August 29 in History

Historical Events on August 29

1756 Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe.

1778 American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.

1807 British troops under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeat a Danish militia outside Copenhagen in the Battle of Køge.

1861 American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.

1914 World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne.

1941 World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.

1950 Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.

1966 The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

2005 Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing an estimated 1,836 people and causing over $108 billion in damage.

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Famous Birthdays on August 29

1915 Ingrid Bergman

1936 John McCain

1958 Michael Jackson

1967 Neil Gorsuch

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Famous Deaths on August 29

1877 Brigham Young

1966 Sayyid Qutb

1975 Éamon de Valera

1982 Ingrid Bergman

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