12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 6 Deaths for August 29, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1526 – Battle of Mohács: the Ottoman Empire defeats Hungary; King Louis II is killed.
- 1786 – Shays’ Rebellion begins as farmers shut down courts in Massachusetts over debt and taxes.
- 1831 – Michael Faraday demonstrates electromagnetic induction, laying the foundation for electric generators.
- 1842 – Treaty of Nanking is signed, ending the First Opium War and ceding Hong Kong to Britain.
- 1907 – The Quebec Bridge collapses during construction near Québec City, killing dozens of workers.
- 1911 – Ishi, the last known member of the Yahi, emerges near Oroville, California.
- 1944 – The Slovak National Uprising begins against Nazi Germany.
- 1949 – The Soviet Union conducts its first nuclear test (RDS-1) at Semipalatinsk.
- 1966 – The Beatles play their final commercial concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
- 1970 – The Chicano Moratorium march in East L.A. ends in violence; journalist Ruben Salazar is killed.
- 1991 – The Supreme Soviet suspends the activities of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union after the failed coup.
- 2005 – Hurricane Katrina makes landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast; levee failures inundate New Orleans.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1938 – Elliott Gould, actor (M*A*S*H, Ocean’s Eleven) (87)
- 1947 – Temple Grandin, animal behavior scientist and autism advocate (78)
- 1956 – Mark Morris, choreographer and founder of the Mark Morris Dance Group (69)
- 1959 – Chris Hadfield, Canadian astronaut and former ISS commander (66)
- 1959 – Rebecca De Mornay, actress (Risky Business, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle) (66)
- 1971 – Carla Gugino, actress (Spy Kids, The Haunting of Hill House) (54)
Today’s Deaths:
- 1877 – Brigham Young, religious leader and second president of the LDS Church (76)
- 1975 – Éamon de Valera, Irish revolutionary, Taoiseach and President of Ireland (92)
- 1982 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress, three-time Academy Award winner (67)
- 1987 – Lee Marvin, American actor (The Dirty Dozen) (63)
- 2016 – Gene Wilder, American actor (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) (83)
- 2016 – Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer-songwriter and icon of Latin music (66)
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