On This Day in History for July 29
Events in History
- 362 Emperor Julianus of Constantinople's "School Edict" prohibited Christian teachers from using pagan literature which were standard texts for classical education at the time
- 626 Avars under khagan Bajan begin siege of Constantinople (fails, preserving the eastern Roman empire)
- 904 Byzantium city Thessalonica is sacked by Saracen pirates led by renegade Leo of Tripoli
- 1014 Battle of Strumitsa-valley: Byzantine destroys Bulgarian armies
- 1030 Battle of Stiklestad - Norwegian King Olaf II killed trying to reclaim the throne. One of the most famous Norwegian battles
- 1179 Lando Sittino proclaimed (anti-)pope Innocent III
- 1221 Emperor Go-Horikawa aged only 10 years old ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan
- 1279 Five emissaries dispatched by Kublai Khan from the Mongol Yuan dynasty are beheaded by Japan
- More Events in History
Walter Hunt
Benito Mussolini
Vladimir Zworykin
Dag Hammarskjöld
Elizabeth Short
Charles SchwabWeddings in History
- 1565 Mary, Queen of Scots (22) marries for the second time her cousin, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (19)
- 1914 Mountain climber George Mallory (28) weds Ruth Dixon Turner
- 1955 Mexican artist Diego Rivera (68) marries 4th wife art dealer Emma Hurtado
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Philip I
William Wilberforce
Agostino Depretis
Vincent van Gogh
Dorothy HodgkinJuly in History
William Wilberforce’s Fight Against Slavery
William Wilberforce, who died on this day, was a leading figure in the fight against slavery, especially the horrific transportation of people from Africa.
July 29, 1833
Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
A scene from the 2016 movie "USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage"
July 30, 1945
'Iron Chancellor' Bismarck Dies
They called him the “Iron Chancellor”. Had Otto von Bismarck been made of softer stuff the history of the Twentieth Century might have been very different.
July 30, 1898
Volkswagen Beetle
The last edition of an 'old style' VW Beetle
July 30, 2003