September 29rd All Events |
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| September 29th, 2061 (September 29 2061) | Event | Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday. | Pompey the Great Quotes |
| September 29th, 2007 (September 29 2007) | Event | Calder Hall, the world s first commercial nuclear power station, the magnox reactor and Calder hall was demolished in a controlled explosion. | |
| September 29th, 2007 (September 29 2007) | Death | Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (born in 1927) | |
| September 29th, 2006 (September 29 2006) | Event | US Representative Mark Foley resigns after allegations of inappropriate emails to house pages were introduced. | |
| September 29th, 2006 (September 29 2006) | Death | Michael A. Monsoor, a United States Navy SEAL killed in Iraq and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. | |
| September 29th, 2006 (September 29 2006) | Death | Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian singer (born in 1976) | |
| September 29th, 2006 (September 29 2006) | Death | Khalique Ibrahim Khalique, Pakistani journalist and Urdu poet and critic (born in 1926) | |
| September 29th, 2006 (September 29 2006) | Death | Louis-Albert Cardinal Vachon, French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Quebec (born in 1912) | |
| September 29th, 2006 (September 29 2006) | Death | Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer (born in 1915) | |
| September 29th, 2005 (September 29 2005) | Event | US Senate confirms John Roberts to be the next Chief Justice of the United States. | |
| September 29th, 2005 (September 29 2005) | Event | Amnesty referendum in Algeria. | |
| September 29th, 2005 (September 29 2005) | Death | Austin Leslie, American chef, the "Godfather of Fried Chicken" (born in 1934) | |
| September 29th, 2004 (September 29 2004) | Event | The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth. | |
| September 29th, 2004 (September 29 2004) | Event | The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry SpaceShipOne performed a successful spaceflight, the first of two needed to win the prize. | |
| September 29th, 2004 (September 29 2004) | Death | Richard Sainct, French motorcycle rally rider (born in 1970) | |
| September 29th, 2003 (September 29 2003) | Event | Hurricane Juan makes landfall in Nova Scotia. | |
| September 29th, 2002 (September 29 2002) | Death | Edmund Trebus, probably best known for his appearance on A Life of Grime (born in 1918) | |
| September 29th, 2001 (September 29 2001) | Event | The Syracuse Herald-Journal, a U.S. newspaper dating back to 1839, ceases publication. | |
| September 29th, 2001 (September 29 2001) | Death | Nguy?n Van Thi?u, President of South Vietnam (born in 1923) | |
| September 29th, 1999 (September 29 1999) | Birth | Juan Valentin Urdangarin y de Borbon, Spanish royal | |
| September 29th, 1998 (September 29 1998) | Death | Jared High, victim of bullying and suicide (born in 1985) | |
| September 29th, 1998 (September 29 1998) | Death | Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles (born in 1917) | |
| September 29th, 1997 (September 29 1997) | Death | Roy Lichtenstein, American artist (born in 1923) | |
| September 29th, 1996 (September 29 1996) | Death | Leslie Crowther, British comedian (born in 1933) | |
| September 29th, 1995 (September 29 1995) | Event | The United States Navy disbands Fighter Squadron #84 (VF-84), the celebrated Jolly Rogers. | |
| September 29th, 1994 (September 29 1994) | Death | Cheb Hasni, Algerian singer (born in 1968) | |
| September 29th, 1992 (September 29 1992) | Event | Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello resigns. | |
| September 29th, 1991 (September 29 1991) | Event | Military coup in Haiti. | |
| September 29th, 1990 (September 29 1990) | Event | Washington National Cathedral finished. | |
| September 29th, 1990 (September 29 1990) | Event | The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time. | |
| September 29th, 1989 (September 29 1989) | Death | Gussie Busch, American brewing magnate (born in 1899) | |
