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This is a list of selected May 29 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

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Charles II of England
Arthur Eddington

Arthur Eddington
Igor Stravinsky
Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire
Mount Everest
Bing Crosby
RMS Empress of Ireland

Ineligible

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363 – Roman emperor Julian defeated Sassanid Emperor Shapur II outside the walls of the Sassanid capital of Ctesiphon, but was unable to take the city.	refimprove
1167 – A 1,600-man force of the Holy Roman Empire led by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel defeated a 10,000-man Papal States army.	refimprove
1328 – Philip VI of France was crowned at Notre-Dame de Reims, beginning the Valois Dynasty.	refimprove section
1660 – The monarchy in England was restored under King Charles II.	unreferenced section
1848 – Wisconsin became the 30th U.S. state admitted to the Union.	refimprove section
1867 – By the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, signed by Franz Joseph I of Austria and a Hungarian delegation led by Ferenc Deák, the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary was established.	unreferenced section
1900 – N'Djamena, now the capital of Chad, was founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Émile Gentil.	blacklisted URLs
1919 – Observations made by English astrophysicist Arthur Eddington during a solar eclipse confirmed part of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.	refimprove section
1985 – A wall at Brussels' Heysel Stadium collapsed under the pressure of football fans escaping a riot before the European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus, killing 39 people and injuring over 600 others.	refimprove section
1999 – Olusegun Obasanjo took office as President of Nigeria, the country's first elected and civilian head of state after 16 years of military rule.	unreferenced sections

Eligible

1176 – Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines: The Lombard League defeated the forces of the Holy Roman Empire in Legnano, Lombardy, present-day Italy.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: A mainly Loyalist force rejected the Continental Army troops' surrender at the Battle of Waxhaws and continued killing the Patriot soldiers, including men who were not resisting.
1911 – English dramatist W. S. Gilbert of the songwriting duo Gilbert and Sullivan died while saving a young woman from drowning in his lake.
1914 – The ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the Saint Lawrence River after colliding with the Storstad, killing 1,012 on board.
1918 – World War I: Armenian forces defeated Ottoman troops at the Battle of Sardarabad, not only stopping the Turkish advance into the rest of Armenia but also preventing the complete destruction of the Armenian nation.
1935 – The Messerschmitt Bf 109, the most produced fighter aircraft in history, had its first flight.
1942 – Bing Crosby recorded his version of the song "White Christmas", which went on to become the best-selling single of all time, with over 50 million copies sold.
1953 – New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary and Nepali-Indian Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

May 29: International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers; Democracy Day in Nigeria

Jenny Lind

1453 – With the conquest of Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottomans.
1852 – Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind (pictured) concluded a successful concert tour of the US under the management of showman P. T. Barnum.
1913 – During the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the avant-garde nature of the music and choreography caused a near-riot in the audience.
1954 – The first annual Bilderberg Group meeting of leaders from European countries and the United States took place in Oosterbeek, Netherlands.
1982 – Falklands War: Approximately 1,000 Argentine troops surrendered, ending the Battle of Goose Green.

