Historical Events
- Ship rams Canadian ship Empress of Ireland on St Lawrence River; 1,024 die
Famous Birthdays
- Stacy Keach, Sr., American actor (Pretty Woman; The Parallax View), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986)
Tibetan climber who was the 1st to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Edmund Hillary (exact date of birth unknown, but he celebrated on the 29th), born in either northeastern Nepal or Tibet
Born in 1914
Famous Deaths
- Paul von Mauser, German weapon designer, dies at 75
1914 Highlights
About May 29, 1914
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 108 years, 9 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Gemini
