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August 29 is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 28 2003 - August 2003 - August 30 2003 ---- Najaf, Iraq: A car bomb explodes during prayers outside the August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 124 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). Events By Place Asia August 29 — Copper Coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events By Place Asia August 29 — Copper Coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date
• 1189 - Ban Kulin wrote The Charter of Kulin, which became a symbolic "birth certificate" of Bosnian statehood. Ban Kulin (1163 &ndash 1204 was a powerful Bosnian Ban who ruled from 1180 to 1204 first as a Vassal Ban Kulin (1163 &ndash 1204 was a powerful Bosnian Ban who ruled from 1180 to 1204 first as a Vassal Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan
• 1350 - Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships. The naval Battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer ("the Spanish on the Sea" or the Battle of Winchelsea, took place on 29 August 1350 and was a victory The naval Battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer ("the Spanish on the Sea" or the Battle of Winchelsea, took place on 29 August 1350 and was a victory England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A fleet, or naval fleet is a large formation of Warships, and the largest formation in any Navy. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. The Crown of Castile, as a historic entity is usually considered to have begun in 1230 with the third and definitive union of the two kingdoms of León and Castile
• 1475 - The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. The Treaty of Picquigny was a peace treaty negotiated on 29 August 1475 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1498 - Vasco da Gama decides to depart Calicut and return to Portugal. Dom Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira ('vaʃku dɐ 'gɐmɐ ( Sines or Vidigueira, Alentejo, Portugal, ca WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> For the district with the same name see Kozhikode District. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1521 - The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade. The Ottoman Turks were the subdivision of the Ottoman Muslim Millet that dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia.
• 1526 - Battle of Mohács: The Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent defeat and kill the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia. The Battle of Mohács (mohácsi csata or mohácsi vész/Bane of Mohács; Schlacht bei Mohács Mohačka bitka Мохачка битка/Mohačka bitka Bitka pri Moháči The Ottoman Turks were the subdivision of the Ottoman Muslim Millet that dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. Suleiman I (سليمان Sulaymān, Süleyman almost always Kanuni Sultan Süleyman) ( 6 November 1494 5/ 6 September 1566 The Jagiellons (Jogailaičiai Jagiellonowie were a royal Dynasty originating from Lithuanian House of Gediminas dynasty that reigned in Central European Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the
• 1533 - Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire: Inca emperor Atahualpa is executed in Cajamarca by the garrote by Spanish invaders known as Conquistadores. The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was a process through which a group of forty (40 Spaniards led by Francisco Pizarro succeeded in toppling the Inca An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Atahualpa, Atahuallpa, Atabalipa, or Atawallpa ( Quito – Cajamarca, August 29, 1533) was the last sovereign Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Cajamarca is located in the northern highlands of Peru and is the capital of the Cajamarca region. A garrote or garrote vil (a Spanish word alternative spellings include garotte and garrotte) is a handheld Weapon, most often referring Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the Spanish explorer soldiers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuriesfor other uses see Conquistador (disambiguation A Conquistador
• 1541 - The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom. The Ottoman Turks were the subdivision of the Ottoman Muslim Millet that dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. Buda ( German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak / Czech: Budín, Serbian: Будим or The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946
• 1655 - Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav (8 November 1622 – 13 February 1660 was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death The Deluge ( Polish: Potop, full Polish name is Potop Szwedzki Deluge''' is the name commonly assigned in the History
• 1756 - Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths
• 1786 - Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
• 1825 - Portugal recognizes the Independence of Brazil. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
• 1831 - Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Michael Faraday, FRS ( September 22 1791 – August 25 1867) was an English Faraday's law of induction describes an important basic law of electromagnetism which is involved in the working of Transformers Inductors and many forms of
• 1833 - The United Kingdom legislates the abolition of slavery in its empire. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another
• 1842 - Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Treaty of Nanking (Treaty of Nanjing signed 29 August, 1842, was the unequal treaty which marked the end of the First Opium War between The First Opium War or the First Anglo-Chinese War was fought between the British East India Company and the Qing Dynasty in China from 1839
• 1861 - American Civil War: US Navy squadron captures forts at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States
• 1862 - Second Battle of Bull Run
• 1869 - The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first rack railway. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Background and opposing forces See also Northern Virginia Campaign See also [[Second Bull Run Confederate order of battle]] [[Confederate order of battle]] Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year History The railway was built by Sylvester Marsh of Campton, who came up with the idea while climbing the mountain in 1857 A cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway or rack railway is a Railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails.
• 1871 - Emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The (3 November 1852 — 30 July 1912 or Meiji the Great was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 3 February The was an act in 1871 of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain ( han) system and to introduce The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national Jurisdictions one "metropolis" (都 to) Tokyo; one " circuit (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871). Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• 1882 - Is the date attributed to the death of English Cricket and the origin of the legend of The Ashes. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. This is the date according to the mock obituary in The Sporting Times.
