Public Holidays on May 29

• 🌍 Eid-ul-Adha (estimated) (Pakistan)
• 🌍 Id el Kabir Holiday (estimated) (Nigeria)
• 🌍 Kurban Bayramı (Turkey)
• 🌍 عطلة عيد الأضحى (Saudi Arabia)
• 🌍 عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري) (United Arab Emirates)
• 🌍 عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري) (Egypt)

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Religious Observances on May 29

• Islamic: Hajj

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On This Day in History — May 29

• 2012 — A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
• 2008 — A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
• 2004 — The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
• 2001 — The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
• 1999 — Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
• 1999 — Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.

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Notable Births on May 29

• 1993 — Jana Čepelová, Slovak tennis player
• 1993 — Grete Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
• 1992 — Sarah Moundir, Swiss tennis player
• 1990 — Joe Biagini, American baseball pitcher
• 1989 — Ezekiel Ansah, Ghanaian-American football player
• 1989 — Diego Barisone, Argentinian footballer (d. 2015)

Notable Deaths on May 29

• 2017 — Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, Military Leader of Panama (b. 1934)
• 2017 — Mordechai Tzipori, Israeli Lieutenant General and minister (b. 1924)
• 2017 — Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Greek politician and prime minister (b. 1918)
• 2015 — Henry Carr, American football player and sprinter (b. 1942)
• 2015 — Doris Hart, American tennis player (b. 1925)
• 2015 — Betsy Palmer, American actress (b. 1926)

Sports on May 29

• NHL: Vegas Golden Knights @ Colorado Avalanche — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Las Vegas Aces @ Dallas Wings — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Indiana Fever @ Golden State Valkyries — 02:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Atlanta Braves @ Cincinnati Reds — 22:40 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on May 30

• 🌍 Day of the Canary Islands (Spain)
• 🌍 Kurban Bayramı (Turkey)

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Religious Observances on May 30

• Islamic: Hajj

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On This Day in History — May 30

• 2013 — Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage.
• 2012 — Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
• 2008 — Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.
• 2003 — Depayin massacre: At least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy are killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi fled the scene, but is arrested soon afterwards.
• 1998 — The 6.5 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shook the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000-4,500.
• 1998 — Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent.

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Notable Births on May 30

• 1996 — Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazilian tennis player
• 1994 — Ivars Punnenovs, Latvian ice hockey player
• 1994 — Scott Laughton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1991 — Jonathan Fox, English swimmer
• 1990 — Mustafa Akbaş, Turkish footballer
• 1990 — Im Yoona, South Korean singer and actress

Notable Deaths on May 30

• 2016 — Tom Lysiak, Polish-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1953)
• 2016 — Rick MacLeish, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1950)
• 2015 — Beau Biden, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware (b. 1969)
• 2015 — Joël Champetier, Canadian author and screenwriter (b. 1957)
• 2014 — Hienadz Buraukin, Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1936)
• 2014 — Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)

Sports on May 30

• MLB: Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers @ Houston Astros — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals — 00:15 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: San Francisco Giants @ Colorado Rockies — 00:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: New York Yankees @ Athletics — 01:40 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Atlanta Dream @ Portland Fire — 02:00 UTC Scheduled

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