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| August 29th, 2005 (August 29 2005) | Event | Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1,836 and causing over $115 billion in damage. | |
| August 29th, 1995 (August 29 1995) | Event | NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces. | |
| August 29th, 1995 (August 29 1995) | Death | Frank Perry, American film director (born in 1930) | |
| August 29th, 1985 (August 29 1985) | Birth | Pouyan Afkary, Iranian-American musician (Scary Kids Scaring Kids) | |
| August 29th, 1985 (August 29 1985) | Birth | Jeffrey Licon, American actor | |
| August 29th, 1975 (August 29 1975) | Birth | Dante Basco, Filipino-American actor | |
| August 29th, 1975 (August 29 1975) | Death | Eamon de Valera, first Taoiseach and third President of Ireland (born in 1882) | |
| August 29th, 1965 (August 29 1965) | Birth | Dina Spybey, American actress | |
| August 29th, 1955 (August 29 1955) | Birth | Frank Hoste, Belgian cyclist | |
| August 29th, 1945 (August 29 1945) | Birth | Wyomia Tyus, American athlete | |
| August 29th, 1935 (August 29 1935) | Birth | William Friedkin, American film director | |
| August 29th, 1935 (August 29 1935) | Death | Queen Astrid of Belgium (born in 1905) | |
| August 29th, 1915 (August 29 1915) | Event | US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, first U.S. submarine sunk in accident. | |
| August 29th, 1915 (August 29 1915) | Birth | Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (died in 1982) | |
| August 29th, 1905 (August 29 1905) | Birth | Werner Forssmann, Nobel laureate (died in 1979) | |
| August 29th, 1905 (August 29 1905) | Birth | Dhyan Chand, Indian hockey player (died in 1979) | |
| August 29th, 1895 (August 29 1895) | Event | The formation of the Northern Rugby Union at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England. | |
| August 29th, 1885 (August 29 1885) | Event | Gottlieb Daimler patents the world s first motorcycle. | |
| August 29th, 1825 (August 29 1825) | Event | Portugal recognizes the Independence of Brazil. | |
| August 29th, 1805 (August 29 1805) | Birth | Frederick Maurice, English theologian (died in 1872) | |
| August 29th, 1725 (August 29 1725) | Birth | Charles Townshend, English politician (died in 1767) | |
| August 29th, 1655 (August 29 1655) | Event | Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge. | |
| August 29th, 1475 (August 29 1475) | Event | The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. | |
| August 29th, 1395 (August 29 1395) | Death | Duke Albert III of Austria (born in 1349) | |
