Historical Events In August - 29

0029  John the Baptist, beheaded on August - 29.  

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

0284  On August - 29 gen Gaius Aurelius V Diocletianus Jovius (3) becomes emperor of Rome  

0708  On August - 29 copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).  

0886  On August - 29 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  

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  On this day in history battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships.  

1387  Henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19) on this day in history.  

1434  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator on this day in history.  

1475  On August - 29 treaty of Picquigny] king Louis XI buys English contacts  

1476  Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting) on August - 29.  

1484  Giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII on August - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

1526  Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Moh cs on this day in history.  

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

1526  Louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20 on August - 29.  

1533  On August - 29 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 August - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

1542  On August - 29 cristovão da Gama, Portuguese soldier (born c. 1516)  

1561  On August - 29 bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry)  

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

1612  Battle at Surat India: English fleet beats Portuguese on this day in history.  

1619  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron  

1632  On August - 29 john Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance  

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 August - 29.  

1655  Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw on this day in history.  

1657  On this day in history john Lilburne, English dissenter  

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1387  On this day in history birth of henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19)  

1434  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator was born on August - 29.  

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

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

1609  Sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna) was born on this day in history.  

1619  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron  

1628  John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English royalist statesman (d. 1701) was born on August - 29.  

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

0029  Death of John the Baptist, beheaded on this day in history.  

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

1093  Death of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1057) on this day in history.  

1123  On this day in history death of king Eystein I of Norway (b. ca. 1088)  

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

1442  Death of John VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389) on August - 29.  

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

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