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On This Day · The 272nd day of the year

September 29

September 29's record stretches 995 years, from 1011 to 2006. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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Libra is the sign for September 29 — read more on the Libra page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on September 29?

September 29 is the 272nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1011 and 2006. Famous people born on September 29 include Michelle Bachelet, Lech Wałęsa and Miguel de Cervantes.

Released on September 29

Movies, games, albums & shows

2023

  • Game Cocoon
  • TV Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

2022

  • Game Railgrade

2021

  • TV The Chestnut Man

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1011

    Siege of Canterbury

  2. 1724

    Johann Sebastian Bach

  3. 1918

    World War I

  4. 1923

    Mandate for Palestine

  5. 1941

    World War II

  6. 1972

    Japan

  7. 1979

    Equatorial Guinea

  8. 1990

    Lockheed YF-22

  9. 2005

    John Roberts

  10. 2006

    Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 29

Michelle Bachelet

b. 1951

Lech Wałęsa

b. 1943

Miguel de Cervantes

b. 1547

Enrico Fermi

b. 1901

Silvio Berlusconi

b. 1936

Kevin Durant

b. 1988

Julia Gillard

b. 1961

Pier Luigi Bersani

b. 1951

Deaths

  • 2022Kathleen Booth
  • 2007Katsuko Saruhashi
  • 1937Ray Ewry
  • 1913Rudolf Diesel
  • 1902Émile Zola
  • 1560Gustav Vasa

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Charles, Duke of Brittany
  • —Christian feast day: Hripsime
  • —Christian feast day: Jean de Montmirail
  • —Christian feast day: Theodota of Philippi
  • —Christian feast day: September 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Christian feast day: the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. One of the four quarter days in the Irish calendar. (England and Ireland). Called Michaelmas in some western liturgical traditions.
  • —Inventors' Day (Argentina)
  • —Victory of Boquerón Day (Paraguay)

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