September 29
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September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 93 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
522 BC – Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta , securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire .
480 BC – Battle of Salamis : The Greek fleet under Themistocles defeats the Persian fleet under Xerxes I .
61 BC – Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday.
1227 – Frederick II , Holy Roman Emperor , is excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to participate in the Crusades .
1364 – Battle of Auray : English forces defeat the French in Brittany ; end of the Breton War of Succession .
1567 – The second War of Religion in France breaks out.
1567 – At a dinner, the Duke of Alba arrests the Count of Egmont and the Count of Hoorn for treason .
1650 – Henry Robinson opens his Office of Addresses and Encounters – the first historically documented dating service – in Threadneedle Street , London .
1717 – An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala , destroying much of the city's architecture and making authorities consider moving the capital to a different city.
1789 – The U.S. War Department first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
1789 – The first U.S. Congress adjourns.
1829 – The Metropolitan Police of London , later also known as the Met , is founded.
1848 – Battle of Pákozd : Hungarian forces defeat Croats at Pákozd ; the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 .
1850 – The Roman Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX .
1864 – American Civil War : The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought.
1885 – The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool , England .
1907 – The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital.
1911 – Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire .
1916 – John D. Rockefeller becomes the first billionaire .
1918 – World War I : The Hindenburg Line is broken by Allied forces. Bulgaria signs an armistice .
1932 – Chaco War : Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia .
1941 – World War II : Holocaust in Kiev , Ukraine : German Einsatzgruppe C begins the Babi Yar massacre, according to the Einsatzgruppen operational situation report.
1943 – World War II: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign an armistice aboard the Royal Navy battleship HMS Nelson off Malta .
1949 – The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People's Republic of China .
1954 – The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed.
1957 – 20 MCi (740 petabecquerels ) of radioactive material is released in an explosion at the Soviet Mayak nuclear plant at Chelyabinsk .
1960 – Nikita Khrushchev , leader of Soviet Union , disrupts a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly with a number of angry outbursts.
1962 – Alouette 1 , the first Canadian satellite , is launched.
1963 – The second period of the Second Vatican Council opens.
1963 – The University of East Anglia is established in Norwich , England .
1964 – The Argentine comic strip Mafalda is published for the first time.
1966 – The Chevrolet Camaro , originally named Panther, is introduced.
1971 – Oman joins the Arab League .
1972 – Sino-Japanese relations : Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China .
1975 – WGPR in Detroit, Michigan, becomes the world's first black-owned-and-operated television station.
1979 – Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to set foot on Irish soil with his pastoral visit to the Republic of Ireland .
1982 – The 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders begin when the first of seven individuals dies in metropolitan Chicago.
1988 – Space Shuttle : NASA launches STS-26 , the return to flight mission, after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster .
1990 – Construction of the Washington National Cathedral is completed.
1990 – The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor , flies for the first time.
1991 – Military coup in Haiti .
1992 – Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello resigns.
1995 – The United States Navy disbands Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84 ), nicknamed the "Jolly Rogers ".
2001 – The Syracuse Herald-Journal , a U.S. newspaper dating back to 1839 , ceases publication.
2004 – The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth .
2004 – The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize.
2005 – US Senate confirms John Roberts to be the next Chief Justice of the United States .
2006 – US Representative Mark Foley resigns after allegations of inappropriate emails to house pages are revealed.
2007 – Calder Hall , the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
2008 – Following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual , The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, the largest single-day point loss in its history.
2009 – An 8.0 magnitude earthquake near the Samoan Islands causes a tsunami .
Births
For the birth of Jesus of Nazareth , who is not confirmed to have been born on September 29, see the Christmas holiday .
