All Events

Historical Events on August 29

  • Frederick the Great

    1756

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

  • American Revolutionary War

    1778

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

  • Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

    1807

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

  • American Civil War

    1861

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

  • World War I

    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.

  • World War II

    1941

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

  • Korean War

    1950

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

  • The Beatles

    1966

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

  • Hurricane Katrina

    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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