General Information for August 29th 2016 |
There are 3 public holidays today. |
Day 242 of 2016 |
124 days left in 2016 |
Week 35 of the year |
On this Day in History |
2003 - Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf. |
1898 - The Goodyear tire company is founded. |
1533 - Spaniard Francisco Pizarro executes Atahualpa, the last Sapa Inca (sovereign emperor) of the Inca Empire. |
1475 - The Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between the kingdoms of France and England. |