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29 August, 1907
The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction, killing 75 workers.
29 August, 1898
The Goodyear tire company is founded.
29 August, 1895
The formation of the Northern Rugby Union at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, England.
29 August, 1885
Gottlieb Daimler patents the worlds first motorcycle.
29 August, 1882
Is the date attributed to the death of English Cricket and the origin of the legend of The Ashes. This is the date according to the mock obituary in The Sporting Times.
29 August, 1871
Emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
29 August, 1869
The Mount Washington Cog Railway opens, making it the worlds first rack railway.
29 August, 1862
Second Battle of Bull Run
29 August, 1842
Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War.
29 August, 1833
The United Kingdom legislates the abolition of slavery in its empire.
29 August, 1831
Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction.
29 August, 1786
Shays Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.
29 August, 1756
Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years War.
29 August, 1655
Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge.
29 August, 1541
The Ottoman Turks capture Buda, the capital of the Hungarian Kingdom.
29 August, 1533
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire: Inca emperor Atahualpa is executed in Cajamarca by the garrote by Spanish invaders known as Conquistadores.
29 August, 1526
Battle of Mohács: The Ottoman Turks led by Suleiman the Magnificent defeat and kill the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia.
29 August, 1521
The Ottoman Turks capture Nándorfehérvár, now known as Belgrade.
29 August, 1498
Vasco da Gama decides to depart Calicut and return to Portugal.
29 August, 1475
The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England.

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