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August 29: Day of the Week
August 29, 2024 is the 242nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 124 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.
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Here’s the August calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
August 29 Historical Event(s)
1756
Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years’ War.
1835
The city of Melbourne, Australia is founded.
1842
Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.
1869
The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world’s first rack railway.
1898
The Goodyear tire company is founded.
1903
The Russian battleship Slava, the last of the five Sclass Borodinos, is launched.
1910
The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea.
1916
The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
1941
Tallinn, the Capital of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union.
1944
Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.
Who were born on August 29?
1694
Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1715)
1756
Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician (d. 1830)
1780
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, French painter (d. 1867)
1811
Henry Bergh, founder of American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (d. 1888)
1910
Vivien Thomas, African American surgeon (d. 1985)
1920
Charlie Parker, American musician (d. 1955)
1931
Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer (d. 2001)
1946
Bob Beamon, American long jumper
1972
Bae Yong Joon, South Korean actor
1976
Giorgos Kalaitzis, Greek basketball player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters IPKWCYDUO? Check your answers here: Unscramble words IPKWCYDUO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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