August 29th, 1767

Born on August 29th, 1767

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What 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.

August 29th, 1831

Michael Faraday (pictured) first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of the law of induction named after him.

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

Same year
Born in 1767

78

Andrew Jackson

President of the United States from 1829 to 1837

*March 15th, 1767, Waxhaws †June 8th, 1845, The Hermitage

80

John Quincy Adams

President of the United States from 1825 to 1829

*July 11th, 1767, Braintree †February 23rd, 1848, Washington, D.C.

62

Pierre Daru

French writer, academic and statesman (1767-1829)

*January 12th, 1767, Montpellier †September 5th, 1829, Meulan-en-Yvelines

42

Andreas Hofer

Leader of armed resistance by the people of Tirol against Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion (1767-1810)

*November 22nd, 1767, St. Leonhard in Passeier †February 20th, 1810, Mantua

77

August Wilhelm Schlegel

German poet, translator, critic, and writer (1767–1845)

*September 8th, 1767, Hanover †May 12th, 1845, Bonn

61

Rachel Jackson

Wife of Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1767–1828)

*June 15th, 1767, Halifax County †December 22nd, 1828, Nashville

80

Nicolas Oudinot

Marshal of France (1767-1847)

*April 25th, 1767, Bar-le-Duc †September 13th, 1847, Paris

84

Manuel Godoy

Prime Minister of Spain (1767-1851)

*May 12th, 1767, Badajoz †October 4th, 1851, Paris

53

Henri Christophe

President and King of Haiti (1767-1820)

*October 6th, 1767, Grenada †October 8th, 1820, Haiti

48

Prince Joseph of Monaco

Prince of Monaco

*September 10th, 1767, Hôtel Matignon †June 28th, 1816, Paris

35

María Isidra de Guzmán y de la Cerda

Spanish translator

*October 31st, 1767, Madrid †March 5th, 1803, Córdoba

69

Martin von Hochmeister

(1767-1837)

*April 19th, 1767, Sibiu †January 9th, 1837, Sibiu

72

Jean-Antoine Verdier

French general (1767-1839)

*May 2nd, 1767, Toulouse †May 30th, 1839, Mâcon

82

Pavel Chichagov

Russian admiral

*June 27th, 1767, Saint Petersburg †September 10th, 1849, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

67

Wenzel Müller

Composer (1759-1835)

*September 26th, 1767, Městečko Trnávka †August 3rd, 1835, Baden

82

Jacques-Laurent Agasse

Painter (1767-1849)

*April 24th, 1767, Geneva †December 27th, 1849, London

91

Edward Pease

British businessman (1767-1858)

*May 31st, 1767, Darlington †July 31st, 1858, County Durham

58

Mathieu de Montmorency

French statesman

*July 10th, 1767, Paris †March 24th, 1826, Paris

84

Georg Friedrich Parrot

German scientist

*July 15th, 1767, Montbéliard †July 8th, 1852, Helsinki

73

Joseph Anderwert

Swiss politician (1767-1841)

*February 26th, 1767, Münsterlingen †February 14th, 1841, Frauenfeld

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1767 is a normal year and no leap year.

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