Today in History for 29th May 2017:
Historical Events
1167 – Battle of Monte Porzio – A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel
1453 – French banker Jacques Coeur’s possessions confiscated
1910 – Pope’s encyclical on Editae Saepe, against church reformers
1987 – Michael Jackson attempts to buy Elephant Man’s remains
1992 – White Sox Tim Raines swipes his 700th career base
2015 – Sepp Blatter is elected to a fifth term as president of FIFA
Famous Birthdays
1730 – William Jackson (Jackson of Exeter), English composer and organis born in Exeter (d. 1803)
1890 – Francis de Bourguignon, composer
1925 – Sir Kenneth Couzens, Deputy Chairman of the British Coal Board
1941 – Roy Crewsdon, Manchester, rocker (Freddie and The Dreamers)
1943 – Bob Edgar, (Rep-D-PA, 1975-87)
1973 – Tiffany M Sloan, Orange county California, playmate (Oct, 1992)
Famous Deaths
1868 – Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia (b. 1823)
1903 – Bruce Price, American architect (b. 1845)
1934 – Eugenie Besserer, actress (Anna Christie, Madame X), dies at 65
1973 – Eric Applewhite, entertainer, dies
1994 – Joseph Janni, producer, dies at 78
1998 – Barry M. Goldwater, U.S. Senator from Arizona and presidential candidate (b. 1909)