September 29

Events

 * - kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta, securing his hold as king of the.
 * - : The Greek fleet under, defeats the Persian fleet under.
 * - celebrates his third, for victories over the s and the end of the  on his 45th birthday.
 * - invades.
 * - : forces defeat  at ; end of the.
 * - The second in France breaks out.
 * 1567  - At a dinner, the  arrests the  and the  for.
 * - opens his  - the first historically documented  - in,.
 * - The  first establishes a regular  with a strength of several hundred men.
 * 1789  - The first  adjourns.
 * - The of, also known as the Met, is founded.
 * - : forces defeat  at ; the first battle of the.
 * - The hierarchy is re-established in  and  by.
 * - : The is fought.
 * - The first practical public electric in the world was opened in,.
 * - The cornerstone is laid at in the  capital.
 * - declares war on the.
 * - The is broken by  forces during .  signed an.
 * - is proclaimed.
 * - in, :   C starts  massacre. According to the  Operational Situation Report No. 101, at least 33,771  from  and its suburbs were killed at  on September 29 - ,.
 * -   and    sign an  aboard the  ship  off the shore of.
 * - The convention establishing  is signed.
 * 1954  - :  of the then New York Giants makes "" at  in game one of the.
 * - 20 MCi (740 petabecquerels) of radioactive material is released in an explosion at the  nuclear plant at.
 * -, leader of , disorders a meeting of the with a number of angry outbursts.
 * - , the first, is launched.
 * - The second period of the opens.
 * - The Argentine comic strip is published for the first time.
 * - The memorial lists ten agents lost on this date.
 * - joins the.
 * - : establishes  with the  after breaking official ties with the.
 * -  in Detroit, Michigan, becomes the world's first black-owned-and-operated television station.
 * 1975  -   becomes American television's first African-American weathercaster.
 * - became the first pontiff to set foot on Irish soil with his pastoral visit to the.
 * - began when the first of seven individuals died in metropolitan Chicago.
 * - resumes  flights, grounded after the , with.
 * -  finished.
 * - The YF-22, which would later become the, flies for the first time.
 * - Military coup in.
 * -  resigns.
 * - is killed by the.
 * 1995  - The  disestablishes Fighter Squadron #84 (VF-84), the celebrated s.
 * - The , a  dating back to, ceases publication.
 * - makes landfall at.
 * - The  passes within four lunar distances of.
 * 2004  - The   entry  performed a successful spaceflight, the first of two needed to win the prize.
 * - confirms  to be the next.
 * 2005  - Amnesty referendum in.
 * -  resigns after allegations of inappropriate emails to house pages were introduced.

