On this day: 29 May

Selected events and births on 29 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1453 – With the fall of Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottomans. Read more: Fall of Constantinople Byzantine Empire Ottoman Empire
• 1851 – Sojourner Truth delivered her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron. Read more: Sojourner Truth Ohio Women's Convention at Akron in 1851
• 1852 – Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful concert tour of the United States under the management of showman P. T. Barnum. Read more: Soprano Jenny Lind Jenny Lind's tour of America
• 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. Read more: Bing Crosby White Christmas (song) List of best-selling singles
• 1953 – The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Read more: Edmund Hillary Tenzing Norgay 1953 British Mount Everest expedition
• 1954 – Diane Leather became the first woman to run a mile in less than five minutes. Read more: Diane Leather Mile run world record progression
• 1999 – Charlotte Perrelli, representing Sweden, won the Eurovision Song Contest, the first edition not to feature an orchestra or live accompaniment. Read more: Charlotte Perrelli Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Born on this day

• 1926 – Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal Read more: Abdoulaye Wade President of Senegal
• 1934 – Bill Vander Zalm, Dutch-Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Premier of British Columbia Read more: Bill Vander Zalm Premier of British Columbia
• 1942 – Pierre Bourque, Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal Read more: Pierre Bourque (politician) Mayor of Montreal
• 1956 – Mark Lyall Grant, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations Read more: Mark Lyall Grant Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
• 1991 – Tan Zhongyi, Women's World Chess Champion, 2017–2018 Read more: Tan Zhongyi Women's World Chess Championship
• 1999 – Park Ji-hoon, South Korean actor and singer Read more: Park Ji-hoon
• 2000 – Gennaro Nigro, American soccer player Read more: Gennaro Nigro Association football
• 2000 – Adam Zdrójkowski, Polish actor and television presenter Read more: Adam Zdrójkowski
• 2001 – Puka Nacua, American football player Read more: Puka Nacua
• 2001 – Andrew Torgashev, American figure skater Read more: Andrew Torgashev
• 2002 – Paul Skenes, American baseball player Read more: Paul Skenes
• 2006 – Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian chess player Read more: Gukesh Dommaraju

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / May 29 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.