| September 29th, 1988 (September 29 1988) | Event | NASA resumes space shuttle flights, grounded after the Challenger disaster, with STS-26. | |
| September 29th, 1988 (September 29 1988) | Birth | Kevin Durant, American basketball player | |
| September 29th, 1988 (September 29 1988) | Death | Charles Addams, American cartoonist (born in 1912) | |
| September 29th, 1987 (September 29 1987) | Death | Henry Ford II, president of Ford Motor Company (born in 1917) | Henry Ford Quotes |
| September 29th, 1986 (September 29 1986) | Birth | Benoit Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| September 29th, 1986 (September 29 1986) | Birth | Mark Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| September 29th, 1984 (September 29 1984) | Birth | Per Mertesacker, German football player | |
| September 29th, 1982 (September 29 1982) | Event | Tylenol Crisis of 1982 began when the first of seven individuals died in metropolitan Chicago. | |
| September 29th, 1982 (September 29 1982) | Birth | Ariana Jollee, American pornographic actress | |
| September 29th, 1982 (September 29 1982) | Birth | Rob Smith, Irish musician and songwriter | |
| September 29th, 1982 (September 29 1982) | Death | Monty Stratton, baseball player (born in 1912) | |
| September 29th, 1981 (September 29 1981) | Birth | Siarhei Rutenka, Belarusian handball player | |
| September 29th, 1981 (September 29 1981) | Death | Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (born in 1913) | Bill Shankly Quotes |
| September 29th, 1980 (September 29 1980) | Birth | Dallas Green, Canadian musician (Alexisonfire,City and Colour) | |
| September 29th, 1980 (September 29 1980) | Birth | Zachary Levi, American actor | |
| September 29th, 1980 (September 29 1980) | Birth | Patrick Agyemang, English footballer | |
| September 29th, 1979 (September 29 1979) | Event | Pope John Paul II became the first pope to set foot on Irish soil with his pastoral visit to the Republic of Ireland. | |
| September 29th, 1979 (September 29 1979) | Birth | Shelley Duncan, American Baseball Player | |
| September 29th, 1979 (September 29 1979) | Birth | Takumi Beppu, Japanese cyclist | |
| September 29th, 1978 (September 29 1978) | Birth | Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer | |
| September 29th, 1978 (September 29 1978) | Birth | Mohini Bhardwaj, American gymnast | |
| September 29th, 1978 (September 29 1978) | Birth | Gunner McGrath, American guitarist (Much the Same) | |
| September 29th, 1977 (September 29 1977) | Birth | Won Bin, South Korean actor | |
| September 29th, 1977 (September 29 1977) | Birth | Wade Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| September 29th, 1977 (September 29 1977) | Birth | Debelah Morgan, American R&B singer | |
| September 29th, 1977 (September 29 1977) | Birth | Jake Westbrook, American baseball player | |
| September 29th, 1976 (September 29 1976) | Birth | Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian football player | |
| September 29th, 1976 (September 29 1976) | Birth | Darren Byfield, English football player | |
| September 29th, 1976 (September 29 1976) | Birth | Oscar Sevilla, Spanish cyclist | |
| September 29th, 1976 (September 29 1976) | Death | Wadi Ayoub, Greco-Roman professional wrestler, (born in 1927) | |
| September 29th, 1975 (September 29 1975) | Event | WGPR in Detroit, Michigan, becomes the world s first black-owned-and-operated television station. | |
| September 29th, 1975 (September 29 1975) | Event | Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush becomes American television s first African-American weathercaster. | |
| September 29th, 1975 (September 29 1975) | Birth | Albert Celades, Spanish football player | |
| September 29th, 1975 (September 29 1975) | Death | Casey Stengel, baseball player and manager (born in 1890) | |
| September 29th, 1974 (September 29 1974) | Birth | Brian Ash, American film producer | |
| September 29th, 1974 (September 29 1974) | Birth | Alexis Cruz, American actor | |
| September 29th, 1973 (September 29 1973) | Birth | Joe Hulbig, American ice hockey player | |
