# What happened on September 29 in history?

**Date:** September 29  
**Events recorded:** 55  
**Years spanned:** 61 BC – 2019  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/september/29/

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## Featured Event

**2007** — Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Hall_nuclear_power_station)

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## Events on this date

- **61 BC** — Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompey))
- **1011** — Danes capture Canterbury after a siege, taking Ælfheah, archbishop of Canterbury, as a prisoner. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Canterbury))
- **1227** — Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, is excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to participate in the Crusades during the Investiture Controversy. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor))
- **1267** — The Treaty of Montgomery recognises Llywelyn ap Gruffudd as Prince of Wales, but only as a vassal of King Henry III. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Montgomery))
- **1364** — During the Hundred Years' War, Anglo-Breton forces defeat the Franco-Breton army in Brittany, ending the War of the Breton Succession. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years'_War))
- **1567** — During the French War of Religion, Protestant coup officials in Nîmes massacre Catholic priests in an event now known as the Michelade. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Wars_of_Religion))
- **1578** — Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegucigalpa))
- **1714** — The Cossacks of the Tsardom of Russia kill about 800 people overnight in Hailuoto during the Great Wrath. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossacks))
- **1717** — An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1717_Guatemala_earthquake))
- **1724** — 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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach))
- **1789** — The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War))
- **1829** — The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Police))
- **1848** — The Battle of Pákozd is a stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces and is the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_P%C3%A1kozd))
- **1850** — The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universalis_Ecclesiae))
- **1855** — The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Iloilo))
- **1864** — The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought in the American Civil War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chaffin's_Farm))
- **1864** — The Treaty of Lisbon defines the boundaries between Spain and Portugal and abolishes the Couto Misto microstate. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon_(1864)))
- **1885** — The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_Tramway))
- **1907** — The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_National_Cathedral))
- **1911** — Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire, In this war , Italy gains Libya which ends Ottoman rule in North Africa . ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italo-Turkish_War))
- **1918** — World War I:  Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I))
- **1918** — World War I:  The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_Line))
- **1918** — World War I:  Germany's Supreme Army Command tells Kaiser Wilhelm II and Imperial Chancellor Georg Michaelis to open negotiations for an armistice to end the war. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberste_Heeresleitung))
- **1920** — Ukrainian War of Independence: The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic agree to a truce with the Makhnovshchina. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_War_of_Independence))
- **1923** — The Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_for_Palestine))
- **1923** — The Mandate for Syria and Lebanon takes effect. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_for_Syria_and_the_Lebanon))
- **1923** — The First American Track and Field championships for women are held. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships))
- **1932** — Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia during the Chaco War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Boquer%C3%B3n_(1932)))
- **1940** — Two Avro Ansons collide in mid-air over New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together, then land safely. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Anson))
- **1941** — During World War II, German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1954** — The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN))
- **1957** — The Kyshtym disaster is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyshtym_disaster))
- **1959** — A Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes in Buffalo, Texas, killing 34 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-188_Electra))
- **1971** — Oman joins the Arab League. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_League))
- **1972** — Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan))
- **1975** — WGPR becomes the first black-owned-and-operated television station in the US. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWJ-TV))
- **1979** — Equatorial Guinean dictator Francisco Macías Nguema is executed by soldiers from Western Sahara. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea))
- **1981** — An Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft crashes into a firing range near Kahrizak, Iran, killing 80 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Air_Force))
- **1988** — NASA launches STS-26, the first Space Shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-26))
- **1990** — Construction of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) is completed in Washington, D.C. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_National_Cathedral))
- **1990** — The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_YF-22))
- **1990** — The Tampere Hall, the largest concert and congress center in the Nordic countries, is inaugurated in Tampere, Finland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampere_Hall))
- **1991** — A Haitian coup d'état occurs. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Haitian_coup_d'%C3%A9tat))
- **1992** — Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Collor_de_Mello))
- **2004** — The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4179_Toutatis))
- **2004** — Burt Rutan's Ansari SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the Ansari X Prize. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Rutan))
- **2005** — John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Roberts))
- **2006** — A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air, killing 154 people and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gol_Transportes_A%C3%A9reos_Flight_1907))
- **2007** — Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calder_Hall_nuclear_power_station))
- **2008** — The stock market crashes with the Dow Jones dropping a then record 778 points after the United States House of Representatives vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act fails during the beginning stages of the Great Recession. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market_crash))
- **2009** — The 8.1 Mw  Samoa earthquake results in a tsunami that kills over 189 and injures hundreds. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Samoa_earthquake_and_tsunami))
- **2011** — The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalit))
- **2013** — Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Nigeria. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gujba_college_massacre))
- **2016** — Eleven days after the Uri attack, the Indian Army conducts "surgical strikes" against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Uri_attack))
- **2019** — Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Afghan_presidential_election))

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## Notable births on September 29

- **2000** — **Jaden McDaniels** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaden_McDaniels))
- **1999** — **Choi Ye-na** — South Korean singer and dancer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi_Ye-na))
- **1995** — **Sasha Lane** — American actress ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Lane))
- **1994** — **Halsey** — American singer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halsey_(singer)))
- **1994** — **Nicholas Galitzine** — English actor ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Galitzine))
- **1993** — **Enxhi Seli-Zacharias** — German politician ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enxhi_Seli-Zacharias))
- **1991** — **Souleymane Doukara** — French footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souleymane_Doukara))
- **1990** — **Jordan Schroeder** — American ice hockey player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Schroeder))
- **1989** — **Shyima Hall** — Egyptian human rights activist ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyima_Hall))
- **1988** — **Kevin Durant** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Durant))

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## Notable deaths on September 29

- **2025** — **Patrick Murray** — British actor (born 1956) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Murray_(actor)))
- **2025** — **Alan McDonald** — Scottish Church Minister (born 1951) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_McDonald_(minister)))
- **2024** — **Ozzie Virgil Sr.** — Dominican baseball player and coach (born 1932) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzie_Virgil_Sr.))
- **2022** — **Kathleen Booth** — British computer scientist and mathematician (born 1922) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Booth))
- **2022** — **Akissi Kouamé** — Ivorian army officer (born 1955) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akissi_Kouam%C3%A9))
- **2020** — **Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah** — Kuwaiti Emir (born 1929) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabah_Al-Ahmad_Al-Jaber_Al-Sabah))
- **2020** — **Helen Reddy** — Australian-American singer, actress, and activist (born 1941) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Reddy))
- **2019** — **Martin Bernheimer** — German-American music critic (born 1936) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Bernheimer))
- **2018** — **Otis Rush** — American blues guitarist and singer (born 1934) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Rush))
- **2017** — **Tom Alter** — Indian actor (born 1950) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Alter))

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