- 1833 29 Aug The Factory Act is passed, regulating working hours for children and providing for minimum education.
- 1949 29 Aug The Soviet Union becomes the world's second nuclear power after a successful test in Soviet Central Asia.
- 1950 29 Aug British troops arrive in Korea to support the US-led United Nation force in the Korean War.
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