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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[708]] &ndash; [[Wadōkaichin|Copper coins]] are minted in [[Japan]] for the first time (Traditional [[Japanese calendar|Japanese date]]: August 10, 708).
* [[870]] &ndash; The city of [[Melite (ancient city)|Melite]] surrenders to an [[Aghlabids|Aghlabid]] army [[Siege of Melite (870)|following a siege]], putting an end to [[Byzantine Malta]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Luttrell | first = Anthony | title = Medieval Malta : studies on Malta before the Knights | publisher = The British School at Rome | location = London | year = 1975 | isbn = 9780904152029 | page=83}}</ref>
*[[1009]] &ndash; [[Mainz Cathedral]] suffers extensive damage from a fire, which destroys the building on the day of its [[inauguration]].
*[[1219]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Fariskur (1219)|Battle of Fariskur]] occurs during the [[Fifth Crusade]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Marvin |first=Laurence W. |title=The Battle of Fariskur (29 August 1219) and the Fifth Crusade: Causes, Course, and Consequences |journal=Journal of Military History |year=2021 |volume=85 |issue=3 |pages=597–618}}</ref>
*[[1261]] &ndash; [[Pope Urban IV]] succeeds [[Pope Alexander IV]], becoming the 182nd pope.
*[[1315]] &ndash; [[Battle of Montecatini]]: The army of the [[Republic of Pisa]], commanded by [[Uguccione della Faggiuola]], wins a decisive victory against the joint forces of the [[Kingdom of Naples]] and the [[Republic of Florence]] despite being outnumbered.<ref>{{cite book | last = Bowsky | first = William | title = A medieval Italian commune : Siena under the Nine, 1287–1355 | publisher = University of California Press | location = Berkeley | year = 1981 | isbn = 9780520042568 | page=167}}</ref>
*[[1350]] &ndash; [[Battle of Winchelsea]] (or [[Les Espagnols sur Mer]]): The [[Kingdom of England|English]] [[naval fleet]] under King [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] defeats a [[Crown of Castile|Castilian]] fleet of 40 ships.<ref>{{cite book|author=Robin Neillands|title=The Hundred Years War|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781134507405|year=2002|page=114}}</ref>
*[[1475]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Picquigny]] ends a brief war between  the kingdoms of [[Kingdom of France|France]] and England.
*[[1484]] &ndash; [[Pope Innocent VIII]] succeeds [[Pope Sixtus IV]].
*[[1498]] &ndash; [[Vasco da Gama]] decides to depart [[Kozhikode|Calicut]] and return to the [[Kingdom of Portugal]].
*[[1521]] &ndash; The [[Ottoman Turks]] capture [[Nándorfehérvár]] (Belgrade).
*[[1526]] &ndash; [[Battle of Mohács]]: The [[Ottoman Turks]] led by [[Suleiman the Magnificent]] defeat and kill the last [[Jagiellonian]] king of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]] and [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]].
*[[1541]] &ndash; The [[Ottoman Turks]] capture [[Buda]], the capital of the [[Hungarian Kingdom]].
*[[1588]] &ndash; [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] issues a nationwide [[sword hunt|sword hunting ordinance]], disarming the peasantry so as to firmly separate the ''[[samurai]]'' and commoner classes, prevent peasant uprisings, and further centralise his own power.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 November 2005 |title=荻野研究室収集文書 |url=https://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/collect/b12/b12-87.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724202815/https://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/collect/b12/b12-87.html |archive-date=24 July 2022 |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=Waseda University Library}} For date conversion, see {{Cite book |last=Zhang |first=Peiyu |title=三千五百年历日天象 |publisher=Elephant Press |year=1997 |language=zh}}</ref>

===1601–1900=== 
*[[1604]] &ndash; The [[Guru Granth Sahib]] is fully compiled and completed by [[Guru Arjan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jhutti-Johal |first=Jagbir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TJb_i97CG70C&q=Guru+Granth+Sahib+september+1604&pg=PT17 |title=Sikhism Today. |date=2011 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-4411-7001-9 |page=17 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1728]] &ndash; The city of [[Nuuk]] in [[Greenland]] is founded as the fort of Godt-Haab by the [[list of governors of Greenland|royal governor]] [[Claus Paarss]].
*[[1741]] &ndash; The [[1741 eruption of Oshima–Ōshima and the Kampo tsunami|eruption of Oshima–Ōshima and the Kampo tsunami]]: At least 2,000 people along the Japanese coast drown in a [[tsunami]] caused by the eruption of [[Oshima (Hokkaido)|Oshima]].<ref name="A Study on the Impacts of the 1741 Tsunami Recorded in the Annals of Joseon Dynasty">{{cite journal |author1=Sang-Shin Byun |author2=Kyeong Ok Kim |title=A study on the effects of the 1741 tsunami recorded in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty |journal=Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers |date=25 February 2021 |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=30–37 |doi=10.9765/KSCOE.2021.33.1.30 |s2cid=233955868 |url=http://jkscoe.or.kr/journal/view.php?number=361 |access-date=30 March 2021|doi-access=free }}</ref>
*[[1756]] &ndash; [[Frederick the Great]] attacks [[Electorate of Saxony|Saxony]], beginning the [[Seven Years' War]] in Europe.
*[[1758]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Easton]] establishes the first American [[Indian reservation]], at [[Indian Mills, New Jersey]], for the [[Lenape]].
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: British and American forces battle indecisively at the [[Battle of Rhode Island]].
*[[1779]] &ndash; American Revolutionary War: American forces battle and defeat the British and [[Iroquois]] forces at the [[Battle of Newtown]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usgwarchives.net/pa/1pa/1picts/sullivan/sullbio2.html|title = Sullbio2}}</ref>
*[[1786]] &ndash; [[Shays' Rebellion]], an armed uprising of [[Massachusetts]] farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.
*[[1807]] &ndash; British troops under Sir [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Arthur Wellesley]] defeat a Danish militia outside [[Copenhagen]] in the [[Battle of Køge]].