• 1885 - Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first motorcycle. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler ( March 17, 1834 - March 6, 1900) was an Engineer, Industrial designer and Industrialist MotorCycle is the title of a 1993 album by Rock band Daniel Amos, released on BAI Records.
• 1895 - The formation of the Northern Rugby Union at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year History See also History of rugby league On 27 August 1895 as a result of an emergency meeting in Manchester prominent Lancashire clubs Broughton Rangers Huddersfield ( is a large Market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, 190 miles (306km north England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1898 - The Goodyear tire company is founded. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling.
• 1907 - The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Quebec Bridge ( Pont de Québec in French in Canada crosses the lower Saint Lawrence River to the west of Quebec City, and
• 1910 - Japan changes Korea's name to Chōsen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. The term governor general or governor-general refers to a vice-regal representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation.
• 1911 - Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ishi (c 1860 – March 25, 1916) was the Pseudonym of the last member of the Yahi, in turn the last surviving group of the Yana people Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States A European American (Euro-American is a person who resides in the United States and is either from Europe or is the descendant of European immigrants California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• 1915 - US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, first U. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year S. submarine sunk in accident. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability
• 1918 - Bapaume taken by Australian Corps and Canadian Corps in the Hundred Days Offensive
• 1922 - Turkish forces set fire to Smyrna, in Asia Minor. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bapaume is a commune and the chief town of a canton in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region The Australian Corps was a World War I army Corps that contained all five Australian infantry divisions serving on the Western Front The Canadian Corps was a World War I Corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian The Hundred Days Offensive was the final period of World War I, where the Allies launched a series of offensives against the Central Powers on the Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Great Fire of Smyrna is the name commonly given to the fire that ravaged İzmir / Smyrna starting 13 September 1922 and lasted for four days This article is on the Ancient Greek city of Smyrna principally in connection with the ruins remaining to this day Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black
• 1930 - The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. St Kilda (Hiort is an isolated Archipelago 64 kilometres (40 mi west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• 1943 - German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy;Germany dissolves Danish government. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazi Germany’s occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserübung 9 April 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
• 1944 - Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Slovak National Uprising ( Slovak: Slovenské národné povstanie, abbreviated SNP or 1944 Uprising was an armed Insurrection organized } The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic People that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
• 1949 - Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Soviet project to develop an atomic bomb began during World War II in the Soviet Union. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. The RDS-1 (РДС-1 also Joe-1, was the USSR's first Nuclear weapon test, named in reference to Joseph Stalin. The RDS-1 (РДС-1 also Joe-1, was the USSR's first Nuclear weapon test, named in reference to Joseph Stalin. The Semipalatinsk Test Site (STS was the primary testing venue for the Soviet Union 's Nuclear weapons. Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan ( Қазақстан, Qazaqstan, qɑzɑqˈstɑn Казахстан, Kazakhstán,) officially the
• 1958 - United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Air Force Academy ( USAFA or Air Force) is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officers for the United States Air The City of Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado,
• 1970 - Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. The Chicano Moratorium, formally known as the National Chicano Moratorium Committee, was a movement of Chicano Anti-war activists that built a broad-based The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia See also East Los Angeles (region East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L Police riot kills three people, including journalist Ruben Salazar. Rubén Salazar ( March 3, 1928 - August 29, 1970) was a Mexican-American News reporter killed by the Sheriffs
• 1982 - The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) A chemical element is a type of Atom that is distinguished by its Atomic number; that is by the number of Protons in its nucleus. Meitnerium (maɪtˈnɜriəm is a Chemical element in the Periodic table that has the symbol Mt and Atomic number 109 See also List of elements by atomic number In Chemistry and Physics, the atomic number (also known as the proton The Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung mbH ( GSI, Association for Heavy Ion Research in the Wixhausen suburb of Darmstadt, Germany is a federally Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1991 - Supreme Soviet suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Supreme Soviet of the USSR (Верхо́вный Сове́т СССР Verkhóvnyj Sovét SSSR) was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in
• 1995 - NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The North Atlantic Treaty The 1995 NATO bombing in Bosnia and Herzegovina (code-named by NATO Operation Deliberate Force) was a sustained air campaign conducted by the Serbs are one of the three constitutive nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina, predominantly concentrated in the Republic of Srpska
• 1996 - Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Vnukovo Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 was a chartered flight from the Russian company Vnukovo Airlines which on August 29 1996 crashed into a mountain on WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Arctic is the Region around the Earth 's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. Spitsbergen (formerly known as West Spitsbergen, and sometimes misspelled Spitzbergen) is a Norwegian island the largest Island of the
• 1997 - At least 98 villagers are killed by the GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Armed Islamic Group ( GIA, al-Jama'ah al-Islamiyah al-Musallaha, from French Groupe Islamique Armé; Arabic الجماعة الإسلامية The Rais massacre, of August 29, 1997, was one of Algeria 's bloodiest massacres of the 1990s Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• 2003 - 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. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ayatollah ( Persian: آيت‌الله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim (سيد محمد باقر الحكيم(b For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger Najaf ( BGN: An Najaf) is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad.
