Events on Aug 29

• 0284Gen Gaius Aurelius V Diocletianus Jovius (3) becomes Emperor of Rome
• 0284Origin of Era of Diocletian (Martyrs)
• 1178Anti-Pope Callistus III gives Pope title to Alexander III
• 1475Treaty of Picquigny: King Louis XI buys English contacts
• 1484Giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII
• 1533Francisco Pizarro orders death of last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa
• 1540Emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights / privileges
• 1612Battle at Surat India: English fleet beats Portuguese
• 1640English King Charles I signed a peace treaty with Scotland
• 1664Adriaen Pieck / Gerrit de Ferry patent wooden firespout in Amsterdam
• 1708English troops occupy Menorca and Sardinia
• 1708Haverhill, Mass destroyed by French and Indians
• 1742Edmond Hoyle published his "Short Treatise" on the card game whist
• 1756England and France meet in war
• 1756Prussian Libya occupies Saxson: beginning 7 years War
• 1758New Jersey Legislature forms 1st Indian reservation
• 1776Americans withdraw from Manhattan to Westchester
• 1792English warship Royal George capsizes in Spithead; kills 900
• 1793Slaves in French colony of St. Domingue (Haiti) freed
• 1831Michael Faraday demonstrates 1st electric transformer
• 1842Gr Britain and China sign Treaty of Nanking, ends Opium war
• 18441st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win
• 1854Self-governing windmill patented (Daniel Halladay)
• 18622nd Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) begins
• 1862Battle of Aspromonte-Italian royal forces defeat rebels
• 1862Battle of Bull Run, VA (Manassas, Gainesville, Bristoe Station)
• 1862US Bureau of Engraving & Printing begins operation
• 1864William Huggins discovers chemical composition of nebulae
• 1882Fred Spofforth completes 14-90 for match vs. England (7-46 & 7-44)
• 1883Seismic sea waves created by Krakatoa eruption create a rise in English Channel 32 hours after explosion

Born on Aug 29

• 1434Janus Pannonius: Hungarian poet / translator
• 1476Kano Motonobu: Kyoto, Japan -- Co-founder (Kano school of painting)
• 1561Bartholomeus Pitiscus: German mathematician (Trigonometry)
• 1609Sassoferrato [Giovanni B Salvi]: Italian painter (Madonna)
• 1619Jean-Baptiste Colbert: French Minister of Naval / Baron
• 1632John Locke: England, United Kingdom -- Empiricist philosopher; disproved substance
• 1686Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel: Composer
• 1773Raphael G Kiesewetter: Austria -- Musicologist (Arab Music)
• 1780Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres: French painter (Valpincon Bather)
• 1808Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch: German politician / Reformer
• 1809Oliver Wendell Holmes: Cambridge, Massachusetts -- Physician / author (Old Ironsides)
• 1811Henry Bergh: 1st President of SPCA
• 1815Anna Ella Carroll: United States -- Civil war writer (Reconstruction)
• 1849Titus A J van Asch van Wijck: Dutch Governor Suriname (1891-97)
• 1855Emil Pauer: Composer
• 1862P M B Maurice Maeterlinck: Belgium -- Poet (Blue Bird, Nobel 1911)
• 1874Walter Field
• 1876Charles F Kettering: Ohio, United States -- Inventor (auto self-starter)
• 1877Alfred DPR Pound: British Admiral / 1st Sealord (Jutland, WWII)
• 1879Han Yong-woon: Hongsung County, South Korea -- Zen teacher
• 1880Marie-Louise Meilleur: Canada -- Lived past 117
• 1881Edvin Kallstenius: Composer
• 1881Valery Nicolas Larbaud: France -- Novelist / translator (Enfantines)
• 1884Ehm Welk: Writer
• 1894E Franklin Frazier: Sociologist, died in 1962
• 1899Lyman L Lemnitzer: Marine Corps General (WWII)
• 1899George Macready: Providence, Rhode Island -- Actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place)
• 1900Oscar Nitzchke: German architect (Alcoa building / Centre Pompidou)
• 1903Ernst Kreuder: Writer
• 1903Olive Ann Beech: Aircraft industry executive

