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Notable anniversaries in history for today: August 29
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Dinah Washington in Chicago, Illinois, USA; singer ("What a Difference a Day Makes").
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of David Pryor; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Arkansas).
- 80th: 1944 - (2000 hours) The Slovak army of 60,000 mutinies against the government.
- 80th: 1944 - 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Chet Catallo; guitarist (Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance").
- 70th: 1954 - San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens.
- 25th: 1999 - (to August 30) In New York City, New York, Auctions by Bowers and Merena conducts the sale of The Walter H. Childs Collection. The Sultan of Muscat Class I specimen of the US 1804 $1 coin graded PR-68 sells for US$4,140,000, a world record price for a coin.
- 20th: 2004 - Around 200,000 protesters demonstrate in New York City against U.S. President George W. Bush and his government, ahead of the 2004 Republican National Convention.
- 20th: 2004 - Michael Schumacher wins a record seventh world championship title by finishing second in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps.
- 15th: 2009 - NASA launches the US shuttle Discovery from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), with seven astronauts on board.
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