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 |[[1919]] – Observations made by English [[Astrophysics|astrophysicist]] '''[[Arthur Eddington]]''' during [[Solar eclipse of May 29, 1919|a solar eclipse]] confirmed part of [[Albert Einstein]]'s [[General relativity|general theory of relativity]].
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 | [[1985]] – A wall at [[Brussels]]' [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]] '''[[Heysel Stadium disaster|collapsed]]''' under the pressure of [[association football|football]] fans escaping a riot before the [[1985 European Cup Final|European Cup Final]] between [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]], killing 39 people and injuring over 600 others.
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 * [[1176]] – [[Guelphs and Ghibellines|Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines]]: The [[Lombard League]] '''[[Battle of Legnano|defeated]]''' the forces of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] in [[Legnano]], [[Lombardy]], present-day Italy.
+* [[1780]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: A mainly [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] force rejected the [[Continental Army]] troops' surrender at the '''[[Battle of Waxhaws]]''' and continued killing the [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] soldiers, including men who were not resisting.
-* [[1453]] – With the [[Fall of Constantinople|conquest of Constantinople]], the '''[[Byzantine Empire]]''' fell to the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]].
+* [[1911]] – English dramatist '''[[W. S. Gilbert|{{nowrap|W. S.}} Gilbert]]''' of the songwriting duo [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] died while saving a young woman from drowning in his lake.
-* [[1900]] – '''[[N'Djamena]]''', now the capital of Chad, was founded as ''Fort-Lamy'' by French commander [[Émile Gentil]].
-* [[1913]] – During the premiere of [[Igor Stravinsky]]'s ballet '''''[[The Rite of Spring]]''''' at the [[Théâtre des Champs-Élysées]] in Paris, the [[avant-garde]] nature of the music and [[choreography]] caused a near-riot in the audience.
 * [[1914]] – The [[ocean liner]] '''[[RMS Empress of Ireland|RMS ''Empress of Ireland'']]''' sank in the [[Saint Lawrence River]] after colliding with the ''[[Storstad]]'', killing 1,012 on board.
 * [[1918]] – [[World War I]]: Armenian forces defeated [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] troops at the '''[[Battle of Sardarabad]]''', not only stopping the Turkish advance into the rest of Armenia but also preventing the complete [[Armenian Genocide|destruction of the Armenian nation]].
+* [[1935]] – The '''[[Messerschmitt Bf 109]]''', the most produced [[fighter aircraft]] in history, had its first flight.
 * [[1942]] – [[Bing Crosby]] recorded his version of the song "'''[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]'''", which went on to become the [[List of best-selling singles worldwide|best-selling single]] of all time, with over {{nowrap|50 million}} copies sold.
+* [[1953]] – New Zealand mountaineer '''[[Edmund Hillary]]''' and Nepali-Indian [[Sherpa (people)|Sherpa]] mountaineer '''[[Tenzing Norgay]]''' became '''[[1953 British Mount Everest expedition|the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest]]'''.
-* [[1954]] – The first annual '''[[Bilderberg Group]]''' meeting of leaders from European countries and the United States took place in [[Oosterbeek]], Netherlands.
-* [[1982]] – [[Falklands War]]: Approximately 1,000 Argentine troops surrendered, ending the '''[[Battle of Goose Green]]'''.
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 '''[[May 29]]''': '''[[International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers]]'''; '''[[Public holidays in Nigeria|Democracy Day]]''' in Nigeria<!--[[Democracy Day (Nigeria)]] is an unreferenced stub-->
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+* [[1453]] – With the [[Fall of Constantinople|conquest of Constantinople]], the '''[[Byzantine Empire]]''' fell to the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]].
-* [[1780]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: A mainly [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] force rejected the [[Continental Army]] troops' surrender at the '''[[Battle of Waxhaws]]''' and continued killing the [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriot]] soldiers, including men who were not resisting.
-* [[1852]] – Swedish operatic [[soprano]] '''[[Jenny Lind]]''' concluded a '''[[Jenny Lind tour of America, 1850–52|successful concert tour]]''' of the US under the management of showman [[P. T. Barnum]].
+* [[1852]] – Swedish operatic [[soprano]] '''[[Jenny Lind]]''' ''(pictured)'' concluded a '''[[Jenny Lind tour of America, 1850–52|successful concert tour]]''' of the US under the management of showman [[P. T. Barnum|{{nowrap|P. T.}} Barnum]].
+* [[1913]] – During the premiere of [[Igor Stravinsky]]'s ballet '''''[[The Rite of Spring]]''''' at the [[Théâtre des Champs-Élysées]] in Paris, the [[avant-garde]] nature of the music and [[choreography]] caused a near-riot in the audience.
-* [[1911]] – English dramatist '''[[W. S. Gilbert]]''' of the songwriting duo [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] died while saving a young woman from drowning in his lake.
-* [[1935]] – The '''[[Messerschmitt Bf 109]]''' ''(pictured)'', the most produced [[fighter aircraft]] in history, had its first flight.
+* [[1954]] – The first annual '''[[Bilderberg Group]]''' meeting of leaders from European countries and the United States took place in [[Oosterbeek]], Netherlands.
+* [[1982]] – [[Falklands War]]: Approximately 1,000 Argentine troops surrendered, ending the '''[[Battle of Goose Green]]'''.
-* [[1953]] – New Zealand mountaineer '''[[Edmund Hillary]]''' and Nepali-Indian [[Sherpa (people)|Sherpa]] mountaineer '''[[Tenzing Norgay]]''' became '''[[1953 British Mount Everest expedition|the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest]]'''.
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