Died on Aug 29

• 0029John the Baptist: Beheaded
• 1523Ulrich von Hutten: German Poet / humanist / patriot, dies at 35
• 1526Louis II: King of Hungary / Bohemia, dies in accident at 20
• 1533Atahualpa: Last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors
• 1653Gillesz de Hondecoeter: Painter / Hostage rights, buried at about 49
• 1712Gregory King: English statistician (law of King), dies at 63
• 1738Georg Reuter: Composer, dies at 81
• 1758Gerard Van Wage: Historian, dies at 75
• 1758Stepan F graaf Apraksin: Russian General-Field Marshal, dies at 56
• 1769Edmond Hoyle: Games expert
• 1782Richard Kempenfeldt: English Admiral, drowns
• 1799Pius VI [Giovanni A Braschi]: Italian Pope (1775-99), dies at 71
• 1821Horace Coignet: Composer, dies at 86
• 1861Franz Joseph Glaser: Composer, dies at 63
• 1865John Brough: US publisher / (gov-R-Ohio), dies at about 54
• 1877Brigham Young: 2nd President of Mormon Church
• 1904Murad V: Sultan of Turkey (1876)
• 1909Emil C Hansen: Danish physiologist
• 1910Johann O Backlund: Swedish astronomer, dies at 64
• 1910John YWJ Eilerts de Cock: Sea officer (Suriname), dies at 44
• 1914Machagovsky: Russian General (Tannenberg), dies in battle
• 1918Max Dauthendey: Writer, dies at 51
• 1921Joel Asaph Allen: US zoologist (rule of Allen), dies at 83
• 1928Richard B Haldane: British viscount / lord-chancellor, dies at 72
• 1933Georgy Eduardovich Konyus: Composer, dies at 70
• 1935Astrid S L T Bernadotte: Queen of Belgium / Princess of Sweden
• 1935Charles Lee Williams: Composer, dies at 82
• 1940Arthur De Greef: Composer, dies at 77
• 1941Henri Louis: French officer / resistance fighter, executed at 40
• 1941Jan L G "Yvan" Doornik: Dutch resist fighter in France, executed at 36

Historical events on August 30

• 0257St. Sixtus II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
• 1125Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg elected King of Germany
• 1146European leaders outlaw crossbow intending to ending war for all time
• 1464Pietro Barbo elected to succeed Pope Pius II (Paul II)
• 14812 Latvian monarchs executed for conspiracy to Polish King Kazimierz IV
• 1563Jewish community of Neutitschlin Moravia expelled
• 1645Dutch and Indians sign peace treaty (New Amsterdam (NY))
• 1673Leopold I, Spain, Netherlands and Lutherans form anti-French covenant
• 1682William Penn left England to sail to New World
• 1721Russian / Swedish Peace of Nystad, ends North Sea War
• 1776US army evacuates Long Island / falls back to Manhattan, New York
• 1781French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War
• 1799Bataafse fleet surrender to English
• 1831Charles Darwin refuses to travel with HMS Beagle
• 18431st blacks participation in National political convention (Liberty Party)
• 1850Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city
• 1854John Fremont issues proclamation freeing slaves of Missouri rebels
• 18601st British tram opens (Birkenhead)
• 18622nd Battle of Bull Run - Confederates beat Union
• 1862Battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
• 1862Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee
• 1862Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
• 1884Jack Dempsey wins middleweight title in 1st fight with boxing gloves
• 188513,000 meteors seen in 1 hour near Andromeda
• 1888Lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day
• 189313rd US Mens Tennis: Robert D Wrenn beats Fred H Hovey (64 36 64 64)
• 1894Frederick Lugards expedition to Niger
• 1895Belgium begins compulsory Roman Catholic education
• 1900Last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed
• 1901Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner

Born on August 30

• 1334Pedro [the Cruel]: King of Castilia and Leon
• 1609Artus I Quellinus "the Old": Flemish sculptor, baptised
• 1687Francesco Maria Vallara: Composer
• 1693Jacobus Nozeman: Dutch composer / Organist
• 1748Jacques-Louis David: France -- Neoclassical painter (Death of Marat)
• 1767Christian Frederich Gottlieb Schwencke: Composer
• 1769Bonifacio Asioli: Composer / music writer
• 1772Henri D Count de Larochejacquelin: French royalist leader
• 1805Michael Sars: Norwegian zoologist
• 1809Adolf Friedrich Hesse: Composer
• 1811Thomas Gautier: Writer
• 1820George Frederick Root: Composer
• 1837Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur: 1st lady (1881-85)
• 1842Victor Alphonse Duvernoy: Composer
• 1844Friedrich Ratzel: German social-geographer (Lebensraum)
• 1849Joseph Mallaby Dent: Dutch publisher
• 1866Georges Minne: Flemish sculptor
• 1871Ernest Lord Rutherford: England, United Kingdom -- Physicist (atomic nucleus; Nobel 1908)
• 1878Paul Hazard: French literature historian
• 1882Meijer de Hond: Dutch rabbi / writer
• 1883Theo Van Doesburg [Christian EM Kupper]: Painter / architect (Style)
• 1884Theodor Svedberg: Sweden -- Chemist, worked with colloids (Nobel 1926)
• 1887Adam Kuckhoff: Writer
• 1893Huey P Long: Winn Parish, Louisiana -- (Gov / Sen-D-Louisiana)
• 1896Raymond Massey: Toronto, Ontario -- Actor (Dr Gillespie-Dr Kildare)
• 1900Franklin C Fry: US Minister (Lutheran World Relief)
• 1901John C Stennis: (Sen-D-MS, 1947-88)
• 1901Roy Wilkins: Civil rights director (NAACP)
• 1902Arnold Maria Walter: Composer
• 1906Countess of Longford: Biographer / historian

