Historical Events In August - 29

0029  On this day in history 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  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 August - 29.  

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

1178  On this day in history anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III  

1261  Jacques Pantaleon elected as Pope Urban IV on August - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1521  On August - 29 the Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.  

1523  On this day in history ulrich von Hutten, German poet/humanist/patriot, dies at 35  

1526  Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Moh cs on August - 29.  

1526  Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Mohács on August - 29.  

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

1533  On August - 29 atahualpa, the last Incan king of Peru, is murdered at the request of Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro.  

1533  On August - 29 francisco Pizarro orders death of last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa  

1533  Atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors on this day in history.  

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  On August - 29 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  On August - 29 english King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland  

1653  On this day in history 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 August - 29 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  Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator was born on this day in history.  

1476  On this day in history birth of kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder (Kano school of painting)  

1561  Bartholomeus Pitiscus, German mathematician (Trigonometry) was born on August - 29.  

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

1619  On August - 29 birth of jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Naval/baron  

1628  On August - 29 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 this day in history.  

0886  Basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies on August - 29.  

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

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

1395  On August - 29 death of duke Albert III of Austria (b. 1349)  

1442  On August - 29 death of john VI, Duke of Brittany (b. 1389)  

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

1526  Louis II, King of Hungary/Bohemia, dies in accident at 20 on this day in history.