About September 29

September 29, 2024 is the 273rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 93 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

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Libra is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 122 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On September 29

  • 1567 –
    At a dinner, the Duke of Alba arrests the Count of Egmont and the Count of Hoorn for treason.
  • 1650 –
    Henry Robinson opens his Office of Addresses and Encounters in Threadneedle Street, London.
  • 1907 –
    The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital.
  • 1918 –
    World War I, Battle of St. Quentin Canal: The Hindenburg Line is broken by Allied forces. Bulgaria signs an armistice.
  • 1932 –
    Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
  • 1949 –
    The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People’s Republic of China.
  • 1951 –
    The first live sporting event seen coast-to-coast in the United States, a college football game between Duke and the University of Pittsburgh, is televised on NBC.
  • 1957 –
    20 MCi (740 petabecquerels) of radioactive material is released in an explosion at the Soviet Mayak nuclear plant at Chelyabinsk.
  • 1964 –
    The Argentine comic strip Mafalda is published for the first time.
  • 1966 –
    The Chevrolet Camaro, originally named Panther, is introduced.
  • 1972 –
    Sino-Japanese relations: Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China.
  • 1988 –
    Space Shuttle: NASA launches STS-26, the return to flight mission, after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
  • 1990 –
    Construction of the Washington National Cathedral is completed.
  • 1990 –
    The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time.
  • 1991 –
    Military coup in Haiti (1991 Haitian coup d'état).
  • 1992 –
    Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello resigns.
  • 1995 –
    The United States Navy disbands Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84), nicknamed the “Jolly Rogers”.
  • 2001 –
    The Syracuse Herald-Journal, a U.S. newspaper dating back to 1839, ceases publication.
  • 2004 –
    The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize.
  • 2004 –
    The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.

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