106 BC – Pompey the Great , consul of Rome (d. 48 BC)
1240 – Margaret of England , Queen consort of Scotland, (d. 1275)
1321 – John of Artois, Count of Eu , French soldier (d. 1387)
1328 – Joan of Kent , wife of Edward, the Black Prince (d. 1385)
1388 – Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence , son of Henry IV of England (d. 1421)
1511 – Miguel Servet aka Michael Servetus , Spanish humanist (d. 1553)
1518 – Tintoretto , Italian painter (d. 1594)
1547 – Miguel de Cervantes , Spanish author (d. 1616)
1548 – William V, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1626)
1561 – Adriaan van Roomen , Flemish mathematician (d. 1615)
1571 – Caravaggio , Italian artist (d. 1610)
1636 – Thomas Tenison , Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1715)
1639 – Lord William Russell , English politician (d. 1683)
1640 – Antoine Coysevox , French sculptor (d. 1720)
1678 – Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles , French soldier (d. 1766)
1691 – Richard Challoner , English Catholic prelate (d. 1781)
1703 – François Boucher , French painter (d. 1770)
1725 – Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive , British general and statesman (d. 1774)
1758 – Horatio Nelson , British admiral (d. 1805)
1766 – Charlotte, Princess Royal , German queen (d. 1828)
1786 – Guadalupe Victoria , 1st President of Mexico (d. 1843)
1803 – Jacques Charles François Sturm , French mathematician (d. 1850)
1803 – Mercator Cooper , American sea captain (d. 1872)
1808 – Henry Bennett , American politician (d. 1868)
1810 – Elizabeth Gaskell , British novelist (d. 1865)
1842 – Louis J. Weichmann , chief witness in the trial of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1902)
1843 – Mikhail Skobelev , Russian general (d. 1882)
1853 – Princess Thyra , daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1933)
1863 – Hugo Haase , German politician and jurist (d. 1919)
1864 – Alexandra Kitchin , British model for Lewis Carroll (d. 1925)
1864 – Miguel de Unamuno , Spanish writer and philosopher (d. 1936)
1876 – Charlie Llewellyn , South African cricketer, Wisden COY 1911 (d. 1964)
1881 – Ludwig von Mises , Austrian economist (d. 1973)
1895 – J.B. Rhine , American parapsychologist (d. 1980)
1895 – Roscoe Turner , American aviator and racer (d. 1970)
1897 – Herbert Agar , American journalist and historian (d. 1980)
1898 – Trofim Lysenko , Russian biologist (d. 1976)
1899 – László Bíró , Hungarian inventor of the modern ballpoint pen (d. 1985)
1900 – Miguel Alemán Valdés , President of Mexico (d. 1983)
1901 – Enrico Fermi , Italian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1954)
1901 – Lanza del Vasto , Italian philosopher and activist (d. 1981)
1904 – Greer Garson , British actress (d. 1996)
1907 – Gene Autry , American actor, singer, and businessman (d. 1998)
1907 – George W. Jenkins , American businessman (d. 1996)
1908 – Eddie Tolan , American athlete (d. 1967)
1910 – Virginia Bruce , American actress (d. 1982)
1912 – Michelangelo Antonioni , Italian film director (d. 2007)
1913 – Trevor Howard , English actor (d. 1988)
1913 – Stanley Kramer , American film director (d. 2001)
1915 – Vincent DeDomenico , American entrepreneur (d. 2007)
1915 – Brenda Marshall , American film actress (d. 1992)
1920 – Peter D. Mitchell , English chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1992)
1922 – Lizabeth Scott , American actress
1923 – Stan Berenstain , American children's author (d. 2005)
1924 – Steve Forrest , American actor
1930 – Colin Dexter , British author of Inspector Morse novels
1931 – Anita Ekberg , Swedish actress
1931 – James Watson Cronin , American nuclear physicist, Nobel laureate
1932 – Robert Benton , American screenwriter and director
1932 – Mehmood , Indian actor (d. 2004)
1934 – Mihály Csíkszentmihályi , Psychology professor
1934 – Lance Gibbs , Guyanese West Indies cricketer
1934 – Skandor Akbar , American professional wrestler and manager
1935 – Jerry Lee Lewis , American musician
1936 – Silvio Berlusconi , Prime Minister of Italy
1938 – Wim Kok , Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 until 2002
1939 – Tommy Boyce , American songwriter
1939 – Molly Haskell , American film critic
1939 – Rhodri Morgan , 2nd First Minister for Wales
1939 – Larry Linville , American actor (d. 2000)
1939 – Jim Baxter , Scottish footballer (d. 2001)
1940 – Nicola Di Bari , Italian singer
