August 29: Feast of the Beheading of John the Baptist (Catholicism, Anglicanism); Qixi Festival in China (2025)Daimler Reitwagen replica1475 France signed the Treaty of Picquigny with England, freeing LouisXI to deal with the threat posed by Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.1885 Gottlieb Daimler patented the world's first internal-combustion motorcycle, the Reitwagen (replica pictured).1911 The last member of the Yahi, known as Ishi, emerged from the wilderness near Oroville, California, to join European American society.1959 Mona Best opened the Casbah Coffee Club with a performance by the Quarrymen, the precursor of the Beatles.1960 Air France Flight343 crashed while attempting to land at Yoff Airport, Dakar, killing all 63 occupants.BasilI (d.886)Hamida Banu Begum (d.1604)Ingrid Bergman (b.1915; d.1982)Thomas Tuchel (b.1973)More anniversaries: August 28August 29August 30ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout