Wednesday August 29, 2018: on this day

August 29, 2018 was a Wednesday and it was the 241st day of the year 2018 in the Gregorian calendar.

August 29, 2018 can also be written as 8/29/2018 in the US and as 29/8/2018 in UK and Europe.

August 29, 2018 in August 2018 calendar

Here's what happened on August 29, 2018:

• Loyalty islands, new caledonia is struck by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake.
• The swar chaung dam bursts at yedashe township in bago region, myanmar. it floods around 100 villages, forcing approximately 50,000 people from their homes, and causing massive flooding. one person has been reported missing, and the main highway in the country is now flooded.
• The philippine navy's gregorio del pilar class frigate brp gregorio de pilar (ff-15), runs aground at the disputed half moon shoal in south china sea.
• Germany-namibia relations: germany gives namibia the remains of the human skulls, scalps and bones of herero and nama tribespeople who were among the thousands that were killed by the german empire from 1904 to 1908.
• Germany gives namibia the remains of herero and nama peoples who were among the many thousands that were killed during the german empire's reign between 1904-1908.
• Bolivarian diaspora. representatives from brazil, peru, ecuador and peru meet in lima to discuss requests for assistance in venezuelan immigration. these requests will be sent to organizations such as the united nations or international red cross. yesterday saw a similar meeting take place in bogota. representatives from 14 countries as well as 10 international organizations have been invited to a larger meeting in quito, ecuador, in september.
• Representatives from brazil, peru, ecuador and peru met in lima to discuss requests for assistance in relation to venezuelan migrants. these requests will be sent to organizations such as the united nations or international red cross. yesterday, a similar meeting was held in bogota. representatives from 14 countries as well as 10 international organizations have been invited to a larger meeting in quito, ecuador, in september.
• Air canada has reported a data breach that allowed passport information to be accessed.
• Pension fund of the russian federation: russian president vladimir putin announces that the pension plan presented in june has been softened. protests have erupted and putin's approval rating has fallen since the original announcement.
• 2018 nfl season: mychal kendricks, cleveland browns linebacker, is released by the team following insider trading charges.
• After being accused of insider trading, the cleveland browns released mychal kendricks, their linebacker.

August 29, 2018: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on August 29, 2018:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $80.44
• Apple AAPL: opens at $220.15
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $110.45
• General Electric GE: opens at $12.77
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $146.87

Exchange Rates on August 29, 2018:

• 1 USD = 0.8539 EUR
• 1 USD = 111.725 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.7678 GBP
• 1 USD = 1.3683 AUD
• 1 USD = 1.2912 CAD

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

Virgo is the 6th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between August 23rd and September 22nd belong to the Virgo sign: discover Virgo personality and who should a Virgo marry.

Babies born in August are either Leo or Virgo. People born before August 22nd are Leo, while people born from August 23rd have the sign of Virgo.

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August 29, 2018: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for August 29, 2018 is Dog and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on August 29, 2018 was Full Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on August 29, 2018 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, 2018 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 84% full, rising at 09:26 pm and setting at 10:12 am.

The previous full moon was on Aug 26, 2018 while the next full moon would come on Sep 25, 2018.

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Your place in the Universe on August 29, 2018

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Whose famous birthday is on August 29th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on August 29th:

• Michael Jackson

  American singer, dancer, and extremely talented entertainer.

• Lea Michele

  Lea michele is an american singer and actress known for her role as rachel berry on the tv show glee.

• Ingrid Bergman

  Swedish-american actress, who won oscars for the films "gaslight," 1945, and "anastasia," 1956.

• John McCain

  American politician.

• Carla Gugino

  Carla gugino is an american actress known for her roles in movies such as sin city, watchmen, and san andreas.

• William Levy

  William levy is a cuban-american actor known for his roles in telenovelas and for his appearance on dancing with the stars.

• Temple Grandin

  American animal behaviorist who has a special empathy for animals she is the leading expert in humane handling of livestock and has designed...

• Richard Attenborough

  English actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur.

• Elliott Gould

  American actor, born at the age of 18 and trained as a song-and dance man.

• Dinah Washington

  American singer and pianist who was cited as the "most popular black female recording artist" of the 1950s.

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You are 5 years 7 months old,

or 67 months and 28 days old,

or 295 weeks and 2 days old,

or 2067 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on August 29, 2018?

There are 125 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday August 29th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on August 29, 2018?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on August 29, 2018.

Famous people died on August 29, 2018:

• James Mirrlees

  Scottish economist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2018).

• Hilton McConnico

  Renowned artist and designer known for his work in various mediums including painting and set design.

• Paul Taylor

  American choreographer (b. 1930).

• François Konter
• Silvano Campeggi
• Marie Severin

What famous deaths happened on August 29th?

Famous deaths on August 29th:

• Ingrid Bergman

  Swedish-american actress, who won oscars for the films "gaslight," 1945, and "anastasia," 1956.

• Gene Wilder

  American actor and comedian who made his screen debut with "bonnie and clyde", followed by "the producers.

• Lee Marvin

  American actor, television and film.

• Michel Constantin

  French film actor (born in 1924).

• Michael Dunn

  Shattuck (oklahoma) -- actor (house of the damned ship of fools).

• Jean Hagen

  American actress, best known for her role as hagen's wife, danny thomas, in "make room for daddy", for four years.

• Evelyn Ankers

  Actress (black beauty and jungle woman), died at 67.

• Stringer Davis

  Actress (mouse on the moon, miranda), is killed at 77.

• Victor Sutherland

  Dies at 79.

• Lale Andersen

  German chanson singer-songwriter, most famous for her interpretation of "lili marleen" (1939), which was hugely popular on both side during...

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Holidays on August 29, 2018:

• The first day of Thoth - which is the first day of the Egyptian calendar. Thoth is the Ibis-headed god of knowledge.
• Slovakia - Slovak National Uprising Day (1944, against the Nazis)
• Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholic Church commemorate the beheading of John the Baptist with a feast day
• 1997 - Judgment Day, from the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day
• Official Yakiniku Day in Japan as proclaimed by the All Japan Yakiniku Association.

Observances on August 29, 2018:

• International Day against Nuclear Tests