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This is a list of selected August 29 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

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August 29: Feast day for the Beheading of St. John the Baptist (Christianity)

1526 – Ottoman forces led by Suleiman the Magnificent (pictured) defeated and killed Louis II, the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia, at the Battle of Mohács.

1756 – As neighboring countries began conspiring against him, Frederick II of Prussia launched a preemptive invasion of Saxony, starting the Seven Years' War.

1842 – The Treaty of Nanking, an Unequal Treaty ending the First Opium War, was signed, forcing the Chinese Qing Dynasty to give foreign trading privileges, war reparations, control of Hong Kong Island, and other concessions to the British.

2003 – Two car bombs exploded outside of the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf, killing Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the spiritual leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, and over eighty others.

2005 – Storm surges of Hurricane Katrina caused multiple breaches in levees around New Orleans, flooding about 80 percent of the city and many neighboring areas for weeks.

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-{{*mp}} [[1533]] &ndash; [[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire|Spanish conquest]] of the [[Inca Empire]]: [[Conquistador]] [[Francisco Pizarro]] [[Capital punishment|executed]] [[Sapa Inca|Inca Emperor]] '''[[Atahualpa]]''' in [[Cajamarca]].<!--Need to verify date
+{{*mp}} [[1533]] – [[Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire|Spanish conquest]] of the [[Inca Empire]]: [[Conquistador]] [[Francisco Pizarro]] [[Capital punishment|executed]] [[Sapa Inca|Inca Emperor]] '''[[Atahualpa]]''' in [[Cajamarca]].<!--Need to verify date
-{{*mp}} [[1786]] &ndash; Disgruntled farmers in [[Western Massachusetts]], [[United States]], angered by high [[tax]] burdens and [[Disenfranchising|disenfranchisement]], started '''[[Shays' Rebellion]]'''.<!--Tagged with {{unreferenced}}, {{POV}}
+{{*mp}} [[1786]] – Disgruntled farmers in [[Western Massachusetts]], [[United States]], angered by high [[tax]] burdens and [[Disenfranchising|disenfranchisement]], started '''[[Shays' Rebellion]]'''.<!--Tagged with {{unreferenced}}, {{POV}}
-{{*mp}} [[1831]] &ndash; [[Michael Faraday]] discovers '''[[electromagnetic induction]]'''. <--Need to verify date
+{{*mp}} [[1831]] – [[Michael Faraday]] discovers '''[[electromagnetic induction]]'''. <--Need to verify date
-{{*mp}} [[1907]] &ndash; The '''[[Quebec Bridge]]''', currently the longest [[cantilever bridge]] span in the world at 549 m (1800 ft) connecting [[Quebec City]] and [[Lévis, Quebec]], [[Canada]] across the [[St. Lawrence River]], collapsed during construction, killing 75 workers.<!--Tagged with {{refimprove}}
+{{*mp}} [[1907]] – The '''[[Quebec Bridge]]''', currently the longest [[cantilever bridge]] span in the world at 549 m (1800 ft) connecting [[Quebec City]] and [[Lévis, Quebec]], [[Canada]] across the [[St. Lawrence River]], collapsed during construction, killing 75 workers.<!--Tagged with {{refimprove}}
-{{*mp}} [[1944]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Slovakia|Slovak]] troops turned against the pro-[[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] [[Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|government]] of [[Jozef Tiso]] and the German [[Wehrmacht]], starting the two-month long '''[[Slovak National Uprising]]'''.<!--Tagged with {{Nofootnotes}}
+{{*mp}} [[1944]] – [[World War II]]: [[Slovakia|Slovak]] troops turned against the pro-[[Nazi Germany|Nazi]] [[Slovak Republic (1939–1945)|government]] of [[Jozef Tiso]] and the German [[Wehrmacht]], starting the two-month long '''[[Slovak National Uprising]]'''.<!--Tagged with {{Nofootnotes}}
-{{*mp}} [[1882]] &ndash; [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] [[Australian cricket team in England in 1882|defeated]]<!-Not bolded, tagged with {{unreferenced}}-> [[England cricket team|England]] by seven runs in a [[Test cricket|Test match]] at [[The Oval]] in [[London]], beginning one of international [[cricket]]'s most celebrated [[Sports rivalry|sports rivalries]] known as '''[[The Ashes]]'''.
