May 29
May 29 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 216 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On May 29 the Sun's declination is approximately +21.7°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a May 29.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
1453 — Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks under Mehmed II, ending the Byzantine Empire. ↗(573 years ago)more
The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the Conquest of Constantinople or the Siege of Constantinople, was the capture of Constantinople, the capital city of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city was captured on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April.
1660 — Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland was restored to the throne on his 30th birthday. ↗(366 years ago)more
Charles II was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.
1953 — Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to summit Mount Everest. ↗(73 years ago)more
The 1953 British Mount Everest expedition was the ninth mountaineering expedition to attempt the first ascent of Mount Everest, and the first confirmed to have succeeded when Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary reached the summit on 29 May 1953 at 11:30 a.m. Led by Colonel John Hunt, it was organised and financed by the Joint Himalayan Committee.
1999 — Olusegun Obasanjo became the first elected President of Nigeria after 16 years of military rule. ↗(27 years ago)more
Chief Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Ogunboye Aremu Obasanjo is a Nigerian politician, statesman, agriculturalist, and former army general who served as Nigeria's Military Head of State from 1976 to 1979 and later as its president from 1999 to 2007.
Notable births
- 1660 — Charles II of England (he was actually born in 1630 — restored on his 30th birthday). ↗(366 years ago)
more
Charles II was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.
1903 — Bob Hope, English-American comedian. ↗(123 years ago)more
Lester Townes "Bob" Hope was a British-born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, starring in 54, including a series of seven Road to ...
1917 — John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. President. ↗(109 years ago)more
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president, at 43 years, and the first Catholic president.
Notable deaths
1814 — Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French. ↗(212 years ago)more
Joséphine Bonaparte was the first wife of Emperor Napoleon I and as such Empress of the French from 18 May 1804 until their marriage was annulled on 10 January 1810. As Napoleon's consort, she was also Queen of Italy from 26 May 1805 until the 1810 annulment. She is widely known as Joséphine de Beauharnais or Empress Joséphine.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (150) | 2 × 3 × 5^2 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (216) | 2^3 × 3^3 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 29052026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +21.74° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 22 days |