A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on August 29 throughout history.
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Battle of Mohács: In a decisive battle, the Kingdom of Hungary is conquered by the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the Magnificent
Portugal recognizes the independence of its former colony Brazil
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1842.
The Second Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War.
Soviet Union secretly performs its first successful nuclear weapons test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Hurricane Katrina makes its second and third landfalls as a Category 3 hurricane, devastating much of the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1,836 people and causing over $115 billion in damage
The Fugitive is an American crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television.
"Move It" is a song written by Ian Samwell and recorded by Cliff Richard and the Drifters (the English band that would later become the Shadows).
Australia beats England by 7 runs in a match dubbed the "Death of English cricket" as Australian fast bowler Fred Spofforth takes 14-90 (7-46 and 7-44)
Pulitzer Prize-winning American author (Age of Innocence) Edith Jones (23), marries Edward "Teddy" Wharton (36)
American "Untamed Youth" actress Mamie Van Doren (24) weds American trumpeter and actor Ray Anthony (33); divorce 1961
Future US Vice President Dick Cheney (23) weds Lynne Ann Vincent (23) at the First Presbyterian Church of Casper in Casper, Wyoming, until his death in 2025
Year 708 (DCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 708th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 708th year of the 1st millennium, the 8th...
Anti-Pope Callistus III gives the title of pope to Alexander III
Pope Urban IV (Latin: Urbanus; c. 1195 – 2 October 1264), born James Pantaleon (French: Jacques Pantaléon), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1261 to his...
Pope Innocent VIII (Latin: Innocentius VIII; Italian: Innocenzo VIII; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from...
Gilbert Kennedy, Scottish Earl of Cassilis, roasts the administrator of Crossraguel Abbey, Alan Stewart, over an open fire at Castle Dunure to obtain Abbey lands; it works after two turns of the spit [1]
Battle of Surat, India: English fleet defeats Portuguese
Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during the Deluge
Adriaen Pieck and Gerrit de Ferry patent wooden firespout in Amsterdam
British troops occupy Menorca and Sardinia
Edmond Hoyle (1672 – 29 August 1769) was an English writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games.
Frederick II of Prussia leads an Anglo-Prussian alliance into Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War
An Indian reservation in the United States is an area of land held and governed by a Native American tribal nation officially recognized by the U.S. federal government.
Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the smallest county by area in the U.S.
British man o' war HMS Royal George capsizes at Spithead, off Hampshire, England, killing more than 800 crew members and visitors [1]
Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising in Springfield and Worcester, Massachusetts, by citizens in opposition to the government's increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their businesses
Saint-Domingue was a French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1659 to 1803.
First white-Indian lacrosse game in Montreal; Indigenous team wins
Self-governing windmill patented by American inventor Daniel Halladay
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries: Union Army and Navy in a combined operation capture Fort Hatteras off North Carolina, resulting in Union domination of the strategically important North Carolina Sounds
British astronomer William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae
Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871)
First American international professional lawn tennis contest in Newport, Rhode Island
The George Hotel in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, is a Grade II* listed building, designed by William Wallen, with an Italianate façade. It was built in 1848–50.
Chop suey is supposedly invented in NYC by the chef of visiting Chinese diplomat Li Hongzhang
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, commonly known as Goodyear, is an American multinational tire manufacturer headquartered in Akron, Ohio.
Gaetano Bresci, the assassin of King Umberto I of Italy, is tried and sentenced to life imprisonment; he commits suicide in jail on May 22, 1901
The Finance Minister, Count Witte, is dismissed in what is seen as a victory for those in Russia who want their country to expand into Manchuria and Korea in defiance of Japan
The Quebec Bridge (French: pont de Québec) is a road, rail, and pedestrian bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy (a former suburb that in 2002 became the arrondissement...
New York City gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan as a colony under the name Chōsen (朝鮮), the Japanese reading of "Joseon". Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late...
Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California
The Cort van der Linden cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 29 August 1913 until 9 September 1918.
Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, (28 September 1852 – 22 May 1925), known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a...