*[[1825]] &ndash; [[Kingdom of Portugal|Portuguese]] and [[Empire of Brazil|Brazilian]] diplomats sign the [[Treaty of Rio de Janeiro (1825)|Treaty of Rio de Janeiro]], which has Portugal recognise Brazilian independence, formally ending the [[Brazilian War of Independence]]. The treaty will be ratified by the [[King of Portugal]] three months later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tratado de Paz, Amizade e Aliança |url=http://dai-mre.serpro.gov.br/atos-internacionais/bilaterais/1825/b_2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623195152/http://dai-mre.serpro.gov.br/atos-internacionais/bilaterais/1825/b_2 |archive-date=23 June 2017 |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=Sistema Atos Internacionais}}</ref>
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Michael Faraday]] discovers [[electromagnetic induction]].
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Treaty of Nanking]] signing ends the [[First Opium War]].
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries]] gives Federal forces control of [[Pamlico Sound]].
*[[1869]] &ndash; The [[Mount Washington Cog Railway]] opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing [[rack railway]].
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Emperor Meiji]] orders the [[abolition of the han system]] and the establishment of [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectures]] as local centers of administration. (Traditional [[Japanese calendar|Japanese date]]: July 14, 1871).
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Gottlieb Daimler]] patents the world's first [[motorcycle]] with an [[internal combustion]] engine, the ''[[Daimler Reitwagen|Reitwagen]]''.
*[[1898]] &ndash; The [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] tire company is founded in [[Akron, Ohio]].

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; The {{ship|Russian battleship|Slava||2}}, the last of the five {{sclass|Borodino|battleship|1}}s, is launched.
*[[1907]] &ndash; The [[Quebec Bridge]] collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
*[[1910]] &ndash; The [[Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910]], also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the [[Korea under Japanese rule|period of Japanese rule]] in Korea.
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Ishi]], considered the last [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern [[California]].
*  1911 &ndash; The Canadian Naval Service becomes the [[Royal Canadian Navy]].<ref>Gilbert Norman Tucker ''The Naval Service of Canada: Its Official History'' Ottawa, 1952</ref>
*[[1912]] &ndash; A [[1912 China typhoon|typhoon strikes China]], killing at least 50,000 people.<ref name="NOAA">{{cite web|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|title=The Worst Natural Disasters by Death Toll|year=2009|access-date=January 2, 2012|url=http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/noaa_documents/NOAA_related_docs/death_toll_natural_disasters.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/noaa_documents/NOAA_related_docs/death_toll_natural_disasters.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: Start of the [[Battle of St. Quentin (1914)|Battle of St. Quentin]] in which the French [[Fifth Army (France)|Fifth Army]] counter-attacked the invading Germans at [[Saint-Quentin, Aisne]].
*[[1915]] &ndash; US Navy salvage divers raise {{USS|F-4|SS-23|2}}, the first U.S. [[submarine]] sunk in an accident.
*[[1916]] &ndash; The United States passes the [[Jones Law (Philippines)|Philippine Autonomy Act]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; World War I: [[Bapaume]] taken by the [[New Zealand Division]] in the [[Hundred Days Offensive]].
*[[1930]] &ndash; The last 36 remaining inhabitants of [[St Kilda, Scotland|St Kilda]] are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland.
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Tallinn]], the capital of [[Estonia]], is occupied by [[Nazi Germany]] following an occupation by the [[Soviet Union]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: [[Occupation of Denmark|German-occupied Denmark]] scuttles most of its [[Royal Danish Navy|navy]]; Germany dissolves the Danish government.
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II:  [[Slovak National Uprising]] takes place as 60,000 [[Slovaks|Slovak]] troops turn against the [[Nazism|Nazi]]s.
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Northwest Airlines Flight 421]] crashes in [[Fountain City, Wisconsin]], killing all 37 aboard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Martin 2-0-2 NC93044 Winona, WI |url=https://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19480829-0 |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=www.aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Soviet atomic bomb project]]: The [[Soviet Union]] tests its first [[atomic bomb]], known as ''[[RDS-1|First Lightning]]'' or ''Joe 1'', at [[Semipalatinsk Test Site|Semipalatinsk]], Kazakhstan.
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Korean War]]: [[British Commonwealth Forces Korea]] arrives to bolster the US presence.
*[[1952]] &ndash; American [[experimental music|experimental composer]] [[John Cage]]'s ''[[4’33”]]'' premieres at [[Maverick Concert Hall]], played by [[American people|American]] pianist [[David Tudor]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ross |first=Alex |date=4 October 2010 |title=Searching for Silence: John Cage's art of noise |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/10/04/searching-for-silence |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |location=New York |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |access-date=}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[United States Air Force Academy]] opens in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Air France Flight 343]] crashes on approach to [[Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport|Yoff Airport]] in Senegal, killing all 63 aboard.<ref name="asn">{{cite web |title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation F-BHBC Dakar-Yoff Airport (DKR) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19600829-0 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; The [[Gemini 5|Gemini V]] spacecraft returns to [[Earth]], landing in the Atlantic Ocean.
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[The Beatles]] perform their last concert before paying fans at [[Candlestick Park]] in [[San Francisco]].
*  1966 &ndash; Leading Egyptian thinker [[Sayyid Qutb]] is executed for plotting the assassination of President [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]].
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Chicano Moratorium]] against the [[Vietnam War]], [[East Los Angeles, California]]. Police riot kills three people, including journalist [[Rubén Salazar]].
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Tacnazo|El Tacnazo]]:  [[Francisco Morales Bermúdez]], Peruvian [[President of the Council of Ministers of Peru|Prime Minister]] carries out a [[Tacnazo|coup d'état]] in the city of [[Tacna]], forcing the sitting [[President of Peru]], [[Juan Velasco Alvarado]], to resign and assuming his place as the new [[President of Peru|President]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Osorio Soto |first=Gary M. |date=August 2021 |title=El Tacnazo: Crónica De Una Llamada Que Cambió La Historia |url=https://www.academia.edu/52576698 |journal=Revista de la Asociación de Estudios Históricos de Tacna |volume=1 |issue=3 |page=9 |via=Academia}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash;  [[Meitnerium]], a synthetic [[chemical element]] with the [[atomic number]] 109, is first synthesized at the [[Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung]] in [[Darmstadt]], Germany.
