What Happened On This Day ? May 29
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1999
Olusegun Obasanjo wins Nigeria's first free elections in 16 years
The former Nigerian Army general and military ruler oversaw a democratization process that defines the country's political system to the present day.
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1996
Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel's prime minister
The conservative politician is criticized for hampering the peace process that former prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, had promoted.
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1953
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer Mount Everest
The first successful ascent of the world's highest mountain came after Tom Bourdillon and Charles Evans had come within 100 meters of the summit just three days previously.
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1942
Bing Crosby records White Christmas
Crosby's rendition of Irving Berlin's song became the most successful of his career and the best-selling Christmas single in history.
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1913
Igor Stravinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps is premiered
he performance sparked a riot in the audience as many felt its irregular beat and the percussive character was a sacrilege against music. Today, it is considered one of the key works of 20th-century art music.
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1984
Carmelo Anthony
American basketball player
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1967
Noel Gallagher
English singer-songwriter, guitarist
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1922
Iannis Xenakis
Greek/French composer, engineer, theorist
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1917
John F. Kennedy
American lieutenant, politician, 35th President of the United States
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1914
Tenzing Norgay
Nepalese mountaineer
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2013
Henry Morgentaler
Polish/Canadian physician
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2010
Dennis Hopper
American actor, director
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1997
Jeff Buckley
American singer-songwriter, guitarist
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1892
Baha'u'llah
Persian spiritual leader, founded the Baha'i Faith
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1829
Humphry Davy
English chemist, physicist