August 29th, 1808

Born on August 29th, 1808

Weekday

Monday

August 29th, 1808 was a Monday.

Age

217

People born on August 29th, 1808 will turn 218 this year (2026), in exactly 82 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1808 - September 23rd, 1808

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 79,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 459 days, exactly on September 10th, 2027, people who were born on August 29th, 1808 will be 80,000 days old!

79,541 Days

11,363 Weeks

2,613 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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

Born on August 29th, 1808

Franz Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch

German economist (1808-1883)

*August 29th, 1808, Delitzsch †April 29th, 1883, Potsdam

Same year
Born in 1808

Andrew Johnson

President of the United States from 1865 to 1869

*December 29th, 1808, Raleigh †July 31st, 1875, Elizabethton

Napoleon III

President of the Second French Republic, Emperor of the Second French Empire and the last king in French history (1848–1870)

*April 20th, 1808, Paris †January 9th, 1873, Chislehurst

Michael William Balfe

Irish composer

*May 15th, 1808, Dublin †October 20th, 1870, Hertfordshire

Charles Merivale

English historian and churchman (1808-1893)

*March 8th, 1808, London †December 27th, 1893, Ely

Hugh Falconer

Scottish scientist (1808–1865)

*February 29th, 1808, Forres †January 31st, 1865, London

Alexander William Doniphan

American politician and soldier (1808-1887)

*July 9th, 1808, Mason County †August 8th, 1887, Richmond

Gérard de Nerval

French writer, poet, essayist and translator (1808–1855)

*May 22nd, 1808, Paris †January 26th, 1855, Paris

Gustav Hopf

*May 29th, 1808, Ohrdruf †October 8th, 1872

Antonio Meucci

Italian inventor and telephone pioneer (1808–1889)

*April 13th, 1808, Florence †October 18th, 1889, Staten Island

Johann Gustav Droysen

German historian (1808–1884)

*July 6th, 1808, Trzebiatów †June 19th, 1884, Berlin

Henry Edward Manning

English Catholic archbishop and cardinal (1808–1892)

*July 15th, 1808, Totteridge †January 14th, 1892, London

August Reichensperger

German politician (1808-1895)

*March 22nd, 1808, Koblenz †July 16th, 1895, Cologne

Ludwig Lange

German architect (1808-1868)

*March 22nd, 1808, Darmstadt †March 31st, 1868, Munich

Cristina Trivulzio Belgiojoso

Italian noblewoman, patriot, editor and philanthropist

*June 28th, 1808, Milan †July 5th, 1871, Milan

Salmon P. Chase

American politician and lawyer (1808–1873)

*January 13th, 1808, Cornish †May 7th, 1873, New York City

Elias Parish Alvars

English harpist and composer (1808-1849)

*February 28th, 1808, Teignmouth †January 25th, 1849, Vienna

Antonio Ros de Olano

Spanish general (1808-1886)

*December 9th, 1808, Caracas †July 24th, 1886, Madrid

Johann Grund

Austrian painter (1808–1887)

*May 19th, 1808, Vienna †August 4th, 1887, Baden-Baden

Johann Ritter von Oppolzer

Austrian doctor (1808–1871)

*August 4th, 1808, Nové Hrady †April 16th, 1871, Vienna

Edwin Atwater

Canadian businessman and politician (1808-1874)

*September 14th, 1808, Chittenden County †June 18th, 1874, Montreal

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 29th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 29th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIX.VIII.MDCCCVIII

29.8.1808

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1808 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).

Calendar
August 1808

August 1808

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31	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
32	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
33	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
34	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
35	29	30	31

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31	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
32	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
33	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
34	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
35	29	30	31

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
32	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
33	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
34	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
35	29	30	31

August 29th, 1808

Born on August 29th, 1808

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 79,000 days old!

79,541 Days

11,363 Weeks

2,613 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 29th?

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Born on August 29th, 1808

German economist (1808-1883)

Same year Born in 1808

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 29th

Adelphus of Metz

Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Eadwold of Cerne

Euphrasia Eluvathingal (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)

John Bunyan (Episcopal Church)

Sabina

Vitalis, Sator and Repositus

August 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

International Day against Nuclear Tests

Miners' Day (Ukraine)

Day of Remembrance of the Defenders of Ukraine (Ukraine)

Municipal Police Day (Poland)

National Sports Day (India)

Slovak National Uprising Anniversary (Slovakia)

Telugu Language Day (India)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

29.8.1808

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 79,000 days old!

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

Same year
Born in 1808

Calendar
August 1808

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
32	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
33	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
34	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
35	29	30	31