Daily Calendar for Saturday, August 29, 2026

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Christian Friedrich Schönbein (chemist) – 1868
Brigham Young (Mormon leader) – 1877
Earl Grey (full name Albert Henry George Grey, Canadian Governor General 1904-1911; died in Northumberland, England) – 1917
William Archibald Spooner (known for verbal inversions called spoonerisms”“) – 1930
Ingrid Bergman (actress) – 1982

First Peppersass steam locomotive demonstration on the Mount Washington Cog Railway took place – 1866
Althea Gibson became the first African American woman to compete in a national tennis tournament – 1950
As Sen. Thurmond’s filibuster came to an end, he established a new record for the longest speech by one senator (24 hrs and 18 min.), and despite his efforts The Civil Rights Bill passed – 1957
United States Air Force Academy opened in Colorado Springs, Colorado – 1958
The Beatles perform their last tour concert, in San Francisco – 1966
The Supreme Soviet suspended all activities of the Soviet Communist Party – 1991

Hackberry, Louisiana, received 22 inches of rain in 24 hours – 1962
A cold wave brought 2.5 inches of snow to the top of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington for an August record – 1965
Hurricane Katrina devastated the coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. More than 1,800 lives were lost – 2005