| September 29th, 1973 (September 29 1973) | Birth | Athanasios Michalopoulos, Greek volleyball player | |
| September 29th, 1973 (September 29 1973) | Birth | Scout Niblett, British singer/songwriter | |
| September 29th, 1973 (September 29 1973) | Death | W. H. Auden, English poet (born in 1907) | |
| September 29th, 1972 (September 29 1972) | Event | Sino-Japanese relations: Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People s Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China. | |
| September 29th, 1972 (September 29 1972) | Birth | Robert Webb, British actor, comedian, and writer | |
| September 29th, 1972 (September 29 1972) | Birth | Oliver Gavin, British racing car driver | |
| September 29th, 1971 (September 29 1971) | Event | Oman joins the Arab League. | |
| September 29th, 1971 (September 29 1971) | Birth | Sibel Tuzun, Turkish singer | |
| September 29th, 1971 (September 29 1971) | Birth | Mackenzie Crook, British actor and comedian | |
| September 29th, 1970 (September 29 1970) | Birth | Yoshihiro Tajiri, Japanese professional wrestler | |
| September 29th, 1970 (September 29 1970) | Birth | Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress | |
| September 29th, 1970 (September 29 1970) | Birth | Emily Lloyd, British actress | |
| September 29th, 1970 (September 29 1970) | Birth | Nicolas Pereira, Venezuelan tennis player | |
| September 29th, 1970 (September 29 1970) | Death | Edward Everett Horton, American actor (born in 1886) | Edward Vere Quotes |
| September 29th, 1969 (September 29 1969) | Birth | Erika Eleniak, American actress and Playboy Playmate | |
| September 29th, 1969 (September 29 1969) | Birth | Aleks Syntek, Mexican singer | |
| September 29th, 1969 (September 29 1969) | Birth | Angelo Barretto, Filipino racecar driver | |
| September 29th, 1968 (September 29 1968) | Birth | Patrick Burns, American television presenter | |
| September 29th, 1968 (September 29 1968) | Birth | Samir Soni, Indian film actor | |
| September 29th, 1967 (September 29 1967) | Birth | Brett Anderson, British musician/singer (Suede, The Tears) | |
| September 29th, 1967 (September 29 1967) | Death | Carson McCullers, American author (born in 1917) | |
| September 29th, 1966 (September 29 1966) | Birth | Jill Whelan, American actress | |
| September 29th, 1964 (September 29 1964) | Event | The Argentine comic strip Mafalda is published for the first time. | |
| September 29th, 1963 (September 29 1963) | Event | The second period of the Second Vatican Council opens. | |
| September 29th, 1963 (September 29 1963) | Birth | Dave Andreychuk, Canadian ice hockey player | |
| September 29th, 1963 (September 29 1963) | Birth | Les Claypool, American bassist (Primus) | |
| September 29th, 1962 (September 29 1962) | Event | Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, is launched. | |
| September 29th, 1962 (September 29 1962) | Birth | Roger Bart, American actor | |
| September 29th, 1962 (September 29 1962) | Birth | Al Pitrelli, American musician, guitarist | |
| September 29th, 1961 (September 29 1961) | Birth | Stephanie Miller, American comedian and talk radio host | |
| September 29th, 1960 (September 29 1960) | Event | Nikita Khrushchev, leader of Soviet Union, disorders a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly with a number of angry outbursts. | Nikita Khrushchev Quotes |
| September 29th, 1960 (September 29 1960) | Birth | Alan McGee, British music industry mogul and musician | |
| September 29th, 1957 (September 29 1957) | Event | 20 MCi (740 petabecquerels) of radioactive material is released in an explosion at the Soviet Mayak nuclear plant at Chelyabinsk. | |
| September 29th, 1957 (September 29 1957) | Birth | Andrew Dice Clay, American comedian and actor | Andrew Dice Clay Quotes |
| September 29th, 1957 (September 29 1957) | Birth | Sokratis Malamas, Greek singer and composer | |
| September 29th, 1957 (September 29 1957) | Birth | Chris Broad, former English cricketer and current match referee | |
| September 29th, 1956 (September 29 1956) | Birth | Sebastian Coe, British athlete | |
