On This Day in History May 29, 2019

Historical Events 1453  Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire falls to the Turks under Muhammad II; ends the Byzantine Empire 1592  Battle of Sacheon: Korean navy led by Admiral Yi Sun Shin repels a Japanese fleet - first use of Korean Turtle ship 1660  On his 30th birthday Charles II returns to London from exile in the Netherlands to claim the English throne after the Puritan Commonwealth comes to an end 1851  Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio 1953  Edmund Hillary (NZ) and Tenzing Norgay (Nepal) are first to reach the summit of Mount Everest as part of a British Expedition More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Bob Hope (1903 - 2003) Charles II (1630 - 1685) John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) Patrick Henry (1736 - 1799) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Manuel Noriega (1934 - 2017) Mary Pickford (1892 - 1979) More Famous Deaths May 29: A Modern Major-General of Light Entertainment William Gilbert, celebrated as the unique lyricist behind the highly popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, met his death in highly unexpected circumstances. Read the Article