Congress creates US Naval Reserve
Canadian Parliament passes the Military Service Act, which is opposed by many French Canadians from Québec and farmers across the country [1]
An American sweep of the medals in the men's 100 m freestyle at the Antwerp Olympics; Duke Kahanamoku sets a world record of 1:00.4 in defending his 1912 gold medal
Germany's Reichstag approves the Dawes Plan, which sought to solve the WWI reparations problem
After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice, and Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and imposes a $5,000 fine on him
The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland
International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam
Second NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450 attendees)
MLB Philadelphia A's Bob Johnson is the second player to achieve 6 RBIs in an inning (first inning)
Seventh NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567 attendees)
German Einsatzkommando kills 1,469 Jewish children in Russia
Danish Navy scuttles its warships so as not to be taken by Germany
15,000 American troops liberate Paris and march down the Champs-Élysées
The Liberation of Hong Kong (Yue Chinese: 香港重光), also known as the British Reoccupation of Hong Kong (Yue Chinese: 英國重佔香港) or the Resumption of British Sovereignty Over Hong Kong (Yue Chinese:...
International Olympic Committee votes to admit West Germany and Japan in 1952
New York premiere of history-based film "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima"
KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
San Francisco International Airport (IATA: SFO, ICAO: KSFO, FAA LID: SFO) is the primary international airport serving the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.
The Suez Crisis, also known as the second Arab–Israeli war, the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.
Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser wins the women's 100 m freestyle gold medal at the Rome Olympics, retaining the title won in Melbourne 1956, and will win an unprecedented third consecutive 100 m gold in Tokyo 1964
The Constitution of Kuwait was framed by the Constitutional Assembly in 1961–1962 and signed into law on 11 November 1962 by the Emir, the Commander of the Military of Kuwait Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim...
Twins player Harmon Killebrew hits a home run off Senator Pete Burnside in a doubleheader
Gemini V returns to Earth after 120 orbits and a record 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes, and 14 seconds [1]
During Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1998 season, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs pursued the league's long-standing and highly coveted single-season home...
Dutch Interior Minister Smallenbroek resigns after driving drunk
Joe Pepitone quits NY Yankees after being fined $500 for leaving the bench
The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an American Marxist–Leninist and black power political and militant organization founded by college students Bobby...
Sandy Neilson wins the women's 100 m freestyle gold medal in 58.59 seconds at the Munich Olympics, beating fellow American Shirley Babashoff and Shane Gould of Australia
Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the performance of nuclear weapons and the effects of their explosion.
Star in Cygnus goes nova, becoming the fourth brightest in the sky
USSR performs a nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Great Britain performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Phillies minor leaguer Jeff Stone steals a professional baseball record 121st base en route to 122 (Spartanburg, South Atlantic League)
38°F (3.33°C) is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the month of August in Cleveland, Ohio
MLB Kansas City Royals infielder George Brett gets his 1,500th hit
Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle designation: OV‑104) is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States.
Heike Drechsler of East Germany ties the world women's 200 m record (21.71 seconds)
Houston Astros MLB player Nolan Ryan surpasses the 200-strikeout barrier for a record 11th time
Portuguese athlete Rosa Mota wins the Women's Marathon at the World Championships in Rome in 2 hours, 25 minutes, and 17 seconds
Macy's Tap-o-Mania sets a Guinness World Record for tap dancing, with 4,497 participants dancing to "There's No Business Like Show Business"
Ramstein Air Base (IATA: RMS, ICAO: ETAR) is a United States Air Force installation located in Rhineland-Palatinate, southwestern Germany.
JFK is a 1991 American epic political thriller film co-written and directed by Oliver Stone. The film examines the investigation into the assassination of John F.
Braves' Charlie Leibrandt records his 1,000th strikeout. He decides to keep the ball by rolling it to the dugout, allowing Ricky Jordan to take second base on an error
Irish rock band U2 plays the first of two sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC
John Harris wins the 93rd US Golf Amateur Championship
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, operated by a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 on board
Marc Bernays Randolph is an American tech entrepreneur, advisor and speaker. He is the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix. A serial entrepreneur who is said to have helped found the U.S.
Goodwill Games V opens in Brisbane, Australia, for the final edition of the event
Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 28is Olympiádas), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (Αθήνα 2004), were an...
Six AGM-129 ACM cruise missiles, each loaded with a W80-1 variable yield nuclear warhead, are mistakenly loaded onto a B-52H heavy bomber at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and flown to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana
Banana Spider venom is found to be effective in relieving erectile dysfunction
41 people are killed and 33 are injured in a bus accident in Kenya
Riots break out in Guinea following rumors that health workers are deliberately transmitting the Ebola virus to locals
Italian coastguard says 6,500 migrants are rescued at sea in 40 separate incidents in one day off the coast of Sabratha, Libya
Hurricane Harvey sets a rainfall record of 51.88 inches in Cedar Bayou from a tropical cyclone in the continental US, according to the US National Weather Service
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond resigns from the Scottish National Party amid sexual abuse allegations
Discovery of world's largest child sacrifice site is announced by archaeologists with 227 victims from the Chimú culture in Huanchaco, Peru
Noel Anthony Clarke is an English actor, writer, director, and producer. Rising to prominence for playing Mickey Smith in Doctor Who (2005–2006, 2008, 2010), he received critical acclaim for writing,...
