August 29 is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years); 124 days remain until the end of the year.
"A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience."
Born today
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., 1809, American physician, poet, and essayist.
John Locke, 1632, English philosopher and physician
Observances
Beheading of St. John the Baptist
Municipal Police Day (Poland)
National Sports Day (India)
Slovak National Uprising Anniversary (Slovakia)
Telugu Language Day (India)