Died on August 30

• 1181Alexander III [Orlando Bandinelli]: Italian Pope (1159-81)
• 1482Louis van Bourbon: Prince-Bishop of Luik (Cluppelslagers)
• 1483Louis XI: King of France (1461-83), dies at 60
• 1529Juan del Encina: Composer, dies at 61
• 1580Emanuel Philibert: Duke of Savoy / Governor of the Netherlands
• 1666Benedictus Carpzovius [Benedikt Carpzov]: German lawyer
• 1745Jean-Baptiste Maurice Quinault: Composer, dies at 57
• 1808Joseph Anton Bauer: Composer, dies at 83
• 1809Ignacy Potocki: Polish Foreign Minister (constitution)
• 1826Theodor Zwetler: Composer, dies at 67
• 1879John B Hood: Confederate General (lost Atlanta), dies at 48
• 1904Kate Fanny Loder: Composer, dies at 79
• 1910Albert Vandal: French Earl / Historian (Napoleon), dies at 57
• 1914Adrian H Stewart: British lieutenant, dies in battle in Cameroon at 26
• 1914Aleksandr Samsonov: Russian General, commits suicide
• 1917Uritsky: Leader of Petrogradse Czech
• 1919Johann Sigurjonsson: Icelandic writer (Dr Rung)
• 1928Wilhelm Wien: German physicist (laws of motion, Nobel 1911), dies at 64
• 1932Willem M van Rossum: Cardinal / prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77
• 1934Earnest L Wolzogen: German writer (That tolle Komtess), dies at 79
• 1935Henri Barbusse: French writer (Le feu), dies at 62
• 1943A[braham] [P] Merritt: Author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58
• 1944Morten Nielsen: Danish resistance fighter
• 1952Arky Vaughn: Infielder (Pirates and Dodgers), drowns
• 1953Dimiter Nenov: Composer, dies at 51
• 1956Jose Antonio de Donostia: Composer, dies at 70
• 1963Axel Stordahl: Orchestra leader (Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 50
• 1964Wesley Lau: Actor (Lt Anderson-Perry Mason), dies at 43
• 1968William Talman: Actor (Hamilton-Perry Mason), dies at 53
• 1970Anna Casati: Italian marchesa, murdered at 41

Events on Aug 31

• 1230Utrecht Bishop Willebrand grants Swells state justice
• 1310German King Heinrich VII makes his son Johan King of Bohemia
• 1535Pope Paul II deposed and excommunicated King Henry VIII
• 1751English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India
• 1772Hurricane destroy ships off Dominica
• 1778British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution
• 1829Opera "Guillaume Tell" is produced (Paris)
• 1836HMS Beagle anchors in Postage Praia, Cape Verde Islands
• 1842Micah Rugg patents a nuts and bolts machine
• 1842US Naval Observatory authorized by an act of Congress
• 1843Liberty Party nominates James Birneyas presidential candidate
• 1850California pioneers organized at Montgomery and Clay Streets
• 1864Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties
• 18861st major earthquake recorded in eastern US, at Charleston SC, 110 die
• 1886Crocker-Woolworth National Bank organized
• 1887Thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures)
• 1889Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Cardboard Box" (BG)
• 1894Phillies Billy Hamilton steals 7 bases
• 18951st pro football game (QB John Brallier paid $10 andwon 12-0)
• 1897General Kitchener occupies Berber, North of Khartoum
• 1897Thomas Edison patented his movie camera (Kinetograph)
• 1900British troops over run Johannesburg
• 1902Split skirt 1st worn by Mrs Adolph Landeburg (horse rider)
• 1903Joe McGinnity wins his 3rd doubleheader of month
• 190525th US Mens Tennis: Beals C Wright beats Holcombe Ward (62 61 119)
• 1905Mbunga-rebellion takes German Fort Mahenge East-Africa
• 1907Britain and Russia sign treaty with Afghanistan, Persia and Tibet
• 1907England, Russia and France form Triple Entente
• 1909A J Reach Co patents cork-centered baseball
• 1909Thure Johnstown wins Stockholm marathon (2:40:34.2)

