World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans at Saint-Quentin, Aisne. Date: August 29, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)

US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident. Date: August 29, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act. Date: August 29, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: Bapaume taken by the New Zealand Division in the Hundred Days Offensive. Date: August 29, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)

The last 36 remaining inhabitants of St Kilda are voluntarily evacuated to other parts of Scotland. Date: August 29, 1930 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1930 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union. Date: August 29, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: German-occupied Denmark scuttles most of its navy; Germany dissolves the Danish government. Date: August 29, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis. Date: August 29, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

Northwest Airlines Flight 421 crashes in Fountain City, Wisconsin, killing all 37 aboard. Date: August 29, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)

Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. Date: August 29, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)