| 100 years anniversary |
|
29 Aug 1924
|
birth
|
|
Dinah Washington: Chicago, Illinois -- Singer (What a Difference a Day Makes)
|
|
|
29 Aug 1924
|
birth
|
|
James W Wood: USAF / Astronaut (Dynasoar)
|
|
|
29 Aug 1924
|
event
|
|
German Republic day accepts Dawes plan
|
|
|
29 Aug 1924
|
birth
|
|
María Dolores Pradera, Spanish singer and actress |
|
|
29 Aug 1924
|
birth
|
|
Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (d. 1963) |
|
|
29 Aug 1924
|
music
|
|
birth Dinah Washington, US singer, (1959 US No.8 single 'What A Diff'rence A Day Makes', 1961 UK No.35 single 'September In The Rain'). She died on 14th December 1963.
|
|
|
29 Aug 1924
|
birth
|
|
Dinah Washington Chicago, singer (What a Difference a Day Makes)
|
|
| 75 years anniversary |
|
29 Aug 1949
|
birth
|
|
Peter John Wiegold: Composer
|
|
|
29 Aug 1949
|
event
|
|
USSR explodes its 1st atomic bomb
|
|
|
29 Aug 1949
|
birth
|
|
Werner Kaiser, German footballer |
|
|
29 Aug 1949
|
event
|
|
Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. |
|
|
29 Aug 1949
|
event
|
|
USSR explodes its 1st atomic bomb
|
|
| 50 years anniversary |
|
29 Aug 1974
|
birth
|
|
Brad Boston: Sarnia, Ontario -- Soling yachter (1996 Olympics)
|
|
|
29 Aug 1974
|
event
|
|
USSR performs underground nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
|
|
|
29 Aug 1974
|
birth
|
|
Kumi Tanioka, Japanese keyboard player and composer |
|
| 25 years anniversary |
|
29 Aug 1999
|
music
|
|
Lou Bega went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Mambo No 5', originally recorded and composed by Perez Prado in 1949.
|
|
| 20 years anniversary |
|
29 Aug 2004
|
death
|
|
Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (b. 1942) |
|
|
29 Aug 2004
|
event
|
|
Michael Schumacher wins his 5th consecutive Formula One Drivers' championship (and 7th overall) at the 2004 Belgian Grand Prix to beat the 47 year old record held by Juan Manuel Fangio. |
|
| 15 years anniversary |
|
29 Aug 2009
|
music
|
|
The Los Angeles coroner confirmed Michael Jackson's death was homicide, primarily caused by the powerful anaesthetic Propofol. The singer suffered a cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home in June, aged 50. The report said Propofol and the sedative Lorazepam were the "primary drugs responsible for Jackson's death", but four further drugs were also found.
|
|
| 10 years anniversary |
|
29 Aug 2014
|
death
|
|
David Bala, Singaporean comedian and actor (b. 1947) |
|
|
29 Aug 2014
|
death
|
|
Brasse Brännström, Swedish actor and screenwriter (b. 1945) |
|
|
29 Aug 2014
|
death
|
|
Octavio Brunetti, Argentinian pianist and composer (b. 1975) |
|
|
29 Aug 2014
|
death
|
|
Ryūko Seihō, Japanese sumo wrestler and actor (b. 1941) |
|
|
29 Aug 2014
|
death
|
|
Björn Waldegård, Swedish race car driver (b. 1943) |
|
OnThisDay.net