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What happened in history on this day: August 29?
On August 29 in ...
- 29 - John the Baptist beheaded (Note: Actual date is questionable).
- 284 - Origin of Era of Diocletian (Martyrs).
- 1523 - Death of Ulrich von Hutten near Zürich, Switzerland; staunch supporter of Martin Luther.
- 1526 - Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Mohács.
- 1533 - Death of Atahualpa, captured king of the Inca Empire, executed by strangulation.
- 1632 - Birth of John Locke England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance.
- 1708 - Haverhill, Mass destroyed by French and Indians.
- 1758 - First indian reservation established.
- 1769 - Edmond Hoyle games expert, dies (birth date unknown).
- 1776 - Americans withdraw from Manhattan to Westchester.
- 1780 - Birth of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres; French painter (Valpincon Bather).
- 1786 - Shay's Rebellion in Springfield, Massachusetts begins.
- 1809 - Birth of Oliver Wendell Holmes in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; physician/author (Old Ironsides).
- 1811 - Birth of Henry Bergh; first president of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in the USA.
- 1815 - Birth of Anna Ella Carroll; US civil war writer (Reconstruction).
- 1844 - First white vs Indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win.
- 1854 - Self-governing windmill patented (to Daniel Halladay).
- 1862 - Battle of Aspromonte: Italian royal forces defeat rebels.
- 1862 - Birth of Maurice Maeterlinck in Belgium; Symbolist poet (Nobel Prize 1911).
- 1862 - The First Division National Currency Bureau is established (later the Bureau of Engraving and Printing), located in the attic of the main US Treasury building in Washington DC.
- 1862 - Second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) begins.
- 1864 - William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae.
- 1876 - Birth of Charles F Kettering in Ohio, USA; inventor (auto self-starter).
- 1877 - Brigham Young, second president of Mormon Church, dies.
- 1881 - Birth of Valery Nicolas Larbaud in France; novelist/translator (Enfantines).
- 1883 - Seismic sea waves created by the Krakatoa eruption create a rise in the English Channel 32 hours after the explosion.
- 1885 - Boxing's first heavyweight title fight with 3-ounce gloves and 3-minute rounds is fought between John L Sullivan and Dominick McCaffrey.
- 1885 - Gottlieb Daimler receives German patent for a motorcycle.
- 1889 - First American International professional lawn tennis contest (Newport, Rhode Island).
- 1896 - Chop suey is invented in New York City by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador.
- 1899 - Birth of George Macready in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; actor (Martin Peyton - Peyton Place).
- 1899 - Birth of Lyman L Lemnitzer; US Army General (WW II), Chief of Staff, US Army and NATO Commander.
- 1906 - Birth of Lurene Tuttle in Pleasant Lake, Indiana, USA; actress (Father of Bride, Julia).
- 1909 - AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 metres.
- 1909 - World's first airplane race held in Rheims, France. Glenn Curtis (USA) wins.
- 1912 - Birth of Barry Sullivan in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man, Harbourmaster).
- 1915 - Birth of Ingrid Bergman in Sweden; actress (Casablanca, Cactus Flower).
- 1916 - Birth of George Montgomery in Brady, Montana, USA; actor (Battle of the Bulge, Hallucination).
- 1916 - Tidal wave in port of Santo Somingo, Dominican Republic. US cruiser Memphis is wrecked on coral reefs and run aground. All 43 crew on board die.
- 1916 - Steamship Hsin Iu sinks off China coast, 1,000 drown.
- 1917 - Birth of Isabel Sanford in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Louise - The Jeffersons, All in the Family).
- 1922 - Birth of Charles White in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA; actor (Troublemaker).
- 1923 - Birth of Richard Attenborough; actor/director (Gandhi, Young Winston).
- 1924 - Birth of Dinah Washington in Chicago, Illinois, USA; singer ("What a Difference a Day Makes").
- 1928 - Birth of Charles Gray in Bournemouth, England; actor (Clay - Rawhide).
