August 29th, 1943

Born on August 29th, 1943

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What happened on August 29th, 1943?

August 29th, 1943

World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_in_World_War_II

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, 1943

82

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

Same year
Born in 1943

82

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

82

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

82

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

83

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

82

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

82

Robert De Niro

American actor, director and producer (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, New York City

82

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

83

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer (1943–2017)

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

58

George Harrison

English musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

83

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

83

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

79

Dagmar Schipanski

German politician (1943–2022)

*September 3rd, 1943, Sättelstädt †September 7th, 2022

82

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017, Glasgow

82

Valerie Perrine

American actress (1943—2026)

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston †March 23rd, 2026, Beverly Hills

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author (1943–2017)

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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