WHAT HAPPENED ON 29. MAY
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The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sassanid capital, but is unable to take the city. (29. May 363)

Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a Castile and León alliance under the command of Prince Sancho Alfónsez. (29. May 1108)

Battle of Monte Porzio – A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel (29. May 1167)

Battle of Legnano: The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I. (29. May 1176)

Philip VI is crowned King of France. (29. May 1328)

Council of Constance. (29. May 1414)

Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih captures Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Byzantine Empire. (29. May 1453)

English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland. (29. May 1660)

Treaty of Middle Plantation establishes peace between the Virginia colonists and the local Natives. (29. May 1677)

Peter II becomes Czar of Russia. (29. May 1727)

The right of Canadians to keep Indian slaves is upheld at Quebec City. (29. May 1733)

American Revolutionary War: At the Battle of Waxhaws, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained. (29. May 1780)

Rhode Island becomes the last of the original United States' colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th U.S. state. (29. May 1790)

United Irishmen Rebellion: Between 300 and 500 United Irishmen are massacred by the British Army in County Kildare, Ireland. (29. May 1798)

Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state. (29. May 1848)

Jenny Lind left New York after her wildly successful two-year American tour. (29. May 1852)

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong. (29. May 1861)

Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time. (29. May 1864)

The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire. (29. May 1867)

The assassination of Michael Obrenovich III, Prince of Serbia, in Belgrade. (29. May 1868)

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