May 29th (2012) was a Tuesday. It's the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 216 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 29th May, 2012
» A 5.8-magnitude 2012 Emilia earthquakes 29 May earthquake e.g earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
May 29th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Dick Beals, American voice actor (b. 1927)
» Mark Minkov, Russian composer (b. 1944)
» Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1912)
» Jim Unger, English-Canadian illustrator (b. 1937)
» Doc Watson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1923)
May 29th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
» Bona of Pisa
» Maximin of Trier
» Pope Alexander of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church)
» Theodosia of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)
» May 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Democracy Day (Nigeria)
» Earliest day on which Feast of the Sacred Heart can fall, while July 2 is the latest; celebrated 19 days after Pentecost. (Catholic Church)
» International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (International observance or International)