| September 29th, 1954 (September 29 1954) | Event | The convention establishing CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed. | |
| September 29th, 1954 (September 29 1954) | Event | Major League Baseball: Willie Mays of the then New York Giants makes "The Catch" at The Polo Grounds in game one of the World Series. | |
| September 29th, 1953 (September 29 1953) | Birth | Warren Cromartie, American baseball player | |
| September 29th, 1953 (September 29 1953) | Birth | Drake Hogestyn, American actor | |
| September 29th, 1953 (September 29 1953) | Birth | Jean-Claude Lauzon, Quebec film director (died in 1997) | |
| September 29th, 1952 (September 29 1952) | Birth | Gabor Csupo, Hungarian-born animator | |
| September 29th, 1952 (September 29 1952) | Birth | Max Sandlin, American politician | |
| September 29th, 1952 (September 29 1952) | Death | John Cobb, British racing driver (born in 1899) | |
| September 29th, 1951 (September 29 1951) | Birth | Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile | |
| September 29th, 1951 (September 29 1951) | Birth | Andres Caicedo, Colombian writer (died in 1977) | |
| September 29th, 1951 (September 29 1951) | Birth | Maureen Caird, Australian hurdler | |
| September 29th, 1951 (September 29 1951) | Birth | Mike Enriquez, Philippine broadcaster | |
| September 29th, 1951 (September 29 1951) | Death | Thomas Cahill, American soccer coach (born in 1864) | |
| September 29th, 1949 (September 29 1949) | Birth | George Dalaras, Greek singer | |
| September 29th, 1948 (September 29 1948) | Birth | Bryant Gumbel, American television personality | |
| September 29th, 1948 (September 29 1948) | Birth | Mark Farner, American guitarist Grand Funk | |
| September 29th, 1948 (September 29 1948) | Birth | Theo Jorgensmann, German jazz clarinetist | |
| September 29th, 1947 (September 29 1947) | Birth | Martin Ferrero, American actor | |
| September 29th, 1945 (September 29 1945) | Birth | Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer | |
| September 29th, 1944 (September 29 1944) | Birth | Mike Post, American composer | |
| September 29th, 1943 (September 29 1943) | Event | U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign an armistice aboard the British ship HMS Nelson off Malta. | Pietro Badoglio Quotes |
| September 29th, 1943 (September 29 1943) | Birth | Mohammad Khatami, former President of Iran | |
| September 29th, 1943 (September 29 1943) | Birth | Gary Boyd Roberts, American genealogist | |
| September 29th, 1943 (September 29 1943) | Birth | Lech Walesa, President of Poland, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize | Lech Walesa Quotes |
| September 29th, 1942 (September 29 1942) | Birth | Madeline Kahn, American actress (died in 1999) | |
| September 29th, 1942 (September 29 1942) | Birth | Felice Gimondi, Italian cyclist | |
| September 29th, 1942 (September 29 1942) | Birth | Ian McShane, British actor | |
| September 29th, 1942 (September 29 1942) | Birth | Bill Nelson, American politician | |
| September 29th, 1942 (September 29 1942) | Birth | Jean-Luc Ponty, French jazz violinist | |
| September 29th, 1942 (September 29 1942) | Birth | Steve Tesich, Serbian screenwriter (died in 1996) | |
| September 29th, 1941 (September 29 1941) | Event | Holocaust in Kiev, Ukraine: German Einsatzgruppe C starts Babi Yar massacre. According to the Einsatzgruppen Operational Situation Report No. 101, at least 33,771 Jews from Kiev and its suburbs were killed at Babi Yar on September 30, 1941. | |
| September 29th, 1941 (September 29 1941) | Birth | Fred West, British serial killer (died in 1995) | |
| September 29th, 1940 (September 29 1940) | Birth | Nicola Di Bari, Italian singer | |
| September 29th, 1939 (September 29 1939) | Birth | Tommy Boyce, American songwriter | |
| September 29th, 1939 (September 29 1939) | Birth | Molly Haskell, American film critic | |
| September 29th, 1939 (September 29 1939) | Birth | Larry Linville, American actor (died in 2000) | |
| September 29th, 1938 (September 29 1938) | Birth | Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
| September 29th, 1937 (September 29 1937) | Death | Ray Ewry, American athlete (born in 1873) | |
| September 29th, 1936 (September 29 1936) | Birth | Silvio Berlusconi, former Prime Minister of Italy | |
| September 29th, 1935 (September 29 1935) | Birth | Jerry Lee Lewis, American musician | |
| September 29th, 1934 (September 29 1934) | Birth | Lance Gibbs, Guyanese West Indies cricketer, | |
| September 29th, 1934 (September 29 1934) | Birth | Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Psychology professor | |
| September 29th, 1932 (September 29 1932) | Birth | Robert Benton, American screenwriter and director | |
| September 29th, 1932 (September 29 1932) | Birth | Mehmood, Indian actor (died in 2004) | |
| September 29th, 1931 (September 29 1931) | Birth | Anita Ekberg, Swedish actress | |
| September 29th, 1931 (September 29 1931) | Birth | James Watson Cronin, American nuclear physicist, Nobel laureate | |
| September 29th, 1930 (September 29 1930) | Birth | Colin Dexter, British author of Inspector Morse novels | |
| September 29th, 1930 (September 29 1930) | Death | Ilya Yefimovich Repin, Russian painter (born in 1844) | |
| September 29th, 1927 (September 29 1927) | Death | Willem Einthoven, Dutch inventor, Nobel laureate (born in 1860) | |
| September 29th, 1927 (September 29 1927) | Death | Arthur Achleitner, German writer (born in 1858) | |
| September 29th, 1925 (September 29 1925) | Death | Leon Bourgeois, French statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (born in 1851) | |
| September 29th, 1924 (September 29 1924) | Event | Plutarco Elias Calles is proclaimed President of Mexico. | |
| September 29th, 1924 (September 29 1924) | Birth | Steve Forrest, American actor | |
| September 29th, 1923 (September 29 1923) | Birth | Stan Berenstain, American children s author (died in 2005) | |
| September 29th, 1922 (September 29 1922) | Birth | Lizabeth Scott, American actress | |
| September 29th, 1920 (September 29 1920) | Birth | Peter D. Mitchell, English chemist, Nobel laureate | |
| September 29th, 1918 (September 29 1918) | Event | The Hindenburg Line is broken by Allied forces during World War I. Bulgaria signs an armistice. | |
| September 29th, 1916 (September 29 1916) | Event | John D. Rockefeller becomes the first billionaire. | John D. Rockefeller Quotes |
| September 29th, 1915 (September 29 1915) | Birth | Vincent DeDomenico, American entrepreneur (died in 2007) | |
| September 29th, 1915 (September 29 1915) | Birth | Brenda Marshall, American film actress (died in 1992) | |
| September 29th, 1913 (September 29 1913) | Birth | Trevor Howard, English actor (died in 1988) | |
| September 29th, 1913 (September 29 1913) | Birth | Stanley Kramer, American film director (died in 2001) | |
| September 29th, 1912 (September 29 1912) | Birth | Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian film director (died in 2007) | |
| September 29th, 1911 (September 29 1911) | Event | Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire. | |
| September 29th, 1910 (September 29 1910) | Birth | Virginia Bruce, American actress (died in 1982) | |
| September 29th, 1908 (September 29 1908) | Birth | Eddie Tolan, American athlete (died in 1967) | |
| September 29th, 1908 (September 29 1908) | Death | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian writer (born in 1839) | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis Quotes |
| September 29th, 1907 (September 29 1907) | Event | The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital. | |
| September 29th, 1907 (September 29 1907) | Birth | Gene Autry, American actor, singer, and businessman (died in 1998) | |
| September 29th, 1907 (September 29 1907) | Birth | George W. Jenkins, American businessman (died in 1996) | |
| September 29th, 1904 (September 29 1904) | Birth | Greer Garson, British actress (died in 1996) | |
| September 29th, 1902 (September 29 1902) | Death | William Topaz McGonagall, British poet (born in 1825) | |
| September 29th, 1902 (September 29 1902) | Death | Emile Zola, French writer (born in 1840) | Emile Zola Quotes |