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Evangelical Baptist Church of Korea#Odaeyang mass suicide|Odaeyang mass suicide]]: Thirty-three individuals linked to a [[Evangelical Baptist Church of Korea|religious cult]] are found dead in the attic of a cafeteria in [[Yongin]], South Korea. Investigators attribute their deaths to a [[murder-suicide]] pact.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Renfrew |first=Barry |date=29 August 1987 |title=33 Bodies Found In Attic After Apparent Murder-Suicide Pact |work=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/ad93eedacb89524018ecbec4a1cf9f5c |url-status=live |access-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516181223/https://apnews.com/article/ad93eedacb89524018ecbec4a1cf9f5c |archive-date=16 May 2022}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union]] suspends all activities of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Soviet Communist Party]].
*  1991 &ndash; [[Libero Grassi]], an Italian businessman from [[Palermo]], is killed by the [[Sicilian Mafia]] after taking a solitary stand against their [[extortion]] demands.
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801]], a [[Tupolev Tu-154]], crashes into a mountain on the [[Arctic]] island of [[Spitsbergen]], killing all 141 aboard.
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Netflix]] is launched as an internet [[DVD]] rental service.
*  1997 &ndash; At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria [[Armed Islamic Group|GIA]] in the [[Rais massacre]], [[Algeria]].
*[[1998]] &ndash; Eighty people are killed when [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 389]] crashes during a [[rejected takeoff]] from the [[Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport]] in [[Quito]], Ecuador.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154M CU-T1264 Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980829-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-27|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050307092250/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980829-0|archive-date=2005-03-07}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; Four people are killed when [[Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261]] crashes into the [[N-340 road (Spain)|N-340 highway]] near [[Málaga Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident CASA CN-235-200 EC-FBC Málaga Airport (AGP) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20010829-0 |access-date=2022-08-28 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Sayed]] [[Ayatollah]] [[Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim]], the [[Shia Muslim]] leader in [[Iraq]], is [[assassination|assassin]]ated in a [[Imam Ali mosque bombing|terrorist bombing]], along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a [[mosque]] in [[Najaf]].
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Katrina]] devastates much of the [[U.S. Gulf Coast]] from [[Louisiana]] to the [[Florida Panhandle]], [[Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans|killing up to 1,392 people and causing $125&nbsp;billion in damage]].
*[[2012]] &ndash; At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the [[Xiaojiawan coal mine disaster|Xiaojiawan coal mine]], located at [[Panzhihua|Panzhihua, Sichuan Province]].
* 2012 &ndash; The [[2012 Summer Paralympics|XIV Paralympic Games]] open in [[London]], England, United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=London 2012 |url=https://www.paralympic.org/london-2012 |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[2020 Women's FA Community Shield]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thefa.com/news/2020/aug/29/chelsea-manchester-city-womens-fa-community-shield-match-report-290820 |title= Millie Bright's stunner helps Chelsea beat Man City in women's Community Shield |date= 29 August 2020 |website= thefa.com |publisher= The Football Association |access-date= 16 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Sanders |first= Emma |date= 29 August 2020 |title= Chelsea 2-0 Man City in Women's Community Shield: Millie Bright stunner helps Blues win |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53894486 |work= BBC Sport |access-date= 16 September 2024}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Russo-Ukrainian War]]: Ukraine begins its [[2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive|southern counteroffensive]] in the [[Kherson Oblast]], eventually culminating in the [[Liberation of Kherson|liberation]] of the city of [[Kherson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kherson: Ukraine claims new push in Russian-held region|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62712299|author1=Sands, Leo|author2=Lukov, Yaroslav|website=BBC.com|publisher=BBC|date=August 30, 2022|access-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ukrainian Forces Enter Kherson, a Strategic Prize, in a Blow to Putin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/world/europe/kherson-ukraine-russia.html|author1=Kramer, Andrew E.|author2=Marc Santora|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 11, 2022|access-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[979]] &ndash; [[Otto, Count of Vermandois|Otto]] (or Eudes), French nobleman (died 1045)
*[[1321]] &ndash; [[John of Artois, Count of Eu|John of Artois]], French nobleman  (died 1387)
*[[1347]] &ndash; [[John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke]], English nobleman and soldier (died 1375)
*[[1434]] &ndash; [[Janus Pannonius]], Hungarian bishop and poet (died 1472)
*[[1514]] &ndash; [[García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca]], Spanish noble and admiral (died 1577)
*[[1534]] &ndash; [[Nicholas Pieck]], Dutch Franciscan friar and martyr (died 1572)
*[[1597]] &ndash; [[Henry Gage (soldier)|Henry Gage]], Royalist officer in the English Civil War (died 1645)

===1601–1900===
*[[1619]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste Colbert]], French economist and politician, [[Controller-General of Finances]] (died 1683)
*[[1628]] &ndash; [[John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (died 1701)
*[[1632]] &ndash; [[John Locke]], English physician and philosopher (died 1704)
*[[1724]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Battista Casti]], Italian poet and author (died 1803)
*[[1725]] &ndash; [[Charles Townshend]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (died 1767)
*[[1728]] &ndash; [[Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony]], electress of Bavaria (died 1797)
*[[1756]] &ndash; [[Jan Śniadecki]], Polish mathematician and astronomer (died 1830)
*[[1756]] &ndash; [[Count Heinrich von Bellegarde]], Austrian general and politician (died 1845)
*[[1772]] &ndash; [[James Finlayson (industrialist)|James Finlayson]], Scottish [[Quaker]] (died 1852)<ref>Brian D. J. Denoon: ''Finlayson, James (1772–1852)'', [[ODNB|Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]], Oxford University Press, 2004.</ref>
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[Hyacinth (Bichurin)|Hyacinth]], Russian religious leader, founded [[Sinology]] (died 1853)
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres]], French painter and illustrator (died 1867)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Charles Grandison Finney]], American minister and author (died 1875)
*[[1805]] &ndash; [[Frederick Denison Maurice]], English priest, theologian, and author (died 1872)
*[[1809]] &ndash; [[Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.]], American physician and author (died 1894)
*[[1810]] &ndash; [[Juan Bautista Alberdi]], Argentine theorist and diplomat (died 1884)
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Henry Bergh]], American activist, founded the [[American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|ASPCA]] (died 1888)<ref>''National Cyclopedia of American Biography: Volume 3.'' New York: James White and Co., 1893; p. 106.</ref>
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[Alfred Shaw]], English cricketer, rugby player, and umpire (died 1907)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[David B. Hill]], American lawyer and politician, 29th [[Governor of New York]] (died 1910)
