May 29 in History

Defeated by the Lombard League & forced to make peace at the peace of Venice

The Siege of Lisbon is a siege of the city of Lisbon from 29 May to 3 September 1384, between the Portuguese defenders of the city led by John I of Portugal and the Castillian army led by King John I of Castille

Takes the capital & Massacres the remaining Armagnac & Orleanist leaders

Captures Constantinople from the Byzantines

Manages to break into Constantinople, the remains of the Roman empire come to an end

Cardinal Beaton is assassinated by Protestant lairds hostile to his pro-French and anti-English policy.

Has Beaton assassinated by Fife Protestants who oppose his pro-French policy

Seymour captures Edinburgh (1544) and Cardinal Beaton is murdered 29 May 1546, but the English are unable to reduce Scotland to obedience

Seymour captures Edinburgh (1544) and Cardinal Beaton is murdered 29 May 1546, but the English are unable to reduce Scotland to obedience

Convocation adopts new canons asserting royal authority and stricter religious conformity.

Convocation grants six clerical subsidies to help finance the King’s Scottish war.

The new canons require clergy and professionals to swear the disputed Et Cetera Oath.

Marks the day Charles returns to London as well as his birthday

Made a day of annual thanksgiving with a special service in the Book of Common Prayer

Enters London in triumph on his thirtieth birthday.

Charles entered London on his thirtieth birthday, marking the public restoration of monarchy.

Charles II enters London in triumph as monarchy is publicly restored.

An edict orders a recoinage registered in the cour des monnaies

Steps down in favor of Mustapha IV. Carrys out reforms but the military Janissaries & reactionary "Ulema" Council remain

Arrested by the Jannissaries

Signs the Preemption Act allowing qualifying settlers to buy public land at the minimum federal price.

Brunel's permanent Paddington Station formally opens with a three-span wrought-iron and glazed train shed.

Lands under fire and helps destroy Russian stores and vessels supplying the Crimean army.

Joins a hazardous landing party that burns Russian stores at Genitchi.

Helps fire Russian supply stores at Genitchi while Cossacks threaten the landing party.

Officially ends the civil war

Leaves Pretoria before the British advance.

Leaves Pretoria ahead of the British advance.

The republican government relocates as Roberts approaches the capital.

Edgbaston hosts its first Test match as England plays Australia.

This agreement is later followed by a similar one between Bulgaria and Montenegro, thus forming a network of alliances in the Balkans, aimed at Turkey.

Greece, not wishing to be left out of a possible alliance against the Ottoman Empire and the corresponding partition of territory, begins negotiations with Bulgaria on a defensive alliance resulting in the Greco-Bulgarian Treaty

Signing of the Greco-Bulgarian Treaty

Greece, not wishing to be left out of a possible alliance against the Ottoman Empire and the corresponding partition of territory, begins negotiations with Bulgaria on a defensive alliance resulting in the Greco-Bulgarian Treaty

Concludes a defensive treaty with Greece.

Greece, not wishing to be left out of a possible alliance against the Ottoman Empire and the corresponding partition of territory, begins negotiations with Bulgaria on a defensive alliance resulting in the Greco-Bulgarian Treaty

Joins Bulgaria in a treaty against Ottoman power.

The Soviet government introduces compulsory military service as the civil war expands and volunteer recruitment proves insufficient.

Measures starlight deflection during a solar eclipse, supporting general relativity.

Crommelin observes the solar eclipse at Sobral as part of the British test of general relativity

Davidson assists Eddington during the Principe eclipse expedition testing relativistic light bending

Dyson organises eclipse expeditions that test general relativity by measuring stellar positions near the Sun

Eddington leads eclipse observations that support Einsteins prediction of starlight deflection

According to the theory of general relativity, stars with light rays that passed near the Sun would appear to have been slightly shifted because their light had been curved by its gravitational field.

During the eclipse, he took pictures of the stars in the region around the Sun.

