Births on August 29

Kim Koo

Born on August 29, 1876

Kim Koo, South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (d. 1949)

Kim Gu (Korean: 김구, Korean pronunciation: [kimɡu]; August 29, 1876 – June 26, 1949), also known by his pen name Baekbeom (백범; Korean pronunciation: [pɛkbʌm]), was a Korean statesman politician. He was the sixth, ninth and later the last President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, a leader of the Korean independence movement against the Empire of Japan, and a reunification activist after 1945. He was assassinated by Korean lieutenant Ahn Doo-hee in 1949.

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Events on 1876

2 Feb

Major League Baseball
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
10 Mar

Alexander Graham Bell
The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell.
22 Apr

MLB
The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of the MLB.
4 Jun

First Transcontinental Railroad
An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
25 Nov

Battle of the Little Bighorn
American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.

Births on August 29

Kim Koo

Born on August 29, 1876

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Events on 1876

Major League Baseball

Alexander Graham Bell

MLB

First Transcontinental Railroad

Battle of the Little Bighorn