Birthday August 29, 1632 John Locke, British empiricist philosopher
Birthday August 29, 1780 Jean Ingres, French painter
Birthday August 29, 1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes, American physician, author Cambridge, Mass
Birthday August 29, 1815 Anna Ella Carroll, American writer
Birthday August 29, 1862 Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian Symbolist poet (Nobel 1911)
Birthday August 29, 1876 Charles F. Kettering, inventor of electric self-starter, is born
Birthday August 29, 1881 Valery Nicolas Larbaud, French novelist, essayist, translator
Birthday August 29, 1899 Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Marine Corps general
Birthday August 29, 1912 Barry Sullivan, American Actor
Birthday August 29, 1915 Ingrid Bergman, Actress (Casablanca) in Sweden
Birthday August 29, 1916 George Montgomery, Actor
Birthday August 29, 1917 Isabel Sanford, Actress
Birthday August 29, 1923 Richard Attenborough, Actor, director (Gandhi, Young Winston)
Birthday August 29, 1934 David Pryor, (Sen-D-Ark)
Birthday August 29, 1938 Peter Jennings, ABC anchor
Birthday August 29, 1938 Elliot Gould, Actor (M*A*S*H)
Birthday August 29, 1939 William Friedkin, director (Exorcist)
Birthday August 29, 1940 Wilhelm Ruska, Neth, world judo champion
Birthday August 29, 1941 Robin Leach, (Life Styles of Rich & Famous)
Birthday August 29, 1945 Wyomia Tyus, (Olympic Runner)
Birthday August 29, 1958 Michael Jackson, singer (Thriller)
Birthday August 29, 1958 Michael Jackson is born
Birthday August 29, 1960 Hurricane Donna is born
History August 29, 1526 Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Moh cs
History August 29, 1533 Last Incan King of Peru Atahualpa murdered by Spanish conquerors
History August 29, 1533 Pizarro Executes Last Inca Emperor
History August 29, 1708 Haverhill Mass. destroyed by French & Indians
History August 29, 1769 Edmond Hoyle games expert dies (birth date unknown)
History August 29, 1779 Battle of Chemung or Newtown, New York
History August 29, 1786 Shay's Rebellion in Springfield Mass
History August 29, 1862 North and South clash at the Second Battle of Bull Run
History August 29, 1864 William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae
History August 29, 1877 2nd president of the Mormon Church Brigham Young died.
History August 29, 1896 Chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador
History August 29, 1911 Ishi discovered in California
History August 29, 1914 Arizonan is 1st vessel to arrive in S.F. via the Panama Canal
History August 29, 1914 Women join British war effort
History August 29, 1942 Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs
History August 29, 1945 Truman orders Navy to seize control of petroleum refineries
History August 29, 1949 Soviets explode atomic bomb
History August 29, 1949 USSR explodes its 1st atomic bomb
History August 29, 1950 State Department official discusses captive populations
History August 29, 1954 SF Intl Airport (SFO) opens
History August 29, 1957 Strom Thurmond D-SC ends 24 hour filibuster against civil rights
History August 29, 1962 Robert Frost leaves for a goodwill tour of U.S.S.R.
History August 29, 1964 Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" is released
History August 29, 1964 Khanh steps down
History August 29, 1965 Astronauts Cooper & Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5
History August 29, 1966 Beatles public concert at Candlestick Park in SF.
History August 29, 1967 Yankees longest day The Red Sox take the 1st game 2-1 in 9 the Yanks win second game in 20 4-3 a total of 8 hours & 19 minutes
History August 29, 1967 Final television episode of The Fugitive
History August 29, 1968 Humphrey nominated in Chicago
History August 29, 1971 President Nguyen Van Thieu retains control of National Assembly
History August 29, 1972 Nixon announces another troop reduction
History August 29, 1975 Eamon de Valera dies
History August 29, 1977 Lou Brock - Cardinals - eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year old career stolen bases record to a total to 893. The Padres won game 4-3.
