The Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives. Date: May 29, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)
Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad. Date: May 29, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin. Date: May 29, 1919 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1919 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Louth flood of 1920 was a severe flash flooding in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth, resulting in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in the United Kingdom during the 20th century. Date: May 29, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other…
Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by a Royal Italian Army firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini. Date: May 29, 1931 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1931 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945. Date: May 29, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)
First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane. Date: May 29, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)
First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber. Date: May 29, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
United Airlines Flight 521 crashes at LaGuardia Airport, killing 43. Date: May 29, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1947 📅 On This Day (Today)
United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is founded. Date: May 29, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)