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Edward Carpenter]], English anthologist and poet (died 1929)
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[William C. White]], American [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] minister (died 1937)<ref>{{Cite web |title=EllenWhite.Org Website – Brief Life Sketch of William C. White (DF 780) |url=http://ellenwhite.org/media/document/8460 |access-date=2024-01-13 |website=ellenwhite.org |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Sandford Schultz]], English cricketer (died 1937)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Byron G. Harlan]], American singer (died 1936)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Andrew Fisher]], Scottish-Australian politician and diplomat, 5th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (died 1928)
*  1862 &ndash; [[Maurice Maeterlinck]], Belgian poet and playwright, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1949)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Albert François Lebrun]], French engineer and politician, 15th [[President of France]] (died 1950)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Leonardo De Lorenzo]], Italian flute player and educator (died 1962)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Charles F. Kettering]], American engineer and businessman, founded [[Delco Electronics]] (died 1958)
*  1876 &ndash; [[Kim Koo]], South Korean politician, 6th [[Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea|President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea]] (died 1949)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Han Yong-un]], Korean independence activist, reformer, and poet (died 1944)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Han Yong-un |url=http://www.hongseong.go.kr/eng/sub01_0503.do |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701042240/http://www.hongseong.go.kr/eng/sub01_0503.do |archive-date=1 July 2022 |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=Hongseong}}</ref>
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Jivraj Narayan Mehta]], Indian physicians and politician, 1st [[Chief Minister of Gujarat]] (died 1978)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Salme Dutt]], Estonian-English politician (died 1964)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Peder Furubotn]], Norwegian Communist and anti-Nazi Resistance leader (died 1975)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Marquis James]], American journalist and author (died 1955)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Preston Sturges]], American director and producer (died 1959)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Aurèle Joliat]], Canadian ice hockey player and referee (died 1986)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Werner Forssmann]], German physician and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1979)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Dhyan Chand]], Indian field hockey player (died 1979)
*  1905 &ndash; [[Arndt Pekurinen]], Finnish activist (died 1941)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Vivien Thomas]], American surgeon and academic (died 1985)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Soylu |first1=Erdinc |last2=Athanasiou |first2=Thanos |last3=Jarral |first3=Omar A |title=Vivien Theodore Thomas (1910–1985): An African-American laboratory technician who went on to become an innovator in cardiac surgery |journal=Journal of Medical Biography |date=May 2017 |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=106–113 |doi=10.1177/0967772015601566 |pmid=26307408 |s2cid=31036235 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[John Charnley]], British orthopedic surgeon (died 1982)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Sohn Kee-chung]], South Korean runner (died 2002)
*  1912 &ndash; [[Barry Sullivan (actor)|Barry Sullivan]], American actor (died 1994)
*  1912 &ndash; [[Wolfgang Suschitzky]], Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (died 2016)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Len Butterfield]], New Zealand cricketer (died 1999)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Jackie Mitchell]], American baseball pitcher (died 1987)<ref name="obit">{{cite news |last1=Minsberg |first1=Talya |title=Overlooked No More: Jackie Mitchell, Who Fanned Two of Baseball's Greats |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/obituaries/jackie-mitchell-overlooked.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/obituaries/jackie-mitchell-overlooked.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited |access-date=29 July 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=7 November 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Ingrid Bergman]], Swedish actress (died 1982)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Aug. 29: Elliott Gould, Liam Payne |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/08/29/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-29-Elliott-Gould-Liam-Payne/9421661699862/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=28 August 2023 |date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
*  1915 &ndash; [[Nathan Pritikin]], American nutritionist and author (died 1985)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Luther Davis]], American playwright and screenwriter (died 2008)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Isabel Sanford]], American actress (died 2004)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Otis Boykin]], American inventor and engineer (died 1982)<ref>{{cite web |title=Otis Boykin |url=https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/otis-boykin |website=lemelson.mit.edu |publisher=Lemelson-MIT Program |access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Otis Frank Boykin |url=https://www.nsbp.org/nsbp-news/bhm-physics-profiles/2019-honorees/128-otis-frank-boykin |website=www.nsbp.org |publisher=[[National Society of Black Physicists]] |access-date=27 August 2020}}</ref>
*  1920 &ndash; [[Charlie Parker]], American saxophonist and composer (died 1955)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1920 &ndash; [[Herb Simpson]], American baseball player (died 2015)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Iris Apfel]], American businesswoman, interior designer, and philanthropist (died 2024)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/fashion/iris-apfel-dead.html|title=Iris Apfel, Eye-Catcher With a Kaleidoscopic Wardrobe, Dies at 102|last=McFadden|first=Robert D.|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 1, 2024|access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Arthur Anderson (actor)|Arthur Anderson]], American actor (died 2016)
*  1922 &ndash; [[Richard Blackwell]], American actor, fashion designer, and critic (died 2008)
*  1922 &ndash; [[John Edward Williams]], American author and educator (died 1994)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Richard Attenborough]], English actor, director, and producer (died 2014)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Dinah Washington]], American singer and pianist (died 1963)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Hélène Ahrweiler]], Greek historian and academic
*  1926 &ndash; [[René Depestre]], Haitian writer<ref>{{cite news |title=Les grandes voix de l'Afrique – René Depestre: un très long exil |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/emission/20180806-haiti-depestre-rene-ecrivain-exil |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=[[Radio France Internationale]] |date=6 August 2018 |language=fr |trans-title=The great voices of Africa - René Depestre: a very long exile}}</ref>
*  1926 &ndash; [[Donn Fendler]], American author and speaker (died 2016)
*  1926 &ndash; [[Betty Lynn]], American actress (died 2021)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Jimmy C. Newman]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Herbert Meier]], Swiss author and translator (died 2018)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Thom Gunn]], English-American poet and academic (died 2004)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Jacques Bouchard]], Canadian businessman (died 2006)
*  1930 &ndash; [[Carlos Loyzaga]], Filipino basketball player and coach (died 2016)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Stelios Kazantzidis]], Greek singer and guitarist (died 2001)