- 1928 - Birth of Thomas Stewart in San Saba, Texas, USA; baritone (La Roche Capriccio).
- 1929 - Birth of Thom Gunn in Kent, England; poet (The Wound).
- 1929 - German airship Graf Zeppelin arrives back at Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA, completing a round-the-world flight.
- 1934 - Birth of David Pryor; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Arkansas).
- 1935 - Birth of William Friedkin; Movie director (CSI, Time-Life Specials: The March of Time).
- 1935 - In Switzerland, King Leopold II of Belgium and wife Astrid-Louise Sophie-Thyra in a car go off the road, Astrid is killed.
- 1936 - Birth of Peter Jennings in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; news anchor (CTV, ABC TV, World News Tonight).
- 1937 - Philadelphia Athletics' Bob Johnson is second to get six RBIs in an inning (first).
- 1938 - Birth of Elliott Gould in Queens, New York, USA; actor (M*A*S*H, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice, Kim Possible, Friends, Baby Bob).
- 1939 - Birth of William Friedkin; American film director (Exorcist, Cruising, The French Connection).
- 1939 - Chaim Weizmann informs England that Palestine Jews will fight in war.
- 1940 - Birth of Wilhelm Ruska in Holland; judo champion (Olympic-gold-1972).
- 1941 - Birth of Robin Leach; TV host (Lifestyles of Rich and Famous).
- 1944 - (2000 hours) The Slovak army of 60,000 mutinies against the government.
- 1944 - 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees.
- 1945 - Birth of Wyomia Tyus; American 100m dash (Olympic-gold-1964, 1968).
- 1948 - Birth of Charles D Walker; astronaut (STS 41D, STS 51D, STS 61B).
- 1949 - USSR explodes its first atomic bomb.
- 1950 - International Olympic Committee votes admission to Federal Republic of Germany and Japan in 1952.
- 1950 - First British troops arrive in Republic of Korea from Hong Kong.
- 1954 - Birth of Chet Catallo; guitarist (Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance").
- 1954 - San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens.
- 1956 - Birth of Dan Truman; keyboardist (Diamond Rio).
- 1957 - Strom Thurmond (Senator-Democrat-South Carolina) ends 24 hour filibuster against civil rights.
- 1957 - US Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1957.
- 1958 - Birth of Michael Joe Jackson in Gary, Indiana, USA; singer, songwriter, dancer and actor (The Jackson Five, Billie Jean, Beat It, Bad, Thriller).
- 1959 - Birth of Rebecca DeMornay; actress (John from Cincinnati).
- 1959 - Birth of Eddi Reader; rocker (Fairground Attraction - "Find My Love").
- 1960 - Alexander Gauge, actor (Adventures of Robin Hood), dies at age 46.
- 1960 - Prime Minister Hazza el-Majali of Jordan is assassinated.
- 1960 - (to September 10) In Seattle, Washington, USA, the 5th World Forestry Congress is held.
- 1961 - Birth of Tony Macalpine; heavy metal rocker (Solo - "Edge of Insanity").
- 1962 - Birth of Carl Banks; NFL line backer (New York Giants).
- 1962 - Birth of Rebecca De Mornay; actress (And God Created Women).
- 1963 - Birth of Greg Steele; rocker (Faster Pussycat - "Wake Me When It's Over").
- 1965 - Astronauts Cooper and Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5.
- 1966 - NBC-TV airs the last Hullabaloo TV show.
- 1966 - At Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California, USA, the Beatles play their last concert.
- 1967 - ABC airs the last episode of The Fugitive TV show. The final show attracts the largest audience in TV history to this point. A total of 120 episodes aired over four years.
- 1967 - New York Yankees' longest day, Boston Red Sox take first game 2-1 in nine innings, New York Yankees win second game 4-3 in 20 innings; a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes.
- 1968 - Marriage of Crown Prince Harald of Norway to Sonja, in Oslo Cathedral.
- 1970 - Black Panthers confront police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (one policeman killed).
