This is a list of selected August 29 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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Onam in Kerala, India | refimprove |
1533 – Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire: Conquistador Francisco Pizarro executed the last independent Inca Emperor Atahualpa in Cajamarca. | self-contradictory |
1756 – As neighboring countries began conspiring against him, Frederick II of Prussia launched a preemptive invasion of Saxony, starting the Seven Years' War. | refimprove section, needs more footnotes |
1882 – Australia defeated England by seven runs in a Test match at the Oval in London, beginning the Ashes, one of international cricket's most celebrated rivalries. | refimprove section |
1907 – The Quebec Bridge, currently the longest cantilever bridge span in the world at 549 m (1800 ft) connecting Quebec City and Lévis, Quebec, Canada, across the Saint Lawrence River, collapsed during construction, killing 75 workers. | Tagged with ((refimprove)) |
1944 – World War II: Slovak troops turned against the pro-Nazi government of Jozef Tiso and the German Wehrmacht, starting the two-month long Slovak National Uprising. | needs more footnotes |
1958 – The United States Air Force Academy opened in Colorado Springs, Colorado. | refimprove section, unreferenced section |
August 29: Ganesh Chaturthi begins (Hinduism, 2014); Feast day for the Beheading of St. John the Baptist (Gregorian calendar)