Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, and in that role later oversaw the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps.
ClockHorizon daily selection“Lost time is never found again.”
Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
2020 Women's FA Community Shield.
At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province.
The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,392 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
“Lost time is never found again.”
One highlighted entry is from 2016: Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, and in that role later oversaw the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps.
People listed for August 29 include Rio Ngumoha (2008), Daryll Neita (1996), and Ysaline Bonaventure (1994).
Observances listed for August 29 include International Day against Nuclear Tests, Christian feast day: Adelphus of Metz, and Christian feast day: August 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
