What Happened On September 29

What Happened On Sep 29 Timeline

1547 Sep 29 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is Born
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 29 September 1547 – 23 April 1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus Don Quixote, often considered the first modern novel, is a cl...
1789 Sep 29 The United States Congress Passes An Act Officially Creating The Military Of The United States
On September 29, 1789, the final day of its very first session, the United States Congress passed "An act to recognize and adapt to the Constitution of the United States, the establishmen...
1793 Sep 29 Convention Passes the General Maximum
General Maximum or The Law of the Maximum was a law created during the course of the French Revolution as an extension of the Law of Suspects on 29 September 1793. Its purpose was to set ...
1829 Sep 29 Founding of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) of London, Commonly Known as Scotland Yard
Metropolitan Police patrols took to the streets on 29 September 1829, despite resistance from certain elements of the community who saw them to be a threat to civil liberties. The initial...
1863 Sep 29 Battle of Stirling's Plantation
Other Names: Fordoche Bridge Location: Pointe Coupeé Parish Campaign: Taylor’s Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): September 29, 1863 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. ...
1864 Sep 29
to 1864 Sep 30
 Battle of Chaffin's Farm
Description: During the night of September 28-29, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler’s Army of the James crossed James River to assault the Richmond defenses north of the river. The columns attack...
1913 Sep 29 Stanley Kramer is Born
Stanley Earl Kramer (29 September 1913 – 19 February 2001) was an American film director and producer responsible for some of Hollywood's most famous "message" movies. His notable films i...
1918 Sep 29
to 1918 Oct 10
 Battle Of St. Quentin Canal
The Battle of St Quentin Canal began on 29 September 1918 and involved Canadian, British, Australian and American forces spearheaded the attack against the German Siegfried Stellung of th...
1918 Sep 29 "The Bond" (film) is Released
The Bond is a propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee for theatrical release to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. Ma...
1941 Sep 29
to 1941 Sep 30
 Babi Yar Massacre
Nazi forces, mainly German, occupied Kiev on 19 September 1941. The decision to exterminate the Jews of Kiev was made on September 26, in retaliation for guerrilla attacks against German ...
1942 Sep 29 John F. Kennedy Writes To Clare Boothe Luce
In 1942, John F. Kennedy entered the United States Navy to join American forces fighting in World War II. Prior to his departure, playwright Clare Boothe Luce, a close friend of the Kenne...
1943 Sep 29 Third Day of the 'Four Days of Naples'
On the third day of fierce clashes in the streets of Naples, the organization dell'insurrezione was still left to individual capipopolo neighborhood, in the absence of all contacts with t...
1947 Sep 29
to 1948 Apr 10
 The Einsatzgruppen Trial (or, officially, The United States of America vs. Otto Ohlendorf, et al.)
On September 10, 1947, the U.S. Military Government for Germany created Military Tribunal II-A (later renamed Tribunal II) to try the Einsatzgruppen Case. The 24 defendants were all leade...
1954 Sep 29 Willie Mays Makes "The Catch" In Game 1 of the 1954 World Series
The Catch refers to a memorable defensive baseball play by Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series between the New York Giants and the Cleveland Indians...
1955 Sep 29 "The Night Of The Hunter" Is Released
The Night of the Hunter is a 1955 film noir film directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Davis Gru...
1957 Sep 29 Kyshtym Disaster
On 29 September 1957 a chemical explosion in the radioactive waste storage site involved some 20 million curies of material. When the cooling system of a radioactive waste containment uni...
1966 Sep 29 "The Naked Time" airs
"The Naked Time" is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series first broadcast September 29, 1966, and repeated on April 27, 1967. It is a first season episode #4, production #7, and wa...
1972 Sep 29 "Love In The Afternoon" Is Released
Love in the Afternoon (original title: L'Amour l'après-midi and released in North America as Chloe in the Afternoon) is a 1972 film by Éric Rohmer. It is the sixth and final movie in Rohm...
1976 Sep 29 Rush release All the World's a Stage
All the World's a Stage is a double live album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1976. The album was recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto on June 11 through 13 during their 2112 tour....
1977 Sep 29 "Handle With Care" Is Released
Handle with Care is a 1977 comedy movie set in a small town in Nebraska and loosely based on the wide popularity of citizens' band radio, usually called "CB", at the time. It was directed...
1978 Sep 29 Pope John Paul I dies
John Paul I was found dead sitting up in his bed shortly before dawn on 29 September 1978, just 33 days into his papacy. The Vatican reported that the near-66-year-old Pope most likely di...
1979 Sep 29 Funkadelic releases Uncle Jam Wants You
Uncle Jam Wants You is the eleventh studio album by American funk band Funkadelic. It was originally released by Warner Bros. Records on September 21, 1979, and was later reissued on CD b...
1980 Sep 29 Stephen King publishes Firestarter
Firestarter is a story by Stephen King originally serialized in Omni magazine and later published in novel form in 1980. The Novel was nominated for a British Fantasy Award in 1981.
1980 Sep 29 Stevie Wonder Releases Hotter than July
Hotter than July is an album by Stevie Wonder, originally released on Motown's Tamla label on September 29, 1980. Despite the wide critical acclaim for Wonder's previous works such as Son...
1982 Sep 29
to 1982 Nov 1
 Chicago Tylenol Murders
The Chicago Tylenol murders occurred when seven people died after taking pain-relief capsules that had been poisoned. The Tylenol poisonings, code-named TYMURS by the FBI, took place in t...
