September 29

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on September 29. From 1900 until now. September 29 is under the sign of Libra. Famous birthdays on this day include Silvio Berlusconi (1936), Halsey (singer) (1994) and Michelangelo Antonioni (1912). Several movies were released around September 29 over the years, such as Ikiru in 1952 directed by Akira Kurosawa and Blade Runner 2049 in 2017 directed by Denis Villeneuve.
But much more happened on September 29 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

Argentina, Inventor's Day - L�szl= J=zsef Bfr='s birthday.
England, Ireland - One of the four Quarter days in the Irish calendar
Also see September 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
RC Saints - Michaelmas - Christian feast of the Archangels St. Michael, St. Gabriel, and St. Raphael
French Republican Calendar - Amarante (Amaranth) Day, eighth day in the Month of VendTmiaire
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2018 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami: More than 408 people are confirmed dead and at least 540 injured after a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake which hit Palu and Donggala, Indonesia, on Friday. (BBC)
2017 War in Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants attack a military base outside the Somalian capital Mogadishu, with 15 soldiers reported dead. (Reuters)
2016 2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation: The Indian Army claims it conducted surgical strikes on militant camps in Pakistan across the Line of Control, allegedly-killing several suspected militants. However, Pakistan rejects this claim and terms it cross-border firing that killed two of its soldiers. (India Today), (Reuters), (Dawn)
2015 Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017): At least four people are killed in a bombing attack on Baghdad. (Euronews)
2014 War in Donbass: Renewed clashes around the Donetsk International Airport between the pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian government troops kill at least 12 people in the worst flareup of violence since the ceasefire accord earlier in September. (CBC)
2013 Islamist insurgency in Nigeria:: Gunmen from the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram kill 42 people, mostly students, in an attack on a college in the town of Gujba, Yobe State. (The Telegraph)
2012 Somali Civil War: Al-Shabaab militants withdraw from the Somali port city of Kismayo after Somali and African Union forces launched a coordinated assault on Kismayo on Friday. (BBC)
2011 2011 Yemeni uprising: Heavy fighting is reported in the northern suburbs of Sanaa, Yemen's capital. (Reuters)
2010 14 Islamist militants are killed in an operation by Russian forces in Dagestan. (Voice of Russia) (BBC) (Reuters)
2009 An 8.0 magnitude earthquake near the Samoan Islands causes a tsunami.
2008 The Dow Jones industrial average posts its largest point decline ever, 778 points, 6.98 percent of total value. The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Index has its worst day since the 1987 crisis with an 8.8 percent drop, or 106.59 points. The Nasdaq Composite Index loses 199.61 points, or 9.14 percent. Latin American stocks tumble 13 percent, their biggest decline in more than a decade. Gold price jumps up, and US crude oil drops $10 to close at US$96.37 per barrel. World stocks, as measured by
2007 Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
2006 US Representative Mark Foley resigns after allegations of inappropriate emails.
2005 John G. Roberts, Jr. is confirmed and sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.
2004 The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
2003 Abdalla Yones, who was convicted of murder for killing his daughter, Heshu Yones, for dating a Christian, is sentenced to life in prison after becoming the first person in Britain to admit an ampquothonour killingampquot.
2001 The Syracuse Herald-Journal, a U.S. newspaper dating back to 1839, ceases publication.
1998 The U.S. Congress passes the "Iraq Liberation Act", which states that the United States wants to remove Saddam Hussein from power and replace the government with a democratic institution.
1997 Jury selection in Terry Nichols Okla bombing trial begins
1996 Delicate Balance closes at Plymouth Theater, New York City
1995 OJ Simpson trial sent to the jury
1994 1st phase of OJ Simpson murder trial jury selection ends (304 chosen)
