August 29th (1862) was a Friday. It's the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 124 days left to the end of the year.
Famous Birthdays on August 29 in 1862
» Andrew Fisher, Scottish-Australian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928)
» Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize in Literature called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)
August 29th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Beheading of St. John the Baptist
» John Bunyan (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Saint Sabina or Sabina
» August 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» International Day against Nuclear Tests (International observance or international)
» Public holidays in Slovakia e.g Slovak National Uprising Anniversary (Slovakia)