May 29

People born on this day are Gemini.

On this day in history01

1993
The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens.
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1999
Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
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1999
Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
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2001
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
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2004
The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
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2005
France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum.
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2008
A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
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2012
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
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2015
One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.
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2020
An oil spill in Norilsk releases 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers.
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2021
A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara.
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2022
Tara Air Flight 197 crashes in Nepal's Mustang District, killing 22.
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