• 2005 - Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1,836 and causing over $115 billion in damage. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States The effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans were shattering and long-lasting The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 counties
• 2007 - A United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident takes place at Minot Air Force Base and Barksdale Air Force Base. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident occurred at Minot Air Force Base and Barksdale Air Force Base on August 29&ndash30 2007 Minot Air Force Base ( Minot AFB) is a US Air Force installation in Ward County, North Dakota, 13 miles (21 km north of the Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located three Nautical miles (6 km) east of the Central business district of

Births

• 1619 - Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of finance (d. Jean-Baptiste Colbert ( August 29, 1619 — September 6, 1683) served as the French minister of finance from 1665 to 1683 under 1683)
• 1628 - John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. John Granville 1st Earl of Bath ( 29 August 1628 &ndash 22 August 1701) was an English royalist statesman whose highest position 1701)
• 1632 - John Locke, English philosopher (d. John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. 1704)
• 1694 - Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charlotte Christine Sofie also known as Sofie Charlotte or simply Charlotte ( 29 August 1694, Brunswick &ndash 2 November 1715)
• 1725 - Charles Townshend, English politician (d. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Townshend ( August 29, 1725 &ndash September 4, 1767) was born at his family's seat of Raynham Hall in Boston, 1767)
• 1728 - Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, Electress of Bavaria (d. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1797)
• 1756 - Heinrich Graf von Bellegarde, Austrian field marshal and statesman (d. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Count Heinrich von Bellegarde ( German: Heinrich Joseph Johannes Graf von Bellegarde, or sometimes Heinrich von Bellegarde) ( August 29, 1845)
• 1756 - Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician (d. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jan Śniadecki (archaic John Sniadecki August 29, 1756 November 9, 1830) was a Polish Mathematician, Philosopher 1830)
• 1777 - Nikita Yakovlevich Bichurin, founder of Sinology (d. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nikita Yakovlevich Bichurin (Никита Яковлевич Бичурин ( August 29, 1777 &ndash May 11, 1853) better known under his monastic Sinology in general use is the study of China and things related to China but especially in the American academic context refers more strictly to the study of classical language 1853)
• 1780 - Jean Ingres, French painter (d. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1867)
• 1805 - Frederick Maurice, English theologian (d. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or John Frederick Denison Maurice ( 29 August 1805 - 1 April 1872) was an English theologian and socialist. 1872)
• 1809 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American physician (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr, (August 29 1809 &ndash October 7 1894 was a Physician by profession but achieved fame as a Writer; he was one of the best 1894)
• 1810 - Juan Bautista Alberdi, founding father of the Argentine Republic (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Juan Bautista Alberdi ( 29 August 1810 – 19 June 1884) was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. 1884)
• 1811 - Henry Bergh, founder of American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (d. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Henry Bergh ( August 29, 1811 - March 12, 1888) founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA in April 1888)
• 1843 - David B. Hill, Governor of New York (d. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For other people with a similar name see David Hill David Bennett Hill ( August 29, 1843 Havana, then Chemung County 1910)
• 1844 - Edward Carpenter, English poet (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Also see Ed Carpenter. Edward Carpenter ( 29 August 1844 – 28 June 1929) was an English 1929)
• 1862 - Andrew Fisher, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Andrew Fisher (29 August 1862 – 22 October 1928 was an Australian Politician and the fifth Prime Minister of Australia. The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1928)
• 1862 - Maurice Maeterlinck, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Count Maeterlinck ( August 29, 1862 - May 6, 1949) was a Belgian Poet, Playwright, The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1949)
• 1871 - Albert Lebrun, French politician (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Albert Lebrun (29 August 1871 6 March 1950 was a French Politician, President of France from 1932 to 1940 and as such was the last president of the 1950)
• 1876 - Charles F. Kettering, American inventor (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Charles Franklin Kettering ( August 29, 1876 – November 24 or November 25, 1958) was an American inventor and the holder of 1958)
• 1876 - Kim Gu, President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kim Gu (김구 金九 August 29, 1876 June 26, 1949) the sixth and last president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was a Government in exile based in Shanghai, China and later in Chongqing, during the 1949)
• 1898 - Preston Sturges, American filmmaker (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Preston Sturges ( August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) originally Edmund Preston Biden was a celebrated Screenwriter and 1959)
