August 29 is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 124 days remain until the end of the year.

Jul 5, 2024 · Throughout history, August 29 has been a day of significant events that have shaped the course of nations and the lives of individuals. From ancient battles and groundbreaking discoveries to pivotal moments in modern times, this date …

Aug 29, 2012 · Treaty of Nanking, Second Battle of Bull Run, first Soviet nuclear weapons test, Hurricane Katrina and other major events, birthdays and deaths from August 29.

Discover what happened on August 29 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

1929 Aviator Anne Morrow Lindbergh makes her first solo flight. 1929 German airship Graf Zeppelin ends a round-the-world flight. The Hindenburg bursts into flames as it approaches its mooring mast. Thirty-six people died. 1939 Chaim Weizmann informs England that Palestine Jews will fight in WW II.

Did you know that August 29 is known as Chop Suey Day? Here you'll learn facts about Aug 29, including events that happened on this day throughout history.

On this day in 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast and devastated the area, especially New Orleans, which experienced catastrophic flooding after its levees were breached the following day. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about natural disasters.

Jun 25, 2009 · On August 29, Michael Jackson, John McCain, John Locke were born and Gene Wilder, Ingrid Bergman, Lee Marvin died.

Today in history – which major historical events happened on August 29? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?

What happened on your birthday? A terrorist bomb kills Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, and nearly 100 worshipers as they leave a mosque in Najaf where the ayatollah had called for Iraqi unity.