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Notable anniversaries in history for today: May 29
- 200th: 1824 - Birth of Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox; Major General (Confederate Army).
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of Gilbert Keith Chesterton in England; journalist/poet/critic/novelist (Man Who Made Gold).
- 150th: 1874 - Constitution of Switzerland takes effect.
- 100th: 1924 - Pierre-Paul Cambon, French diplomat (Madrid/London), dies.
- 90th: 1934 - Eugenie Besserer, actress (Anna Christie, Madame X), dies at age 65.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Helmut Berger; actor (Ash Wednesday, Damned, Picture of Dorian Gray).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Quentin Davies; British Member of Parliament (Conservative).
- 80th: 1944 - British troops occupy Aprilia, Italy.
- 70th: 1954 - (to May 31) First meeting of elite international leaders from Americas and Europe at Bilderberg Hotel in Oosterbeck, Holland.
- 70th: 1954 - Pope Pius X issues holy declaration.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Barbara Mulej in Kranj, Slovenia; tennis star (1992 Futures Germany).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Kenny Bynum; running back (San Diego Chargers).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Robyn Petroskey in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; figure skater (1996 Midwest champion).
- 50th: 1974 - Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster.
- 50th: 1974 - The CBS TV network airs the last The Sonny and Cher Show TV show in the USA.
- 40th: 1984 - Eric Morecambe, British comedian (Morecambe and Wise), suffers a heart attack during a performance in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire and dies in hospital at age 58.
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player.
- 40th: 1984 - Boston Red Sox retires number 9 (Ted Williams) and number 4 (Joe Cronin).
- 30th: 1994 - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat closes at Minskoff Theater in New York City after 223 performances.
- 30th: 1994 - Al Unser Junior wins 78th Indianapolis 500 in 3:06:29.006 (255.89 kph).
- 30th: 1994 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 30th: 1994 - Erich Honecker, President of German Democratic Republic (1971-89), dies in Santiago, Chile at age 81 (born 1912).
- 30th: 1994 - Great comet-iceball seen above North Sea.
- 30th: 1994 - Harry Levin, literary Scholar, dies at age 81.
- 30th: 1994 - Hungary's Socialist Party wins parliamentary election.
- 30th: 1994 - Jose Bohr, actor (El Traidor, Sueno de Amor), dies at age 92.
- 30th: 1994 - Patty Sheehan wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Golf Game.
- 25th: 1999 - Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
- 25th: 1999 - Cathy O'Dowd, a South African mountaineer, conquers the summit of Mount Everest from both the north and south sides.
- 25th: 1999 - Nigeria terminates military rule, and the Nigerian Fourth Republic is established with Olusegun Obasanjo as president.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Archibald Cox, American Watergate special prosecutor (born 1912).
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Samuel Dash, American Congressional counsel (born 1925).
- 20th: 2004 - In Washington, D.C., the National World War II Memorial is formally dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush.
- 15th: 2009 - Jay Leno ends 17 years hosting NBC's The Tonight Show.
- 15th: 2009 - Buena Vista releases the film Up to theaters.
- 15th: 2009 - Heritage Auction Galleries conducts their Signature auction in Long Beach, California. A 1856-O Coronet double eagle, SP-63 PCGS, finest known sells for US$1,437,500.
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