birthday meme

Birthday Meme: Look up your birthday in Wikipedia. Pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.
August 29
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


August 29 is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 124 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events
1831 - Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction.
1871 - Emperor Meiji orders the Abolition of the han system and the establishment of prefectures as local centers of administration. (Traditional Japanese date: July 14, 1871).
1885 - Gottlieb Daimler patents the world's first motorcycle.
1966 - The Beatles perform their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.


Births
1632 - John Locke, English philosopher (d. 1704)
1915 - Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (d. 1982)
1920 - Charlie Parker, American musician (d. 1955)


Deaths
886 - Basil I, Byzantine Emperor (b. 811)
1982 - Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (b. 1915)

Holidays and observances

The first day of Thoth - which is the first day of the Egyptian calendar. Thoth is the Ibis-headed god of knowledge.