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits career home run 694 off major league record 450th different pitcher in a 13-4 win over the Reds in Cincinnati
Greek wildfire north of the city of Alexandroupoli is declared the EU's largest ever recorded, having burned 310 sq miles (810 sq km) and killed 20 people [1]
Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in Japan on the southern island of Kyushu, with the country issuing its highest level 5 alert [1]
John Locke, English philosopher and physician, known for english philosopher and physician, was born on 1632-08-29.
Andrew Fisher, Australian prime minister, known for australian prime minister, was born on 1862-08-29.
John McCain, American politician and naval officer, known for american politician and naval officer, was born on 1936-08-29.
Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut, known for canadian astronaut, was born on 1960-08-29. Chris Austin Hadfield is a Canadian retired astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot, musician, and writer.
Brian Chesky, American businessman, known for american businessman, was born on 1982-08-29.
Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress, known for swedish actress, was born on 1915-08-29. Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress.
Richard Attenborough, British actor and director, known for british actor and director, was born on 1923-08-29.
Elliott Gould, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1939-08-29. Elliott Gould (né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor.
Lea Michele, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1987-08-29.
Charlie "Bird" Parker musician, known for american jazz saxophonist, was born on 1920-08-29. Charles Parker Jr.
Liam Payne, English musician, known for english singer and songwriter, was born on 1993-08-29. Liam James Payne (29 August 1993 – 16 October 2024) was an English singer and songwriter.
Sherwin Badger, American athlete, known for american figure skater, was born on 1901-08-29.
Jay Onrait is born
Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian playwright and essayist, known for belgian playwright and essayist, was born on 1862-08-29.
Year 708 (DCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 708th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 708th year of the 1st millennium, the 8th...
Anti-Pope Callistus III gives the title of pope to Alexander III
Pope Urban IV (Latin: Urbanus; c. 1195 – 2 October 1264), born James Pantaleon (French: Jacques Pantaléon), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1261 to his...
Pope Innocent VIII (Latin: Innocentius VIII; Italian: Innocenzo VIII; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from...
Battle of Mohács: In a decisive battle, the Kingdom of Hungary is conquered by the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the Magnificent
Gilbert Kennedy, Scottish Earl of Cassilis, roasts the administrator of Crossraguel Abbey, Alan Stewart, over an open fire at Castle Dunure to obtain Abbey lands; it works after two turns of the spit [1]
Battle of Surat, India: English fleet defeats Portuguese
John Locke, English philosopher and physician, known for english philosopher and physician, was born on 1632-08-29.
Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during the Deluge
Adriaen Pieck and Gerrit de Ferry patent wooden firespout in Amsterdam
British troops occupy Menorca and Sardinia
Edmond Hoyle (1672 – 29 August 1769) was an English writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games.
Frederick II of Prussia leads an Anglo-Prussian alliance into Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War
An Indian reservation in the United States is an area of land held and governed by a Native American tribal nation officially recognized by the U.S. federal government.
Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the smallest county by area in the U.S.
British man o' war HMS Royal George capsizes at Spithead, off Hampshire, England, killing more than 800 crew members and visitors [1]
Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising in Springfield and Worcester, Massachusetts, by citizens in opposition to the government's increased efforts to collect taxes on both individuals and their businesses
Saint-Domingue was a French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1659 to 1803.
Pius VI dies
Portugal recognizes the independence of its former colony Brazil
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1842.
First white-Indian lacrosse game in Montreal; Indigenous team wins
Self-governing windmill patented by American inventor Daniel Halladay
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries: Union Army and Navy in a combined operation capture Fort Hatteras off North Carolina, resulting in Union domination of the strategically important North Carolina Sounds
The Second Battle of Bull Run or Battle of Second Manassas was fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War.
Andrew Fisher, Australian prime minister, known for australian prime minister, was born on 1862-08-29.
Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian playwright and essayist, known for belgian playwright and essayist, was born on 1862-08-29.