+{{*mp}} [[1882]] – [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] [[Australian cricket team in England in 1882|defeated]]<!-Not bolded, tagged with {{unreferenced}}-> [[England cricket team|England]] by seven runs in a [[Test cricket|Test match]] at [[The Oval]] in [[London]], beginning one of international [[cricket]]'s most celebrated [[Sports rivalry|sports rivalries]] known as '''[[The Ashes]]'''.
-{{*mp}} [[1958]] &ndash; '''[[United States Air Force Academy]]''' opened in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], [[Colorado]].
+{{*mp}} [[1958]] – '''[[United States Air Force Academy]]''' opened in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], [[Colorado]].
-{{*mp}} [[2007]] &ndash; Six nuclear warheads were alleged to have been '''[[2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident|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]].
+{{*mp}} [[2007]] – Six nuclear warheads were alleged to have been '''[[2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident|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]].
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-{{*mp}} [[1526]] &ndash; [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] forces led by [[Suleiman the Magnificent]] ''(pictured)'' defeated and killed [[Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia|Louis II]], the last [[Jagiellon dynasty|Jagiellonian]] king of [[Hungary]] and [[Bohemia]], at the '''[[Battle of Mohács]]'''.
+{{*mp}} [[1526]] – [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] forces led by [[Suleiman the Magnificent]] ''(pictured)'' defeated and killed [[Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia|Louis II]], the last [[Jagiellon dynasty|Jagiellonian]] king of [[Hungary]] and [[Bohemia]], at the '''[[Battle of Mohács]]'''.
-{{*mp}} [[1756]] &ndash; As neighboring countries began conspiring against him, '''[[Frederick II of Prussia|Frederick II]]''' of [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] launched a [[Preemptive war|preemptive invasion]] of [[Saxony]], starting the [[Seven Years' War]]<!--Not bolded, tagged for cleanup-->.
+{{*mp}} [[1756]] – As neighboring countries began conspiring against him, '''[[Frederick II of Prussia|Frederick II]]''' of [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] launched a [[Preemptive war|preemptive invasion]] of [[Saxony]], starting the [[Seven Years' War]]<!--Not bolded, tagged for cleanup-->.
-{{*mp}} [[1842]] &ndash; The '''[[Treaty of Nanking]]''', an [[Unequal Treaties|Unequal Treaty]] ending the [[First Opium War]], was signed, forcing the [[Qing Dynasty|Chinese Qing Dynasty]] to give foreign trading privileges, [[war reparations]], control of [[Hong Kong Island]], and other concessions to the [[British Empire|British]].
+{{*mp}} [[1842]] – The '''[[Treaty of Nanking]]''', an [[Unequal Treaties|Unequal Treaty]] ending the [[First Opium War]], was signed, forcing the [[Qing Dynasty|Chinese Qing Dynasty]] to give foreign trading privileges, [[war reparations]], control of [[Hong Kong Island]], and other concessions to the [[British Empire|British]].
-{{*mp}} [[2003]] &ndash; Two car bombs '''[[Imam Ali Mosque bombing|exploded]]''' outside of the [[Imam Ali Mosque]] in [[Najaf]], killing [[Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim|Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim]], the spiritual leader of the [[Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq|Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council]], and over eighty others.
+{{*mp}} [[2003]] – Two car bombs '''[[Imam Ali Mosque bombing|exploded]]''' outside of the [[Imam Ali Mosque]] in [[Najaf]], killing [[Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim|Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim]], the spiritual leader of the [[Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq|Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council]], and over eighty others.
-{{*mp}} [[2005]] &ndash; [[Storm surge]]s of '''[[Hurricane Katrina]]''' caused [[2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans|multiple breaches]] in [[levee]]s around [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans|flooding]] about 80 percent of the city and many neighboring areas for weeks.
+{{*mp}} [[2005]] – [[Storm surge]]s of '''[[Hurricane Katrina]]''' caused [[2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans|multiple breaches]] in [[levee]]s around [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans|flooding]] about 80 percent of the city and many neighboring areas for weeks.
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