August 29th, 1475

Born on August 29th, 1475

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 201,000 days old!

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What happened on August 29th, 1475?

August 29th, 1475

Hundred Years' War: The Treaty of Picquigny formally ends the war between the kingdoms of France and England.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years'_War

August 29th, 1475

France signed the Treaty of Picquigny with England, freeing Louis XI to deal with the threat posed by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Picquigny

What else happened on August 29th?

August 29th, 1914

Due to price increases on macaroni products, rioting occurred in the Little Italy area of Providence, Rhode Island.

August 29th, 2016

Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, and in that role later oversaw the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps.

August 29th, 2007

Six nuclear warheads were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force heavy bomber that flew from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

August 29th, 1996

Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed on approach to Svalbard Airport, Norway, killing all 141 on board.

August 29th, 1991

Italian businessman Libero Grassi was killed by the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo after taking a public stand against their extortion demands.

August 29th, 1984

Followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (pictured) began deliberately infecting people in The Dalles, Oregon, with Salmonella in the first and largest bioterrorist attack in United States history.

August 29th, 1960

Air France Flight 343 crashed while attempting to land at Yoff Airport, Dakar, killing all 63 occupants.

August 29th, 1959

Mona Best opened the Casbah Coffee Club with a performance by the Quarrymen, the precursor of the Beatles.

August 29th, 1930

The last 36 residents of St Kilda, Scotland, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its natural and cultural qualities, voluntarily evacuated to Morvern.

August 29th, 1916

Congress passed the Philippine Autonomy Act, the first formal and official declaration of the U.S.'s commitment to grant independence to the Philippines.

August 29th, 1911

The last member of the Yahi, known as Ishi, emerged from the wilderness near Oroville, California, to join European American society.

August 29th, 1903

Slava, the last of five Borodino-class battleships, was launched by the Imperial Russian Navy.

August 29th, 1885

Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first internal-combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen (replica pictured).

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 29th

Same year
Born in 1475

88

Michelangelo

Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet (1475–1564)

*March 6th, 1475, Caprese Michelangelo †February 18th, 1564, Rome

54

Jean de Selve

French diplomat

*April 17th, 1475, Limousin †December 10th, 1529, Paris

62

Giovanni Piccolomini

Catholic cardinal

*October 9th, 1475, Siena †November 21st, 1537, Siena

16

Afonso, Prince of Portugal

Prince heir apparent, son of John II of Portugal

*May 18th, 1475, Lisbon †July 13th, 1491, Tagus River

78

Sebastiano Serlio

Italian architect and painter (1475-1554)

*September 6th, 1475, Bologna †November 30th, 1553, Fontainebleau

49

Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai

Renaissance humanist, grandson of Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai

*October 20th, 1475, Florence †April 3rd, 1525, Rome

60

Thomas Murner

German writer (1475-1537)

*December 24th, 1475, Obernai †November 30th, 1536, Obernai

81

Sebastian Cabot

Venetian explorer and mapmaker in the service of Spain and England

*November 30th, 1475, Venice †November 30th, 1556, Down

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1475 is a normal year and no leap year.

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