*  1931 &ndash; [[Lise Payette]], Canadian journalist and politician (died 2018)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Sorel Etrog]], Romanian-Canadian sculptor, painter, and illustrator (died 2014)
*  1933 &ndash; [[Arnold Koller]], Swiss politician
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Dimitris Papamichael]], Greek actor and director (died 2004)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Hugo Brandt Corstius]], Dutch linguist and author (died 2014)
*  1935 &ndash; [[William Friedkin]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dagan |first1=Carmel |title=William Friedkin, 'The Exorcist' Director, Dies at 87 |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/william-friedkin-dead-the-exorcist-1235689676/ |access-date=August 7, 2023 |publisher=Variety |date=August 7, 2023}}</ref>
*  1935 &ndash; [[László Garai]], Hungarian psychologist and scholar (died 2019)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[John McCain]], American captain and politician (died 2018)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[James Florio]], American commander, lawyer, and politician, 49th [[Governor of New Jersey]] (died 2022)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Elliott Gould]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for August 29, 2022 includes celebrities Liam Payne, Lea Michele |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/08/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-august-29-2022-includes-celebrities-liam-payne-lea-michele.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=28 August 2023 |date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
*  1938 &ndash; [[Angela Huth]], English journalist and author
*  1938 &ndash; [[Christian Müller (footballer, born 1938)|Christian Müller]], German footballer and manager
*  1938 &ndash; [[Robert Rubin]], American lawyer and politician, 70th [[United States Secretary of the Treasury]]
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek]], Hungarian discus thrower and shot putter (died 2022)
*  1939 &ndash; [[Joel Schumacher]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2020)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[James Brady]], American politician and activist, 15th [[White House Press Secretary]] (died 2014)
*  1940 &ndash; [[Gary Gabelich]], American race car driver (died 1984)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Robin Leach]], English journalist and television host (died 2018)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[James Glennon]], American cinematographer (died 2006)
*  1942 &ndash; [[Gottfried John]], German actor (died 2014)
*  1942 &ndash; [[Sterling Morrison]], American singer and guitarist (died 1995)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sterling-morrison-mn0000749365 |title=Sterling Morrison |first=Richie |last=Unterberger |author-link=Richie Unterberger |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=December 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207085628/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sterling-morrison-mn0000749365 |archive-date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Mohamed Amin]], Kenyan photographer and journalist (died 1996)
*  1943 &ndash; [[Dick Halligan]], American pianist and composer (died 2022)
*  1943 &ndash; [[Arthur B. McDonald]], Canadian astrophysicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Chris Copping]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1945 &ndash; [[Wyomia Tyus]], American sprinter
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Bob Beamon]], American long jumper
*  1946 &ndash; [[Francine D. Blau]], American economist and academic
*  1946 &ndash; [[Demetris Christofias]], Cypriot businessman and politician, 6th [[President of Cyprus]] (died 2019)
*  1946 &ndash; [[Warren Jabali]], American basketball player (died 2012)<ref>{{cite web |title=Warren Jabali |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/bio/_/id/369 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
*  1946 &ndash; [[Giorgio Orsoni]], Italian lawyer and politician, 17th [[Mayor of Venice]]
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Temple Grandin]], American ethologist, academic, and author<ref name="UPI" />
*  1947 &ndash; [[James Hunt]], English race car driver and sportscaster (died 1993)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Robert S. Langer]], American chemical engineer, entrepreneur, and academic
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Stan Hansen]], American wrestler and actor
*  1949 &ndash; [[Darnell Hillman]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Darnell Hillman |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77028/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Doug DeCinces]], American baseball player
*  1950 &ndash; [[Frank Henenlotter]], American director and screenwriter
*  1950 &ndash; [[Dave Reichert]], American soldier and politician
*  1950 &ndash; [[Aki Yashiro]], Japanese singer (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=【追悼】八代亜紀 |publisher=[[Tower Records]] Japan |url=https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2024/01/09/0712 |access-date=13 April 2024 |date=9 January 2024 |language=ja}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Geoff Whitehorn]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Karen Hesse]], American author and poet
*  1952 &ndash; [[Dave Malone]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1952 &ndash; [[Don Schlitz]], American [[Country Music Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] country music songwriter 
*  1952 &ndash; [[Deborah Van Valkenburgh]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[David Boaz]], American businessman and author 
*  1953 &ndash; [[Richard Harding (rugby union)|Richard Harding]], English rugby union player
*  1953 &ndash; [[James Quesada]], Nicaraguan-American anthropologist and academic
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Michael P. Kube-McDowell]], American journalist, author, and academic
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Diamanda Galás]], American singer-songwriter and pianist
*  1955 &ndash; [[Jack Lew]], American lawyer and politician, 25th [[White House Chief of Staff]]
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Mark Morris (choreographer)|Mark Morris]], American dancer and choreographer
*  1956 &ndash; [[Eddie Murray (American football)|Eddie Murray]], American football player
*  1956 &ndash; [[Charalambos Xanthopoulos]], Greek footballer
*  1956 &ndash; [[Steve Yarbrough (writer)|Steve Yarbrough]], American novelist and short story writer
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Jerry D. Bailey]], American jockey and sportscaster
*  1957 &ndash; [[Grzegorz Ciechowski]], Polish singer-songwriter, film music composer (died 2001)
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Lenny Henry]], English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
*  1958 &ndash; [[Michael Jackson]], American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (died 2009)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Brackett |first1=David |title=Jackson, Michael |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.47207}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Rebecca De Mornay]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1959 &ndash; [[Ramón Díaz]], Argentine footballer and manager
*  1959 &ndash; [[Ray Elgaard]], Canadian football player
*  1959 &ndash; [[Chris Hadfield]], Canadian colonel, pilot, and astronaut<ref name="UPI" />
*  1959 &ndash; [[Eddi Reader]], Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1959 &ndash; [[Timothy Shriver]], American businessman and activist 
*  1959 &ndash; [[Stephen Wolfram]], English-American physicist and mathematician
*  1959 &ndash; [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]], Indian film actor, Producer and Businessman 
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Todd English]], American chef and author
*  1960 &ndash; [[Tony MacAlpine]], American guitarist, songwriter, and producer 
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Carsten Fischer]], German field hockey player
