Wednesday, August 29, 2012

August 29th in History


1756 - Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War.

1778 - American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.

1825 - Portugal recognizes the Independence of Brazil.

1833 - The United Kingdom legislates the abolition of slavery in its empire.

1943 - German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.

1944 - Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.

1950 - Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.

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.

Famous Birthdays:

1632 - John Locke, philosopher and physician

1862 - Maurice Maeterlinck, poet and Nobel Prize laureate

1912 - Barry Sullivan, actor

1928 - Charles Gray, actor

1936 - John McCain, politician

1947 - James Hunt, race car driver


1965 - Dina Spybey, actress

1979 - Ryan Shealy, baseball player

1986 – Lea Michele, actress and singer

1993 – Liam Payne, singer/band member




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