Various events that happened on August 29

Every day's significant events become history over time. Those events take place there, which are good, which are first, which are the curse-blessing of mankind. The agenda of history has always been important to people. Keeping this importance in mind, Bangladesh regularly organizes 'Today's History' for the readers.

Today is 29 August 2024, Thursday. Take a look at the important events that happened on this day in history, the birth and death dates of prominent people and other important things.

event report

1825 – Portugal recognizes the independence of Brazil.

1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction.

1835 – The city of Melbourne, Australia is established.

1842 – The Anglo-Chinese War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Nanking. According to the terms of the treaty, the territory of Hong Kong was leased to Britain.

1947 – Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was made the President of the Indian Constitution Drafting Association.

1953 – The Soviet Union detonates a hydrogen bomb.

1956 – 'Hunger March' was held in Dhaka to demand food.

1991 – Parliament passed a resolution banning the activities of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

the birth

570 – Muhammad, the central figure of Islam and the last prophet sent by Allah or God according to Islamic belief.

1632 – John Locke, influential English philosopher.

1862 – Maurice Maeterlinck, Nobel laureate poet and playwright.

1904 – Werner Froesmann, Nobel laureate German physician.

1905 – Dhyan Chand is an Indian hockey player of international fame.

1915 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish film actress.

1923 – Richard Samuel Attonbara, English film actor, director, producer and entrepreneur.

1958 – Michael Jackson, American singer, songwriter and dancer.

death

1604 – Hamida Banu Begum, Mughal empress.

1960 – Jordanian Prime Minister Hazza Majali.

1966 – Sayyed Qutb, Egyptian Islamic thinker and revolutionary political organizer.

1976 – Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali writer, literary, rebel poet and national poet of Bangladesh.

1982 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish film actress.

1994 – Tusharkanti Ghosh, Bengali journalist of international repute.

1997 – Kansari Halder, a prominent leader of the Tevaga movement in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and a political figure.

2021 – Buddhadev Guha, famous Bengali writer.

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