Births

 * -, consul of (d. )
 * -, Queen consort of England, (d. )
 * -, French soldier (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, son of (d. )
 * -, Spanish humanist (d. )
 * -, Spanish author (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Flemish mathematician (d. )
 * -, Italian artist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, French sculptor (d. )
 * -, French soldier (d. )
 * -, English Catholic prelate (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, British general and statesman (d. )
 * -, British admiral (d. )
 * -, German queen (d. )
 * -, 1st (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * 1803  -, American sea captain (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, British novelist (d. )
 * -, chief witness in the trial of the assassination of (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * -, daughter of (d. )
 * -, German politician and jurist (d. )
 * -, British model for (d. )
 * 1864  -, Spanish writer and philosopher (d. )
 * -, Austrian Economist
 * -, American parapsychologist (d. )
 * 1895  -, American aviator and racer (d. )
 * -, American journalist and historian (d. )
 * -, Stalinist biologist (d. )
 * -, Italian physicist, (d. )
 * -, President of Mexico (d. )
 * 1901  -, Italian philosopher and activist (d. )
 * -, British actress (d. )
 * -, American actor and businessman (d. )
 * 1907  -, American businessman (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Italian film director (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * 1913  -, American film director (d. )
 * -, American entrepreneur (d. )
 * 1915  -, American film actress (d. )
 * -, English chemist,
 * -, American actress
 * -, American children's author (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, British author of novels
 * -, Swedish actress
 * 1931  -, American nuclear physicist,
 * -, American screenwriter and director
 * 1932  -, Indian actor (d. )
 * -, Guyanese cricketer
 * -, American musician
 * -, former
 * -, American songwriter
 * 1939  -, American film critic
 * 1939  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Italian singer
 * -, British serial killer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1942  -, Italian cyclist
 * 1942  -, British actor
 * 1942  -, American politician
 * 1942  -, French jazz violinist
 * 1942  -, Serbian screenwriter (d. )
 * -, former President of Iran
 * 1943  -, American
 * 1943  -, , recipient of the
 * -, American composer
 * -, Greek composer
 * -, American actor
 * -, American television personality
 * 1948  -, American guitarist
 * 1948  -, German jazz clarinetist
 * -, Greek singer
 * 1951  -, Colombian writer (d. )
 * 1951  -, Australian hurdler
 * 1951  -, Philippine broadcaster
 * -, Hungarian-born animator
 * 1952  -, American politician
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1953  -, American actor
 * 1953  -, Quebec film director (d. )
 * -, British athlete
 * -, American comedian and actor
 * 1957  -, Greek singer and composer
 * -, British music industry mogul and musician
 * -, American comedian
 * -, American actor
 * 1962  -, American musician, guitarist
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1963  -, American bassist
 * -, American actress
 * -, British musician/singer
 * -, American television presenter
 * 1968  -, Indian film actor
 * -, American actress and Playmate
 * 1969  -, Mexican singer
 * -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * 1970  -, American actress
 * 1970  -, British actress
 * -, singer
 * 1971  -, British actor and comedian
 * -, British actor, comedian, and writer
 * 1972  -, British racing car driver
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * 1973  -, Greek volleyball player
 * 1973  -, British singer/songwriter
 * -, American film producer
 * 1974  -, American actor
 * -, Spanish football player
 * -, Ukrainian football player
 * 1976  -, English football player
 * 1976  -, Spanish cyclist
 * -, South Korean actor
 * 1977  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1977  -, American  singer
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * -, Norwegian singer
 * 1978  -, American gymnast
 * 1978  -, American guitarist
 * -, American Baseball Player
 * 1979  -, Japanese cyclist
 * -, Canadian musician
 * 1980  -, American actor
 * -, Belarusian handball player
 * 1982  -, American pornographic actress
 * - - Irish musician and songwriter
 * -, German football player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1986  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1986  -, Canadian ice hockey player


 * -, Spanish royal

Deaths

 * - King (b. )
 * -, Filipino saint
 * -, French Catholic missionary, one of (b. )
 * -, French soldier (b. )
 * -, Austrian poet (b. )
 * -, first (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, German surgeon (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, , (b. )
 * -, British poet (b. )
 * 1902  -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Brazilian writer (b. )
 * -, French statesman, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Dutch inventor, (b. )
 * 1927  -, German writer (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, British racing driver (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, baseball player and manager (b. )
 * -, Greco-Roman professional wrestler, (b. )
 * -, Scottish football manager (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, president of (b. )
 * -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, American brewing magnate (b. )
 * -, Algerian singer (b. )
 * -, British comedian (b. )
 * -, American artist (b. )
 * -, victim of bullying and suicide (b. )
 * 1998  -, Mayor of Los Angeles (b. )
 * -, President of South Vietnam (b. )
 * -, French motorcycle rally rider (b. )
 * -, American chef, the "Godfather of Fried Chicken" (b. )
 * -, Norwegian singer (b. )
 * 2006  -, Pakistani journalist and Urdu poet and critic (b. )
 * 2006  -, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Quebec (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - - Christian feast of the s, , and.
 * Also see.
 * , - One of the four  in the.
 * , - 's birthday.
 * - Day, eighth day in the.