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August 29, 1944

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Notable Deaths

1944Attik, Greek pianist and composer (born 1885)[†]

Attik was a significant Greek composer of the early 20th century.

Historical Events

Slovak National Uprising

1944World War II: Slovak National Uprising takes place as 60,000 Slovak troops turn against the Nazis.[†]

Slovak National Uprising was organised by the Slovak resistance during the Second World War, directed against the German invasion of Slovakia by the German military, which began on 29 August 1944, and on the other against the Slovak collaborationist regime of the Ludaks under Jozef Tiso. Along with the Warsaw Uprising, it was the largest uprising against Nazism and its allies in Europe.