August 29th, 1756

Born on August 29th, 1756

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What happened on August 29th, 1756?

August 29th, 1756

Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe.

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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).

August 29th, 1842

Under the Treaty of Nanking, an "unequal treaty" that ended the First Opium War, the Chinese island from which Hong Kong would grow was ceded to Britain.

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

Born on August 29th, 1756

74

Jan Śniadecki

Polish mathematician, philosopher and astronomer (1756-1830)

*August 29th, 1756, Żnin †November 9th, 1830, Jašiūnai

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Born in 1756

35

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)

*January 27th, 1756, Salzburg †December 5th, 1791, Vienna

58

Angelica Schuyler Church

American socialite (1756–1814)

*February 20th, 1756, Albany †March 6th, 1814, New York City

80

Aaron Burr

Vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, lived (1756–1836)

*February 6th, 1756, Newark †September 14th, 1836, Port Richmond

80

William Godwin

English journalist, political philosopher and novelist

*March 3rd, 1756, Wisbech †April 7th, 1836, London

68

Bernard Germain de Lacépède

French naturalist (1756-1825)

*December 26th, 1756, Agen †October 6th, 1825, Épinay-sur-Seine

80

Maria Fitzherbert

Mistress of British king (1756-1837)

*July 26th, 1756, Tong †March 27th, 1837, Brighton

76

Jean-Antoine Chaptal

French chemist and physician (1756–1832)

*June 4th, 1756, Badaroux †July 29th, 1832, Paris

78

Konrad Mannert

German historian and geographer

*April 17th, 1756, Altdorf bei Nürnberg †September 27th, 1834, Munich

74

Louis Henri, Prince of Condé

French prince (1756-1830)

*April 13th, 1756, Paris †August 30th, 1830, Château de Saint-Leu

67

Mathias von Flurl

German mineralogist (1756-1823)

*February 5th, 1756, Straubing †July 27th, 1823, Bad Kissingen

31

Maria Pellegrina Amoretti

Italian lawyer (1756-1787)

*May 12th, 1756, Oneglia †November 12th, 1787, Oneglia

74

Christian Gottfried Körner

German writer (1756-1831)

*July 2nd, 1756, Leipzig †May 13th, 1831, Berlin

76

James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier

Admiral of the Royal Navy and Governor of Newfoundland (1756–1833)

*October 13th, 1756, New Providence †April 19th, 1833, Iver

89

Christian Frederik Hansen

Danish architect

*February 29th, 1756, Copenhagen †July 10th, 1845, Copenhagen

38

Antoine-François Momoro

Publisher during the French Revolution

*January 1st, 1756, Besançon †March 24th, 1794, Paris

57

Carl Englerth

German politician (1756-1814)

*September 2nd, 1756, Jülich †August 25th, 1814, Eschweiler

37

François Chabot

French politician (1756-1794)

*October 23rd, 1756, Saint-Geniez-d'Olt †April 5th, 1794, Paris

87

John Trumbull

American artist (1756–1843)

*June 6th, 1756, Lebanon †November 10th, 1843, New York City

36

Joseph Martin Kraus

German composer (1756-1792)

*June 20th, 1756, Miltenberg †December 15th, 1792, Stockholm

64

William Richardson Davie

American lawyer and politician (1756-1820)

*June 20th, 1756, Cumberland †November 29th, 1820, South Carolina

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Leap year

Yes: 1756 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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