Higgs

British physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1929–2024)

*May 29th, 1929, Newcastle upon Tyne †April 8th, 2024, Edinburgh

78

Iannis Xenakis

Greek-French composer, architect and engineer (1922–2001)

*May 29th, 1922, Brăila †February 4th, 2001, Paris

98

Abdoulaye Wade

3rd President of Senegal

*May 29th, 1926, Kébémer

62

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

83

Fredy Knie senior

(1920-2003)

*May 29th, 1920, Geneva †October 11th, 2003, Rapperswil

62

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

66

Annette Bening

American actress

*May 29th, 1958, Topeka

42

Karen Foo Kune

Mauritian badminton player

*May 29th, 1982, Mauritius

41

Sandra Marinello

Badminton player

*May 29th, 1983, Duisburg

34

Sherida Spitse

Dutch footballer

*May 29th, 1990, Sneek

32

Anastasiya Chernyavskaya

Badminton player

*May 29th, 1992, Minsk

31

Millicent Wiranto

Badminton player

*May 29th, 1993, Medan

52

Laverne Cox

American actress and LGBT advocate (born 1972)

*May 29th, 1972, Mobile

35

Andi Hartono

Badminton player

*May 29th, 1989, Bandung

29

Natalia Rogova

Badminton player

*May 29th, 1995, Moscow

28

Chamika Karunaratne

Cricketer and badminton player

*May 29th, 1996, Colombo

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90

Hans Riegel

German businessman, badminton player

*March 10th, 1923, Bonn †October 15th, 2013, Bonn

93

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

*December 29th, 1923, New York City †May 22nd, 2017, East Hampton

93

Robert H. Michel

American politician (1923–2017)

*March 2nd, 1923, Peoria †February 17th, 2017, Arlington County

89

Bert suharga

German association football player and coach (1923-2013)

*October 22nd, 1923, Bremen †July 19th, 2013, La Llosa

100

Glynis Johns

British actress (1923–2024)

*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria †January 4th, 2024, Los Angeles

84

Karl Christ

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 6th, 1923, Ulm †March 28th, 2008, Marburg

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

*August 11th, 1923, Berlin †June 26th, 2020, Berlin

89

Conrad Bain

Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013)

*February 4th, 1923, Lethbridge †January 14th, 2013, Livermore

29

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

*September 17th, 1923, Mount Olive †January 1st, 1953, Oak Hill

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

*May 27th, 1923, Fürth †November 29th, 2023, Kent

62

Anne Baxter

American actress (1923–1985)

*May 7th, 1923, Michigan City †December 12th, 1985, New York City

93

Paul Müller

Swiss actor (1923-2016)

*March 11th, 1923, Neuchâtel †September 2nd, 2016, Tivoli

88

Cliff Robertson

American actor (1923–2011)

*September 9th, 1923, La Jolla †September 10th, 2011, Stony Brook

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

93

Stanisław Skrowaczewski

Polish composer and conductor (1923-2017)

*October 3rd, 1923, Lviv †February 21st, 2017, St. Louis Park

89

Charles Durning

American actor (1923-2012)

*February 28th, 1923, Highland Falls †December 24th, 2012, New York City

91

Lee Kuan Yew

1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1923–2015)

*September 16th, 1923, Singapore †March 23rd, 2015, Singapore General Hospital

88

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

*July 2nd, 1923, Kórnik †February 1st, 2012, Kraków

90

Nadine Gordimer

South African writer

*November 20th, 1923, Springs †July 13th, 2014, Johannesburg

92

Harold B. Mattingly

British historian of graeco-roman history, numismatist and university teacher (1923-2015)

*August 13th, 1923, Finchley †August 23rd, 2015, Truro

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 29th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Oak Apple Day) which are celebrated on May 29th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1923 is a normal year and no leap year.

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