29 May

29 May is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years). There are 216 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

Slytherin's Basilisk attacking Harry Potter on this day in 1993

• 1993: Just when it seems that the damage done by Slytherin's Basilisk will be undone, Ginny Weasley is taken into the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Gilderoy Lockhart enter the Chamber to rescue her, but in an accident where Lockhart suffers memory damage, he and Ron must remain behind, leaving Harry to face the Heir of Slytherin alone. He manages to save Ginny’s life, defeat and slay the Basilisk, and unwittingly destroy the diary Horcrux.

Deaths

• 1993 : Serpent of Slytherin

Behind the scenes

• 1965: Peter Breitmayer, who played Gilbert Bingley, born.

External links

• 29 May on Wikipedia