On This Day

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May 29 2016

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Events on This Day

USMNT Youngest Scorer
Christian Pulisic
milestone

Born on This Day

Abdülmecid Efendi
deceased
last caliph of the Ottoman Dynasty (1868–1944) · 1868–1944
Days lived
27,844
Acun Ilıcalı🇹🇷
Television presenter · b. 1969
Days alive
17,167

Died on This Day

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Born on May 29 Died on May 29 On This Day Day Lookup

Alfred Rasser

🇨🇭

deceased

Swiss actor, 1907-1977 (1907-1977) · 1907–1977

Days lived

25,649

Andrey Arshavin🇷🇺

Russian association football player · b. 1981

Days alive

12,784

Annette Bening🇺🇸

Actor · b. 1958

Days alive

21,185

B. J. Cunningham🇺🇸

American football player · b. 1989

Days alive

9,862

Bob Hope🇺🇸

deceased

American entertainer (1903–2003) · 1903–2003

Days lived

36,584

C. Anthony Anderson🇺🇸

philosopher · b. 1940

Days alive

27,759

Carmelo Anthony🇺🇸

basketball player · b. 1984

Days alive

11,688

Carol Kirkwood🇬🇧

Presenter · b. 1962

Days alive

19,724

Cha-seung Baek🇺🇸

film director · b. 1980

Days alive

13,149

Charlotte Kerr🇩🇪

deceased

actor · 1927–2011

Days lived

30,894

Dagmar Hirtz🇩🇪

German film editor and film director · b. 1941

Days alive

27,394

Danny Elfman🇺🇸

singer-songwriter · b. 1953

Days alive

23,011

David Cicero🇺🇸

singer · b. 1970

Days alive

16,802

David Meyler🇮🇪

Irish association football player · b. 1989

Days alive

9,862

Eike Duckwitz🇩🇪

German field hockey player · b. 1980

Days alive

13,149

Ekkehard Schall🇩🇪

deceased

actor · 1930–2005

Days lived

27,491

Elyas M'Barek🇦🇹

Austrian-German · b. 1982

Days alive

12,419

Erwin Finlay-Freundlich🇩🇪

deceased

German astronomer (1885–1964) · 1885–1964

Days lived

28,910

Gukesh D

chess player · b. 2006

Days alive

3,653

Hibari Misora🇯🇵

deceased

singer · 1937–1989

Days lived

19,019

Ingo Steinhöfel🇩🇪

German weightlifter · b. 1967

Days alive

17,898

John F. Kennedy🇺🇸

deceased

writer · 1917–1963

Days lived

16,978

Julius Leopold Pagel

deceased

German physician (1851–1912) · 1851–1912

Days lived

22,160

Justin Tryon🇺🇸

player of American football · b. 1984

Days alive

11,688

Katharina Otte🇩🇪

Olympic field hockey player · b. 1987

Days alive

10,593

Kenny Washington🇺🇸

American musician · b. 1958

Days alive

21,185

Kim Tae-kyun🇰🇷

film director · b. 1982

Days alive

12,419

Kirstin Freye🇩🇪

German female tennis player · b. 1975

Days alive

14,976

Marco Cassetti🇮🇹

football player · b. 1977

Days alive

14,245

Max de Crinis🇦🇹

deceased

German psychiatrist (1889–1945) · 1889–1945

Days lived

20,426

Mohsen Makhmalbaf🇫🇷

YouTube personality · b. 1957

Days alive

21,550

Noel Gallagher🇬🇧

singer-songwriter · b. 1967

Days alive

17,898

Norbert Reithofer🇩🇪

entrepreneur · b. 1956

Days alive

21,915

Oliver Sorg🇩🇪

German footballer · b. 1990

Days alive

9,497

Oswald Spengler🇩🇪

deceased

philosopher · 1880–1936

Days lived

20,432

Otto Gebühr🇩🇪

deceased

German actor (1877-1954) · 1877–1954

Days lived

28,046

Pascale Crozon🇫🇷

member of the National Assembly of France · b. 1944

Days alive

26,298

Petek Dinçöz

Turkish actor and singer (born 1980) · b. 1980

Days alive

13,149

Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon🇹🇭

Olympic weightlifter · b. 1984

Days alive

11,688

Princess Irmingard of Bavaria🇩🇪

deceased

Bavarian Royal (1923-2010) · 1923–2010

Days lived

31,924

Reginald Rodrigues🇮🇳

deceased

field hockey player (1922–1995) · 1922–1995

Days lived

26,741

Roberto Di Matteo🇨🇭

Italian association football player and manager · b. 1970

Days alive

16,802

Sébastien Grosjean🇫🇷

French tennis player (born 1978) · b. 1978

Days alive

13,880

Shaun King🇺🇸

former quarterback · b. 1977

Days alive

14,245

Siarhei Liakhovich🇧🇾

Belarusian boxer · b. 1976

Days alive

14,610

Stephan Weidner🇩🇪

rapper · b. 1963

Days alive

19,359

Stephanie de Groof🇧🇪

Belgian field hockey player · b. 1991

Days alive

9,132

Ted Tollner🇺🇸

American football coach · b. 1940

Days alive

27,759

Udo Proksch🇦🇹

deceased

entrepreneur · 1934–2001

Days lived

24,501

Wiltrud Probst🇩🇪

German tennis player · b. 1969

Days alive

17,167

Wolfgang Heidenfeld🇮🇪

deceased

South African chess player (1911–1981) · 1911–1981

Days lived

25,634

Wyn Hoop🇩🇪

German singer · b. 1936

Days alive

29,220

Xavier Rudd🇦🇺

singer-songwriter · b. 1978

Days alive

13,880

Anthony Frederick🇺🇸

deceased

American basketball player (1964–2003) · 1964–2003

Days lived

14,174

Antonín Mrkos🇨🇿

deceased

Czech astronomer (1918–1996) · 1918–1996

Days lived

28,612

Arnold Gesell🇺🇸

deceased

psychologist and pediatrician (1880–1961) · 1880–1961

Days lived

29,561

Charlie Seeling🇳🇿

deceased

New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer (1883-1956) · 1883–1956

