August 29 in History
August 29 is the birthday of Rio Ngumoha (2008) and the anniversary of the death of Johnny Gaudreau (2024). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for August 29, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Otto (or Eudes), French nobleman was born in 979, while Basil I, Byzantine emperor died in 886.
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Famous people born on August 29
Famous people who died on August 29
2023
Mike Enriquez (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter (1951–2023)
2021
Lee "Scratch" Perry (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Jamaican reggae singer and producer (1936–2021)
2013
Joan L. Krajewski (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Joan L. Krajewski, American lawyer and politician (born 1934)
2013
Bruce C. Murray (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American geologist and planetary scientist (1931–2013)
2011
David "Honeyboy" Edwards (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American blues guitarist and singer (1915–2011)
2003
Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Iraqi Shia Islamic scholar and politician (1939–2003)
What happened on August 29
- 2022
Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
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2020 Women's FA Community Shield.
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At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province.
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The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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.
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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.
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Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1998
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.
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Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1997
At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1996
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.
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Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
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Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo, is killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands.
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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.
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Meitnerium, a synthetic chemical element with the atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
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Editor's picks
Born on August 29
- 979 — Otto (or Eudes), French nobleman (died 1045)
- 1321 — John of Artois, French nobleman (died 1387)
- 1347 — John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English nobleman and soldier (died 1375)
Died on August 29
- 886 — Basil I, Byzantine emperor (born 811)
- 892 — Theodora of Thessaloniki, Byzantine nun and saint (born 812)
- 939 — Wang Jipeng, Chinese emperor of Min
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for August 29
Quick answers
Who was born on August 29? Rio Ngumoha (2008), Daryll Neita (1996), Ysaline Bonaventure (1994).
Who died on August 29? Johnny Gaudreau (2024), Mike Enriquez (2023), Ed Asner (2021).
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