August 29

August 29 is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 124 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

• 1261 – Pope Urban IV succeeds Pope Alexander IV, becoming the 182nd pope of the Catholic Church.
• 1475 – The Treaty of Picquigny is signed, ending a brief war between France and England and establishing a seven-year truce.
• 1526 – The Battle of Mohács takes place, where the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent decisively defeats the Kingdom of Hungary, leading to the death of King Louis II and the eventual Ottoman conquest of Hungary.

1601–1900

• 1756 – Frederick the Great of Prussia invades Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War on the European continent.
• 1831 – English scientist Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction, a fundamental principle in the generation of electricity.
• 1885 – German engineer Gottlieb Daimler patents the Reitwagen, widely recognized as the world's first internal combustion motorcycle.

1901–Present

• 1907 – The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction over the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, killing 75 workers.
• 1949 – The Soviet Union conducts its first successful atomic bomb test, known as RDS-1 or First Lightning, at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan, marking the beginning of the nuclear arms race.
• 1966 – The Beatles play their final commercial concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California, effectively ending their touring career.
• 1997 – Netflix is founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California.
• 2005 – Hurricane Katrina makes its second and third landfalls along the Gulf Coast of the United States, causing catastrophic damage, massive flooding, and over 1,800 deaths, particularly devastating the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Births

• 1632 – John Locke, English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers and the "Father of Liberalism" (d. 1704).
• 1862 – Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate known for works like The Blue Bird (d. 1949).
• 1915 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish-American actress, winner of three Academy Awards and known for her role in Casablanca (d. 1982).
• 1920 – Charlie Parker, American jazz saxophonist and composer, a leading figure in the development of bebop (d. 1955).
• 1958 – Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter, and dancer, recognized as the "King of Pop" and one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century (d. 2009).
• 1986 – Lea Michele, American actress and singer, best known for her role in the television series Glee.

Deaths

• 886 – Basil I, Byzantine emperor who founded the Macedonian dynasty (b. 811).
• 1526 – Louis II, King of Hungary and Bohemia, killed in action during the Battle of Mohács (b. 1506).
• 1982 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish-American actress (b. 1915).
• 1987 – Lee Marvin, American actor and singer, Academy Award winner for Cat Ballou (b. 1924).
• 2021 – Ed Asner, American actor and former president of the Screen Actors Guild, best known for his role as Lou Grant (b. 1929).

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day: The Beheading of John the Baptist (observed by the Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, and Lutheran Church).
• International Day against Nuclear Tests (United Nations).
• National Lemon Juice Day (United States).
• More Herbs, Less Salt Day (United States).