SATURDAY
May 29: Ember Saturday of Pentecost {Tridentine Roman Catholic}
May 29: Feast Day of Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi {Tridentine Roman Catholic}
May 29: Feast Day of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat {Roman Catholic}
May 1-31: Month Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary {Roman Catholic}
May 29: Ascension of Baha’ullah {Baha’i}
May 29: International Day of UN Peacekeepers
May 29: World Digestive Health Day 2021
May 29: European Neighbors Day 2021
May 29: 68th Anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary Reaching the Summit of Mt. Everest {1953}
May 1-31: International Drum Month
May 1-31: Maternal Mental Health Month
May 1-31: Skin Cancer Awareness Month
May 29-31 USA: Memorial Day Weekend 2021
May 29 USA: 104th Anniversary of the Birthday of President John F. Kennedy {1917}
May 29 USA: National Heart Awareness Day
May 29 USA: Pink Flamingo Day
May 29 USA: Composting Day
May 29 USA: National Paperclip Day
May 29 USA: National Coq Au Vin Day
May 22-July 6 USA: The 2021 NBA Playoffs (basketball)
May 25-31 USA: The 2021 UCI BMX World Championships (BMX racing)
May 1-31 USA: National Military Appreciation Month
May 1-31 USA: ALS Awareness Month
May 1-31 USA: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 1-31 USA: Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 1-31 USA: Jewish American Heritage Month
May 1-31 USA: National Asparagus Month; National Barbecue Month; National Bike Month; National Blood Pressure Education Month; National Brain Cancer + Brain Tumor Awareness Month; Celiac Disease Awareness Month; National Chamber Music Month; National Clean Air Month; Correct Your Posture Month; National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month; Date Your Mate Month; National Dental Care Awareness Month; National Egg Month; National Foster Care Month; National Hamburger Month; National Inventor’s Month; National Lyme Disease Awareness Month; National Mediterranean Diet Month; Melanoma Awareness Month / Skin Cancer Awareness Month; National Mental Health Awareness Month; National Motorcycle Awareness Month; National Photography Month; Older Americans Month; National Salad Month; National Salsa Month; National Strawberry Month; National Stroke Awareness Month; National Teen Self Esteem Month; National Water Safety Month; National Wild Fire Awareness Month
May 27-29 Azerbaijan: The 2021 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships @ Baku
May 29 Bermuda: Bermuda Day
May 27-30 Brazil: The 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships
May 29 China: 596th Anniversary of the Death of Zhu Gaochi, The Hongxi Emperor of Ming China {1425}
May 29 Egypt: 43rd Anniversary of the Death of Queen Consort Nazli Sabri of Egypt + Sudan {1978}
May 29-June 6 El Salvador: The 2021 ISA World Surfing Games
May 23-31 France: French Open (tennis tournament) @ Roland Garros
May 29 France: 693rd Anniversary of the Coronation of King Philip VI “the Fortunate”/”of Valois” of France {1328}
May 29 France: 693rd Anniversary of the Coronation of Joan “the Lame” of Burgundy, Queen Consort of France {1328}
May 29 France: 466th Anniversary of the Death of King Henry II of Navarre {1555}
May 29 France/Italy: 207th Anniversary of the Death of Marie Josephe “Josephine” Rose Tascher de la Pagerie de Beauharnais Bonaparte, Empress Consort of the French, Queen Consort of Italy {1814}
May 29 France: 196th Anniversary of the Coronation of King Charles X Philippe of France {1825}
May 29 Hungary/Croatia: 816th Anniversary of the Coronation of King Andrew II of Hungary + Croatia {1205}
May 21-31 India: The 2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships @ New Delhi
Apr.27-June 6 Israel: Presidential Election
May 8-30 Italy: The 2021 Giro d’Italia – Grand Tour #1 (road bicycle racing)
May 22-Nov.21 Italy: The 17th Venice Architecture Biennale @ Venice
May 21-June 6 Latvia: The 2021 IIHF World Championships (ice hockey)
May 29 Libya: 8th Anniversary of the Death of Prince Mahdi Al-Senussi of Libya {2013}
May 29 Nigeria: Democracy Day {1999}
May 29 Romania: Nicolae al Romaniei volunteers preparing packages with the Aripi Spre Viata, for children with cancer + other serious conditions
May 23-29 Senegal: The (Postponed) 2020 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations (beach soccer)
May 29-30 Senegal: The 2021 Ocean X-Prix – Extreme E #2 (off-road racing)
May 29 Turkey: The 2021 UEFA Champions League Final (Association football)
May 29 Turkey: 153rd Anniversary of the Birthday of Abdulmecid II, Caliph of Islam, Head of the Ottoman Imperial House (1922-1924) {1868}
May 29-June 6 Ukraine: The Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival 2021 @ Kiev
May 29 Tonga: 95th Anniversary of the Birthday of Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata’aho of Tonga {1926}
