Famous people born on May 29 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is May 29, you share it with Patrick Henry, Bob Hope, John F. Kennedy — and you were born under Gemini, the sign of the curious, quick-witted, and endlessly social.
Birthday basics for May 29
Gemini ♊
Zodiac sign
Emerald
Birthstone
Lily of the Valley
Birth flower
149th
Day of the year
May 29 is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years), with 216 days still to come.
Famous people born on May 29
Patrick Henry — American Founding Father famous for 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' (born 1736).
Bob Hope — American comedian and entertainer beloved for his USO tours (born 1903).
John F. Kennedy — 35th President of the United States (born 1917).
Also sharing the day:
G. K. Chesterton (b. 1874) — English writer and wit who created the priest-detective Father Brown.
Annette Bening (b. 1958) — American actress and four-time Oscar nominee for films like American Beauty.
Melissa Etheridge (b. 1961) — raspy-voiced rocker who won an Oscar for the song "I Need to Wake Up."
May 29 in history
1848 — Wisconsin entered the Union as the 30th state.
1913 — Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris, shocking its first audience.
1953 — Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
1660 — Charles II was restored to the English throne on his 30th birthday, ending over a decade of republican rule.
1919 — Arthur Eddington observed a solar eclipse to test Einstein's theory of general relativity, helping confirm it.
1999 — Space Shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station.
May 29 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is May 29?
Anyone born on May 29 is a Gemini — curious, quick-witted, and endlessly social.
What is the birthstone for May 29?
The birthstone for a May 29 birthday is Emerald, and the birth flower is the Lily of the Valley.
Who is the most famous person born on May 29?
Patrick Henry is among the best known — American Founding Father famous for 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' (born 1736).
What happened on May 29?
In 1848, Wisconsin entered the Union as the 30th state.
What day of the year is May 29?
May 29 is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years), with 216 days still to come.
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