History August 29, 1981 Broadcaster Lowell Thomas died in Pawling N.Y. at age 89
History August 29, 1982 Actress Ingrid Bergman dies on her birthday
History August 29, 1987 La Bamba is a #1 hit for Los Lobos and, posthumously, Ritchie Valens
History August 29, 2004 Marathoner assaulted at Olympics
History August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina wreaks havoc on Gulf Coast
History August 29, 2007 Hero security guard wrongly accused as bombing suspect dies
August 29, 1632 John Locke, British empiricist philosopher
August 29, 1780 Jean Ingres, French painter
August 29, 1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes, American physician, author Cambridge, Mass
August 29, 1815 Anna Ella Carroll, American writer
August 29, 1862 Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian Symbolist poet (Nobel 1911)
August 29, 1876 Charles F. Kettering, inventor of electric self-starter, is born
August 29, 1881 Valery Nicolas Larbaud, French novelist, essayist, translator
August 29, 1899 Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Marine Corps general
August 29, 1912 Barry Sullivan, American Actor
August 29, 1915 Ingrid Bergman, Actress (Casablanca) in Sweden
August 29, 1916 George Montgomery, Actor
August 29, 1917 Isabel Sanford, Actress
August 29, 1923 Richard Attenborough, Actor, director (Gandhi, Young Winston)
August 29, 1934 David Pryor, (Sen-D-Ark)
August 29, 1938 Peter Jennings, ABC anchor
August 29, 1938 Elliot Gould, Actor (M*A*S*H)
August 29, 1939 William Friedkin, director (Exorcist)
August 29, 1940 Wilhelm Ruska, Neth, world judo champion
August 29, 1941 Robin Leach, (Life Styles of Rich & Famous)
August 29, 1945 Wyomia Tyus, (Olympic Runner)
August 29, 1958 Michael Jackson, singer (Thriller)
August 29, 1958 Michael Jackson is born
August 29, 1960 Hurricane Donna is born
August 29, 1526 Hungary conquered by Turks in Battle of Moh cs
August 29, 1533 Last Incan King of Peru Atahualpa murdered by Spanish conquerors
August 29, 1533 Pizarro Executes Last Inca Emperor
August 29, 1708 Haverhill Mass. destroyed by French & Indians
August 29, 1769 Edmond Hoyle games expert dies (birth date unknown)
August 29, 1779 Battle of Chemung or Newtown, New York
August 29, 1786 Shay's Rebellion in Springfield Mass
August 29, 1862 North and South clash at the Second Battle of Bull Run
August 29, 1864 William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae
August 29, 1877 2nd president of the Mormon Church Brigham Young died.
August 29, 1896 Chop suey invented in NYC by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador
August 29, 1911 Ishi discovered in California
August 29, 1914 Arizonan is 1st vessel to arrive in S.F. via the Panama Canal
August 29, 1914 Women join British war effort
August 29, 1942 Red Cross announces Japan refuses passage of supplies for U.S. POWs
August 29, 1945 Truman orders Navy to seize control of petroleum refineries
August 29, 1949 Soviets explode atomic bomb
August 29, 1949 USSR explodes its 1st atomic bomb
August 29, 1950 State Department official discusses captive populations
August 29, 1954 SF Intl Airport (SFO) opens
August 29, 1957 Strom Thurmond D-SC ends 24 hour filibuster against civil rights
August 29, 1962 Robert Frost leaves for a goodwill tour of U.S.S.R.
August 29, 1964 Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" is released
August 29, 1964 Khanh steps down
August 29, 1965 Astronauts Cooper & Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5
August 29, 1966 Beatles public concert at Candlestick Park in SF.
August 29, 1967 Yankees longest day The Red Sox take the 1st game 2-1 in 9 the Yanks win second game in 20 4-3 a total of 8 hours & 19 minutes
August 29, 1967 Final television episode of The Fugitive
August 29, 1968 Humphrey nominated in Chicago
August 29, 1971 President Nguyen Van Thieu retains control of National Assembly
August 29, 1972 Nixon announces another troop reduction
August 29, 1975 Eamon de Valera dies
August 29, 1977 Lou Brock - Cardinals - eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year old career stolen bases record to a total to 893. The Padres won game 4-3.
August 29, 1981 Broadcaster Lowell Thomas died in Pawling N.Y. at age 89
August 29, 1982 Actress Ingrid Bergman dies on her birthday
August 29, 1987 La Bamba is a #1 hit for Los Lobos and, posthumously, Ritchie Valens
August 29, 2004 Marathoner assaulted at Olympics
August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina wreaks havoc on Gulf Coast
August 29, 2007 Hero security guard wrongly accused as bombing suspect dies