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What happened on August 29?

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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.

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Who was born on August 29?

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People listed for August 29 include Rio Ngumoha (2008), Daryll Neita (1996), and Ysaline Bonaventure (1994).

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What observances fall on August 29?

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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).

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Where does this historical information come from?

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The event, birth, death, and observance lists come from Wikipedia's English-language On this day feed, and each available item links to a Wikipedia source page.

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