Major Events
- 1526 Battle of Mohács: In a decisive battle the Hungarian Empire is conquered by the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1825 Portugal recognizes the Independence of Brazil
- 1842 Great Britain and China sign Treaty of Nanking, ending the Opium war
- 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run, fought in Manassas, Virginia begins, Confederate victory (US Civil War)
- 1949 USSR performs its first nuclear test at Semipalatinsk, Kazakh SSR
- 2005 Hurricane Katrina makes 2nd and 3rd landfall as a category 3 hurricane, devastating much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida Panhandle. Kills more than 1,836, causes over $115 billion in damage.
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Aug 29 in Film & TV
- 1967 Final TV episode of "The Fugitive" starring David Janssen watched by 78 million people
Aug 29 in Music
- 1958 Cliff Richard and the Drifters release single "Move It", Richards debut single. Credited as 1st British Rock n Roll song.
Aug 29 in Sport
- 1882 Australia beat England by 7 runs - "Death of English cricket" with Australian fast bowler Fred Spofforth posting 14-90 (7-46 & 7-44)
Did You Know?
Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hrs after explosion
John Locke
Andrew Fisher
Maurice Maeterlinck
John McCain
Chris Hadfield
Brian Chesky
Ingrid Bergman
Richard Attenborough
Elliott Gould
Lea Michele
Charlie "Bird" Parker
Michael Jackson
Liam Payne
Sherwin Badger
Jay Onrait
Fun Fact About August 29
Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.
Famous Weddings
- 1885 Pulitzer Prize-winning American author (Age of Innocence) Edith Jones (23), marries Edward "Teddy" Wharton (36)
- 1955 American "Untamed Youth" actress Mamie Van Doren (24) weds American trumpeter and actor Ray Anthony (33); divorce 1961
- 1964 46th US Vice President Dick Cheney (23) weds Lynne Ann Vincent (23) at the First Presbyterian Church of Casper in Wyoming
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Brigham Young
Éamon de Valera
Lee Marvin
Gene WilderArticles, Photos and Quiz
Fighting The Scourge of Child Labour
Britain’s first Factory Act came into law on this day. It was passed mainly to save children from the dreadful conditions that they endured in their workplace.
August 29, 1833
Second Battle of Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia, fought August 29th and 30th, 1862
August 29, 1862
Hurricane Katrina
A section of New Orleans, Louisiana is flooded after Hurricane Katrina in 2005
August 29, 2005
