What happened on 29 May?

13 events from the Ever-When timeline, ranked by how much they mattered.

1. 1913 Stravinsky's Rite of Spring premieres Ballet that caused a riot at its Paris premiere; turning point of musical modernism.
2. 1660 Restoration of Charles II Charles II returns from exile; monarchy, House of Lords and Church of England restored after the Cromwellian republic.
3. 1660 Reign of Charles II Reign of Charles II (1660-1685) as King of England, Scotland and Ireland.
4. 1453 The final assault Three waves break on the walls before dawn; the third, by Doukas's account, finds a small sally-port left open and a standard raised on the ramparts, and panic does the rest. Const
5. 1953 First ascent of Mount Everest Hillary and Tenzing reach the summit of the world's highest mountain.
6. 1917 Born: John F. Kennedy 35th US president; charismatic Cold War leader, assassinated after less than three years in office.
7. 1453 Hagia Sophia converted to mosque Mehmed II converts Hagia Sophia into the Ayasofya Mosque on the day Constantinople falls; remains a mosque until 1934 (and again from 2020).
8. 1919 Eddington's eclipse confirms relativity Eddington's measurements of the 29 May eclipse confirm Einstein's bending of starlight; their announcement that November makes him a global celebrity.
9. 1630 Born: Charles II of England Restored Stuart king under whose Merry Monarchy theatre and science flourished.
10. 1658 Battle of Samugarh In the war of succession among Shah Jahan's sons, Aurangzeb routs his elder brother Dara Shikoh near Agra, then confines their father in Agra Fort for the rest of his life.
11. 1935 Crossing of the Luding Bridge A celebrated (and mythologised) Red Army assault across a chained bridge over the Dadu River.
12. 1851 Sojourner Truth's 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech An extempore speech to the Ohio women's convention, tying the case for women to the case against slavery, from a woman who had been sold at nine.
13. 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster Crowd violence before the European Cup final in Brussels kills 39, leading to a five-year ban on English football clubs in Europe.