• 1901 - Aurel Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Aurele Emile 'Little Giant' Joliat ( Ottawa, August 29, 1901 – June 2, 1986 in Ottawa was a Canadian professional 1986)
• 1905 - Werner Forssmann, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Werner Forßmann, ( August 29, 1904 &ndash June 1, 1979) was a Physician from Germany. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1979)
• 1905 - Dhyan Chand, Indian hockey player (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Major Dhyan Chand Singh ( August 29, 1905 &ndash December 3, 1979) was a former Indian hockey player 1979)
• 1912 - Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-Polish cinematographer
• 1912 - Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Barry Sullivan ( August 29, 1912 – June 6, 1994) was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s 1994)
• 1915 - Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy 1982)
• 1916 - George Montgomery, American actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year George Montgomery ( August 29, 1916 - December 12, 2000) was an American painter, sculptor, furniture craftsman 2000)
• 1916 - Luther Davis, American playwright
• 1917 - Isabel Sanford, American actress (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Luther Davis ( August 29, 1916 &ndash July 29 2008) was an American play- and screenwriter Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Isabel Sanford ( August 29, 1917 - July 9, 2004) was an Emmy Award -winning American actress most known for her role 2004)
• 1920 - Charlie Parker, American musician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 1955)
• 1923 - Richard Attenborough, English film director
• 1923 - Marmaduke Hussey, BBC Chairman (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Marmaduke James Hussey Baron Hussey of North Bradley ( 29 August 1923 &ndash 27 December 2006) was Chairman of the Board of Governors of 2006)
• 1924 - Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican songwriter (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Consuelo Velázquez ( August 21, 1916 &ndash January 22, 2005) was a Mexican songwriter 2005)
• 1924 - Dinah Washington, American singer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dinah Washington ( August 29, 1924 &ndash December 14, 1963) was a Blues, R&B and Jazz singer 1963)
• 1926 - María Dolores Pradera, Spanish melodic singer
• 1928 - Charles Gray, English actor (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. María Dolores (Fernández Pradera (born August 29, 1926 in Madrid) is a Spanish melodic singer and actress and one of the most prestigious Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Gray ( August 29 1928 - March 7 2000) was an English Actor. 2000)
• 1929 - Thom Gunn, British poet (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thom Gunn ( 29 August 1929 - 25 April 2004) was an Anglo-American poet 2004)
• 1930 - Jacques Bouchard, Quebec advertising executive (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Bouchard, CM CQ ( August 29 1930 &ndash May 29 2006) was a Canadian Advertising executive 2006)
• 1931 - Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stelios Kazantzidis ( August 29 1931 – September 14, 2001) ( Greek: Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης was a prominent Greek 2001)
• 1931 - Lise Payette, Quebec politician, writer and columnist
• 1933 - Arnold Koller, Swiss Federal Councilor
• 1935 - William Friedkin, American film director
• 1936 - John McCain, American politician
• 1937 - James Florio, Governor of New Jersey
• 1938 - Elliott Gould, American actor
• 1938 - Robert Rubin, United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1939 - Joel Schumacher, American film director
• 1940 - Gary Gabelich, American race car driver (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Lise Payette, OQ (born August 29 1931 in Verdun Quebec) is a Quebec politician Feminist, Writer and Columnist Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arnold Koller (born August 29, 1933) is a Swiss politician and Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1986-1999 Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Friedkin (born August 29 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Academy Award-winning American movie and television director Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Joseph "Jim" Florio (born August 29, 1937) is a Democratic politician who served as the 49th Governor of New Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elliott Gould (born August 29, 1938) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Robert Edward Rubin (born August 29, 1938) is Director and Senior Counselor of Citigroup. The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939 in New York City) is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Gabelich ( August 29, 1940 – January 1984 was a Croatian American who set the Land 1984)
• 1941 - Robin Leach, English television host
• 1942 - James Glennon, American cinematographer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robin Douglas Leach (born August 29, 1941 in London, England) is an English celebrity writer famous for hosting his first show Lifestyles James Glennon, ASC ( 29 August, 1942 in Los Angeles, California &ndash 19 October, 2006) was an American 2006)
• 1942 - John Heuser, Electron Microscopist, Washington University in Saint Louis
• 1945 - Wyomia Tyus, American athlete
• 1946 - Bob Beamon, American jumper
