May 29

Events

• 1453: The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks.
• 1918: The Battle of Skra commences in World War I.
• 1919: The Greek Army enters Ayvali.

Sports

• 2007: Rivaldo signs a two year deal with AEK Athens.
• 2024: Olympiakos defeat Fiorentina 1-0 (aet) to take the Conference League Cup, marking the first time a Greek team has ever won a senior UEFA competition.

Deaths

• 1453: Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine Emperor.
• 2014: Kyriakos Kazantzidis, footballer.
• 2017: Konstantinos Mitsotakis, politician, former Prime Minister