May 29 Brunei: 136th Anniversary of the Death of Sultan Abdul Mo’min of Brunei (1852-1885) {1885}
May 29 Kuwait: 95th Anniversary of the Birthday of Emir Jaber III al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah of Kuwait (1977-2006) {1926}
May 23-31 Saudi Arabia: The 2021 Junior World Weightlifting Championships
May 29 Morocco: 29th Birthday of Lalla Nuhaila Bouchentouf {1992}
May 29 Vatican City: Feast Day of Pope Saint Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini)
May 29 Vatican City: 416th Anniversary of the Coronation of Pope Paul V {1605}
May 29 Vatican City: 67th Anniversary of the Canonization of Pope Pius X (Giuseppe Melchiore Sarto) {1954}
May 29 Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with HE Cardinal Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. (Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops)
May 29 Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with HE Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru)
May 29 Vatican City: Pope Francis holds an audience with Dr. Andrea Tornielli (Editorial Director of the Dicastery for Communication)
May 29 Vatican City: Pope Francis sends a video message on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the creation of “Rezandovoy” (a project of the Society of Jesus in Spain)
May 29 Netherlands: NLdoet Day – Pss Beatrix volunteers with the maintenance of the garden of the Thomashuis @ Maartensdijk
May 29 Netherlands: 23rd Civil Wedding Anniversary of Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau & Princess Marie Helene “Marilene” of Orange-Nassau {1998}
May 28-30 Belgium: The 2021 EuroLeague Final Four (basketball)
May 24-29 Belgium: The Finals of The Queen Elisabeth Competition
May 29 Belgium: Q.Mathilde attends the final + proclamation of the Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition 2021 @ the Henry Le Boeuf Hall, the BOZAR – Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
May 1-31 UK: Make May Purple / Action On Stroke Month
May 1-31 UK: National Walking Month
May 1-31 UK: National Share A Story Month
May 1-31 UK: Big Asthma Bake Sale 2021
May 1-31 UK: Local + Community History Month
May 18-31 UK: National Smile Month 2021
May 23-30 UK: English Wine Week 2021
May 23-30 UK: National Children’s Gardening Week 2021
May 25-30 UK: British Tomato Fortnight 2021
May 25-30 UK: National BBQ Week 2021
May 29 UK: National Biscuit Day
May 29 UK: Oak Apple Day
May 29 UK: 391st Anniversary of the Birthday of King Charles II of England, Ireland + Scotland {1630}
May 29 UK/Germany: 206th Anniversary of the 1st Wedding Ceremony of Prince Ernest Augustus of Great Britain, Ireland + Hannover, Duke of Brusnwick-Luneburg, Duke of Cumberland + Teviotdale [King Ernst August I of Hannover 1837-1851] & Duchess Friederike of Mecklenburg-Strelitz {1815} [CEREMONY #1]
May 29 UK/Germany: 203rd Anniversary of the 1st Wedding Ceremony of Prince Edward of Great Britain, Ireland + Hanover, Duke of Kent + Strathearn, Earl of Dublin & Princess Marie Luise Viktoria of Leiningen, Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld {1818} [CEREMONY #1]
May 29 UK: 140th Anniversary of the Birthday of The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay {1881}
May 29 UK/Germany: 27th Anniversary of the Death of Princess May of Teck (1906-1917) [later Lady May Cambridge (1917-1931); then Lady May Abel Smith (1931-1994)] {1994}
May 25-June 5 UK: The Cheltenham International Film Festival 2021 (online) @ Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
May 27-30 UK: Houghton International Horse Trials (eventing) @ Norfolk, England
May 29 UK: 95th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain + Northern Ireland {1926}
May 29 UK: Zara Tindall & Lucas Tindall attend the Houghton Hall International Horse Trials @ Gloucestershire
May 29 UK: 11th Christening / Baptismal Day Anniversary of Hon. Leopold Windsor {2010}
May 29 Spain: 710th Anniversary of the Death of King Jaime II of Mallorca, Count of Roussillon + Cerdagne, Lord of Montpellier {1311}
May 29 Spain: K.Felipe VI & Q.Letizia attend the acts on the occasion of Armed Forces Day 2021 @ the Plaza de la Lealtad, Madrid
May 29 Spain: K.Felipe VI receives the coronavirus vaccine @ the Wizink Centre, Madrid
May 29 Spain: Christening of Rosario Fitz-James Stuart y Palazuelo @ Seville
May 29 Sweden: K.Carl XVI Gustaf attends the Celebration of Veterans Day (lays a wreath & presents medals to 8 veterans) @ the National Veterans’ Monument, Royal Djurgarden, Stockholm
May 29 Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip attends the Celebration of Veterans Day & attends a concert by the Life Guards’ Dragoon Music Corps, the Army Music Corps, Jill Johnson & field artists @ Berga
May 29 Denmark: 762nd Anniversary of the Death of Christoph I, King of Denmark {1259}
