August 29th
- 1820 – Gabriel Slaughter left office as Governor of Kentucky.
- 1820 – John Adair entered office as 8th Governor of Kentucky.
- 1830 – J. Proctor Knott born.
- 1837 – John Brown died, aged 79.
- 1901 – Rabbit Benton born.
- 1930 – Henry Tureman Allen died, aged 71.
- 1961 – Rodney McCray born.
- 1968 – Victor Sutherland died, aged 79.
- 1977 – John Hensley born.
- 1983 – Clifton Historic District listed on National Register of Historic Places.