1987 Sep 29 Red Hot Chili Peppers release The Uplift Mofo Party Plan
The Uplift Mofo Party Plan is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on September 29, 1987 on EMI. It is the only studio album to feature...
1990 Sep 29 MST3K Ep. 202 - "The Sidehackers"
Two motorcycle racers meet at a competition and become the victims of manipulation by a girlfriend who wants to change partners. The original film had a graphic rape and murder scene whic...
1991 Sep 29 Monument to Jews Killed at Babi Yar Massacre Opens
Soviet leadership discouraged placing any emphasis on the Jewish aspect of the Babi Yar tragedy; instead, it presented these atrocities as crimes committed against the Soviet people in ge...
1992 Sep 29 Alice in Chains release Dirt
Dirt is the second studio album by the American grunge band Alice in Chains and was released on September 29, 1992, through Columbia Records. Peaking at number six on the Billboard 200, t...
1992 Sep 29 Aretha Franklin Releases "Queen of Soul"
Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings is an 86-track, four-disc box set detailing Aretha Franklin's Atlantic career, starting in 1967 with the landmark single "I Never Loved a Man (The W...
1992 Sep 29 Stone Temple Pilots release their debut album, Core
Core is the debut album by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on September 29, 1992 through Atlantic Records. The album, which peaked at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers ...
1993 Sep 29 A Bronx Tale is released
A Bronx Tale is a 1993 American crime drama film set in The Bronx during the turbulent era of the 1960s. It was the directorial debut of Robert De Niro, and follows a young Italian-Americ...
1993 Sep 29 Stephen King publishes Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Nightmares & Dreamscapes is a short story collection by Stephen King published in 1993.
1994 Sep 29 "The Big Salad" - Season 6 Episode 2 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Big Salad" is the 88th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 2nd episode for the 6th season. It aired on September 29, 1994. Plot Summary: Elaine must find a special...
1996 Sep 29 Nintento 64 Arrives in North American Retail
During the developmental stages the N64 was referred to by its code name, Project Reality. The name Project Reality came from the speculation within Nintendo that this console could pro...
1997 Sep 29 The Rolling Stones Release 'Bridges to Babylon'
Bridges to Babylon is the 21st studio album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1997. It would prove to be their final studio album of the 1990s and their last full-length release o...
1998 Sep 29 Jay-Z releases third studio album "Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life"
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life is the third album released by rapper Jay-Z. The album propelled Jay-Z into superstar status and cemented him as a household name. It also helped him emerge as a...
2004 Sep 29 MLB Announces the Expos' Move to D.C.
On September 29, 2004, MLB officially announced that the Expos franchise would move to Washington, D.C. for 2005. Later that night, the Expos played their last game in Montreal, a 9–1 los...
2004 Sep 29 Tampa Bay Rays defeat Boston Red Sox, 9-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- He finished on his back, the loser of four straight starts in a season for the first time in a virtually bulletproof career. Turns out the Tampa Bay Devil Rays,...
2005 Sep 29 Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 5-4
His eyes have increasingly taken on the color of his favored Majestic pullover. And yet, amid that bloodshot gaze, there was a conviction in Terry Francona's look last night, and David Or...
2006 Sep 29 Boston Red Sox defeat Baltimore Orioles, 4-3
Gracefully tagging out runners? Not exactly at the top of Julian Tavarez's list. But starting pitching? He's getting to be pretty good at that. A month since he was inserted into the R...
2006 Sep 29 Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907
The crash killed all 154 people on the airliner, a Boeing 737 operated by Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes. The business jet, manufactured by Embraer, a Brazilian company, was being flown h...
2006 Sep 29 Hannah Montana Season 1 Episode 16
Dolly Parton guest-stars as Miley's godmother, and she Miley, and Lilly, must retrieve a videotape telling of Miley's feelings for Jake After Oliver grabs the wrong camcorder
2006 Sep 29 "Top Gun" Rifftrax is Released
Iceman, Maverick and Slider: while they make great names for members of a tracksuit wearing boy band, they make even better names for shirtless, pretty boy pilots! And Tom Cruise is the p...
2007 Sep 29 Boston Red Sox defeat Minnesota Twins, 6-4
J.D. Drew said he wasn't being antisocial when he missed the splash party that followed the Red Sox winning the American League East title Friday night. His wife, Sheigh, is eight months ...
2007 Sep 29 "Iran so far" SNL Digital Short
Samberg sings a love song for Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Armisen), along with Adam Levine from Maroon 5, sampling "Avril 14th" by Aphex Twin. Jake Gyllenhaal has a cameo.
2007 Sep 29 New York Yankees defeat Baltimore Orioles, 11-10
Once their season concludes with today's game, the Orioles will begin preparations for their organizational meetings in Sarasota, Fla. Daniel Cabrera's name is bound to come up. Cab...
2009 Sep 29 Alice in Chains release Black Gives Way to Blue
Black Gives Way to Blue is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released in September 2009. The first Alice in Chains album in nearly fourteen years, Black G...
2009 Sep 29 Cincinnati Reds defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 7-2
CINCINNATI - Baseball's first team to clinch may also be an offense in trouble. Once again the NL Central champion Cardinals encountered "plus" pitching Tuesday night. Once again, t...
2009 Sep 29 Colorado Rockies defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-5
Denver — So much for their first real chance at playing spoiler to someone's season. The Milwaukee Brewers walked into Coors Field saying all the politically correct things about wanti...