Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 29
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This is a list of selected July 29 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors.July 29: Ólavsøka in the Faroe Islands; National Anthem Day in Romania
- 1030 – King Olaf II (pictured) fought and died in the Battle of Stiklestad, trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes.
- 1588 - Anglo-Spanish War: English naval forces under command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France.
- 1947 – ENIAC, the world's first general-purpose electronic digital computer, was turned on in its new home at the Ballistic Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, remaining in continuous operation until October 2, 1955.
- 1957 – The International Atomic Energy Agency was established, promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
- 1981 – A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watched Diana Spencer marry Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
