Day of the year
May 29
Born on May 29? You're a Gemini with the Emerald birthstone.
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May 29 Zodiac Sign
Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
Element: Air
curiousadaptablewittyexpressivesociable
Birthstone
Emerald
Birth Flower
Lily of the Valley
Season
Spring
Numerology 7
A number of introspection, wisdom, and the search for truth.
May 29: This Day in History
- 1453— Constantinople fell to Ottoman forces under Sultan Mehmed II, ending the Byzantine Empire.
- 1848— Wisconsin was admitted to the Union as the 30th US state.
- 1917— John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
- 1919— Observations during a solar eclipse confirmed Einstein's theory of general relativity.
- 1953— Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Famous Birthdays on May 29
- John F. Kennedy (1917) — 35th US President
- Patrick Henry (1736) — American Founding Father and orator
- Bob Hope (1903) — comedian and entertainer
- Annette Bening (1958) — actress
- LaToya Jackson (1956) — singer and Jackson family member
- Melissa Etheridge (1961) — Grammy-winning rock singer-songwriter
Did You Know? May 29 Fun Facts
- Edmund Hillary heard about his Everest summit success from a base camp radio; the news reached the world on the morning of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.
- The fall of Constantinople in 1453 is traditionally used to mark the end of the Middle Ages.
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