Historical Events In August - 29
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0029 On August - 29 john the Baptist, beheaded
0284 On August - 29 origin of Era of Diocletian (Martyrs)
0284 Gen Gaius Aurelius V Diocletianus Jovius (3) becomes emperor of Rome on this day in history.
0708 On this day in history 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 August - 29.
1178 On August - 29 anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III
1261 Jacques Pantaleon elected as Pope Urban IV on August - 29.
1350 On August - 29 battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships.
1387 On August - 29 henry V, king of England (1413-22)/France (1416-19)
1434 Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator on this day in history.
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 On August - 29 giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII
1521 The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade on August - 29.
1523 On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.
1533 Atahualpa, the last Incan king of Peru, is murdered at the request of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro on August - 29.
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 this day in history.
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 Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) on August - 29.
1609 On August - 29 sassoferrato, [Giovanni B Salvi], Italian painter (Madonna)
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 John Locke, England, empiricist philosopher; disproved substance on August - 29.
1640 On this day in history english King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland
1653 Gillesz de Hondecoeter, painter/Hostage rights, buried at about 49 on August - 29.
1655 Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Warsaw on August - 29.
1657 John Lilburne, English dissenter on August - 29.
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