AUG 29: EVENTS: • 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10 • 1498 – Vasco da Gama decides to depart Calicut and return to Kingdom of Portugal. • 1758 – The first American Indian reservation is established, at Indian Mills, New Jersey. • 1825 – Kingdom of Portugal recognizes the Independence of Brazil. • 1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction. • 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded. • 1910 – The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, becomes effective, officially starting the period of Japanese rule in Korea. • 1911 – Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California. • 1922 – The first radio advertisement is broadcast on WEAF-AM in New York City. • 1941 – Tallinn, the Capital of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany following an occupation by the Soviet Union. • 1949 – Soviet atomic bomb project: The Soviet Union tests its first atomic bomb, known as First Lightning or Joe 1, at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan. • 1965 – The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic ocean. • 1982 – The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. • 2004 – Michael Schumacher wins his 5th consecutive Formula One Drivers championship (and 7th overall) at the 2004 Belgian Grand Prix to beat the 47 year old record held by Juan Manuel Fangio. BIRTHDAYS: • 1777 – Hyacinth, Russian founder of Sinology • 1857 – Sandford Schultz, English cricketer • 1862 – Andrew Fisher, Scottish-Australian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Australia • 1862 – Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate • 1887 – Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat • 1904 – Werner Forssmann, German physician Nobel Prize laureate • 1905 – Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player • 1923 – Hiralal Gaekwad, Indian cricketer • 1958 – Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (The Jackson 5) • 1959 – Akkineni Nagarjuna, Indian actor and producer *1977-Vishal,Indian Actor DEATH ANNIVERSARIES: • 1891 – Pierre Lallement, French businessman, invented the bicycle • 1976 – Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, flute player, and philosopher IMPORTANT DAYS: • International Day against Nuclear Tests (international) • Miners Day (Ukraine) • Slovak National Uprising Anniversary (Slovakia) • Telugu Language Day (India) * National sports day(INDIA)
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