Here are the historical accounts of shark attacks that happened on August 29:
| 29-Aug-2013 | Charlotte Brynn | F | 47 | USA | California | Catalina Channel | Marathon swimming | Puncture wound to torso | Leopard | |||
| 2 | 29-Aug-2010 | Judson Newton | M | 43 | Bahamas | Exuma | Off Jaws Beach, New Providence Island | Swimming after boat became disabled | Fatal – His partial remains were recovered from a 12′ tiger shark on September 5, 2010. Cause of death was thought to be drowning | Tiger | 144 | |
| 3 | 29-Aug-2009 | Gerhard van Zyl | M | 25 | 15h30 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Glentana | Surfing | Fatal – Severed Leg | ||
| 4 | 29-Aug-2006 | Brad Jamieson | M | 16h00 | Australia | South Australia | Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island | Surfing | No Injury | Copper | 72 | |
| 5 | 29-Aug-2006 | Tom Larson | M | 23 | Dusk | USA | Oregon | Florence | Surfing | Laceration & puncture wounds to foot | ||
| 6 | 29-Aug-2003 | Saul Gonzalez | M | 12h20 | USA | Texas | 1.5 miles off Surfside | Fishing | Hooked shark pulled onboard bit his arm SPI | Bull | 48 | |
| 7 | 29-Aug-2001 | Kristi Herzberg | F | 29 | 13h30 | USA | Florida | Coquina Beach Anna Maria Island Manatee County | Standing | Punctures & lacerations on elbow & forearm | ||
| 8 | 29-Aug-1996 | David Nanod Jr. | M | 19 | 16h00 | USA | Hawaii | Paukukalo Maui | Body Boarding | Right calf bitten | Tiger | 96 |
| 9 | 29-Aug-1992 | Valerie Fortunato | F | 34 | Bahamas | Abacos | Double Breasted Cays | Snorkeling | Left hand bitten | Blacktip | 72 | |
| 10 | 29-Aug-1982 | Yako Yajima | M | JAPAN | Kumamoto Prefecture | Ariake Bay | Fatal – | |||||
| 11 | 29-Aug-1982 | John Buchanan | M | 17 | 10h20 | USA | California | Morro Rock Morro Bay San Obispo County | Surfing | No Injury board bitten | ||
| 12 | 29-Aug-1982 | Verenia Keet | F | 18 | 12h00 | South Africa | Western Cape Province | Langebaan | Swimming | Left knee lower leg & foot bitten | ||
| 13 | 29-Aug-1981 | Stephen Drosdick | M | 15 | USA | Florida | New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County | Surfing | Laceration to left ankle | |||
| 14 | 29-Aug-1972 | Mark Van Leer | M | 15 | Evening | USA | Florida | Crescent Beach, St. Johns County | Surfing | Left calf bitten | ||
| 15 | 29-Aug-1969 | D.C. Barnes | M | Afternoon | USA | Florida | North Beach, St. Lucie County | Floating on his back | Laceration to right leg | |||
| 16 | 29-Aug-1962 | Knox Harris | M | 39 | 08h30 | USA | California | Solana Beach San Diego County | Diving | Struck shark with abalone bar to scare it away from abalone but shark bit his shoulder SPI | Horn | 48 |
| 17 | 29-Aug-1960 | 63 persons | SENEGAL | SENEGAL | Dakar | Sea Diaster – | All 63 on board perished when the aircraft hit the water. Sharks hampered retrieval of bodies | |||||
| 18 | 29-Aug-1938 | Ulrick Baker or William M. Baker a sailor from H.M.S. Folkestone | M | CHINA | North China | Outer harbor Hong Kong | Swimming | Fatal – leg severed | ||||
| 19 | 29-Aug-1871 | male | M | USA | Hawaii | Hawaii | Fishing | Limbs severed | ||||
| 20 | 29-Aug-1826 | Lieutenant Edward Smith | CUBA | HBM Magpie foundered in a squall | Fatal -, drowned after being bitten twice by sharks |