August 29

Thursday 29, 1996:

A Vnukovo Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.

Sunday 29, 1982:

The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.

Monday 29, 1521:

The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.

Monday 29, 1261:

Urban IV becomes Pope, the last man to do so without being a Cardinal first.

Saturday 29, 708:

Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).