August 29

Monday 29, 2005:

Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing thousands and costing over 100 billion dollars in damage.

Friday 29, 2003:

Ayatollah Sayed 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.

Friday 29, 1997:

Serial killer Ángel Maturino Reséndiz bludgeons to death Christopher Maier of Lexington, Kentucky, USA, the first of nine victims.

Thursday 29, 1996:

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

Tuesday 29, 1995:

NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.

Thursday 29, 1991:

Supreme Soviet suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.

Sunday 29, 1982:

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

Monday 29, 1966:

Execution of Sayyid Qutb, a leading theoretician of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

Friday 29, 1958:

United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Friday 29, 1952:

Premiere of John Cage's 4'33" in Woodstock, New York.

Monday 29, 1949:

Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan.

Tuesday 29, 1944:

Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazi rulers.

Sunday 29, 1943:

German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves Danish government.

Friday 29, 1930:

The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to Scotland.

Tuesday 29, 1922:

Turkish forces set fire to Smyrna, in Asia Minor.

Tuesday 29, 1911:

Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with whites, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.

Monday 29, 1910:

Japan changes Korea's name to Ch?sen and appoints a governor-general to rule its new colony.

Thursday 29, 1907:

The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.

Monday 29, 1898:

The Goodyear tire company is founded.

Saturday 29, 1896:

Chop suey is invented in New York City.

Thursday 29, 1895:

The formation of the Northern Rugby Union at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England.

Saturday 29, 1885:

Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first motorcycle.

Tuesday 29, 1871:

Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).

Friday 29, 1862:

Battle of Aspromonte: Italian royal forces defeat rebels.

Monday 29, 1842:

The Tokugawa shogunate orders the local daimy? to begin providing foreign ships with fresh water and supplies when requested. (Traditional Japanese date: July 24, 1842).

Tuesday 29, 1786:

Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.

Sunday 29, 1756:

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

Friday 29, 1541:

The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom.

Sunday 29, 1526:

Battle of Mohács: The Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent defeat and kill the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia.

Monday 29, 1521:

The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.

Friday 29, 1484:

Pope Innocent VIII, a staunch supporter of the Spanish Inquisition, is elected Pope.

Sunday 29, 1475:

The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England.

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).

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