On this day: 29 August

Selected events and births on 29 August, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1831 – Michael Faraday first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of the law of induction named after him. Read more: Michael Faraday Electromagnetic induction Faraday's law of induction
• 1885 – Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first internal-combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen (replica pictured). Read more: Gottlieb Daimler Internal combustion engine Daimler Reitwagen
• 1911 – The last member of the Yahi, known as Ishi, emerged from the wilderness near Oroville, California, to join European American society. Read more: Yana people Ishi Oroville, California
• 1916 – Congress passed the Philippine Autonomy Act, the first formal and official declaration of the U.S.'s commitment to grant independence to the Philippines. Read more: United States Congress Jones Law (Philippines)
• 1916 – Congress passed the Philippine Autonomy Act, the first formal and official declaration of the U.S.'s commitment to grant independence to the Philippines. Read more: United States Congress Jones Law (Philippines)
• 1959 – Mona Best opened the Casbah Coffee Club with a performance by the Quarrymen, the precursor of the Beatles. Read more: Mona Best Casbah Coffee Club The Quarrymen
• 2016 – Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, and in that role later oversaw the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps. Read more: Chen Quanguo Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary Xinjiang

Born on this day

• 1943 – Arthur B. McDonald, Canadian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Arthur B. McDonald Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1946 – Giorgio Orsoni, Italian lawyer and politician, 17th Mayor of Venice Read more: Giorgio Orsoni Mayor of Venice
• 1955 – Jack Lew, American lawyer and politician, 25th White House Chief of Staff Read more: Jack Lew White House Chief of Staff
• 1965 – Geir-Inge Sivertsen, Norwegian politician and engineer, Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Read more: Geir-Inge Sivertsen Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy
• 1967 – Neil Gorsuch, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Read more: Neil Gorsuch Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
• 1991 – Néstor Araujo, Mexican footballer Read more: Néstor Araujo
• 1991 – Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player Read more: Deshaun Thomas
• 1992 – Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player Read more: Noah Syndergaard
• 1993 – Lucas Cruikshank, American YouTuber and actor Read more: Lucas Cruikshank
• 1994 – Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgian tennis player Read more: Ysaline Bonaventure
• 1996 – Daryll Neita, British sprinter Read more: Daryll Neita
• 2008 – Rio Ngumoha, English footballer Read more: Rio Ngumoha

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / August 29 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.