August 29th, 1786

Born on August 29th, 1786

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What happened on August 29th, 1786?

August 29th, 1786

Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shays'_Rebellion

August 29th, 1786

Farmers in western Massachusetts angered by high tax burdens and disfranchisement began an armed uprising led by Daniel Shays against the U.S. federal government.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts

What else happened on August 29th?

August 29th, 2016

Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, later overseeing 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.

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, 1786

51

Josef von Teng

German politician (1786-1837)

*August 29th, 1786, Passau †December 7th, 1837, Munich

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Who's birthday is on August 29th?

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

86

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

French painter (1780-1867)

*August 29th, 1780, Montauban †January 14th, 1867, Paris

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

86

Léon Cogniet

French painter (1794-1880)

*August 29th, 1794, Paris †November 20th, 1880, 10th arrondissement of Paris

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

72

John Locke

English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)

*August 29th, 1632, Wrington †October 28th, 1704, High Laver

59

Doris Ahnen

German politician (SPD)

*August 29th, 1964, Trier

73

Juan Bautista Alberdi

Argentinian politician

*August 29th, 1810, San Miguel de Tucumán †June 19th, 1884, Neuilly-sur-Seine

58

Eva Christiane Cancik-Kirschbaum

German assyriologist

*August 29th, 1965, Tübingen

22

Fiorella Corimberto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*August 29th, 2001, Buenos Aires

81

John McCain

American politician and military officer (1936–2018)

*August 29th, 1936, Coco Solo †August 25th, 2018, Cornville

86

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

*August 29th, 1862, Ghent †May 6th, 1949, Nice

67

Ingrid Bergman

Swedish actress (1915–1982)

*August 29th, 1915, Hedvig Eleonora parish †August 29th, 1982, London

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

30

Liam Pane

English singer

*August 29th, 1993, Wolverhampton

52

Carla Gugino

American actress

*August 29th, 1971, Sarasota

74

Darnell Hillman

American basketball player

*August 29th, 1949, Sacramento

61

Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden

Grand Duke of Baden

*August 29th, 1790, Karlsruhe †April 24th, 1852, Karlsruhe

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Born in 1786

39

Carl Maria von Weber

German Romantic composer (1786–1826)

*November 18th, 1786, Eutin †June 5th, 1826, London

73

Wilhelm Grimm

German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends (1786-1859)

*February 24th, 1786, Hanau †December 16th, 1859, Berlin

58

Guadalupe Victoria

First president of Mexico (1786-1845)

*September 29th, 1786, Tamazula de Victoria †March 21st, 1845, San Carlos Fortress

68

José María Vargas Ponce

President of Venezuela from 1835–1836

*March 10th, 1786, La Guaira †July 14th, 1854, New York City

73

Marceline Desbordes-Valmore

French poet and novelist

*June 20th, 1786, Douai †July 23rd, 1859, Paris

81

Ludwig I of Bavaria

King of Bavaria (1786-1868)

*August 25th, 1786, Strasbourg †February 29th, 1868, Nice

88

Marc Seguin

French engineer

*April 20th, 1786, Paris †February 24th, 1875, Annonay

67

François Arago

French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)

*February 26th, 1786, Estagel †October 2nd, 1853, Paris

102

Michel Eugène Chevreul

French chemist (1786-1889)

*August 31st, 1786, Angers †April 9th, 1889, Paris

49

Davy Crockett

American frontiersman and politician (1786–1836)

*August 17th, 1786, Limestone †March 6th, 1836, Alamo Mission in San Antonio

61

John Franklin

British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)

*April 16th, 1786, Spilsby †June 11th, 1847, King William Island

82

Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee

Swiss composer and author (1786-1868)

*April 18th, 1786, Lucerne †August 27th, 1868, Frankfurt

70

William L. Marcy

American politician (1786-1857)

*December 12th, 1786, Southbridge †July 4th, 1857, Ballston Spa

85

Philippe-Jacques van Bree

Flemish painter (1786-1871)

*January 1st, 1786, Antwerp †February 16th, 1871, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode

58

Nicholas Biddle

American financier, banker

*January 8th, 1786, Philadelphia †February 27th, 1844, Philadelphia

42

Dixon Denham

British explorer

*January 1st, 1786, City of London †May 8th, 1828, Freetown

74

Nikolaus Nack

German politician (1786-1860)

*January 17th, 1786, Mainz †May 5th, 1860, Mainz

55

Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo

Italian saint

*May 3rd, 1786, Bra †April 30th, 1842, Chieri

57

Ferdinand Piloty

German artist

*August 28th, 1786, Homburg †January 8th, 1844, Munich

58

Gregor MacGregor

British soldier, adventurer and confidence trickster (1786-1845)

*December 24th, 1786, Edinburgh †December 4th, 1845, Caracas

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1786 is a normal year and no leap year.

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