• 1947 - James Hunt, English race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr John E Heuser MD (b August 29, 1942) is a Professor of Biophysics in the department of Cell Biology and Physiology at Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Wyomia Tyus (born August 29, 1945 in Griffin Georgia) is an American athlete, and the first woman to retain the Olympic Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert "Bob" Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former Track and field athlete best known for his long-standing Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Simon Wallis Hunt ( 29 August 1947 &ndash 15 June 1993) was a British racing driver from England who won the The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One 1993)
• 1950 - Dave Reichert. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David George Reichert (born August 29 1950) is a member of the United States Congress and the former Sheriff of King County Washington. American politician and former sheriff
• 1952 - Karen Hesse, American children's writer
• 1952 - Dave Malone, American rock guitarist
• 1953 - James Quesada, Nicaraguan-American anthropologist
• 1954 - Michael P. Kube-McDowell, American science fiction novelist
• 1956 - GG Allin, American rock singer
• 1957 - Jerry D. Bailey, American racing jockey
• 1958 - Michael Jackson, American singer, dancer and composer
• 1958 - Lenny Henry, British comic
• 1959 - Ernesto Rodrigues, Portuguese composer
• 1959 - Akkineni Nagarjuna, Telugu film actor
• 1959 - Timothy Perry Shriver, Member of the Kennedy Family
• 1959 - Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut
• 1959 - Rebecca De Mornay, American actress
• 1960 - Tony MacAlpine, American shred guitarist
• 1961 - Carsten Fischer, German field hockey player
• 1962 - Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese composer
• 1963 - Elizabeth Fraser, Scottish singer
• 1965 - Dina Spybey, American actress
• 1967 - Anton Newcombe, American musician (The Brian Jonestown Massacre)
• 1969 - Me'Shell NdegéOcello, American singer
• 1969 - Joe Swail, Northern Irish snooker player
• 1971 - Carla Gugino, American actress
• 1972 - Bae Yong Joon, South Korean actor
• 1973 - Adam Sessler, American TV show host
• 1973 - Olivier Jacque, motorcyclist
• 1974 - Kumi Tanioka, Japanese composer
• 1975 - Dante Basco, Filipino-American actor
• 1976 - Stephen Carr, Irish footballer
• 1976 - Kevin Kaesviharn, National Football League player
• 1976 - Pablo Mastroeni, American soccer player
• 1976 - Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer
• 1977 - John Patrick O'Brien, American soccer player
• 1977 - Aaron Rowand, American baseball player
• 1977 - Devean George, American basketball player
• 1977 - Roy Oswalt, American baseball player
• 1977 - Charlie Pickering, Australian comedian
• 1978 - Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer
• 1979 - Chieu Luu, Canadian journalist
• 1979 - Ryan Shealy, American baseball player
• 1980 - David Desrosiers, Canadian musician(Simple Plan)
• 1980 - Chris Simms, American football player
• 1980 - David West, American basketball player
• 1980 - Nicholas Tse, Hong Kong singer and actor
• 1981 - Lanny Barbie, Canadian adult actress
• 1981 - Geneviève Jeanson, Quebec bicycle racer
• 1981 - Jay Ryan (Jay Bunyan), Australian actor
• 1982 - A+, American rapper
• 1982 - Carlos Delfino, Argentinean basketball player
• 1985 - Pouyan Afkary, Iranian-American musician (Scary Kids Scaring Kids)
• 1985 - Jeffrey Licon, American actor
• 1986 - Lauren Collins, Canadian actress
• 1987 - Tony Kane, Irish footballer
• 1990 - Sam Stern, English Chef / Author
• 1996 - Lauren Sullivan, Famous News Child / Author / Famous Poet

Deaths

• 886 - Basil I, Byzantine Emperor (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karen Hesse (1952 -) is an American author of Children's literature and literature for young adults, often with historical settings Dave Malone born August 29, 1952 in New Orleans Louisiana is best known as the guitarist/vocalist and sometimes songwriter of The Radiators Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr James Quesada ( August 29, 1953) is a Nicaraguan American Anthropologist and professor at San Francisco State University 's Department Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Michael Paul Kube-McDowell (born August 29, 1954, Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a Science fiction Novelist. Kevin Michael "GG" Allin ( 29 August 1956 &ndash 29 June 1993) was a Punk rock Singer-songwriter and Musician Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Jerry D Bailey (born August 29, 1957 in Dallas Texas) is a retired American Hall of Fame Jockey. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Lenworth George Henry CBE, (born 29 August 1958 is a British Writer, Comedian and Actor. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernesto Rodrigues (born in Lisbon, August 29, 1959) is a Portuguese Composer, Violinist, Violist and Akkineni Nagarjuna (ఆక్కినేని నాగార్జున (born August 29, 1959 in Chennai, India) often known as Timothy Perry Shriver (born August 29, 1959 in Boston Massachusetts) is chairman of the Special Olympics. Chris Austin Hadfield (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency who was the first Canadian to walk in space Rebecca De Mornay (born Rebecca J Pearch on August 29, 1959) is an American Film and Television actress Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Jeff MacAlpine (born August 29, 1960, in Springfield Massachusetts) is an American Guitarist and Keyboardist. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carsten ("Calle" Fischer (born August 29, 1961) is a former Field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at three Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hiroki Kikuta (菊田 裕樹 Kikuta Hiroki, born August 29, 1962) is one of the best known Composers of Video game music. