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On August 29, 708: Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).

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Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).

Wadōkaichin (和同開珎), also romanized as Wadō-kaichin or called Wadō-kaihō, is the oldest official Japanese coinage, first mentioned for 29 August 708 on order of Empress Genmei. It was long considered to be the first type of coin produced in Japan. Analyses of several findings of Fuhon-sen (富夲銭) in Asuka have shown that those coins were manufactured from 683.

People

Born on August 29

Rio Ngumoha 2008– English footballer (born 2008)
Daryll Neita 1996– British sprinter (born 1996)
Ysaline Bonaventure 1994– Belgian tennis player (born 1994)
Lucas Cruikshank 1993– American YouTuber (born 1993)
Liam Payne 1993– English singer and songwriter (1993–2024)
Noah Syndergaard 1992– American baseball player (born 1992)
Néstor Araujo 1991– Mexican footballer (born 1991)
Deshaun Thomas 1991– American basketball player (born 1991)
Jakub Kosecki 1990– Polish footballer (born 1990)
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Chris Taylor 1990– American baseball player (born 1990)
Patrick van Aanholt 1990– Dutch footballer (born 1990)
Charlotte Ritchie 1989– British actress (born 1989)
Tony Kane 1987– Northern Irish footballer (born 1987)
Hajime Isayama 1986– Japanese manga artist (born 1986)
Lea Michele 1986– American actress and singer (born 1986)
Jennifer Landon 1983– American actress (born 1983)
Antti Niemi 1983– Finnish ice hockey player (born 1983)
Anthony Recker 1983– American baseball player (born 1983)

People

Died on August 29

Johnny Gaudreau American ice hockey player (1993–2024)
Mike Enriquez Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter (1951–2023)
Ed Asner American actor (1929–2021)
Lee "Scratch" Perry Jamaican reggae singer and producer (1936–2021)
Jacques Rogge President of the IOC from 2001 to 2013
James Mirrlees British economist and Nobel Laureate (1936–2018)
Paul Taylor American choreographer (1930–2018)
Gene Wilder American actor (1933–2016)
Octavio Brunetti Argentine pianist
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Björn Waldegård Swedish rally driver (1943–2014)
Joan L. Krajewski American lawyer and politician (born 1934)
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe Zambian cardinal (born 1931)
Bruce C. Murray American geologist and planetary scientist (1931–2013)
Ruth Goldbloom Canadian philanthropist (1923–2012)
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke British historian (1953–2012)
Shoshichi Kobayashi Japanese mathematician
Anne McKnight Operatic soprano
Les Moss American baseball player and manager (1925–2012)

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Every August 29 on record

  1. 708 Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).

    Coinage used in Japan from the 8th century to 958

    Wadōkaichin (和同開珎), also romanized as Wadō-kaichin or called Wadō-kaihō, is the oldest official Japanese coinage, first mentioned for 29 August 708 on order of Empress Genmei. It was long considered to be the first type of coin produced in Japan. Analyses of several findings of Fuhon-sen (富夲銭) in Asuka have shown that those coins were manufactured from 683.

  2. 870 The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine Malta.

    Ancient city in Malta

    Melite or Melita (Latin) was an ancient city located on the site of present-day Mdina and Rabat in Malta. It started out as a Bronze Age settlement, which developed into a city called Ann under the Phoenicians and became the administrative centre of the island. The city fell to the Roman Republic in 218 BC, and it remained part of the Roman and later the Byzantine Empire until 870 AD, when it was captured and destroyed by the Aghlabids.

  3. 1009 Mainz Cathedral suffers extensive damage from a fire, which destroys the building on the day of its inauguration.

    Cathedral in Mainz, Germany

    Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany. This 1000-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral is the site of the episcopal see of the Bishop of Mainz.

  4. 1219 The Battle of Fariskur occurs during the Fifth Crusade.

    Battle in the Fifth Crusade

    The battle of Fāriskūr was a pitched battle fought between the army of the Fifth Crusade and Ayyubid Egypt on 29 August 1219 outside the Ayyubid encampment at Fāriskūr. It was fought while the siege of Damietta was ongoing. An Ayyubid victory, it had little effect on the course of the war.

  5. 1261 Pope Urban IV succeeds Pope Alexander IV, becoming the 182nd pope.

    Head of the Catholic Church from 1261 to 1264

    Pope Urban IV, born James Pantaleon, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1261 to his death three years later. He was elected pope without being a cardinal; he was the first to be elected in such a way, and this would occur for only 5 more popes afterwards.

  6. 1315 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.
  7. 1350 Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships.
  8. 1475 Hundred Years' War: The Treaty of Picquigny formally ends the war between the kingdoms of France and England.
  9. 1484 Pope Innocent VIII succeeds Pope Sixtus IV.
  10. 1498 Vasco da Gama decides to depart Calicut and return to the Kingdom of Portugal.
  11. 1521 The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade).
  12. 1526 Battle of Mohács: The Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent defeat and kill the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia.
  13. 1541 The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom.
  14. 1588 Toyotomi Hideyoshi issues a nationwide sword hunting ordinance, disarming the peasantry so as to firmly separate the samurai and commoner classes, prevent peasant uprisings, and further centralise his own power.
  15. 1604 The Guru Granth Sahib is fully compiled and completed by Guru Arjan.
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  1. 1728 The city of Nuuk in Greenland is founded as the fort of Godt-Haab by the royal governor Claus Paarss.
  2. 1741 The eruption of Oshima–Ōshima and the Kampo tsunami: At least 2,000 people along the Japanese coast drown in a tsunami caused by the eruption of Oshima.
  3. 1756 Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe.
  4. 1758 The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
  5. 1778 American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
  6. 1779 American Revolutionary War: American forces battle and defeat the British and Iroquois forces at the Battle of Newtown.
  7. 1786 Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.
  8. 1807 British troops under Sir Arthur Wellesley defeat a Danish militia outside Copenhagen in the Battle of Køge.
  9. 1825 Portuguese and Brazilian diplomats sign the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, which has Portugal recognise Brazilian independence, formally ending the Brazilian War of Independence. The treaty will be ratified by the King of Portugal three months later.
  10. 1831 Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction.
  11. 1842 Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.
  12. 1861 American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.
  13. 1869 The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the world's first mountain-climbing rack railway.
  14. 1871 Emperor Meiji orders the abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
  15. 1885 Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first motorcycle with an internal combustion engine, the Reitwagen.

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