What Happened on May 29, 2011

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Hong Kong student activist group Scholarism started by Joshua Wong and Ivan Lam

Indianapolis 500: 2005 champion Dan Wheldon of England wins his 2nd Indy 500; 4 months later he is killed in a race accident in Las Vegas

Sports History

Senior PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Valhalla GC: Tom Watson wins his 6th and final Champions Tour major title with a birdie on the first playoff hole against David Eger

2011 History

Famous Deaths

Bill Clements, American politician, Governor of Texas (1987-91), dies at 94
Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian politician, President of Hungary (b. 1931)
Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazian president (b. 1949)
Simon Brint, British comic actor, musician, and television composer (French and Saunders; A Bit of Fry & Laurie; Monarch of the Glen), takes his own life at 60
William "Bill" Roycroft, Australian equestrian 3 day (Olympic bronze 1976), dies at 96