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Fraser (born Elizabeth Davidson Fraser, 29 August 1963 Falkirk) is a Scottish singer best known for her vocal work as the Cocteau Twins ' lead Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Dina Spybey (born August 29, 1965, in Columbus Ohio) is an American actress known as Dina Waters since her 2000 wedding to director Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Anton Alfred Newcombe (born August 29, 1967, Newport Beach California) is a Singer-songwriter, Musician, Multi-instrumentalist The Brian Jonestown Massacre (frequently abbreviated as "BJM" or "The BJM" are a neo-psychedelic rock band founded in San Francisco California Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michelle Lynn Johnson (born August 29, 1968, in Berlin, Germany) better known as Meshell Ndegeocello, is an American Joe Swail (born August 29, 1969) is a professional Snooker player from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Carla Gugino (born August 29, 1971) is an American actress known for her roles of Ingrid Cortez in the Spy Kids film trilogy Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bae Yong Joon (born August 29 1972 in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean actor best known for his roles in numerous television Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Adam Donovan Sessler (born August 29 1973 is co-host and senior segment producer of the show X-Play on G4 (formerly TechTV) with Morgan Olivier Jacque (born August 29, 1973 in Villerupt, France) is a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Video game music Composer. She studied at the Kobe University before joining Square (now Square Enix) in 1998 Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Danté Basco (born August 29 1975) is a Filipino-American actor. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen Babeson Carr (born August 29, 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer who most recently played for the English Kevin Robert Kaesviharn (born August 29, 1976 in Paramount California) is an American football safety with the National Football Pablo Mastroeni (born August 29, 1976 in Mendoza, Argentina) is an Italian Argentine American soccer Midfielder Jon Dahl Tomasson (born August 29, 1976 in Roskilde, Roskilde Municipality) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays John Patrick O'Brien (born on August 29, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American Soccer player Aaron Ryan Rowand (born August 29 1977 in) is a Center fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the San Francisco Giants Devean Jamar George (born August 29 1977 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American professional Basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks Roy Edward Oswalt (ˈoʊzwɑːlt (born August 29, 1977 in Weir Mississippi) is an American Major League Baseball player who debuted Charlie Pickering (born August 29, 1977) is a successful Australian comedian who has performed stand-up comedy since 2000 and appeared in multiple festivals Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Celestine Hycieth Babayaro (born August 29, 1978 in Kaduna) is a Nigerian footballer who plays Left-back and Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Chieu Luu (劉照初 (b Aug 29 1979 Tanjung Pinang, Indonesia) is a Chinese-Canadian Journalist, currently working in Washington D Ryan Nelson Shealy (born August 29, 1979 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a Major League Baseball First baseman with Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) David Philippe Desrosiers (born 29 August 1980) is a French Canadian musician who is best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for Pop punk Simple Plan is a French Canadian Pop punk band based in Montreal, Quebec. Christopher David Simms (born August 29, 1980 in) is an American football Quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National David Moorer West (born August 29 1980) is an American professional Basketball player in the NBA 's New Orleans Hornets. Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung is a Hong Kong based Singer-songwriter, Actor and Musician. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Lanny Barby (born 29 August 1981 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French Canadian pornographic actress. Geneviève Jeanson (born on August 29 1981 in Lachine Quebec) is a former professional bicycle racer from Quebec, Canada. Jay Ryan (born Jay Bunyan on August 29, 1981 Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Andre Levins (born August 29 1982, Hempstead New York) is an American rapper, also known as A+. Carlos Francisco Delfino (born August 29 1982, in Santa Fe Argentina) is an Argentine professional Basketball player Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Scary Kids Scaring Kids is an American Post-hardcore band formed in Gilbert Arizona in 2002 Scary Kids Scaring Kids is an American Post-hardcore band formed in Gilbert Arizona in 2002 Jeffrey 'Jeff' Licon (born August 29, 1985, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor most notable for his role as Carlos Garcia on the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Lauren Felice Collins (born August 29, 1986) is a Canadian actress best known for playing Paige Michalchuk on Degrassi Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Anthony Michael "Tony" Kane (born August 29 1987) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a full-back for Stockport County Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Sam Stern (born 29 August 1990) is a British Celebrity chef and Author. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) For the processors see 80886 - 8th generation x86 like Opteron and Core 2. For the Russian ruler see Basil I of Russia Basil I, called the Macedonian ( Greek: Βασίλειος Α΄ο Μακεδών This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians 811)
