August 29 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | August 29 Calendar
August 29th Daily Holidays include:
- According to Hoyle Day
- Chop Suey Day
- Individual Rights Day
- International Day Against Nuclear Tests
- Lemon Juice Day
- Marine Corps Reserve Birthday
- More Herbs, Less Salt Day
- National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day
- National Swiss Winegrowers Day
- National Whiskey Sour Day – (also on August 25th)
- Potteries Bottle Oven Day
- Record Store Day – August 29, September 26, and October 24
- Touch a Heart Tuesday – August 29, 2023 (Last Tuesday in August)
- Willing to Lend a Hand Tuesday – August 29, 2023 (Last Tuesday in August)
August 29: Famous Birthdays
- August 29, 1811 – Henry Bergh, American activist who founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) (d. 1888)
- August 29, 1915 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish-English actress and singer (Casablanca) (d. 1982)
- August 29, 1923 – Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, and producer (Gandhi) (d. 2014)
- August 29, 1938 – Elliott Gould, American actor and producer (MAS*H, Friends, Ocean 11
- August 29, 1958 – Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and actor (The Jackson 5) (d. 2009)
- August 29, 1959 – Rebecca De Mornay, American actress and singer (Risky Business, Hand That Rocks the Cradle)
- August 29, 1986 – Lea Michele, American actress and singer (Glee)
August 29: Historical Events
- August 29, 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time
- August 29, 1756 – The Seven Years War begins when Frederick the Great attacks Saxony
- August 29, 1758 – The first American Indian reservation is formed at Indian Mills, New Jersey
- August 29, 1786 – Shay’s Rebellion occurs in Springfield, Massachusetts when the farmers have had enough of high debt and tax burdens
- August 29, 1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction
- August 29, 1869 – The world’s first rack railway, the Mount Washington Cog Railway opens
- August 29, 1885 – Gottlieb Daimler receives a German patent for the Reitwagen, the world’s first internal combustion motorcycle
- August 29, 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded
- August 29, 1907 – The Quebec Bridge in Canada collapses during construction and kills 75 workers
- August 29, 1916 – The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act
- August 29, 1946 – The USS Nevada is decommissioned
- August 29, 1958 – The United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- August 29, 1991 – USSR suspends Communist Party activities
- August 29, 2005 – Hurricane Katrina hits the U.S. Gulf coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle killing more than 1,836 and causing over $108 billion in damage
August 29: Music Events
- August 29, 1958 – George Harrison joins The Quarrymen
- August 29, 1964 – Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison is released
- August 29, 1966 – The Beatles perform their last public concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
- August 29, 1970 – War by Edwin Starr hits #1
- August 29, 1970 – Lola is released by The Kinks
- August 29, 1982 – Abracadabra by Steve Miller hits #1
- August 29, 1987 – La Bamba by Los Lobos hits #1
- August 29, 1992 – U2 plays at the Yankee Stadium in New York City
- August 29, 2006 – The British public voted the album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles the Best #1 album of all time
August 29: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for August 29 is Virgo.
August Birthstone:
What is the August Birthstone? Peridot
Peridot. The modern August birthstone, peridot has been prized as a jewelry stone since ancient times. Always green in color but with considerable variations, a peridot’s particular shade depends on its source.
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