May 29th

Feast Day of St Oswald the Unready. He was a bishop of Bolton in 867AD who performed great acts of charity to the poor people of his parish.
When he heard of a family who were having problems feeding their 17 children he ordered his priests to sell off the cathedral's silver and gold in order that they could feed and clothe the family, at first they refused saying that the treasures belonged to God, Oswald countered by saying God himself had told him to sell the items to help the poor as set out in the Bible. Reluctantly the priests offered some of the gold and precious stones to the family, the Presstones. Instead of feeding his family the father chose to make gold rings and necklaces from the items, becoming a famous, successful jeweller in the process, founding "Presstones of Bolton. 
Oswald was beatified in 900 by the Pope.

Also Oak Apple Day in England celebrating the restoration of the monarchy, anyone who failed to wear a sprig of oak risked being pelted with eggs or beaten with nettles.

1630 Charles II of England is born.

1903 Leslie Townes Hope is born in Eltham, London. Better known as Bob Hope he became one of America's best loved entertainers earning great praise for his shows for serving troops all over the world, often in war-zones

1911  Sir William Schwenk Gilbert died from a heart attack suffered whilst he was attempting to save a 17yo woman, Ruby Preece, whom he was giving a swimming lesson to, he was 75.

1959 Suave, English actor Rupert James Hector Everett was born in Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk.

1962 So what's the weather got in store today? Weather lady, Carol Kirkwood is born in Mortar, Inverness hire, no doubt a bit of sun for her birthday?

1967 Oasis stalwart Noel Gallagher was born today in Manchester.

1973 People in London are warned about the spread of ringworm. The voracious inch long worm burrows into a person's skin either by transference from another carrier or from a toilet seat. The worm then feasts on blood and tissue before settling down to rest in a circular position known as a 'ringlet', doctors say the only way to remove the worm is to have a very hot bath, which causes the worm to push its head out for an instant at which moment you should grab it with a pair of tweezers and gently remove it. 
Removed ringworms are collected together by culinary experienced experts who turn them into vermicelli.
The last recorded outbreak was in October 1968

2010 Dennis Hopper died from prostate cancer aged 74yo.