98431 | August 29 | Death | 2014 – David Bala, Singaporean comedian and actor (b. 1947) |
98432 | August 29 | Death | 2014 – Brasse Brännström, Swedish actor and screenwriter (b. 1945) |
98433 | August 29 | Death | 2014 – Octavio Brunetti, Argentinian pianist and composer (b. 1975) |
98434 | August 29 | Death | 2014 – Ryūko Seihō, Japanese sumo wrestler and actor (b. 1941) |
98435 | August 29 | Death | 2014 – Björn Waldegård, Swedish race car driver (b. 1943) |
98436 | August 29 | Death | 2015 – Wayne Dyer, American author and educator (b. 1940) |
98437 | August 29 | Death | 2015 – Kyle Jean-Baptiste, American actor and singer (b. 1993) |
98438 | August 29 | Death | 2015 – Graham Leggat, Scottish-Canadian footballer and manager (b. 1934) |
98439 | August 29 | Death | 2015 – Ron Searle, English-Canadian soldier, publisher, and politician, 4th Mayor of Mississauga (b. 1919) |
98440 | August 29 | Holiday and observance | Christian feast day:Beheading of St. John the BaptistEuphrasia Eluvathingal (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church)John Bunyan (Episcopal Church)SabinaAugust 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) |
98441 | August 29 | Holiday and observance | International Day against Nuclear Tests (international) |
98442 | August 29 | Holiday and observance | Miners' Day (Ukraine) |
98443 | August 29 | Holiday and observance | National Sports Day (India) |
98444 | August 29 | Holiday and observance | Slovak National Uprising Anniversary (Slovakia) |
98445 | August 29 | Holiday and observance | Telugu Language Day (India) |
98446 | August 30 | Event | 526 – King Theoderic the Great dies of dysentery at Ravenna his daughter Amalasuntha takes power as regent for her 10-year-old son Athalaric. |
98447 | August 30 | Event | 1282 – Peter III of Aragon, originally traveling with his fleet on a military expedition against the Hafsid Kingdom, ends up in the Sicilian town of Trapani, after he was asked by the inhabitants of Palermo to help in the fight against Charles of Anjou. |
98448 | August 30 | Event | 1363 – Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders — Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang — are pitted against each other in what is one of the largest naval battles in history, during the last decade of the ailing, Mong |
98449 | August 30 | Event | 1464 – Pope Paul II succeeds Pope Pius II as the 211th pope. |
98450 | August 30 | Event | 1574 – Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master. |
98451 | August 30 | Event | 1590 – Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590) |
98452 | August 30 | Event | 1727 – Anne, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, is given the title Princess Royal. |
98453 | August 30 | Event | 1791 – HMS Pandora sinks after having run aground on the outer Great Barrier Reef the previous day. |
98454 | August 30 | Event | 1799 – The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the War of the Second Coalition. |
98455 | August 30 | Event | 1800 – Gabriel Prosser postpones a planned slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia, but is arrested before he can make it happen. |
98456 | August 30 | Event | 1813 – First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance. |
98457 | August 30 | Event | 1813 – Creek War: Fort Mims massacre: Creek "Red Sticks" kill over 500 settlers (including over 250 armed militia) in Fort Mims, north of Mobile, Alabama. |
98458 | August 30 | Event | 1835 – Melbourne is founded. |
98459 | August 30 | Event | 1836 – The city of Houston is founded by Augustus Chapman Allen and John Kirby Allen |
98460 | August 30 | Event | 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Richmond: Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union forces under General Horatio Wright. |