Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses. Date: May 29, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)

U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Date: May 29, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)

Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United States that allows for the manufacture of F-16 Falcon parts in Egypt. Date: May 29, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Date: May 29, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens. Date: May 29, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station. Date: May 29, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule. Date: May 29, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments. Date: May 29, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. Date: May 29, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)

France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum. Date: May 29, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)