What happened on Monday August 29, 2011?

About August 29th, 2011, in brief:

  • Historical events: National Transitional Council fighters converged in Sirte, the hometown of Muammar Gaddafi, marking a significant moment in the 2011 Libyan Civil War.
  • Day of the week: August 29th, 2011 was a Monday
  • Zodiac Sign: Virgo (in western zodiac), Rabbit (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: New Moon
  • #1 US song: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) by Katy Perry
  • Popular movie: Warrior directed by Gavin O'Connor

More about August 29th, 2011? See below for more news and curiosities on August 29th, 2011.

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August 29, 2011: What happened on that day?


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.

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

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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
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What day of the week was August 29, 2011?


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

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August 29, 2011: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on August 29, 2011:

  • Junpei Takiguchi

    Japanese voice actor (b. 1931).

  • Honeyboy Edwards

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

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August 29, 2011: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on August 29, 2011 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week August 29th and September 4th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).

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. - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) youtube
  2. - Party Rock Anthem youtube
  3. - She Will youtube
  4. - Moves Like Jagger youtube
  5. - Super Bass youtube

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. - I'm On One
  2. - Motivation
  3. - Sure Thing
  4. - How To Love youtube
  5. - Quickie
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August 29, 2011: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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

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

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

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August 29, 2011: What was the moon phase on that day?


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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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How old is someone born on August 29, 2011?


Someone born on August 29, 2011 is:

13 years 8 months old,

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