On This Day: 29 August

29 August in Indian history

• 1758The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.India

29 August in world history

• 2022Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
• 2007Six 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.
• 2005Hurricane 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.
• 2003Sayed 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.
• 1984Followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh began deliberately infecting people in The Dalles, Oregon, with Salmonella in the first and largest bioterrorist attack in United States history.
• 1982Meitnerium, a synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
• 1970Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Rubén Salazar.
• 1952American experimental composer John Cage's 4’33” premieres at Maverick Concert Hall, played by American pianist David Tudor.
• 1943World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.
• 1941World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.
• 1831Michael Faraday first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of the law of induction named after him.
• 1786Angered by high tax burdens and disfranchisement, farmers in western Massachusetts led by Daniel Shays began an armed uprising against the U.S. federal government.
• 1526Battle of Mohács: The Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent defeat and kill the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia.
• 1475Hundred Years' War: The Treaty of Picquigny formally ends the war between the kingdoms of France and England.
• 1350Hundred Years' War: Led by King Edward III, a fleet of 50 English ships captured at least 14 Castilian vessels and sank several more at the Battle of Winchelsea.
• 1315Battle of Montecatini: The army of the Republic of Pisa, commanded by Uguccione della Faggiuola, wins a decisive victory against the joint forces of the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of Florence despite being outnumbered.

Born on 29 August

• 1959Nagarjuna, Indian film actor, Producer and BusinessmanIndia
• 1910Vivien Thomas, American surgeon and academic (died 1985)
• 1905Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (died 1979)India
• 1887Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat (died 1978)India
• 1862Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949)
• 1632John Locke, English physician and philosopher (died 1704)

Died on 29 August

• 2024Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (born 1993)
• 2003Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim, Iraqi politician (born 1939)
• 1911Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, 6th Nizam of Hyderabad (born 1866)India
• 1604Hamida Banu Begum, Mughal empress (born 1527)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 29 August in history?

2022: Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson. 2007: 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. 2005: 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. 2003: 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.

What happened on 29 August in Indian history?

1758: The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.

Which famous people were born on 29 August?

Nagarjuna, Indian film actor, Producer and Businessman (1959); Vivien Thomas, American surgeon and academic (died 1985) (1910); Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (died 1979) (1905); Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat (died 1978) (1887).

Which day is observed on 29 August?

National Sports Day; National Sports Day (India); International Day against Nuclear Tests; Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine (Ukraine); Slovak National Uprising Anniversary (Slovakia).