• 1093 - Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. For the Telephone number N11 code see 8-1-1. Events By Place Byzantine Empire July 26 — Hugh I (1057 &ndash August 29 1093) was Duke of Burgundy between 1076 and 1079 1057)
• 1123 - King Eystein I of Norway (b. Eystein I (ca 1088 - August 29, 1123) (Norwegian Øystein) was King of Norway from 1103 to 1123 ca. 1088)
• 1395 - Duke Albert III of Austria (b. Albert III of Austria ( September 9, 1349 &ndash August 29, 1395) known as Albert with the Pigtail ( German: Herzog 1349)
• 1442 - John VI, Duke of Brittany (b. John VI the Wise (in Breton Yann V ar Fur, in french this would be Jean VI but French accounting influenced by the French view of the 1389)
• 1526 - King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia (killed in battle) (b. 1506)
• 1542 - Cristovão da Gama, Portuguese soldier (born c. 1516)
• 1657 - John Lilburne, English dissenter
• 1712 - Gregory King, English statistician (b. John Lilburne (1614&ndash 29 August 1657) also known as Freeborn John, was an agitator in England before during and after the Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Gregory King ( December 15, 1648 - August 29, 1712) English Genealogist, civil servant and "the first great economic Statistician 1648)
• 1769 - Edmund Hoyle, English author and teacher (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Edmond Hoyle (1672 - August 29, 1769) also known as Edmund Hoyle, is a writer best known for his works on the rules and play of Card games The 1672)
• 1780 - Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect (b. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jacques Germain Soufflot (July 22 1713 &ndash August 29 1780 was a French Architect in the international circle that introduced Neoclassicism. 1713)
• 1799 - Pope Pius VI (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pope Pius VI (December 27 1717 &ndash August 29 1799 born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi, Pope from 1775 to 1799 was born at Cesena. 1717)
• 1844 - Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish founder of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice (Iognáid Rís 1 June, 1762 – 29 August, 1844) was a Roman Catholic missionary and The Congregation of Christian Brothers (officially in Latin: Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum) is a world-wide community of religious brothers within The Congregation of Presentation Brothers is an international Catholic congregation of laymen founded in 1802 1762)
• 1856 - Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck, British Christian writer (b. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck (née Galton b November 25, 1778 - d 1778)
• 1877 - Brigham Young, American religious leader and western settler (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brigham Young (June 1 1801 &ndash August 29 1877 was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. 1801)
• 1889 - Stefan Dunjov, Banat Bulgarian military figure (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Stefan Dunjov (Стефан Дуньов Stefan Dunyov, Dunyov István ( 28 July 1815 &ndash 29 August 1889) was a Banat Bulgarian The Banat Bulgarians ( Banat Bulgarian: palćene or banátsći balgare; common банатски българи banatski balgari) are a distinct 1815)
• 1891 - Pierre Lallement, inventor of the bicycle (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Lallement (born between August 30, 1843 and August 29, 1844; died August 29 1891 could be the inventor of the Bicycle. The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind 1843 or 1844)
• 1904 - Murad V, Ottoman Sultan (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Sultan Mehmed Murad V ( September 21, 1840 - August 29, 1904) (مراد الخامس was the 33rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with 1840)
• 1930 - William Archibald Spooner, English writer (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Archibald Spooner ( July 22, 1844 &ndash August 29, 1930) was a famous Oxford don after whom is named a linguistic 1844)
• 1931 - David Abercrombie, Abercrombie & Fitch founder
• 1935 - Queen Astrid of Belgium (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David T Abercrombie ( June 6, 1867 &ndash August 29, 1931) often referred to simply as Abercrombie, is the original founder of the Abercrombie & Fitch ('æbɝkrɒmbiː ænd 'fɪtʃ ( (A&F is an American clothing Retailer. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life Princess Astrid of Sweden was born in Stockholm on November 17 1905 1905)
• 1966 - Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theoretician (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Sayyid Qutb (ˈsaɪjɪd ˈqʊtˁb (also Saïd Syed Seyyid Sayid or Sayed last name also Koteb (rather common Qutub Kotb or Kutb (سيد قطب October 9, 1906 1906)
• 1968 - Ulysses S. Grant III, American soldier and planner (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ulysses Simpson Grant III ( July 4, 1881 – August 29, 1968) was the son of Frederick Dent Grant, and the grandson of General 1881)
• 1972 - Lale Andersen, German singer (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lale Andersen ( March 23, 1905 &ndash August 29, 1972) was a German Chanson 1905)
• 1975 - Eamon de Valera, first Taoiseach and third President of Ireland (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Éamon de Valera (ˈeɪmən dɛvəˈlɛrə (born Edward George de Valera) (14 October 1882 &ndash 29 August 1975 was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland. 1882)
• 1976 - Jimmy Reed, American blues singer (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed ( September 6 1925 - August 29 1976) was an American Blues Singer notable 1925)