British astronomer William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae
Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871)
Australia beats England by 7 runs in a match dubbed the "Death of English cricket" as Australian fast bowler Fred Spofforth takes 14-90 (7-46 and 7-44)
Pulitzer Prize-winning American author (Age of Innocence) Edith Jones (23), marries Edward "Teddy" Wharton (36)
First American international professional lawn tennis contest in Newport, Rhode Island
The George Hotel in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, is a Grade II* listed building, designed by William Wallen, with an Italianate façade. It was built in 1848–50.
Chop suey is supposedly invented in NYC by the chef of visiting Chinese diplomat Li Hongzhang
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, commonly known as Goodyear, is an American multinational tire manufacturer headquartered in Akron, Ohio.
Gaetano Bresci, the assassin of King Umberto I of Italy, is tried and sentenced to life imprisonment; he commits suicide in jail on May 22, 1901
Sherwin Badger, American athlete, known for american figure skater, was born on 1901-08-29.
The Finance Minister, Count Witte, is dismissed in what is seen as a victory for those in Russia who want their country to expand into Manchuria and Korea in defiance of Japan
The Quebec Bridge (French: pont de Québec) is a road, rail, and pedestrian bridge across the lower Saint Lawrence River between Sainte-Foy (a former suburb that in 2002 became the arrondissement...
New York City gives a ticker tape parade to returning US Olympians from London
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan as a colony under the name Chōsen (朝鮮), the Japanese reading of "Joseon". Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late...
Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California
The Cort van der Linden cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 29 August 1913 until 9 September 1918.
Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, (28 September 1852 – 22 May 1925), known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a...
Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress, known for swedish actress, was born on 1915-08-29. Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress.
Congress creates US Naval Reserve
Canadian Parliament passes the Military Service Act, which is opposed by many French Canadians from Québec and farmers across the country [1]
An American sweep of the medals in the men's 100 m freestyle at the Antwerp Olympics; Duke Kahanamoku sets a world record of 1:00.4 in defending his 1912 gold medal
Charlie "Bird" Parker musician, known for american jazz saxophonist, was born on 1920-08-29. Charles Parker Jr.
Richard Attenborough, British actor and director, known for british actor and director, was born on 1923-08-29.
Germany's Reichstag approves the Dawes Plan, which sought to solve the WWI reparations problem
After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice, and Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and imposes a $5,000 fine on him
The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland
International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam
Second NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 5, All-Stars 0 (77,450 attendees)
John McCain, American politician and naval officer, known for american politician and naval officer, was born on 1936-08-29.
MLB Philadelphia A's Bob Johnson is the second player to achieve 6 RBIs in an inning (first inning)
Elliott Gould, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1939-08-29. Elliott Gould (né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor.
Seventh NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567 attendees)
German Einsatzkommando kills 1,469 Jewish children in Russia
Danish Navy scuttles its warships so as not to be taken by Germany
15,000 American troops liberate Paris and march down the Champs-Élysées
The Liberation of Hong Kong (Yue Chinese: 香港重光), also known as the British Reoccupation of Hong Kong (Yue Chinese: 英國重佔香港) or the Resumption of British Sovereignty Over Hong Kong (Yue Chinese:...
Soviet Union secretly performs its first successful nuclear weapons test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
International Olympic Committee votes to admit West Germany and Japan in 1952
New York premiere of history-based film "The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima"
KHSL TV channel 12 in Chico, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
San Francisco International Airport (IATA: SFO, ICAO: KSFO, FAA LID: SFO) is the primary international airport serving the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.
American "Untamed Youth" actress Mamie Van Doren (24) weds American trumpeter and actor Ray Anthony (33); divorce 1961
The Suez Crisis, also known as the second Arab–Israeli war, the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.
"Move It" is a song written by Ian Samwell and recorded by Cliff Richard and the Drifters (the English band that would later become the Shadows).
Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser wins the women's 100 m freestyle gold medal at the Rome Olympics, retaining the title won in Melbourne 1956, and will win an unprecedented third consecutive 100 m gold in Tokyo 1964
Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut, known for canadian astronaut, was born on 1960-08-29. Chris Austin Hadfield is a Canadian retired astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot, musician, and writer.
The Constitution of Kuwait was framed by the Constitutional Assembly in 1961–1962 and signed into law on 11 November 1962 by the Emir, the Commander of the Military of Kuwait Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim...
Twins player Harmon Killebrew hits a home run off Senator Pete Burnside in a doubleheader
Future US Vice President Dick Cheney (23) weds Lynne Ann Vincent (23) at the First Presbyterian Church of Casper in Casper, Wyoming, until his death in 2025
Gemini V returns to Earth after 120 orbits and a record 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes, and 14 seconds [1]
During Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1998 season, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs pursued the league's long-standing and highly coveted single-season home...
