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Holidays and observances on August 29

16 holidays and special days are celebrated on August 29 around the world.

Holidays and observances

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What is celebrated on August 29?

16 observances are celebrated on August 29 around the world: Christian feast day: Adelphus of Metz, Christian feast day: Beheading of St. John the Baptist, Christian feast day: Bronislava of Poland, Christian feast day: Eadwold of Cerne, Christian feast day: Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice, Christian feast day: Euphrasia Eluvathingal (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.

What happened on August 29?

73 documented historical events happened on August 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Hundred Years' War: Led by King Edward III, a fleet of 50 English ships captured at least 14 Castilian vessels and sank several more at the Battle of Winchelsea. On the same day, in another year: France signed the Treaty of Picquigny with England, freeing Louis XI to deal with the threat posed by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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