Historical Events In August - 29
Saturday, 02 November 2024
0029 On this day in history john the Baptist, beheaded
0284 Origin of Era of Diocletian (Martyrs) on August - 29.
0284 Gen Gaius Aurelius V Diocletianus Jovius (3) becomes emperor of Rome on August - 29.
0708 Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) on this day in history.
0886 The Byzantine emperor Basil I dies after a 19-year reign that has been marked by rare wisdom despite its treacherous beginnings and despite Basil's lack of education on this day in history.
0886 Basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies on this day in history.
1178 On August - 29 anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III
1261 On August - 29 jacques Pantaleon elected as Pope Urban IV
1350 Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships on August - 29.
1387 On August - 29 henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19)
1434 On this day in history janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator
1475 Treaty of Picquigny] king Louis XI buys English contacts on this day in history.
1476 On August - 29 kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting)
1484 On August - 29 giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII
1521 On this day in history the Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.
1523 Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35 on August - 29.
1526 Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Moh cs on August - 29.
1526 Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Mohács on August - 29.
1526 On August - 29 louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20
1533 Atahualpa, the last Incan king of Peru, is murdered at the request of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro on this day in history.
1533 Francisco Pizarro orders death of last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa on this day in history.
1533 On August - 29 atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors
1540 Emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges on this day in history.
1541 The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom on August - 29.
1542 Cristovão da Gama, Portuguese soldier (born c. 1516) on this day in history.
1561 Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) on August - 29.
1609 Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) on August - 29.
1612 Battle at Surat India: English fleet beats Portuguese on this day in history.
1619 Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron on this day in history.
1632 John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance on this day in history.
1640 English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland on this day in history.
1653 Gillesz de Hondecoeter, painter/Hostage rights, buried at about 49 on this day in history.
1655 Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw on August - 29.
1657 John Lilburne, English dissenter on August - 29.
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