May 29
1660 England's King Charles II was restored to the monarchy after an interregnum of 11 years.
1765 Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses.
1903 Bob Hope, entertainer, was born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, England.
1942 Bing Crosby recorded Irving Berlin's White Christmas in Los Angeles for Decca Records.
1953 Mount Everest was conquered as Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Nepal became the first climbers to reach the summit.
1999 Space shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station
May 30
1431 Joan of Arc, Condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France
1539 Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto landed in Florida.
1909 Benny Goodman, American jazz clarinetist and orchestra leader was born.
May 31
1809 Franz Joseph Haydn, composer, died in Vienna, Austria.
1847 William James Pirrie, Irish shipbuilder who controlled Harland and Wolff, builders of the Titanic, was born.
1930 Clint Eastwood, actor-director, was born.
1990 The sitcom "Seinfeld" premiered on NBC.
2009 Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the 1912 sinking of the Titanic, died in England at age 97.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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