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September 29

A look at September 29 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Michelle Bachelet and Lech Wałęsa, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2006

    Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907

    A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air, killing 154 people and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis.

    2006 mid-air collision over
  2. 2005

    John Roberts

    John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States.

    Chief Justice of the
  3. 1990

    Lockheed YF-22

    The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time.

    American aircraft prototype
  4. 1979

    Equatorial Guinea

    Equatorial Guinean dictator Francisco Macías Nguema is executed by soldiers from Western Sahara.

    Country in Central Africa
  5. 1972

    Japan

    Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China.

    Country in East Asia
  6. 1941

    World War II

    During World War II, German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  7. 1923

    Mandate for Palestine

    The Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.

    League of Nations mandate
  8. 1918

    World War I

    World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  9. 1724

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130 for the feast of archangel Michael, based on Paul Eber's hymn in twelve stanzas.

    German composer (1685–1750)
  10. 1011

    Siege of Canterbury

    Danes capture Canterbury after a siege, taking Ælfheah, archbishop of Canterbury, as a prisoner.

    Viking raid in September
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Famous birthday twins

Born on September 29

Michelle Bachelet

b. 1951

Chilean politician, President of Chile

Lech Wałęsa

b. 1943

Polish electrician and politician, 2nd President of Poland, Nobel Prize laureate

Miguel de Cervantes

b. 1547

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright

Enrico Fermi

b. 1901

Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Silvio Berlusconi

b. 1936

Italian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Italy

Kevin Durant

b. 1988

American basketball player

Julia Gillard

b. 1961

Welsh-Australian lawyer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Australia

Pier Luigi Bersani

b. 1951

Italian educator and politician, 6th President of Emilia-Romagna

Deaths

  • 2022Kathleen Booth, British computer scientist and mathematician
  • 2007Katsuko Saruhashi, Japanese geochemist
  • 1937Ray Ewry, American triple jumper
  • 1913Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the diesel engine
  • 1902Émile Zola, French journalist, author, and playwright
  • 1560Gustav Vasa, King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560

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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