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Santo Domingo.- The events of July 29th are marked by important historical events and international celebrations that left their mark on world history. Below are the main events of July:
- International Tiger Day.
- International Day of Heartbreak.
- International Chicken Wing Day.
- World Lasagna Day.
Saint's Day: Saint John the Baptist.
National: July 29th Anniversaries
- 1793: Although the National Assembly of Paris decrees the freedom of slaves on the island of Santo Domingo, their "owners" oppose it and one hundred thousand slaves rebel, with many being murdered, their houses destroyed and coffee and sugar plantations burned.
- 1824: The Municipal Cemetery of Santo Domingo is inaugurated, during the Haitian Occupation Government presided over by Jean Pierre Boyer.
- 1844: The government for the first time orders the issuance of paper money for an amount of $150,000, alleging the withdrawal of Haitian money from circulation.
- 1844: By order of President Pedro Santana, the patrician Juan Pablo Duarte is imprisoned in the San Felipe fortress, in Puerto Plata.
- 1916: The battleship "Memphis" of the American Navy sinks off the coast of Santo Domingo, with a balance of 30 dead sailors.
- 1922: The Catholic cemetery of the city of Santo Domingo begins its services.
- 1939: The Dominican government buys the company that operates the Santiago and Samaná railway.
- 1947: Rafael Trujillo asks his Cuban counterpart, Grau San Martín, to "consider the seriousness of the case" regarding military training in Cayo Confites.
- 1962: The Patriotic Coordination Center, made up of UCN, PRD and PRSC, proposes to reform the Constitution.
- 1965: American interventionist troops attack the constitutionalist zone with mortars.
- 1967: The Government temporarily suspends land traffic across the border with Haiti.
- 2005: Antonio Pol Emile, director of the Dominican-Haitian Cultural Center, denounces that "nationalist" sectors are promoting a confrontation between Haiti and the DR.
- 2009: Jesuit priest Láuco García, who in 1962 accused Juan Bosch of being a Marxist, dies at the age of 86.
- 2017: Emely Peguero's relatives denounce her disappearance after leaving for a medical center with her boyfriend Marlon Martínez.
- 2018: Odebrecht affirms that the criminal action against it for the bribes of 92 million dollars has been extinguished.
- 2018: The new Chinese ambassador Zhan Run presents his diplomatic mission with words of friendship from the Chinese people towards the DR.
- 2022: The Dominican economy registers an average growth of 5.5% between January and July, according to the Central Bank.
- 2023: According to a preliminary report, 19 of the 20 employees of Casa Toledo died from the explosion in San Cristóbal that occurred on August 14.
International: July 29th Anniversaries
- 284 AD: The Diocletian Era begins, with the rise of Diocletian as emperor of Constantinople.
- 1526: At the Battle of Mohács (Hungary), the Ottomans defeat and kill Louis II, the last Jagiellonian king of Hungary and Bohemia.
- 1655: Warsaw falls to Swedish forces led by King Charles X Gustav without resistance.
- 1756: Frederick II the Great attacks Saxony, initiating the Seven Years' War.
- 1786: In Massachusetts, Shays' Rebellion occurs against taxes and unpayable debts.
- 1793: French commissioner Sonthonax decrees the general emancipation of slaves in northern Saint-Domingue.
- 1825: Portugal recognizes the independence of Brazil through the payment of compensation.
- 1929: The airship “Graf Zeppelin LZ 127” completes its first flight around the world.
- 1960: In Colombia, armed men assassinate 12 civilians during the wake of a liberal leader.
- 1961: Colombian guerrillas disarm 16 marines in Santa Rita, Vichada.
- 1975: President of Peru, General Juan Velasco Alvarado, is removed from office.
- 1993: Israel and the Palestinians agree on the autonomy of Gaza and Jericho.
- 1994: Fidel Castro announces that Cuba joins the Treaty of Tlatelolco, which prohibits nuclear weapons in Latin America.
- 2001: In Colombia, Minister of Culture Consuelo Araújo Noguera dies in a rescue operation.
- 2005: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in Louisiana, causing more than 1,200 deaths.
- 2012: A boat with 150 Afghan immigrants bound for Australia capsizes; more than 100 are missing.
- 2013: Protesters in Colombia are injured during the agricultural strike.
- 2018: The NASA warns that the potentially dangerous asteroid 2016 NF23 will pass near Earth.
- 2020: Colombia launches a military offensive to stop recent massacres.
- 2021: Nearly 100 countries demand that the Taliban allow the departure of those who wish to leave Afghanistan.
- 2022: Donald Trump demands to be declared the winner of the 2020 elections or that new ones be called.
- 2022: Ukraine launches projectiles against the Kajovskaya hydroelectric power plant in Kherson.
- 2023: Prosecutor's Office of Oriente confirms the suicide of retired Brigadier Hernán Chacón Soto after being convicted for the murder of Víctor Jara.
- 2023: Yevgeni Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group, is buried in St. Petersburg after dying in a plane crash in Russia.
Births: July 29th Anniversaries
- 1905: Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, UN Secretary-General between 1953 and 1961.
- 1925: Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer and intellectual.
- 1957: Fumio Kishida, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan between 2021 and 2024.
- 1981: Fernando Alonso, Spanish Formula 1 driver.
Deaths: July 29th Anniversaries
- 1974: Mama Cass (Cass Elliot), American singer, from the band The Mamas & the Papas.
- 2001: Consuelo Araújo Noguera, Minister of Culture of Colombia.
- 2009: Lático García, Dominican Jesuit priest.
- 2023: Hernán Chacón Soto, retired Chilean brigadier, commits suicide after being convicted for the murder of Víctor Jara and Littré Quiroga.
- 2023: Yevgeni Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, dies in a plane crash.
- 2024: Paco Camino, Spanish bullfighter.
