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This is a list of selected May 29 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

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International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers; refimprove
363 – Roman emperor Julian defeated Sassanid Emperor Shapur II outside the walls of Ctesiphon, but was unable to take the city. refimprove
1167 – A 1,600-man force of the Holy Roman Empire led by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel defeated a 10,000-man Papal States army. refimprove
1328Philip VI of France was crowned at Notre-Dame de Reims, beginning the Valois Dynasty. refimprove section
1660 – The monarchy in England was restored under King Charles II. unreferenced section
1780American Revolutionary War: A mainly Loyalist force rejected the Continental Army troops' surrender at the Battle of Waxhaws and continued killing the Patriot soldiers, including men who were not resisting. refimprove section
1848Wisconsin became the 30th U.S. state admitted to the Union. refimprove section
1867 – By the Austro-Hungarian Compromise, signed by Franz Joseph I of Austria and a Hungarian delegation led by Ferenc Deák, the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary was established. lots of CN tags in one section ("Ethnic minorities")
1886Wilhelm Steinitz defeated Johannes Zukertort to become the first official world chess champion. Article say 29 March
1914 – The ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the Saint Lawrence River after colliding with the collier SS Storstad, killing 1,012 on board. refimprove section
1919Observations made by English astrophysicist Arthur Eddington during a solar eclipse confirmed part of Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity. Experiment: refimprove; Eddington: refimprove section
1935 – The Messerschmitt Bf 109, the most-produced fighter aircraft in history, made its first flight. Undercited
1954The first annual Bilderberg meeting of leaders from European countries and the United States opened in Oosterbeek, Netherlands. Date not supported by source cited
1964 – Having deposed them in a January coup, South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh had rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Kim convicted of "lax morality". Tran: refimprove section
1982Falklands War: Although they had successfully defended their position, Argentine troops surrendered in the face of overwhelmingly superior firepower, ending the Battle of Goose Green. inappropriate tone
1985 – A wall at Brussels' Heysel Stadium collapsed under the pressure of football fans escaping a riot before the European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus, killing 39 people and injuring over 600 others. refimprove section
David Beaton |d|1546 referencing issues
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier |b|1627| Too much uncited
Joyce Yakubowich |b|1953 unreferenced section
Ana Beatriz Barros |b|1982 unreferenced section (Filmography)

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May 29: Feast day of Saint Paul VI (Catholicism)

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