August 29: Feast day for the Beheading of St. John the Baptist (Gregorian calendar); National Heroes' Day in the Philippines (2016)
Michael Faraday
- 1831 – Michael Faraday (pictured) discovered electromagnetic induction, leading to the formation of his law of induction.
- 1885 – Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first internal combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen.
- 1916 – The United States Congress passed the Philippine Autonomy Act, the first formal and official declaration of the US commitment to grant independence to the Philippines.
- 1991 – Italian businessman Libero Grassi was killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a public stand against their extortion demands.
- 1996 – Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed on approach to Svalbard Airport, Norway, killing all 141 aboard.
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