On August 29
On August 29, 3 pivotal events are recorded in the Human Saga, including Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction (1831).
On this day
On 29 August 1831, working at the Royal Institution in London, Michael Faraday demonstrated electromagnetic induction by winding two insulated coils on opposite sides of an iron ring: switching current on or off in one coil induced a…
1839–1842 (Treaty of Nanking, 29 August 1842)First Opium War and the Treaty of NankingMilitary & conflict
The First Opium War (1839–1842) pitted the Qing dynasty against the British Empire after China's suppression of the illegal opium trade at Canton.
On 29 August 1526 Suleiman the Magnificent destroyed the army of King Louis II of Hungary at Mohács.