Eddington travelled to the island of Principe near Africa to watch the solar eclipse of 29 May 1919.

This effect is noticeable only during eclipses, since otherwise the Suns brightness obscures the affected stars.

British eclipse expeditions photograph stars near the Sun to test Einstein's predicted gravitational deflection.

Forms a coalition Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 2nd term

Opens the Radium Institute in Warsaw.

Forced to resign by Hindenburg. Bruning resigns after no longer having Hindenburgs support

Gives imperial assent, bringing the 1933 Anglo-Persian concession into force.

Approves the concession agreement beginning commercial oil exploration.

Signs the oil concession agreement for the Saudi government.

Allied craft are hit but 47,300 of the BEF are evacuated

Allied craft are hit but 47,300 of the BEF are evacuated

Takes Crete from the British with an airbourne assault

Yamamoto sorties with the Combined Fleet main body aboard Yamato in support of the Midway operation.

The USA sends Admiral Radford to Taiwan to state it will only protect mainland Taiwan

US Admiral Arthur Radford visits Taiwan amid American efforts to deter further Communist attacks in the Taiwan Strait.

Supports using the Spaak Report as the basis for treaty negotiations.

Supports further negotiations after ministers approve the Spaak Report at Venice.

Bech accepts the Spaak Report at Venice as the framework for the next phase of negotiations.

Beyen attends the Venice Conference as the Six agree to use the Spaak Report for formal treaty negotiations.

Faure joins Pineau at Venice as France supports opening formal negotiations on the common market and Euratom.

Hallstein represents the Federal Republic at Venice when the Six approve the Spaak Report as a negotiating basis.

Pineau chairs the Venice Conference as the Six accept the Spaak Report as the basis for drafting new treaties.

Spaak joins the Venice Conference, where the Six accept the Spaak Report as the basis for treaty negotiations.

Represents Italy as the Six approve the Spaak Report as the basis for treaty negotiations.

Pineau took part in ministerial talks that advanced negotiations for the European Economic Community and Euratom.

Organises protest demanding a democratic constitutional convention.

Calls for a national stay-at-home against the new republic.

Castro accepted the strategic deployment in principle after Soviet representatives presented the plan as a defense of Cuba.

Israel's Supreme Court rejects his appeal.

The Fair Play for Cuba Committee replied that a New Orleans chapter would need more participants before a formal charter could be issued.

The modern Bull Ring shopping centre opens as a major city-centre redevelopment.

The Act requires standard disclosure of major consumer-credit costs and terms.

An anti-Gaullist demonstration is held by a communist led trades union

Secures equal pay legislation influenced partly by European treaty obligations on equal pay.

Agrees with Richard Nixon on Basic Principles intended to guide relations between the two superpowers.

Concludes the Moscow summit with a joint commitment to reduce confrontation and expand peaceful cooperation.

The operation Hunt helped organize began monitoring conversations captured by listening equipment installed during the successful Watergate entry.

Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster

Argentines surrender Goose Green, British take 1,400 prisoners, and the Islanders imprisoned at Goose Green by the Argentines are released

Receives news of the Argentine surrender at Goose Green.

Surrenders the Argentine garrison after negotiations conclude the Battle of Goose Green.

Organisation of American States condemns Britain's military action and calls on the US to stop helping Britain - only the US, Chile, Colombia and Trinidad & Tobago abstain

Organisation of American States condemns Britain's military action and calls on the US to stop helping Britain - only the US, Chile, Colombia and Trinidad & Tobago abstain

Organization of American States condemns Britain's military action and calls on the US to stop helping Britain - only the US, Chile, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago abstain

Organization of American States condemns Britain's military action and calls on the US to stop helping Britain - only the US, Chile, Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago abstain

Miners try to force the closure of the Sheffield steel plant & confront the police

President Zia dismisses Prime Minister Junejo and his cabinet.

Zia dismisses Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo and dissolves the National Assembly.

