On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
August 29
7 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
Mona Best opened the Casbah Coffee Club with a performance by the Quarrymen, the precursor of the Beatles.
Wikipedia: Mona Best
Air France Flight 343 crashed while attempting to land at Yoff Airport, Dakar, killing all 63 occupants.
Wikipedia: Air France Flight 343
Followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (pictured) began deliberately infecting people in The Dalles, Oregon, with Salmonella in the first and largest bioterrorist attack in United States history.
Wikipedia: Rajneesh
Italian businessman Libero Grassi was killed by the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo after taking a public stand against their extortion demands.
Wikipedia: Libero Grassi
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed on approach to Svalbard Airport, Norway, killing all 141 on board.
Wikipedia: Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801
Six nuclear warheads were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force heavy bomber that flew from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
Wikipedia: 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident
Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, and in that role later oversaw the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps.
Wikipedia: Chen Quanguo