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Historical Events on May 29

23 significant historical events occurred on May 29. May 29 has been the date of several key sporting events, with 9 notable occurrences recorded. The day is especially remembered for several European Cup Finals in football, including the tragic 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster in Brussels, which happened on the evening of that year's final. Other events on this date include the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix, marking May 29's role in both motorsport and association football history.

Total Events
23
Time Span
9702023
Categories
5
Top Category
general
10 events

19 famous birthdays on May 29

Including Peter Higgs, Oswald Spengler, Jean Makoun

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
10th C.21st C.

10th Century

1 event
war

Battle in the Fatimid conquest of Egypt (970)

11th Century

1 event
war

1040 battle of the Seljuk-Ghaznavid Wars

16th Century

3 events
war

1515 siege of Kemah, Erzincan by the Ottoman Empire

war

Battle in 1521, part of Swedish war of liberation

war

Battle fought in County Wicklow in 1599

17th Century

2 events
politics

1630 treaty between Poland and Cossacks

war

1692 battles of the Nine Years' War

18th Century

2 events
war

Battle that took place in 1782 in Americal Revolutionary War

war

1794 action of the French Revolutionary Wars

20th Century

8 events
disaster

Disaster in Ottawa, Canada

general

1960 Monaco Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1960

general

1968 European Cup Final — association football match

general

1985 European Cup Final — association football match

disaster

Heysel Stadium disaster — spectator riot in Brussels, Belgium on 29 May 1985

general

1991 terrorist incident in Spain

general

1991 European Cup Final — association football match

general

1994 Spanish Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1994

21st Century

6 events
general

2005 European Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 2005

disaster

2008 earthquake centered in southwestern Iceland

culture

Eurovision Song Contest 2010 — 55th Eurovision Song Contest

general

Terrorist attacks allegedly carried out by jihadist group Boko Haram

general

2021 UEFA Champions League Final — UEFA Champions League Final

general

9th Nigerian presidential inauguration

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