Zia announces new elections after removing the Junejo government.

Junejo's government ends when the President dissolves the National Assembly.

Takes a seat in the USSR Supreme Soviet after a deputy yields a place to him.

Is elected Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR on the third ballot.

A Loya Jirga amends the constitution, strengthens Islamic provisions, and removes remaining communist terminology.

Assumes leadership of the Russian Supreme Soviet after a closely contested parliamentary ballot.

Releases A Spanner in the Works, continuing his 1990s adult rock style.

Sworn in as President of Zaire in a stadium in front of 35,000 people

Kabila takes the presidential oath and establishes a new central government.

Releases When We Were the New Boys, covering songs by younger British rock writers.

Appointed President of Nigeria, 4th Republic

Wins Slovakia's first direct presidential election.

Chairs the ninth UNMOVIC Commissioners session.

Commissioners continue planning for possible renewed inspections.

Andrew Gilligan says a senior official said the Iraq dossier was "sexed up"

French voters rejected the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe in the referendum held on 29 May 2005.

Negotiations to modify EU institutions began in 2001, resulting first in the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, which would have repealed the existing European treaties and replaced them with a "constitution". Although ratified by a majority of member states, this was abandoned after being rejected by 54.67% of French voters on 29 May 2005

Appointed President of Nigeria after the 2007 presidential election

The Dalai Lama formally transfers his political responsibilities to elected Tibetan leadership.

Awards Dylan the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

MESSENGER imagery supports a new global Mercury mosaic used to study surface geology and spacecraft ground tracks.

His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.

Appointed President of Nigeria after the 2015 presidential election

Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.

Guides Chelsea to the European title four months after becoming head coach.

Rounds Ederson and scores the only goal as Chelsea defeat Manchester City.

Dominates midfield and receives the official player-of-the-match award.

Appointed President of Nigeria after the 2023 presidential election

Is appointed Barcelona head coach after the departure of Xavi Hernandez.

Death of Constantine XI, defending Constantinople from Mehmed II

Death of Josephine

The lower court conviction and death sentence are upheld.

Death of Romy Schneider

2,500 Persians are killed to the cost of 70 Roman lives

2,500 Persians are killed to the cost of 70 Roman lives

Frederick I is defeated by the Lombard League & forced to recognize Alexander as Pope

The Archbishop of Yorks forces are defeated by the Earl of Westmorland

The Archbishop of Yorks forces are defeated by Westmorland & John of Lancaster

The Archbishop of Yorks forces are defeated by the Earl of Westmorland

Suleyman's forces defeat Prince Bayezid in the Ottoman succession struggle

Russell commands the larger Anglo-Dutch fleet that fights Tourville off Barfleur.

Tourville fights Edward Russell's larger Anglo-Dutch fleet off Barfleur before withdrawing toward the French coast.

Van Almonde commands the Dutch contingent of the Allied fleet during the Battle of Barfleur.

Arrives at Miranda do Douro in an effort to outflank the French

De la Rey's Boer forces resist Hamilton's advance at Doornkop before withdrawing from the position.

Hamilton leads British forces in the action at Doornkop during Roberts's advance toward Johannesburg.

Armstrong is killed during the intense fighting between Dixon's column and Boer commandos at Vlakfontein.

De la Rey's commandos attack Dixon's column at Vlakfontein and temporarily capture British guns during the fighting.

Dixon reorganizes his force after the Boer charge at Vlakfontein and recovers the captured guns.

Kemp leads Boer fighters in the assault on the British rearguard at Vlakfontein.

Yamasaki leads the final Japanese attack on Attu and is killed as organized resistance collapses.

Argentines surrender Goose Green, British take 1,400 prisoners, and the Islanders imprisoned at Goose Green by the Argentines are released

Crowned King of France

Philip VI is crowned King of France at Reims

Goes from Greenwich to the Tower of London by the River Thames escorted by 50 barges