| Date | Holiday | Category | Tags |
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National 529 Day May 29 | ||
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National Coq Au Vin Day May 29 | ||
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International Day Of Un Peacekeepers May 29 | ||
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National Paperclip Day May 29 | ||
Also on May 29
🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: Eid-ul-Adha (estimated) (PK) · Id el Kabir Holiday (estimated) (NG) · Kurban Bayramı (TR) · عطلة عيد الأضحى (SA) · عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري) (AE) · عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري) (EG)
✡️ Religious Observances
- Islamic: Hajj major
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 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. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 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
🏀 Sports on this Date
- NHL: Vegas Golden Knights @ Colorado Avalanche — 00:00 Scheduled
- WNBA: Las Vegas Aces @ Dallas Wings — 00:00 Scheduled
- MLB: Houston Astros @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 Scheduled
- NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs — 00:30 Scheduled
- WNBA: Indiana Fever @ Golden State Valkyries — 02:00 Scheduled
- MLB: Atlanta Braves @ Cincinnati Reds — 22:40 Scheduled