On August 29, history records 50 notable events, 192 famous births and 91 deaths, spanning the years 708 to 1541.
Events on this day include: Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). (708); Pope Urban IV succeeds Pope Alexander IV as the 182nd pope. (1261).
Notable people born on August 29 include John of Artois, Count of Eu (1321), John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1347), Janus Pannonius (1434).
Notable figures who died on this day include Basil I (886), Wang Jipeng (939), Empress Li Chunyan (939).
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See all →Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).
Battle of Montecatini: The army of the Republic of Pisa, commanded by Uguccione della Faggiuola, wins a decisive victory against the joint forces of the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of Florence despite being outnumbered.
Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships.
The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between the kingdoms of France and England.
Battle of Mohács: The Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent defeat and kill the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia.
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Birthdays on 29 August 192
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Deaths on 29 August 91
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