Historical Events In August - 29

0029  On August - 29 john the Baptist, beheaded   

0284  Origin of Era of Diocletian (Martyrs) on this day in history.   

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 August - 29.   

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 August - 29.   

1178  On August - 29 anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III   

1261  On this day in history 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 August - 29 janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator   

1475  Treaty of Picquigny] king Louis XI buys English contacts on August - 29.   

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) on this day in history.   

1484  Giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history the Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.   

1523  On August - 29 ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35   

1526  On this day in history hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Moh cs   

1526  On August - 29 hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Mohács   

1526  On this day in history louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20   

1533  On this day in history atahualpa, the last Incan king of Peru, is murdered at the request of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.   

1533  Francisco Pizarro orders death of last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors   

1540  Emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges on August - 29.   

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 August - 29.   

1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) on this day in history.   

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) on August - 29.   

1612  On August - 29 battle at Surat India: English fleet beats Portuguese   

1619  Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron on August - 29.   

1632  On this day in history john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance   

1640  English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland on August - 29.   

1653  On August - 29 gillesz de Hondecoeter, painter/Hostage rights, buried at about 49   

1655  On this day in history swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw   

1657  On this day in history john Lilburne, English dissenter   

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1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19) was born on August - 29.   

1434  On August - 29 birth of janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator   

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) was born on this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history birth of bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry)   

1609  On this day in history birth of sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)   

1619  Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron was born on this day in history.   

1628  On this day in history birth of john Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701)   

1632  John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance was born on August - 29.   

0029  Death of John the Baptist, beheaded on August - 29.   

0886  On August - 29 basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies   

1093  Death of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) on August - 29.   

1123  Death of King Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088) on August - 29.   

1395  Death of Duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349) on August - 29.   

1442  On this day in history death of john VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389)   

1523  Ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35 on August - 29.   

1526  On August - 29 louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20