- 1970 - Birth of Carl Martin; singer (Shai).
- 1971 - Birth of Carla Gugino; actress (Entourage, Karen Sisco, Chicago Hope).
- 1972 - NBC airs the last The Red Skelton Show TV show.
- 1975 - Birth of Kyle Cook; guitarist (Matchbox Twenty).
- 1975 - Eamon de Valera, Irish independence fighter, dies at age 92.
- 1975 - Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming fourth brightest in sky.
- 1977 - Birth of John Hensley; actor (Nip/Tuck).
- 1977 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as San Diego Padres win 4-3.
- 1977 - Death of Jean Hagen at age 54 of throat cancer; actress (Margaret - Make Room for Daddy).
- 1979 - A national referendum is held in which Somali voters approve a new liberal constitution, promulgated by President Siad Barre to placate the United States.
- 1979 - Birth of Justine Pasek, Miss Universe 2002.
- 1980 - Birth of David Desrosiers; bassist (Simple Plan).
- 1981 - Death of Lowell Thomas at age 89 in Pawling, New York, USA; newscaster (NBC, CBS, host of Lowell Thomas Remembers on National Public Radio, High Adventure).
- 1983 - Death of Simon Oakland at age 68 of cancer; actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep TV show, Kolchak the Night Stalker TV show, Toma TV show, David Cassidy - Man Undercover TV show).
- 1985 - Don Baylor of the New York Yankees is hit by a pitch for the 190th time breaking the American League record established by Minnie Minoso.
- 1986 - Heike Drechsler of German Democratic Republic ties world women's 200m mark (21.71s).
- 1987 - Death of Archie Campbell at age 72 after a heart attack; broadcaster/comedian (Hee Haw TV show).
- 1988 - USSR launches three cosmonauts (Valery Polyakav, one Afghan) to station Mir.
- 1989 - Off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs.
- 1990 - American C-5 transport plane crashes at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, killing 13.
- 1990 - Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq.
- 1990 - Seattle Mariners becomes first team to have father-son teammates, signing Ken Griffey to play with son Ken Griffey Junior.
- 1991 - Maronite general Michel Aoun leaves Lebanon via a French ship into exile.
- 1996 - U.S. President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore are re-nominated at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1997 - Rais massacre in Algeria; over 98 (and possibly up to 400) people killed.
- 1999 - (to August 30) In New York City, New York, Auctions by Bowers and Merena conducts the sale of The Walter H. Childs Collection. The Sultan of Muscat Class I specimen of the US 1804 $1 coin graded PR-68 sells for US$4,140,000, a world record price for a coin.
- 2002 - A 78-foot long Japanese midget submarine is found in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, believed to have been sunk by the US Navy two hours before the Japanese attack in 1941.
- 2004 - Around 200,000 protesters demonstrate in New York City against U.S. President George W. Bush and his government, ahead of the 2004 Republican National Convention.
- 2004 - Michael Schumacher wins a record seventh world championship title by finishing second in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
- 2005 - At least 1,836 are killed, and severe damage is caused along the U.S. Gulf Coast, as Hurricane Katrina strikes coastal areas from Louisiana to Alabama, and travels up the entire state of Mississippi (flooding coast 31 feet/10 m), affecting most of eastern North America.
- 2007 - Death of Richard Jewell, American falsely accused of bombing the Centennial Olympic Park (born 1962).
- 2008 - In Dayton, Ohio, Senator John McCain announces Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate for election as US President.
- 2009 - NASA launches the US shuttle Discovery from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), with seven astronauts on board.
- 2021 - Hurricane Ida strikes New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
- 2021 - Death of Jacques Rogge, Belgian Olympic sailor and 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1942).
- 2022 - Death of Luke Bell at age 32 in Tucson, Arizona, USA; country singer and songwriter (Don't Mind If I Do album (2014), "Where Ya Been?" song, "The Bullfighter" song).
- 2022 - Death of Charlbi Dean at age 32; South African model, actor (Triangle of Sadness).
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