Born on Aug 31

• 0161Lucius A A Coomodus: Emperor of Rome (180-91)
• 1569Djehangir / Jahangir: Great mogol of India
• 1602Amalia: Countess of Solms-Braunfels, Wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik
• 1663Guillaume Amontons: French physicist
• 1696Johann Paul Kunzen: Composer
• 1741Johann Paul Aegidius Martini: Composer
• 1748Jean-Etienne Despreaux: Composer
• 1749Radistschew: Writer
• 1755Johann Ignaz Walter: Composer
• 1775Francois de Paule Jacques Raymond de Fossa: Composer
• 1811Goode Bryan: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1885
• 1821Vaclav Hugo Zavrtal: Composer
• 1822Fitz John Porter: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1901
• 1823Galusha Aaron Grow: MC (Union), died in 1907
• 1828George Leonard Andrews: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1852Georges / Joris Helleputte: Belgian Catholic minister
• 1855Stefan Surzynski: Composer
• 1856Nikoghayos Fadeyi Tigranyan: Composer
• 1864Max Wilhelm Zach: Composer
• 1870Maria Montessori: Italy -- Educator (spontaneous response)
• 1878Albert Riemenschneider: Composer
• 1879Joshihito: Emperor of Japan (1912-26)
• 1879Viktor Alexandrovich Uspensky: Composer
• 1880Wilhelmina HPM: Queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948)
• 1884George Al Sarton: Belgian / US historian
• 1885DuBose Heyward: Novelist (Porgy)
• 1887Friedrich A Paneth: Austrian / British chemist
• 1888Ramon de Basterra: Spanish writer / diplomat (La Obra de Trajano)
• 1889A Provost Idell: Father of modern volleyball
• 1895Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger: Composer

Died on Aug 31

• 1057Leofric: Count of Mercia / husband of Lady Godiva
• 1218Al-Malik ab-Adil / Saphadin / Saif al-Din: Brother of Saladin
• 1422Henry V: King of England (1413-22) / France (1416-19)
• 1590Floris Thin: Politician / land advocate of Utrecht
• 1604Giovanale Ancina: Composer, dies at 58
• 1616Gemignano Capilupi: Composer, dies at 43
• 1631Nicolaus Erich: Composer, dies at 43
• 1638John Ward: Composer, dies at 67
• 1667Johann Rist: Composer, dies at 60
• 1795Francois-Andre Danican Philidor: Composer, dies at 68
• 1832Jean Nicolas Auguste Kreutzer: Composer, dies at 53
• 1862George William Taylor: US Union Brigadier General, dies in battle
• 1862Ignaz Assmayer: Composer, dies at 72
• 1864Ferdinand Lassalle: French politician (ADA), dies at 39
• 1867[Pierre-]Charles Baudelaire: French Poet (Journaux Intimes), dies at 46
• 1873Charles F Pahud de Montagnes: Governor-General (Dutch East Indies), dies at 70
• 1875Oskar Peschel: German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49
• 1879William Barber: 6th US chief engraver (1844-79)
• 1888Mary Ann Nicholls: A 42-year-old prostitute, was found stabbed to death in London, 1st of at least five murders by Jack the Ripper
• 1902Mathilde Wesendonk: German Author / poetess, dies at 73
• 1910Emils Darzins: Composer, dies at 34
• 1918Joe English: Irish / Flemish signaler (WWI), dies at 36
• 1920Wilhelm Wundt: German physiologist / psychologist / philosopher
• 1931Marcel Planiol: French private law scholar
• 1934Johan H A Schaper: Dutch MP (SDAP)
• 1935Abraham Isaac Kook: Rabbi / Author (Hokhmat Ha-kodesh)
• 1940Johanna "Annie" Bakker: Revue-artists / singer / actress, dies at 58
• 1941Marian Zwetajewa: Writer
• 1942Von Bismarck: German major General, (Africa Corps), dies in battle
• 1944Killinger: German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide