Editing 1729 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 25]] &ndash; Seven of the original eight [[Lords Proprietor]] of the [[Province of Carolina]] sell their shares back to the British crown. The 1710 division of the Province is made permanent and the area is reorganized into the Royal Colonies of [[North Carolina]] and [[South Carolina]].
* [[July 27]] &ndash; A fire that breaks out on this day in [[Istanbul]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Kenan|last=Yıldız|title=Istanbul Fires During the Ottoman Period|work=History of Istanbul|url=https://istanbultarihi.ist/393-istanbul-fires-during-the-ottoman-period-and-their-effect-on-the-citys-topography|accessdate=2021-04-30}}</ref> destroys 12,000 houses and kills 7,000 inhabitants.
* [[July 30]] &ndash; [[Baltimore, Maryland]] is founded.
* [[August 1]] &ndash; The [[Comet of 1729]], possibly the largest [[comet]] based on the [[absolute magnitude]], on record, is discovered by Fr. [[Nicolas Sarrabat]], a professor of mathematics at [[Marseille]].
* [[September 29]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Damghan (1729)|Battle of Damghan]] begins as the Persian Safavid Army, commanded by General [[Nader Shah|Nader Khan Afshar]] confronts a larger force of rebel Afghan troops commanded by the Emir [[Ashraf Hotak]].