*  1961 &ndash; [[Rodney McCray (basketball)|Rodney McCray]], American basketball player
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Carl Banks]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1962 &ndash; [[Hiroki Kikuta]], Japanese game designer and composer 
*  1962 &ndash; [[Ian James Corlett]], Canadian voice actor, writer, producer and author
*  1962 &ndash; [[Simon Thurley]], English historian and academic
*  1962 &ndash; [[Richard Angelo]], American serial killer and poisoner<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thoughtco.com/profile-of-serial-killer-richard-angelo-973130 | title=Richard Angelo: Angel of Death Serial Killer }}</ref>
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Fraser]], Scottish singer-songwriter 
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Perri "Pebbles" Reid]], American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter 
*  1964 &ndash; [[Zisis Tsekos]], Greek footballer
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Will Perdue]], American basketball player and sportscaster
*  1965 &ndash; [[Geir-Inge Sivertsen]], Norwegian politician and engineer, [[Minister of Fisheries (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Seafood]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=GIS | title=Biografi: Sivertsen, Geir Inge | date=9 November 2021 }}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Jörn Großkopf]], German footballer and manager
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Neil Gorsuch]], American lawyer and jurist, [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States]]
*  1967 &ndash; [[Anton Newcombe]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Meshell Ndegeocello]], German-American singer-songwriter
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Joe Swail]], Northern Irish snooker player
*  1969 &ndash; [[Jennifer Crittenden]], American screenwriter and producer
*  1969 &ndash; [[Lucero (entertainer)|Lucero]], Mexican singer, songwriter, actress, and television host<ref>{{citation|website=All Music.com |title=Lucero|access-date=August 24, 2019|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lucero-mn0000306033/biography|author=Heather Phares}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Henry Blanco]], Venezuelan baseball player and coach
*  1971 &ndash; [[Alex Griffin]], English bass player 
*  1971 &ndash; [[Carla Gugino]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Amanda Marshall]], Canadian singer-songwriter
*  1972 &ndash; [[Bae Yong-joon]], South Korean actor
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Vincent Cavanagh]], English singer and guitarist 
*  1973 &ndash; [[Olivier Jacque]], French motorcycle racer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Kumi Tanioka]], Japanese keyboard player and composer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Dante Basco]], American actor<ref name="UPI" />
*  1975 &ndash; [[Kyle Cook]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Stephen Carr]], Irish footballer
*  1976 &ndash; [[Phil Harvey (band manager)|Phil Harvey]], English manager<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 April 2022 |title=Conoce a Phil Harvey, el Quinto Integrante de Coldplay |trans-title=Meet Phil Harvey, Coldplay's Fifth Member |url=https://www.telehit.com/musica/conoce-a-phil-harvey-el-quinto-integrante-de-coldplay |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230227015556/https://www.telehit.com/musica/conoce-a-phil-harvey-el-quinto-integrante-de-coldplay |archive-date=27 February 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=Telehit |language=es}}</ref>
*  1976 &ndash; [[Kevin Kaesviharn]], American football player
*  1976 &ndash; [[Georgios Kalaitzis]], Greek basketball player
*  1976 &ndash; [[Pablo Mastroeni]], Argentine-American soccer player and manager
*  1976 &ndash; [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]], Danish footballer and manager
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Cayetano (Giorgos Bratanis)|Cayetano]], Greek DJ and producer
*  1977 &ndash; [[Devean George]], American basketball player
*  1977 &ndash; [[John Hensley]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1977 &ndash; [[John O'Brien (soccer)|John Patrick O'Brien]], American soccer player
*  1977 &ndash; [[Roy Oswalt]], American baseball player
*  1977 &ndash; [[Charlie Pickering]], Australian comedian and radio host
*  1977 &ndash; [[Aaron Rowand]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Volkan Arslan]], German-Turkish footballer
*  1978 &ndash; [[Celestine Babayaro]], Nigerian footballer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Stijn Devolder]], Belgian cyclist
*  1979 &ndash; [[Kristjan Rahnu]], Estonian decathlete
*  1979 &ndash; [[Ryan Shealy]], American baseball player 
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Chris Simms]], American football player
*  1980 &ndash; [[David West (basketball)|David West]], American basketball player
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Martin Erat]], Czech ice hockey player
*  1981 &ndash; [[Geneviève Jeanson]], Canadian cyclist
*  1981 &ndash; [[Jay Ryan (actor)|Jay Ryan]], New Zealand-Australian actor and producer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Ruhila Adatia-Sood]], Kenyan journalist and radio host (died 2013)
*  1982 &ndash; [[Carlos Delfino]], Argentine–Italian basketball player
*  1982 &ndash; [[Yakhouba Diawara]], French basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Yakhouba Diawara |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/200821/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
*  1982 &ndash; [[Vincent Enyeama]], Nigerian footballer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Jennifer Landon]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1983 &ndash; [[Antti Niemi (ice hockey)|Antti Niemi]], Finnish ice hockey player
*  1983 &ndash; [[Anthony Recker]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthony Recker |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/anthony-recker-489232 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Hajime Isayama]], Japanese illustrator
*  1986 &ndash; [[Lea Michele]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Tony Kane]], Northern Irish footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Charlotte Ritchie]], English actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Jakub Kosecki]], Polish footballer
*  1990 &ndash; [[Chris Taylor (baseball)|Chris Taylor]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Taylor |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/chris-taylor-621035 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
*  1990 &ndash; [[Patrick van Aanholt]], Dutch footballer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Néstor Araujo]], Mexican footballer
*  1991 &ndash; [[Deshaun Thomas]], American basketball player
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Mallu Magalhães]], Brazilian singer-songwriter 
*  1992 &ndash; [[Noah Syndergaard]], American baseball player
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Lucas Cruikshank]], American YouTuber and actor<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cruikshank |first1=Lucas |date=Mar 14, 2013 |title=Draw My Life – Lucas Cruikshank |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-p1xx8kkhA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317081050/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-p1xx8kkhA&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2013-03-17 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |website=[[YouTube]] |format=Adobe Flash}}</ref>
*  1993 &ndash; [[Liam Payne]], English singer-songwriter from [[One Direction]] (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2024 |title=Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall |url=https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-dies-one-direction-6b7893a56e0d8701096775f611399dd8 |access-date=17 October 2024|website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=One Direction {{!}} Members, Songs, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/One-Direction |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Ysaline Bonaventure]], Belgian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ysaline Bonaventure {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/317317/ysaline-bonaventure |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Daryll Neita]], British sprinter<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daryll Neita |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130202 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=27 March 2024 }}</ref>
