August 29th (2007) was a Wednesday. 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.
Historical Events for 29th August, 2007
» 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident: Six US cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads are flown without proper authorization from Minot Air Force Base to Barksdale Air Force Base.
August 29th Famous Deaths for 2007
» James Muir Cameron Fletcher, New Zealand businessman (b. 1914)
» Richard Jewell, American police officer (b. 1962)
» Pierre Messmer, French politician, 154th Prime Minister of France (b. 1916)
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)