Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
May 29, 363 |
Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sassanid capital, but is unable to take the city. |
May 29, 757 |
St Paul I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |
May 29, 1138 |
Anti-Pope Victor IV (Gregorio) submitted himsself to Pope Innocentius II |
May 29, 1167 |
Battle of Monte Porzio - A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel |
May 29, 1176 |
Battle at Legnano: Lombard League beats Frederick Barbarossa and the Holy Roman Empire |
May 29, 1414 |
Council of Constance deposes Pope John XXIII |
May 29, 1453 |
Constantinople falls to Muhammad II (Turks); ends Byzantine Empire |
May 29, 1453 |
French banker Jacques Coeurs possessions confiscated |
May 29, 1576 |
Spanish army under Mondragon conquerors Zierik sea |
May 29, 1592 |
Battle of Sacheon: Korean navy led by Admiral Yi Sun Shin repels a Japanese fleet - first use of Korean Turtle ship |
May 29, 1630 |
Gov John Winthrop begins "History of New England" |
May 29, 1652 |
Battle of Goodwin Sands, off Folkestone, Kent: English 'General at Sea' Robert Blake drives out Dutch fleet under Lieutenant Admiral Maarten Tromp |
May 29, 1660 |
On his 30th birthday Charles II returns to London from exile in the Netherlands to claim the English throne after the Puritan Commonwealth comes to an end |
May 29, 1677 |
Treaty of Middle Plantation establishes peace between the Virginia colonists and the local Indians. |
May 29, 1692 |
Battle at La Hogue: English & Dutch fleet beat France |
May 29, 1692 |
Royal Hospital Chelsea Founder's Day first celebrated |
May 29, 1721 |
South Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony |
May 29, 1727 |
Peter II becomes Tsar of Russia aged 11 |
May 29, 1733 |
The right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves is upheld at Quebec City. |
May 29, 1753 |
Joseph Haydn's "Krumme Teufel" premieres |
May 29, 1765 |
Patrick Henry's historic speech against the Stamp Act, answering a cry of "Treason!" with, "If this be treason, make the most of it!" |
May 29, 1780 |
Battle of Waxhaw Creek: alleged massacre of 113 of Colonel Abraham Buford's continentals by Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton's troops after the continentals raised a white flag |
May 29, 1787 |
"Virginia Plan" proposed |
May 29, 1790 |
Rhode Island becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying US Constitution |
May 29, 1848 |
Battle at Curtazone: Austrians beat Sardinia-Piemonte |
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