Born on May 29
May 29 birthdays & history
If you were born on May 29, you share a birthday with John F. Kennedy, G. K. Chesterton and Peter Higgs. May 29 babies are Gemini, with emerald as their birthstone and the lily of the valley as their birth flower. May 29 is the 150th day of the year in leap years (149th in other years).
Famous people born on May 29
- 1917John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
- 1874G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, and playwright
- 1929Peter Higgs, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1914Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese-Indian mountaineer
- 1880Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher
- 1903Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer
- 1958Annette Bening, American actress
- 1981Andrey Arshavin, Russian footballer
- 2006Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian chess player
- 1953Danny Elfman, American film composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
What happened on May 29
- 1807Mustafa IV becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
- 1825The Coronation of Charles X of France takes place in Reims Cathedral, the last-ever coronation of a French monarch.
- 1851Sojourner Truth delivered her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron.
- 1852Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful concert tour of the United States under the management of showman P. T. Barnum.
- 1861The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong.
- 1864Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
- 1867The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
- 1886The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
- 1942Bing 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.
- 1953The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
- 1954Diane Leather became the first woman to run a mile in less than five minutes.
- 1999Charlotte Perrelli, representing Sweden, won the Eurovision Song Contest, the first edition not to feature an orchestra or live accompaniment.
Also observed on May 29
- Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh (Baháʼí Faith) (Only if Baháʼí Naw-Rúz falls on March 21 of the Gregorian calendar)
- International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (International)
- Oak Apple Day (England), and its related observance: Castleton Garland Day (Castleton)
- Veterans Day (Sweden)
- Democracy Day (Nigeria)
Questions, answered
What star sign is May 29?
People born on May 29 are Gemini. Their birthstone is emerald and their birth flower is the lily of the valley.
Which famous people were born on May 29?
John F. Kennedy (1917), G. K. Chesterton (1874), Peter Higgs (1929), Tenzing Norgay (1914), Oswald Spengler (1880), Bob Hope (1903) were all born on May 29.
What happened on May 29 in history?
Among other things: in 1953, The mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest; in 1954, Diane Leather became the first woman to run a mile in less than five minutes; in 1999, Charlotte Perrelli, representing Sweden, won the Eurovision Song Contest, the first edition not to feature an orchestra or live accompaniment.
Can I get a newspaper front page from May 29?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any May 29 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “May 29”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.