On This Day in History for August 29
Events in History
- 708 Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
- 1178 Anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III
- 1261 Jacques Pantaleon elected as Pope Urban IV
- 1350 Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships
- 1475 Peace Treaty of Picquigny: King Louis XI buys English contacts
- 1484 Giovanni Battista Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII
- 1526 Battle of Mohács: In a decisive battle the Hungarian Empire is conquered by the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1533 Atahualpa, last Sapa Inca Emperor is suspected to have been buried in Northern Peru or in Ecuador
- More Events in History
Weddings in History
- 1885 Pulitzer Prize-winning American author (Age of Innocence) Edith Jones (23), marries Edward "Teddy" Wharton (36)
- 1964 46th US Vice President Dick Cheney (23) weds Lynne Ann Vincent (23) at the First Presbyterian Church of Casper in Wyoming
- 1968 Norwegian Crown Prince Harald (later Harald V) marries Sonja Haraldsen at Oslo Cathedral
More Weddings & Divorces in History
August in History
How 200 Conquistadors Conquered an Empire of 10 Million
How did a mere 200 Spanish conquistadors capture the Incan Emperor-god Atahualpa, execute him and conquer an entire empire?
August 29, 1533Fighting The Scourge of Child Labour
Britain’s first Factory Act came into law on this day. It was passed mainly to save children from the dreadful conditions that they endured in their workplace.
August 29, 1833Second Battle of Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia, fought August 29th and 30th, 1862
August 29, 1862Hurricane Katrina
A section of New Orleans, Louisiana is flooded after Hurricane Katrina in 2005
August 29, 2005