May 29
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| + | *[[1453]] - [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] armies under [[Sultan]] [[Mehmed II]] [[Fatih]] capture [[Constantinople]] after a [[siege]], ending the [[Byzantine Empire]] and with it the [[Roman Empire]]. | ||
| + | *[[1886]] - [[Chemist]] [[John Pemberton]] places his first [[Advertising|advertisement]] for [[Coca-Cola]] | ||
| + | *[[1912]] - ''[[Afternoon of a Faun (Nijinsky)|Afternoon of a Faun]]'' premiers in [[Paris]] | ||
| + | *[[1913]] - [[Igor Stravinsky's premiere of 'Le Sacre du printemps' at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées]] | ||
| + | *[[1935]] - Construction of [[Hoover Dam]] is completed. | ||
| + | *[[1985]] - [[Heysel Stadium disaster]]: In [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]], 39 [[Football (soccer)|football]] fans die and hundreds are injured. | ||
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| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| + | *[[1874]] - [[G. K. Chesterton]], English novelist (d. [[1936]]) | ||
| + | *[[1880]] - [[Oswald Spengler]], German philosopher (d. [[1936]]) | ||
| + | *[[1894]] - [[Josef von Sternberg]], Austrian-born writer and film director (d. [[1969]]) | ||
| + | *[[1922]] - [[Iannis Xenakis]], Greek composer and architect, major contributor to musical modernism (d. [[2001]]) | ||
| + | *[[1923]] - [[Harry Everett Smith]] (d. [[1991]]) | ||
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| == Deaths == | == Deaths == | ||
| + | *[[1898]] - [[Armand Rosenthal]], French journalist and petty criminal (b. [[1855]]) | ||
| + | *[[1957]] - [[James Whale]], Hollywood film director, best known for his work in the [[queer horror]] genre (b. [[1889]]) | ||
| + | *[[1982]] - [[Romy Schneider]], Austrian actress (b. [[1938]]) | ||
| + | *[[1997]] - [[Jeff Buckley]], American musician (drowned) (b. [[1966]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1453 - Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih capture Constantinople after a siege, ending the Byzantine Empire and with it the Roman Empire.
- 1886 - Chemist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola
- 1912 - Afternoon of a Faun premiers in Paris
- 1913 - Igor Stravinsky's premiere of 'Le Sacre du printemps' at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
- 1935 - Construction of Hoover Dam is completed.
- 1985 - Heysel Stadium disaster: In Brussels, Belgium, 39 football fans die and hundreds are injured.
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Births
- 1874 - G. K. Chesterton, English novelist (d. 1936)
- 1880 - Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (d. 1936)
- 1894 - Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-born writer and film director (d. 1969)
- 1922 - Iannis Xenakis, Greek composer and architect, major contributor to musical modernism (d. 2001)
- 1923 - Harry Everett Smith (d. 1991)
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Deaths
- 1898 - Armand Rosenthal, French journalist and petty criminal (b. 1855)
- 1957 - James Whale, Hollywood film director, best known for his work in the queer horror genre (b. 1889)
- 1982 - Romy Schneider, Austrian actress (b. 1938)
- 1997 - Jeff Buckley, American musician (drowned) (b. 1966)
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