Dutch Interior Minister Smallenbroek resigns after driving drunk
The Fugitive is an American crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television.
Joe Pepitone quits NY Yankees after being fined $500 for leaving the bench
The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was an American Marxist–Leninist and black power political and militant organization founded by college students Bobby...
Sandy Neilson wins the women's 100 m freestyle gold medal in 58.59 seconds at the Munich Olympics, beating fellow American Shirley Babashoff and Shane Gould of Australia
Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the performance of nuclear weapons and the effects of their explosion.
Star in Cygnus goes nova, becoming the fourth brightest in the sky
Jay Onrait is born
Éamon de Valera, Irish statesman, known for irish statesman, died on 1975-08-29. Éamon de Valera (14 October 1882 – 29 August 1975) was an Irish statesman and political leader.
USSR performs a nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Great Britain performs a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Phillies minor leaguer Jeff Stone steals a professional baseball record 121st base en route to 122 (Spartanburg, South Atlantic League)
38°F (3.33°C) is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the month of August in Cleveland, Ohio
MLB Kansas City Royals infielder George Brett gets his 1,500th hit
Brian Chesky, American businessman, known for american businessman, was born on 1982-08-29.
Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle designation: OV‑104) is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States.
Heike Drechsler of East Germany ties the world women's 200 m record (21.71 seconds)
Houston Astros MLB player Nolan Ryan surpasses the 200-strikeout barrier for a record 11th time
Portuguese athlete Rosa Mota wins the Women's Marathon at the World Championships in Rome in 2 hours, 25 minutes, and 17 seconds
Lea Michele, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1987-08-29.
Macy's Tap-o-Mania sets a Guinness World Record for tap dancing, with 4,497 participants dancing to "There's No Business Like Show Business"
Ramstein Air Base (IATA: RMS, ICAO: ETAR) is a United States Air Force installation located in Rhineland-Palatinate, southwestern Germany.
JFK is a 1991 American epic political thriller film co-written and directed by Oliver Stone. The film examines the investigation into the assassination of John F.
Braves' Charlie Leibrandt records his 1,000th strikeout. He decides to keep the ball by rolling it to the dugout, allowing Ricky Jordan to take second base on an error
Irish rock band U2 plays the first of two sold-out nights at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NYC
John Harris wins the 93rd US Golf Amateur Championship
Liam Payne, English musician, known for english singer and songwriter, was born on 1993-08-29. Liam James Payne (29 August 1993 – 16 October 2024) was an English singer and songwriter.
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, operated by a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 on board
Marc Bernays Randolph is an American tech entrepreneur, advisor and speaker. He is the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix. A serial entrepreneur who is said to have helped found the U.S.
Goodwill Games V opens in Brisbane, Australia, for the final edition of the event
Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 28is Olympiádas), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (Αθήνα 2004), were an...
Hurricane Katrina makes its second and third landfalls as a Category 3 hurricane, devastating much of the Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1,836 people and causing over $115 billion in damage
Six AGM-129 ACM cruise missiles, each loaded with a W80-1 variable yield nuclear warhead, are mistakenly loaded onto a B-52H heavy bomber at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota and flown to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana
Banana Spider venom is found to be effective in relieving erectile dysfunction
41 people are killed and 33 are injured in a bus accident in Kenya
Riots break out in Guinea following rumors that health workers are deliberately transmitting the Ebola virus to locals
Italian coastguard says 6,500 migrants are rescued at sea in 40 separate incidents in one day off the coast of Sabratha, Libya
Hurricane Harvey sets a rainfall record of 51.88 inches in Cedar Bayou from a tropical cyclone in the continental US, according to the US National Weather Service
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond resigns from the Scottish National Party amid sexual abuse allegations
Discovery of world's largest child sacrifice site is announced by archaeologists with 227 victims from the Chimú culture in Huanchaco, Peru
Noel Anthony Clarke is an English actor, writer, director, and producer. Rising to prominence for playing Mickey Smith in Doctor Who (2005–2006, 2008, 2010), he received critical acclaim for writing,...
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols hits career home run 694 off major league record 450th different pitcher in a 13-4 win over the Reds in Cincinnati
Greek wildfire north of the city of Alexandroupoli is declared the EU's largest ever recorded, having burned 310 sq miles (810 sq km) and killed 20 people [1]
Typhoon Shanshan makes landfall in Japan on the southern island of Kyushu, with the country issuing its highest level 5 alert [1]