August 29
What happened on August 29 in history
3 events fall on August 29, from 1533 to 2005. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
Events on August 29
1533
Atahualpa is executed
The last Inca emperor is killed by Pizarro's men after paying a ransom.
1949
The Soviet Union tests an atomic bomb
The test at Semipalatinsk ends the American nuclear monopoly.
2005
Hurricane Katrina makes landfall
Levee failures flood most of New Orleans.
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