• 1976 - Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, musician, revolutionary and philosopher (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Bangladeshi politician see Syed Nazrul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam (কাজী নজরুল ইসলাম Kazi Nozrul Islam The Bengali people are the ethnic community from Bengal (divided between Bangladesh and India) on the Indian subcontinent with a history dating 1899)
• 1977 - Brian McGuire, Australian racing driver (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Brian McGuire ( December 13, 1945 in East Melbourne &ndash August 29, 1977 at Brands Hatch, UK) was a Racing 1945)
• 1981 - Lowell Thomas, American writer and broadcaster (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Lowell Jackson Thomas ( April 6, 1892 &ndash August 29, 1981) was an American Writer, broadcaster, and 1892)
• 1982 - Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy 1915)
• 1984 - Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian statesman (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Muhammad Naguib (محمد نجيب) (born 20 February, 1901 &ndash 29 August, 1984) was the first President of Egypt, serving 1901)
• 1987 - Archie Campbell, American country music comedian (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Archie Campbell was a writer and star of Hee Haw, a popular long-running country -flavored television variety show 1914)
• 1987 - Lee Marvin, American actor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lee Marvin ( February 19, 1924 &ndash August 29, 1987) was an American Film actor 1924)
• 1989 - Peter Scott, English explorer, naturalist, and painter (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Sir Peter Markham Scott, CH, CBE, DSC, FRS, FZS, ( September 14, 1909 – August 29, 1989 1909)
• 1992 - Teddy Turner, comedian (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Teddy Turner ( 13 June 1917 &ndash 29 August 1992) was a Yorkshire-born British actor and Comedian who shot to fame as 1917)
• 1995 - Frank Perry, American film director (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Frank Perry ( August 21 1930 – August 29 1995) was an American stage and Film director, producer 1930)
• 2000 - Willie Maddren, English former footballer (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. William Dixon 'Willie' Maddren (born 11 January 1951 in Billingham, England; died 29 August[[ 000]] was a football player for 1951)
• 2001 - Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Francisco Rabal ( March 8 1926 - August 29 2001) perhaps better known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor born in Águilas 1926)
• 2002 - Alan MacNaughtan, Scottish actor (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Alan MacNaughtan (4 March 1920 &ndash 29 August 2002 was a British actor born in Bearsden, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. 1920)
• 2003 - Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, Iraqi political leader (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim (سيد محمد باقر الحكيم(b 1939)
• 2003 - Patrick Procktor, English artist (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick Procktor RA ( 12 March 1936 – 29 August 2003) was a prominent English Artist of the late 20th century 1936)
• 2003 - Michel Constantin, French film actor (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michel Constantin (born Constantin Hokloff, July 13, 1924 – August 29, 2003) was a French film actor 1924)
• 2004 - Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Hans Vonk ( June 18, 1942 &ndash August 29, 2004) was a Dutch conductor 1942)
• 2007 - Richard Jewell, central figure in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Richard A Jewell ( December 17 1962 &ndash August 29 2007) was a central figure of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a terrorist Bombing on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta Georgia during the 1996 Summer 1962)
• 2007 - Pierre Messmer, French politician and Prime Minister (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Joseph Auguste Messmer (20 March 1916 29 August 2007 was a French Gaullist politician 1916)
• 2007 - Alfred Peet, Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alfred H Peet ( March 10, 1920 &ndash August 29, 2007) was a Dutch - American entrepreneur and the founder of 1920)
• 2007 - James Muir Cameron Fletcher, New Zealand industrialist (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Sir James Muir Cameron Fletcher ONZ, (often known as Jim or JC Junior ( 25 December 1914 &ndash 29 August 2007) was a New Zealand 1914)

Holidays and observances

• Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholic Church commemorate the beheading of John the Baptist with a feast day. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram.
• Slovakia - Slovak National Uprising Day (1944, against the Nazis). Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Slovak National Uprising ( Slovak: Slovenské národné povstanie, abbreviated SNP or 1944 Uprising was an armed Insurrection organized Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
• The first day of Thoth - which is the first day of the Egyptian calendar. For other meanings of "Thoth" or of "Djehuti" and similar see Thoth (disambiguation. The ancient civil Egyptian calendar had a year that was 365 days long and was divided into 12 months of 30 days each plus 5 extra days (epagomenes Greek ἐπαγόμεναι Thoth is the Ibis-headed god of knowledge. For other meanings of "Thoth" or of "Djehuti" and similar see Thoth (disambiguation. The ibises (pronounced /ˈaɪbɪsɪz/ are a group of long-legged wading Birds in the family Threskiornithidae.

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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