Days lived

26,678

Claude Torracinta🇨🇭

deceased

Swiss journalist (1934–2024) · 1934–2024

Days lived

32,707

Dennis Hopper🇺🇸

deceased

artist · 1936–2010

Days lived

27,040

Doris Hart🇺🇸

deceased

American tennis player (1925–2015) · 1925–2015

Days lived

32,850

Erich Honecker🇩🇪

deceased

politician · 1912–1994

Days lived

29,862

Eva Hesse🇺🇸

deceased

artist · 1936–1970

Days lived

12,557

Fanny Brice🇺🇸

deceased

American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951) · 1891–1951

Days lived

21,761

Georg Wilhelm Pabst🇦🇹

deceased

Austrian film director (1885–1967) · 1885–1967

Days lived

29,859

Glen Selbo🇺🇸

deceased

American basketball player (1926–1995) · 1926–1995

Days lived

25,263

Gunnar Nielsen🇩🇰

deceased

athlete · 1928–1985

Days lived

20,884

Harald zur Hausen🇩🇪

deceased

German virologist and professor emeritus (1936–2023) · 1936–2023

Days lived

31,855

Hermann Abendroth🇩🇪

deceased

politician · 1883–1956

Days lived

26,793

Jeff Buckley🇺🇸

deceased

American musician (1966–1997) · 1966–1997

Days lived

11,151

John Barrymore🇺🇸

deceased

American actor (1882–1942) · 1882–1942

Days lived

22,018

Kurt Weiß🇩🇪

deceased

field hockey player (1906-1995) · 1906–1995

Days lived

32,567

Mary Pickford🇨🇦

deceased

Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979) · 1892–1979

Days lived

31,826

Raymond Boyer🇫🇷

deceased

French archaeologist (1925–2011) · 1925–2011

Days lived

31,396

Soong Ching-ling🇨🇳

deceased

politician · 1893–1981

Days lived

32,263

Wilhelm Castelli🇩🇪

deceased

German photographer (1901-1984) · 1901–1984

Days lived

30,114

Wolfgang Behrendt🇩🇪

deceased

German television presenter and news presenter · 1919–2001

Days lived

29,962

Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

45,709

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

45,372

George Polley🇺🇸

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

43,247

Fee Plumley🇬🇧

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,152

Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,152

Clifford Swann🇦🇺

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

42,152

Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

42,152

Shaherose Charania🇨🇦

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

42,152

David Segal🇺🇸

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,152

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

42,152

Keith Padgett🇬🇧

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

42,152

Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,152

Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

42,152

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

42,152

Pete Briggs🇺🇸

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

41,057

Barys Kit🇷🇺

deceased

scientist · 1910–2018

Days lived

39,383

Henk Vissers🇳🇱

Dutch baseball player · b. 1911

Days alive

38,217

Toko Shinoda🇯🇵

deceased

Japanese artist (1913–2021) · 1913–2021

Days lived

39,420

Kanzi🇺🇸

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

12,997

Tilikum🇺🇸

deceased