| September 29th, 1901 (September 29 1901) | Birth | Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist, Nobel laureate (died in 1954) | Enrico Fermi Quotes |
| September 29th, 1901 (September 29 1901) | Birth | Lanza del Vasto, Italian philosopher and activist (died in 1981) | Philo Quotes |
| September 29th, 1900 (September 29 1900) | Birth | Miguel Aleman Valdes, President of Mexico (died in 1983) | |
| September 29th, 1900 (September 29 1900) | Death | Samuel Fenton Cary, congressman, prohibitionist (born in 1814) | |
| September 29th, 1898 (September 29 1898) | Birth | Trofim Lysenko, Stalinist biologist (died in 1976) | |
| September 29th, 1897 (September 29 1897) | Birth | Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (died in 1980) | |
| September 29th, 1895 (September 29 1895) | Birth | J.B. Rhine, American parapsychologist (died in 1980) | |
| September 29th, 1895 (September 29 1895) | Birth | Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (died in 1970) | |
| September 29th, 1889 (September 29 1889) | Death | Louis Faidherbe, French general (born in 1818) | |
| September 29th, 1887 (September 29 1887) | Death | Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon (born in 1810) | |
| September 29th, 1885 (September 29 1885) | Event | The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England. | |
| September 29th, 1881 (September 29 1881) | Birth | Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist | Ludwig von Mises Quotes |
| September 29th, 1864 (September 29 1864) | Event | American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin s Farm is fought. | |
| September 29th, 1864 (September 29 1864) | Birth | Alexandra Kitchin, British model for Lewis Carroll (died in 1925) | Lewis Carroll Quotes |
| September 29th, 1864 (September 29 1864) | Birth | Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish writer and philosopher (died in 1936) | Miguel de Unamuno Quotes |
| September 29th, 1863 (September 29 1863) | Birth | Hugo Haase, German politician and jurist (died in 1919) | |
| September 29th, 1853 (September 29 1853) | Birth | Princess Thyra, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (died in 1933) | |
| September 29th, 1850 (September 29 1850) | Event | The Roman Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX. | |
| September 29th, 1848 (September 29 1848) | Event | Battle of Pakozd: Hungarian forces defeat Croats at Pakozd; the first battle of the War of Independence. | |
| September 29th, 1843 (September 29 1843) | Birth | Mikhail Skobelev, Russian general (died in 1882) | |
| September 29th, 1842 (September 29 1842) | Birth | Louis J. Weichmann, chief witness in the trial of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (died in 1902) | Abraham Lincoln Quotes |
| September 29th, 1833 (September 29 1833) | Death | King Ferdinand VII of Spain (born in 1784) | |
| September 29th, 1829 (September 29 1829) | Event | The Metropolitan Police of London, also known as the Met, is founded. | |
| September 29th, 1810 (September 29 1810) | Birth | Elizabeth Gaskell, British novelist (died in 1865) | Elizabeth Gaskell Quotes |
| September 29th, 1808 (September 29 1808) | Birth | Henry Bennett, American politician (died in 1868) | |
| September 29th, 1804 (September 29 1804) | Death | Michael Hillegas, first Treasurer of the United States (born in 1728) | |
| September 29th, 1803 (September 29 1803) | Birth | Jacques Charles Francois Sturm, French mathematician (died in 1850) | |
| September 29th, 1803 (September 29 1803) | Birth | Mercator Cooper, American sea captain (died in 1872) | |
| September 29th, 1800 (September 29 1800) | Death | Michael Denis, Austrian poet (born in 1729) | |
| September 29th, 1789 (September 29 1789) | Event | The U.S. War Department first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men. | |
| September 29th, 1789 (September 29 1789) | Event | The first U.S. Congress adjourns. | |
| September 29th, 1786 (September 29 1786) | Birth | Guadalupe Victoria, 1st President of Mexico (died in 1843) | |