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Rio Ngumoha]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Rio Ngumoha|url=https://www.premierleague.com/en/players/611922/rio-ngumoha/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=29 August 2025}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[886]] &ndash; [[Basil I]], Byzantine emperor (born 811)
* [[892]] &ndash; [[Theodora of Thessaloniki]], Byzantine nun and saint (born 812)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Talbot |first1=Alice-Mary Maffry |author-link=Alice-Mary Talbot |title=Holy Women of Byzantium: Ten Saints' Lives in English Translation |date=1996 |publisher=Dumbarton Oaks |isbn=978-0-88402-248-0 |pages=159–160 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SaViaGCeiZIC |access-date=3 March 2024 |language=en |chapter=Life of St. Theodora of Thessalonike}}</ref>
* [[939]] &ndash; [[Wang Jipeng]], Chinese emperor of Min
*   939 &ndash; [[Empress Li Chunyan|Li Chunyan]], Chinese empress 
* [[956]] &ndash; [[Empress Fu the Elder|Fu the Elder]], Chinese empress
* [[979]] &ndash; [[Abu Taghlib]], Hamdanid emir
*[[1021]] &ndash; [[Minamoto no Yorimitsu]], Japanese nobleman (born 948)
*[[1046]] &ndash; [[Gerard of Csanád]] Venetian monk and Hungarian bishop (born980)<ref name="ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA">{{cite book |url = https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Gerard |title = St. Gerard |publisher = [[Encyclopædia Britannica]] |year = 2019 }}</ref> 
*[[1093]] &ndash; [[Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy|Hugh I]], duke of Burgundy (born 1057)
*[[1123]] &ndash; [[Eystein I of Norway|Eystein I]], king of Norway (born 1088)
*[[1135]] &ndash; [[Al-Mustarshid]], Abbasid caliph (born 1092)
*[[1159]] &ndash; [[Bertha of Sulzbach]], Byzantine empress
*[[1298]] &ndash; [[Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar]], English princess (born 1269)
*[[1315]] &ndash; [[Peter Tempesta]], Italian nobleman (born 1291)
*  1315 &ndash; [[Charles of Taranto]], Italian nobleman (born 1296)
*[[1395]] &ndash; [[Albert III, Duke of Austria|Albert III]], duke of Austria (born 1349)
*[[1442]] &ndash; [[John V, Duke of Brittany|John V]], duke of Brittany (born 1389)
*[[1499]] &ndash; [[Alesso Baldovinetti]], Florentine painter (born 1427)
*[[1523]] &ndash; [[Ulrich von Hutten]], Lutheran reformer (born 1488)
*[[1526]] &ndash; [[Louis II of Hungary|Louis II]], king of Hungary and Croatia (born 1506)
*  1526 &ndash; [[Pál Tomori]] Hungarian archbishop and soldier (born 1475)
*[[1533]] &ndash; [[Atahualpa]], Inca emperor (born 1497)
*[[1542]] &ndash; [[Cristóvão da Gama]], Portuguese commander (born 1516)

===1601–1900===
*[[1604]] &ndash; [[Hamida Banu Begum]], Mughal empress (born 1527)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lal |first1=Muni |title=Shah Jahan |date=1986 |publisher=Vikas Publishing House |page=xv |isbn=9780706929294 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=__BtAAAAMAAJ&q=hamida+banu+Begum+August+29 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1657]] &ndash; [[John Lilburne]], English activist (born 1614)
*[[1712]] &ndash; [[Gregory King]], English genealogist, engraver, and statistician (born 1648)
*[[1749]] &ndash; [[Matthias Bel]], Hungarian pastor and polymath (born 1684)
*[[1769]] &ndash; [[Edmond Hoyle]], English author and educator (born 1672)
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[Jacques-Germain Soufflot]], French architect, co-designed [[Panthéon, Paris|The Panthéon]] (born 1713)
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Pope Pius VI|Pius VI]], pope of the Catholic Church (born 1717)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pius VI {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pius-VI |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=10 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Edmund Ignatius Rice]], Irish missionary and educator, founded the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers|Christian Brothers]] and [[Presentation Brothers]] (born 1762)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck]], English author and activist (born 1778)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Tokugawa Iemochi]], Japanese shōgun (born 1846)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Brigham Young]], American religious leader, 2nd [[President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (born 1801)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Stefan Dunjov]], Bulgarian colonel (born 1815)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Pierre Lallement]], French businessman, invented the [[bicycle]] (born 1843)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[William Forbes Skene]], Scottish historian and author (born 1809)

===1901–present===
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Murad V]], Ottoman sultan (born 1840)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Mir Mahboob Ali Khan]], 6th [[Nizam]] of Hyderabad (born 1866)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/180816/picturing-the-beloved.html|title = Picturing the 'Beloved'|date = 18 August 2016}}</ref>
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[George Huntington Hartford]], American businessman (born 1833) 
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[William Archibald Spooner]], English priest and author (born 1844)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[David T. Abercrombie]], American businessman, co-founded [[Abercrombie & Fitch]] (born 1867)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Raymond Knister]], Canadian poet and author (born 1899)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pinder |first1=Kait |title=Knister, (John) Raymond (1899–1932) |journal=Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism |date=2016 |doi=10.4324/9781135000356-REM104-1|isbn=9781135000356 }}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Attik]], Greek pianist and composer (born 1885)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Adolphus Busch III]], American businessman (born 1891)
*  1946 &ndash; [[John Steuart Curry]], American painter and academic (born 1897)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Sydney Chapman (economist)|Sydney Chapman]], English economist and civil servant (born 1871)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Anton Piëch]], Austrian lawyer (born 1894)
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Marjorie Flack]], American author and illustrator (born 1897)<ref>{{cite book|last=Whitehead|first=Winifred|chapter=Flack, Marjorie|editor-first=D.L.|editor-last=Kirkpatrick|title=Twentieth-century Children's Writers|location=London|publisher=Macmillan|year=1978|isbn=978-0-33323-414-3|page=461}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Sayyid Qutb]], Egyptian theorist, author, and poet (born 1906)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Ulysses S. Grant III]], American general (born 1881)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Leopold and Loeb|Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr.]], American murderer (born 1904)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Lale Andersen]], German singer-songwriter (born 1905)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Éamon de Valera]], Irish soldier and politician, 3rd [[President of Ireland]] (born 1882)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Jean Hagen]], American actress (born 1923)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jean Hagen |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/jean-hagen/ |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=27 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1977 &ndash; [[Brian McGuire (racing driver)|Brian McGuire]], Australian race car driver (born 1945)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Gertrude Chandler Warner]], American author and educator (born 1890)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Lowell Thomas]], American journalist and author (born 1892)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Ingrid Bergman]], Swedish actress (born 1915)