1941 – Fred West , British serial killer (d. 1995)
1942 – Madeline Kahn , American actress (d. 1999)
1942 – Felice Gimondi , Italian cyclist
1942 – Ian McShane , British actor
1942 – Bill Nelson , American politician
1942 – Jean-Luc Ponty , French jazz violinist
1942 – Steve Tesich , Serbian screenwriter (d. 1996)
1943 – Mohammad Khatami , President of Iran
1943 – Gary Boyd Roberts , American genealogist
1943 – Lech Wałęsa , President of Poland , recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1944 – Mike Post , American composer
1945 – Kyriakos Sfetsas , Greek composer
1947 – Martin Ferrero , American actor
1948 – Bryant Gumbel , American television personality
1948 – Mark Farner , American guitarist Grand Funk
1948 – Theo Jörgensmann , German jazz clarinetist
1949 – George Dalaras , Greek singer
1951 – Michelle Bachelet , President of Chile
1951 – Andrés Caicedo , Colombian writer (d. 1977)
1951 – Maureen Caird , Australian hurdler
1951 – Mike Enriquez , Philippine broadcaster
1952 – Gabor Csupo , Hungarian-born animator
1952 – Max Sandlin , American politician
1953 – Warren Cromartie , American baseball player
1953 – Drake Hogestyn , American actor
1953 – Jean-Claude Lauzon , Canadian film director (d. 1997)
1955 – Benoît Ferreux , French actor
1955 – Ken Weatherwax , American actor from The Addams Family (TV series)
1956 – Sebastian Coe , British athlete
1957 – Andrew Dice Clay , American comedian and actor
1957 – Sokratis Malamas , Greek singer and composer
1957 – Chris Broad , English cricketer and match referee
1957 – Mark Nicholas , English cricketer and sports presenter
1960 – Alan McGee , British music industry mogul and musician
1960 – John Paxson , American Basketball Player and GM
1960 – David Sammartino , American professional wrestler
1961 – Julia Gillard , Australian politician
1961 – Stephanie Miller , American comedian and talk radio host
1962 – Roger Bart , American actor
1962 – Al Pitrelli , American musician and guitarist
1963 – Dave Andreychuk , Canadian ice hockey player
1963 – Les Claypool , American bassist (Primus )
1966 – Hersey Hawkins , American basketball player
1966 – Jill Whelan , American actress
1967 – Brett Anderson , British musician/singer (Suede , The Tears )
1968 – Patrick Burns , American television presenter
1968 – Luke Goss , English actor
1968 – Samir Soni , Indian film actor
1968 – Alex Skolnick , American thrash metal and jazz guitarist
1969 – Erika Eleniak , American actress and model
1969 – Aleks Syntek , Mexican singer
1969 – Angelo Barretto , Filipino race car driver
1970 – Yoshihiro Tajiri , Japanese professional wrestler
1970 – Natasha Gregson Wagner , American actress
1970 – Emily Lloyd , British actress
1970 – Nicolás Pereira , Venezuelan tennis player
1970 – Russell Peters , Canadian stand-up comedian
1971 – Sibel Tüzün , Turkish singer
1971 – Mackenzie Crook , British actor and comedian
1972 – Oliver Gavin , British racing car driver
1972 – Togi Makabe , Japanese professional wrestler
1972 – Robert Webb , British actor, comedian, and writer
1973 – Joe Hulbig , American ice hockey player
1973 – Athanasios Michalopoulos , Greek volleyball player
1973 – Scout Niblett , British singer/songwriter
1974 – Brian Ash , American filmmaker
1974 – Alexis Cruz , American actor
1974 – Steve Bennett , web designer
1975 – Albert Celades , Spanish footballer
1976 – Andriy Shevchenko , Ukrainian footballer
1976 – Darren Byfield , English footballer
1976 – Oscar Sevilla , Spanish cyclist
1977 – Wade Brookbank , Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Debelah Morgan , American R&B singer
1977 – Jake Westbrook , American baseball player
1978 – Kurt Nilsen , Norwegian singer
1978 – Mohini Bhardwaj , American gymnast
1978 – Gunner McGrath , American guitarist (Much the Same )
1979 – Shelley Duncan , American baseball player
1979 – Takumi Beppu , Japanese cyclist
1980 – Dallas Green , Canadian musician (Alexisonfire , City and Colour )
1980 – Zachary Levi , American actor
1980 – Patrick Agyemang , English footballer
1981 – Siarhei Rutenka , Belarusian/Spanish handball player
1982 – Ariana Jollee , American pornographic actress
1982 – Matt Giteau , Australian Rugby Union Player
1982 – Rob Smith , Irish musician and songwriter
1984 – Per Mertesacker , German footballer
1986 – Benoît Pouliot , Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Mark Fraser , Canadian ice hockey player.