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

Stubbs🇺🇸

deceased

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

April🇺🇸

deceased

Reticulated giraffe · 2000–2021

Days lived

7,762

Boo🇺🇸

deceased

Pomeranian · 2006–2019

Days lived

4,691

Maru🇯🇵

Scottish Fold cat · b. 2007

Days alive

3,293

Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

64,797

HSBC🇬🇧

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

55,239

Tata Group🇮🇳

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

54,205

Goldman Sachs🇺🇸

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

53,839

Eli Lilly🇺🇸

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

51,283

Chevron🇺🇸

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

49,935

Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

74,266

Crime and Punishment🇷🇺

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

54,935

The Great Gatsby🇺🇸

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

33,287

Brave New World🇬🇧

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

30,830

The Hobbit🇬🇧

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

28,740

The Little Prince🇫🇷

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

26,717

The Godfather🇺🇸

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

16,137

Jaws🇺🇸

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

14,954

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

14,249

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,562

Alien🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

13,519

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

13,298

On This Day

Events on This Day

Born on This Day

Abdülmecid Efendi

Acun Ilıcalı🇹🇷

Died on This Day

Alfred Kolleritsch🇦🇹

Alfred Kramer🇩🇪

Who Was Alive

Sándor Farkas

Horst von der Goltz

Animals Alive

Jonathan🇸🇭

Koko🇺🇸

Companies That Existed

Hermes🇫🇷

Procter & Gamble🇺🇸

Already Published

Meditations🇮🇹

Don Quixote🇪🇸

Already Released

Wuthering Heights

12 Angry Men🇺🇸

Andrey Arshavin🇷🇺

Annette Bening🇺🇸

B. J. Cunningham🇺🇸

Bob Hope🇺🇸

C. Anthony Anderson🇺🇸

Carmelo Anthony🇺🇸

Carol Kirkwood🇬🇧

Cha-seung Baek🇺🇸

Charlotte Kerr🇩🇪

Dagmar Hirtz🇩🇪

Danny Elfman🇺🇸

David Cicero🇺🇸

David Meyler🇮🇪

Eike Duckwitz🇩🇪

Ekkehard Schall🇩🇪

Elyas M'Barek🇦🇹

Erwin Finlay-Freundlich🇩🇪

Gukesh D

Hibari Misora🇯🇵

Ingo Steinhöfel🇩🇪

John F. Kennedy🇺🇸

Julius Leopold Pagel

Justin Tryon🇺🇸

Katharina Otte🇩🇪

Kenny Washington🇺🇸

Kim Tae-kyun🇰🇷

Kirstin Freye🇩🇪

Marco Cassetti🇮🇹

Max de Crinis🇦🇹

Mohsen Makhmalbaf🇫🇷

Noel Gallagher🇬🇧

Norbert Reithofer🇩🇪

Oliver Sorg🇩🇪

Oswald Spengler🇩🇪

Otto Gebühr🇩🇪

Pascale Crozon🇫🇷

Petek Dinçöz

Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon🇹🇭

Princess Irmingard of Bavaria🇩🇪

Reginald Rodrigues🇮🇳

Roberto Di Matteo🇨🇭

Sébastien Grosjean🇫🇷

Shaun King🇺🇸

Siarhei Liakhovich🇧🇾

Stephan Weidner🇩🇪

Stephanie de Groof🇧🇪

Ted Tollner🇺🇸

Udo Proksch🇦🇹

Wiltrud Probst🇩🇪

Wolfgang Heidenfeld🇮🇪

Wyn Hoop🇩🇪

Xavier Rudd🇦🇺

Anthony Frederick🇺🇸

Antonín Mrkos🇨🇿

Arnold Gesell🇺🇸

Charlie Seeling🇳🇿

Claude Torracinta🇨🇭