What happened on Monday August 29, 2011?

Here's what happened on August 29, 2011:

• National Transitional Council Advances on Sirte National Transitional Council fighters converged in Sirte, the hometown of Muammar Gaddafi, marking a significant moment in the 2011 Libyan Civil War.
• Libya's National Transitional Council Raises Prisoner Massacre Concerns The National Transitional Council in Libya expressed serious concerns about mass murders of political prisoners committed by the previous government.
• Gaddafi Clan Flees to Algeria Reports confirmed that several members of the Gaddafi family sought refuge in Algeria, indicating the collapse of the regime's power structure.
• Typhoon Nanmadol Strikes Taiwan Typhoon Nanmadol caused severe damage in the Philippines, killing 11 people before making landfall in Taiwan.
• Baburam Bhattarai Becomes Nepal's Prime Minister The Nepalese Parliament elected Baburam Bhattarai, a member of the Unified Communist Party, as the country's new Prime Minister.
• US Markets Resilient During Hurricane Irene Despite Hurricane Irene's significant impact on New York City, the United States stock, bond, and commodity markets remained operational.
• Toomas Hendrik Ilves Re-elected in Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves was re-elected to another term as President of Estonia, demonstrating political continuity in the Baltic state.
• Floods Disrupt Northern India Severe flooding in northern India caused significant transportation disruptions in Mumbai and affected 15 villages in Maharashtra state.
• Alexander Ankvab Elected President of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab was elected President of the partially-recognized Abkhazia on August 26. While Western media and independent observers deemed the elections democratic, Georgia did not recognize the results.

Events in 2011

August 29, 2011: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

Newspapers from Aug. 29, 2011

August 29, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on August 29, 2011:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $73.33
• Apple AAPL: opens at $388.18
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.53
• General Electric GE: opens at $15.79
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $170.58

Exchange Rates on August 29, 2011:

• 1 USD = 76.85 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9763 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.8162 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.3819 CNY
• 1 EUR = 111.54 JPY

August 29, 2011: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Erzgebirge Aue - Cottbus : 0 - 0

La Liga Primera Division - Football (Spain)

• Barcelona - Villarreal : 5 - 0

Division 2 - Football (France)

• Lens - Monaco : 2 - 2

Conference - Football (United Kingdom)

• Braintree Town - Ebbsfleet : 2 - 3
• Darlington - Lincoln : 3 - 1
• Forest Green - Bath City : 3 - 0
• Gateshead - Grimsby : 1 - 0
• Kettering Town - Cambridge : 0 - 0

August 29, 2011 was a Monday and it was the 241st day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 29, 2011 can also be written as 8/29/2011 in the US and as 29/8/2011 in UK and Europe.

August 29, 2011 in August 2011 calendar

Famous people died on August 29, 2011:

• Junpei Takiguchi

  Japanese voice actor (b. 1931).

• Honeyboy Edwards

  American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1915).

Famous people who died in 2011

Famous people who died on August 29th

August 29, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on August 29, 2011 was Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) by Katy Perry, according to the music chart for the week August 29th and September 4th.

1. Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
2. LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
3. Lil Wayne - She Will
4. Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
5. Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

August 29, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on August 29, 2011 was I'm On One by DJ Khaled Featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne, according to the music chart for the week August 29th and September 4th.

1. DJ Khaled Featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne - I'm On One
2. Kelly Rowland Featuring Lil Wayne - Motivation
3. Miguel - Sure Thing
4. Lil Wayne - How To Love
5. Miguel - Quickie

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for August 29th is Virgo.

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August 29, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 29, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on August 29, 2011 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 29, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on August 29, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 5% full, rising at 06:56 am and setting at 08:04 pm.

The previous full moon was on Aug 13, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Sep 12, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on August 29, 2011

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Someone born on August 29, 2011 is:

13 years 8 months old,

or 164 months and 15 days old,

or 715 weeks and 2 days old,

or 5007 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 29, 2011?

There are 107 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Friday August 29th 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 29, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on August 29, 2011.

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