Today in History for 29th May 2024

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Historical Events

1138 - Anti-Pope Victor IV (Gregorio) submits himself to Pope Innocentius II
1851 - Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio
1912 - Ballets Russes premieres their ballet L'après-midi d'un faune (The Afternoon of a Faun) in Paris, choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky
1943 - Algiers Allied Planning Conference between Winston Churchill, George Marshall and General Dwight D. Eisenhower finalizes the plan for the Italian Campaign
1986 - 59th National Spelling Bee: Jon Pennington wins spelling odontalgia
2019 - Tourist boat sinks after colliding with another boat on the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, killing 28 people

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Famous Birthdays

1923 - Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (The Dave Brubeck Quartet), sometimes known as "The Senator", born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
1930 - Eddy Choong, Malaysian badminton player (Thomas Cup 1955), born in Penang, British Malaya (d. 2013)
1944 - Quentin Davies, British MP (C and L), born in Oxford, England
1948 - Nick Mancuso, Italian-Canadian actor, born in Mammola, Italy
1959 - Mel Gaynor, British rock drummer (Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"; "Alive And Kicking"), born in Balham, London, England
1963 - Ukyo Katayama, Japanese auto racer, team manager (F1 95 starts), born in Tokyo, Japan

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Famous Deaths

1896 - Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist, dies at 81
1905 - Leon Francis Victor Caron, French-Australian composer (Caron Opera Company), dies at 55
1948 - May Whitty, English actress (Gaslight, Mrs Miniver, Suspicion), dies at 82
1951 - Fanny Brice, American singing comedian (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 59
1992 - Peter "Ollie" Halsall, British rock guitarist and vibraphone player (Patto; The Rutles; Kevin Ayers), dies of a heart attack at 43
1994 - Joseph Janni, producer, dies at 78

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