About August 29

August 29, 2021 is the 241st day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 124 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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Virgo is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 156 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On August 29

  • 708 –
    Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
  • 1475 –
    The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England.
  • 1498 –
    Vasco da Gama decides to depart Calicut and return to Portugal.
  • 1521 –
    The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.
  • 1541 –
    The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom.
  • 1758 –
    The first American Indian Reservation is established, at Indian Mills, New Jersey.
  • 1825 –
    Portugal recognizes the Independence of Brazil.
  • 1871 –
    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).
  • 1885 –
    Gottlieb Daimler patents the world’s first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen
  • 1898 –
    The Goodyear tire company is founded.
  • 1903 –
    The Russian battleship Slava, the last of the five Sclass Borodinos, is launched.
  • 1907 –
    The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
  • 1911 –
    Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.
  • 1916 –
    The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
  • 1941 –
    Tallinn, the Capital of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.
  • 1944 –
    Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.
  • 1950 –
    Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
  • 1970 –
    Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Ruben Salazar.
  • 1997 –
    At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
  • 2007 –
    2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident: six US cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads are flown without proper authorization from Minot Air Force Base to Barksdale Air Force Base.

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