On This Day: August 29th

Vasco da Gama decides to depart Calicut and return to the Kingdom of Portugal.

Pope Innocent VIII succeeds Pope Sixtus IV.

Hundred Years' War: The Treaty of Picquigny formally ends the war between the kingdoms of France and England.

Battle of Winchelsea (or Les Espagnols sur Mer): The English naval fleet under King Edward III defeats a Castilian fleet of 40 ships.

Battle of Montecatini: The army of the Republic of Pisa, commanded by Uguccione della Faggiuola, wins a decisive victory against the joint forces of the Kingdom of Naples and the Republic of Florence despite being outnumbered.

Pope Urban IV succeeds Pope Alexander IV, becoming the 182nd pope.

The Battle of Fariskur occurs during the Fifth Crusade.

Mainz Cathedral suffers extensive damage from a fire, which destroys the building on the day of its inauguration.

The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine Malta.

Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708).