1988 – Kevin Durant , American basketball player
1988 – Justin Nozuka , American/Canadian singer-songwriter
1989 – Theo Adams , British performance artist
1990 – Doug Brochu , American actor
1999 – Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón , Spanish royal
2008 – Emma Tallulah Behn , member of the extended Norwegian royal family
Deaths
1364 – Charles, Duke of Brittany (b. 1319)
1560 – King Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1496)
1637 – Lorenzo Ruiz , Filipino saint (b. 1600)
1642 – René Goupil , French Catholic missionary, one of Canadian Martyrs (b. 1608)
1703 – Charles de Saint-Évremond , French soldier (b. 1610)
1800 – Michael Denis , Austrian poet (b. 1729)
1804 – Michael Hillegas , first Treasurer of the United States (b. 1728)
1833 – King Ferdinand VII of Spain (b. 1784)
1887 – Bernhard von Langenbeck , German surgeon (b. 1810)
1889 – Louis Faidherbe , French general (b. 1818)
1900 – Samuel Fenton Cary , congressman , prohibitionist (b. 1814)
1902 – William Topaz McGonagall , British poet (b. 1825)
1902 – Émile Zola , French writer (b. 1840)
1913 – Rudolph Diesel , Inventor of Diesel Engine (b. 1858)
1908 – Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis , Brazilian writer (b. 1839)
1925 – Léon Bourgeois , French statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1851)
1927 – Willem Einthoven , Dutch inventor, Nobel laureate (b. 1860)
1927 – Arthur Achleitner , German writer (b. 1858)
1930 – Ilya Yefimovich Repin , Russian painter (b. 1844)
1937 – Ray Ewry , American athlete (b. 1873)
1951 – Thomas Cahill , American soccer coach (b. 1864)
1952 – John Cobb , British racing driver (b. 1899)
1967 – Carson McCullers , American author (b. 1917)
1970 – Edward Everett Horton , American actor (b. 1886)
1973 – W. H. Auden , English poet (b. 1907)
1975 – Casey Stengel , baseball player and manager (b. 1890)
1976 – Wadi Ayoub , Greco-Roman professional wrestler, (b. 1927)
1981 – Bill Shankly , Scottish football manager (b. 1913)
1982 – Monty Stratton , baseball player (b. 1912)
1987 – Henry Ford II , president of Ford Motor Company (b. 1917)
1988 – Charles Addams , American cartoonist (b. 1912)
1989 – Gussie Busch , American brewing magnate (b. 1899)
1994 – Cheb Hasni , Algerian singer (b. 1968)
1996 – Leslie Crowther , British comedian (b. 1933)
1997 – Roy Lichtenstein , American artist (b. 1923)
1998 – Tom Bradley , Mayor of Los Angeles (b. 1917)
2001 – Nguyễn Văn Thiệu , President of South Vietnam (b. 1923)
2002 – Edmund Trebus , English compulsive hoarder (b. 1918)
2004 – Richard Sainct , French motorcycle rally rider (b. 1970)
2005 – Austin Leslie , American chef, the "Godfather of Fried Chicken" (b. 1934)
2006 – Michael A. Monsoor , a United States Navy SEAL killed in Iraq and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor (b. 1981)
2006 – Jan Werner Danielsen , Norwegian singer (b. 1976)
2006 – Khalique Ibrahim Khalique , Pakistani journalist and Urdu poet and critic (b. 1926)
2006 – Louis-Albert Cardinal Vachon , French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. 1912)
2006 – Walter Hadlee , New Zealand cricketer (b. 1915)
2007 – Lois Maxwell , Canadian actress (b. 1927)
2009 – Sperantza Vrana , Greek actress (b. 1926 or 1932)
2009 – Pavel Popovich , Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1930)
Holidays and observances
External links
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