| September 29th, 1766 (September 29 1766) | Birth | Charlotte, Princess Royal, German queen (died in 1828) | |
| September 29th, 1758 (September 29 1758) | Birth | Horatio Nelson, British admiral (died in 1805) | Horatio Nelson Quotes |
| September 29th, 1725 (September 29 1725) | Birth | Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, British general and statesman (died in 1774) | |
| September 29th, 1703 (September 29 1703) | Birth | Francois Boucher, French painter (died in 1770) | |
| September 29th, 1703 (September 29 1703) | Death | Charles de Saint-Evremond, French soldier (born in 1610) | |
| September 29th, 1691 (September 29 1691) | Birth | Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (died in 1781) | |
| September 29th, 1678 (September 29 1678) | Birth | Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (died in 1766) | |
| September 29th, 1650 (September 29 1650) | Event | Henry Robinson opens his Office of Addresses and Encountersthe first historically documented dating servicein Threadneedle Street, London. | |
| September 29th, 1642 (September 29 1642) | Death | Rene Goupil, French Catholic missionary, one of Canadian Martyrs (born in 1608) | |
| September 29th, 1640 (September 29 1640) | Birth | Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (died in 1720) | |
| September 29th, 1639 (September 29 1639) | Birth | Lord William Russell, English politician (died in 1683) | |
| September 29th, 1637 (September 29 1637) | Death | Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino saint | |
| September 29th, 1636 (September 29 1636) | Birth | Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury (died in 1715) | |
| September 29th, 1571 (September 29 1571) | Birth | Caravaggio, Italian artist (died in 1610) | |
| September 29th, 1567 (September 29 1567) | Event | The second War of Religion in France breaks out. | |
| September 29th, 1567 (September 29 1567) | Event | At a dinner, the Duke of Alba arrests the Count of Egmont and the Count of Hoorn for treason. | |
| September 29th, 1561 (September 29 1561) | Birth | Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish mathematician (died in 1615) | |
| September 29th, 1560 (September 29 1560) | Death | King Gustav I of Sweden (born in 1496) | |
| September 29th, 1548 (September 29 1548) | Birth | William V, Duke of Bavaria (died in 1626) | |
| September 29th, 1547 (September 29 1547) | Birth | Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author (died in 1616) | Miguel de Cervantes Quotes |
| September 29th, 1511 (September 29 1511) | Birth | Miguel Servet, Spanish humanist (died in 1553) | |
| September 29th, 1388 (September 29 1388) | Birth | Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Henry IV of England (died in 1421) | |
| September 29th, 1364 (September 29 1364) | Event | Battle of Auray: English forces defeat French in Brittany; end of the Breton War of Succession. | |
| September 29th, 1364 (September 29 1364) | Death | Charles, Duke of Brittany | |
| September 29th, 1328 (September 29 1328) | Birth | Joan of Kent, wife of Edward, the Black Prince (died in 1385) | |
| September 29th, 1321 (September 29 1321) | Birth | John of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (died in 1387) | |
| September 29th, 1240 (September 29 1240) | Birth | Margaret of England, Queen consort of Scotland, (died in 1275) | |
| September 29th, 1227 (September 29 1227) | Event | Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, is excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to go on crusade. | Gregory I Quotes |
| September 29th, 1066 (September 29 1066) | Event | William the Conqueror invades England. | |
| September 29th, 0522 (September 29 0522) | Event | Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumata, securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. | |
| September 29th, 0480 (September 29 0480) | Event | Battle of Salamis: The Greek fleet under Themistokles defeats the Persian fleet under Xerxes I. | |
| September 29th, 0106 (September 29 0106) | Birth | Pompey the Great, consul of Rome (died in 48 BC) | Pompey the Great Quotes |