*  1982 &ndash; [[Lehman Engel]], American composer and conductor (born 1910)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Evelyn Ankers]], British-American actress (born 1918)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Archie Campbell (comedian)|Archie Campbell]], American actor and screenwriter (born 1914)
*  1987 &ndash; [[Lee Marvin]], American actor (born 1924)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Peter Scott]], English explorer and painter (born 1909)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Manly Palmer Hall]], Canadian-American mystic and author (born 1901)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Libero Grassi]], Italian businessman (born 1924)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Félix Guattari]], French philosopher and theorist (born 1930)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Frank Perry]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Shelagh Fraser]], English actress (born 1922)
*  2000 &ndash; [[Willie Maddren]], English footballer and manager (born 1951)
*  2000 &ndash; [[Conrad Marca-Relli]], American-Italian painter and academic (born 1913)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Graeme Strachan]], Australian singer-songwriter & television personality (born 1952)
*  2001 &ndash; [[Francisco Rabal]], Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1926)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Lance Macklin]], English race car driver (born 1919)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim]], Iraqi politician (born 1939)
*  2003 &ndash; [[Patrick Procktor]], English painter and academic (born 1936)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Hans Vonk (conductor)|Hans Vonk]], Dutch conductor (born 1942)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[James Muir Cameron Fletcher]], New Zealand businessman (born 1914)
*  2007 &ndash; [[Richard Jewell]], American police officer (born 1962)
*  2007 &ndash; [[Pierre Messmer]], French civil servant and politician, 154th [[Prime Minister of France]] (born 1916)
*  2007 &ndash; [[Alfred Peet]], Dutch-American businessman, founded [[Peet's Coffee & Tea]] (born 1920)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Geoffrey Perkins]], English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1953)
*  2008 &ndash; [[Michael Schoenberg]], American geophysicist and theorist (born 1939)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[David "Honeyboy" Edwards|Honeyboy Edwards]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1915)
*  2011 &ndash; [[Junpei Takiguchi]], Japanese voice actor (born 1931)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Ruth Goldbloom]], Canadian academic and philanthropist, co-founded [[Pier 21]] (born 1923)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke]], English historian and author (born 1953)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Shoshichi Kobayashi]], Japanese-American mathematician and academic (born 1932)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Anne McKnight]], American soprano (born 1924)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Les Moss]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1925)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Sergei Ovchinnikov (volleyball)|Sergei Ovchinnikov]], Russian volleyball player and coach (born 1969)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Joan L. Krajewski]], American lawyer and politician (born 1934)
*  2013 &ndash; [[Medardo Joseph Mazombwe]], Zambian cardinal (born 1931)
*  2013 &ndash; [[Bruce C. Murray]], American geologist and academic, co-founded [[The Planetary Society]] (born 1931)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Octavio Brunetti]], Argentine pianist and composer (born 1975)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Björn Waldegård]], Swedish race car driver (born 1943)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Gene Wilder]], American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author (born 1933)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[James Mirrlees]], Scottish economist, [[Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1936)
*  2018 &ndash; [[Paul Taylor (choreographer)|Paul Taylor]], American choreographer (born 1930)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/notable-deaths-in-2018 |title=Notable Deaths in 2018|website=CBS News|access-date=2018-09-04}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Ed Asner]], American actor (born 1929)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/ed-asner-dead-lou-grant-1235051373/|title=Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning 'Lou Grant' Star, Dies at 91|last1=Dagan|first1=Carmel|last2=Natale|first2=Richard|date=August 29, 2021|access-date=August 29, 2021|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
*  2021 &ndash; [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]], Jamaican reggae producer (born 1936)<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=2021-08-29|title=Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Reggae Giant and Dub Pioneer, Dead at 85|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lee-scratch-perry-dead-obit-1045198/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830031023/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lee-scratch-perry-dead-obit-1045198/|archive-date=2021-08-30|access-date=2021-08-31|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
*  2021 &ndash; [[Jacques Rogge]], Belgian orthopedic surgeon, Olympic sailor and the 8th [[President of the International Olympic Committee]] (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=2021-08-30|title=Jacques Rogge, Who Led Olympic Committee, Dies at 79|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/sports/olympics/jacques-rogge-dead.html|access-date=2021-09-03|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Mike Enriquez]], Filipino broadcaster (born 1951)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sarao |first=Zacarian |date=August 29, 2023 |title=Veteran broadcaster Mike Enriquez dies at 71 |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/516334/embargo-veteran-broadcaster-mike-enriquez-dies-at-71 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829121315/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/516334/embargo-veteran-broadcaster-mike-enriquez-dies-at-71 |archive-date=August 29, 2023 |access-date=August 29, 2023 |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Johnny Gaudreau]], American ice hockey player (born 1993)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fox29.com/news/2-cyclists-dead-after-crash-salem-county-reports.amp|title=NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, brother struck and killed by car while riding bikes in New Jersey|date=August 30, 2024|work=Fox 29 Philadelphia|access-date=August 30, 2024}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Adelphus|Adelphus of Metz]]
**[[Beheading of St. John the Baptist]]
**[[Eadwold of Cerne]]
**[[Euphrasia Eluvathingal]] ([[Syro-Malabar Catholic Church]])
**[[John Bunyan]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]])
**[[Saint Sabina|Sabina]]
**[[Vitalis, Sator and Repositus]]
**[[August 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[International Day against Nuclear Tests]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[Public holidays in Ukraine|Miners' Day]] ([[Ukraine]])
*[[Public holidays in Ukraine#Other national holidays|Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine]] (Ukraine)
*[[Public holidays in Poland|Municipal Police Day]] ([[Poland]])
*[[National Sports Day]] ([[India]])
*[[Public holidays in Slovakia|Slovak National Uprising Anniversary]] ([[Slovakia]])
*[[Gidugu Venkata Ramamoorty|Telugu Language Day]] ([[India]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/29/ |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=08|day=29}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/august/29 |title=Historical Events on August 29 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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