Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
What happened on August 29
34 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1786 to 2024.
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2022
Russo-Ukrainian war
Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
About August 29
August 29 is the 241st day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 241 of 365 (242 in leap years)124 days left in the year (124 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Saturday in 2026, Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029, Thursday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 35 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♍ Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
- Season
- Summer in the north · Winter in the south
- August birthstone
- Peridot / Spinel / Sardonyxstrength, good fortune and calm
- August birth flower
- Gladiolus / Poppystrength of character and remembrance
- Next occurrence
- In 306 days
- Roman numerals
- XXIX.VIIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 60thSayyid Qutb1966
- 60thThe Beatles1966
- 40thHajime Isayama1986
- 40thLea Michele1986
- 30thDaryll Neita1996
- 30thVnukovo Airlines Flight 28011996
- 25thBinter Mediterráneo Flight 82612001
- 10thChen Quanguo2016
August 29 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Chen Quanguo · Gene Wilder
- 25 years ago2001
- Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on August 29 — ages this year
- 2008Rio Ngumohaturns 18
- 1996Daryll Neitaturns 30
- 1994Ysaline Bonaventureturns 32
- 1993Lucas Cruikshankturns 33
- 1993Liam Payneturns 33
- 1992Noah Syndergaardturns 34
Historical events 34
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
2020 Women's FA Community Shield
2020 Women's FA Community Shield.
Chen Quanguo
Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, and in that role later oversaw the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps.
2012 Summer Paralympics
The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
Xiaojiawan coal mine disaster
At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province.
2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident
Six nuclear warheads were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force heavy bomber that flew from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,392 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
Sayyid
Sayed Ayatollah 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.
Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261
Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport.
Cubana de Aviación Flight 389
Eighty people are killed when Cubana de Aviación Flight 389 crashes during a rejected takeoff from the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador.
Netflix
Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
Armed Islamic Group of Algeria
At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed on approach to Svalbard Airport, Norway, killing all 141 on board.
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
Libero Grassi
Italian businessman Libero Grassi was killed by the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo after taking a public stand against their extortion demands.
Evangelical Baptist Church of Korea
Odaeyang mass suicide: Thirty-three individuals linked to a religious cult are found dead in the attic of a cafeteria in Yongin, South Korea. Investigators attribute their deaths to a murder–suicide pact.
Osho
Followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (pictured) began deliberately infecting people in The Dalles, Oregon, with Salmonella in the first and largest bioterrorist attack in United States history.
Meitnerium
Meitnerium, a synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
Tacnazo
El Tacnazo: Francisco Morales Bermúdez, Peruvian Prime Minister carries out a coup d'état in the city of Tacna, forcing the sitting President of Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado, to resign and assuming his place as the new President.
Chicano Moratorium
Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Rubén Salazar.
The Beatles
The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
Sayyid Qutb
Leading Egyptian thinker Sayyid Qutb is executed for plotting the assassination of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Gemini 5
The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean.
Air France Flight 343
Air France Flight 343 crashed while attempting to land at Yoff Airport, Dakar, killing all 63 occupants.
Mona Best
Mona Best opened the Casbah Coffee Club with a performance by the Quarrymen, the precursor of the Beatles.
List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear weapons test, detonating the 22-kiloton RDS-1.
United States Congress
Congress passed the Philippine Autonomy Act, the first formal and official declaration of the U.S.'s commitment to grant independence to the Philippines.
Macaroni Riots
Due to price increases on macaroni products, rioting occurred in the Little Italy area of Providence, Rhode Island.
Yana people
The last member of the Yahi, known as Ishi, emerged from the wilderness near Oroville, California, to join European American society.
Russian battleship Slava
Slava, the last of five Borodino-class battleships, was launched by the Imperial Russian Navy.
Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first internal-combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen (replica pictured).
Treaty of Nanking
Under the Treaty of Nanking, an "unequal treaty" that ended the First Opium War, the Chinese island from which Hong Kong would grow was ceded to Britain.
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday (pictured) first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of the law of induction named after him.
Disfranchisement
Angered by high tax burdens and disfranchisement, farmers in western Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays began an armed uprising against the U.S. federal government.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Jacques Rogge
Jacques Rogge, Belgian orthopedic surgeon, Olympic sailor and the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1942)
Gene Wilder
Gene Wilder, American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author (born 1933)
Bruce C. Murray
Bruce C. Murray, American geologist and academic, co-founded The Planetary Society (born 1931)
Ruth Goldbloom
Ruth Goldbloom, Canadian academic and philanthropist, co-founded Pier 21 (born 1923)
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, English historian and author (born 1953)
Sergei Ovchinnikov (volleyball)
Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (born 1969)
Shoshichi Kobayashi
Shoshichi Kobayashi, Japanese-American mathematician and academic (born 1932)
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
Honeyboy Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1915)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Eadwold of Cerne
Christian feast day: Eadwold of Cerne
Jeanne Jugan
Christian feast day: Jeanne Jugan
John Bunyan
Christian feast day: John Bunyan (Episcopal Church)
Bronislava of Poland
Christian feast day: Bronislava of Poland
Euphrasia Eluvathingal
Christian feast day: Euphrasia Eluvathingal (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)
Beheading of John the Baptist
Christian feast day: Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Adelphus
Christian feast day: Adelphus of Metz
Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice
Spread across the centuries
- 18th century1
- 19th century3
- 20th century40
- 21st century30
Earliest: Disfranchisement (1786). Most recent: Johnny Gaudreau (2024).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about August 29
What day of the year is August 29?
August 29 is the 241st day of the year, with 124 days left after it.
What star sign is August 29?
August 29 falls under Virgo (August 23 – September 22), a earth sign ruled by Mercury. The birthstone for the month is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx.
How many things happened on August 29?
We record 82 entries for August 29: 34 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1786 to 2024.
Who was born on August 29?
Rio Ngumoha (2008) is among the notable births on August 29. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the August 29 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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