May 29 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | May 29 Calendar
May 29th Daily Holidays include:
- Composting Day
- End of the Middle Ages Day
- International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
- Learn About Composting Day
- National Biscuit Day
- National Coq Au Vin Day
- Paper Clip Day
- Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day
- World Digestive Health Day
May 29: Famous Birthdays
- May 29, 1736 – Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician who was the 1st Governor of Virginia (d. 1799)
- May 29, 1903 – Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, author, and producer (d. 2003 at the age of 100)
- May 29, 1917 – John F. Kennedy (JFK), American Navy lieutenant and politician who became the 35th President of the United States until his assassination on November 22, 1963
- May 29, 1956 – La Toya Jackson, American singer, songwriter, actress
- May 29, 1959 – Rupert Everett, English actor and novelist (My Best Friends Wedding)
- May 29, 1961 – Melissa Etheridge, American singer, songwriter
May 29: Historical Events
- May 29, 1790 – Rhode Island is admitted as the 13th U.S. State
- May 29, 1848 – Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. State
- May 29, 1914 – The RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and 1,012 people lose their lives.
- May 29, 1950 – The St. Roch arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada after being the first ship to circumnavigate North America
- May 29, 1954 – First of the annual Bilderberg conferences
- May 29, 1988 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan travels to the Soviet Union for the first time to a superpower summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
- May 29, 1999 – The Space Shuttle Discovery completes it’s first docking with the International Space State
- May 29, 2004 – The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington D.C.
- May 29, 2015 – One World Observatory at One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan in New York City opens
May 29: Music Events
- May 29, 1965 – Help Me, Rhonda by The Beach Boys hits #1
- May 29, 1971 – Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones hit #1 on the Hot 100 chart and stays at the top for 2 weeks
- May 29, 1976 – Love Hangover by Diana Ross hits #1 in America
- May 29, 1984 – Private Dancer, the comeback album for Tina Turner is released
May 29: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for May 29 is Gemini.
May Birthstone:
What is the May Birthstone? Emerald
As the birthstone for May, the emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.
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