August 29th Holidays and Observances
What Holidays Are Celebrated on August 29th?
- National Chop Suey Day
- More Herbs, Less Salt Day
- Headache Awareness Day
- Drink Wine Day
Historical Events on August 29th
- 1475 - The Treaty of Picquigny ends the Anglo-French War (1472-1475).
- 1664 - The English capture New Amsterdam from the Dutch and rename it New York.
- 1789 - The French National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
- 1814 - The British burn Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812.
- 1897 - The first Zionist Congress is held in Basel, Switzerland.
- 1944 - The Slovak National Uprising against Nazi Germany begins.
- 1957 - The United States conducts its first underground nuclear test at the Nevada Test Site.
- 1960 - Hurricane Donna makes landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane.
- 1966 - The Beatles release their album "Revolver".
- 1975 - The Helsinki Accords are signed, ending the Cold War in Europe.
- 1985 - The Japanese airliner Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashes into Mount Takamagahara, killing 520 people.
Famous People Born on August 29th
- 1786 - Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, French painter
- 1862 - Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian playwright and poet
- 1923 - Richard Attenborough, English actor and director
- 1938 - Elliott Gould, American actor
- 1947 - James Hunt, British racing driver
- 1958 - Michael Jackson, American singer and songwriter
- 1962 - Alexander Payne, American film director and screenwriter
- 1967 - Jennifer Coolidge, American actress
- 1971 - Sandra Oh, Canadian actress
Famous People Died on August 29th
- 1891 - Herman Melville, American novelist
- 1904 - Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer
- 1935 - Carrie Nation, American temperance activist
- 1974 - John Cazale, American actor
- 1982 - Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress
- 1987 - Lee Marvin, American actor
- 2003 - Charles Bronson, American actor
- 2016 - Gene Wilder, American actor and comedian
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