1993 Grace Under Fire, starring Brett Butler debuts on ABC-TV
1992 Atlanta Braves wins 2nd straight NL West title
1991 My Own Private Idaho premieres
1990 Love & Affection by Nelson peaks at #1 on pop singles chart
1989 Glenn Frey joins Don Henley on-stage (for 1st time since 1981)
1988 26th Space Shuttle mission, Discovery 7 launched
1987 thirtysomething, debuts on ABC-TV
1986 Airwolf, TV Adventure
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents, returns to NBC-TV
1984 (What) In Name Of Love by Naked Eyes peaks at #39
1983 A Chorus Line 3,389 performance to become longest running Broadway show
1982 1st broadcast of Cheers on NBC-TV
1981 US Senate confirms Elizabeth Jones as US Mint chief engraver.
1980 Malcolm McDowell wed Mary Steenburgen
1979 Bad Case Of Loving You by Robert Palmer peaks at #14
1978 Flying High, debuts on CBS
1977 Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band, by Meco hits #1
1976 Alice, debuts on CBS-TV
1975 Three For Money, debuts on NBC-TV
1974 5th NYC Marathon won by Norbert Sander in 2:26:30
1973 Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne by Looking Glass peaks at #33
1972 Sino-Japanese relations: Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China.
1971 McMillan & Wife, debuts on NBC-TV
1970 NET Festival, last aired
1969 Bright Promise, TV Daytime Soap
1968 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational
1967 Gladys Knight and Pips releases I Heard it Through the Grapevine
1966 Bechuanaland gains independence from England, becomes Botswana
1965 WLVT TV channel 39 in Allentown, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 Greece and Bulgaria close boundaries
1963 Judy Garland Show, debuts on CBS-TV
1962 Alley Cat by Bent Fabric and His Piano peaks at #7
1961 Detectives, TV Crime Drama
1960 Johnny Ringo, TV Western Drama
1959 Many Loves Of Dobie Gillis, debuts on CBS-TV
1958 Studio One, TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV
1957 DuPont Show of the Month, debuts on CBS-TV
1956 I Love Mickey by Mickey Mantle and Teresa Brewer peaks at #87
1955 Sergeant Preston, debuts on CBS
1954 Barefoot Contessa starring Ava Gardner premieres at the Capitol
1953 Buick-Berle Show, debuts on NBC-TV
1952 Lights Out, last airs on NBC-TV
1951 Emile Zatopek runs world record 20,000 m and 10 mile
1950 Tin Pan Alley TV, last airs on ABC-TV
1949 Front Page, debuts on CBS-TV
1948 WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, TX (NBC) begins
1947 Dizzy Gillespie presented his 1st Carnegie Hall concert in New York
1946 Adventures of Sam Spade debuts on CBS Radio
1945 Cubs clinch NL pennant
1944 Browns last in AL attendance, only 6,172 watch them sweep Yanks in DH
1943 1st Silbertanne-murder by German occupiers in Meppel
1942 Government of De Gaulle cancels agreement of Munich
1941 Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
1940 Double or Nothing, a radio quiz show, 1st heard on Mutual Radio Net
1939 Gerald J. Cox, speaking at an American Water Works Association meeting, becomes the first person to publicly propose the fluoridation of public water supplies in the United States.
1938 1st archival course is offered at Columbia University in New York City
1937 Frans Slaats bicycles world record time (45,563 km)
1936 Radio used for first time for a US Presidential campaign.
1935 5th Ryder Cup: US, 9-3 at Ridgewood Country Club - New Jersey
1934 Rondo Hatton weds Mabel Housh
1933 Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut
1932 Bill of Divorcement premieres at the Mayfair
1930 Bing Crosby marries Dixie Lee
1928 Cardinals win NL pennant with a 3-1 win at Boston
1927 Telephone service begins between US and Mexico
1926 Norma Shearer wed Irving Thalberg
1925 French General of Morocco, marshal Lyautey, is dismissed
1924 Santo Domingo joins League of Nations
1923 6th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Pelham Country Club - Pelham, New York
1922 Mussolini ask Vatican for support of fascist party program
1921 Pirates drop doubleheader to Cards to allow idle Giants to clinch NL
1920 Joseph Horne Company in Pittsburgh sells radios for $10
1918 Allied forces score a decisive breakthrough of the Hindenburg Line.
1916 John D. Rockefeller becomes the world's first known billionaire.
1915 1st transcontinental radio telephone message is sent
1914 Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant
1913 Sam S Shubert Theater opens at 225 W 44th St, New York City
1912 French / British troops lands on Samoa
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