September 29 historical events
675 — Battle of Maeso
The Battle of Maeso (Hangul: 매소성 전투; hanja: 買肖城戰鬪) was a battle between Silla and Tang forces in the Korean peninsula.On September 29, 675, a confrontation occurred between a Silla of 30,000 under the command of Kim Wonsul and a Tang of 200,000 troops under Li Jinxing. Silla killed 6,047 cavalry of Tang and got 30,380 horses and weapons of about 30,000.
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1011 — Siege of Canterbury
The siege of Canterbury was a major Viking raid on the city of Canterbury that occurred between 8 and 29 September 1011, fought between a Viking army led by Thorkell the Tall and the Anglo-Saxon defenders. The details of the siege are largely unknown, and most of the known events were recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
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1096 — Siege of Xerigordos
The siege of Xerigordos in 1096 (often Xerigordon in modern historical literature) pitted 6,000 Germans of the People's Crusade under Rainald of Broyes against the Turks commanded by Elchanes, general of Kilij Arslan, the Seljuk Sultan of Rûm. The Crusader raiding party captured the Turkish fort of Xerigordos, about four days' march from Nicaea, in an attempt to set up a pillaging outpost.
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1227 — Pope Gregory IX excommunicates Frederick II
On September 29, 1227, Pope Gregory IX excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II after the emperor postponed his crusading expedition. Frederick had turned back after illness struck the expedition.
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1267 — Treaty of Montgomery
The Treaty of Montgomery was an Anglo-Welsh treaty signed on 29 September 1267 in Montgomeryshire by which Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was acknowledged as Prince of Wales by King Henry III of England (r. 1216–1272). It was the only time an English ruler recognised the right of a ruler of Gwynedd over Wales.
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1364 — Battle of Auray
The Battle of Auray (29 September 1364) at the Breton-French town of Auray was the decisive confrontation of the Breton War of Succession, a part of the Hundred Years' War. In the battle, which began as a siege, a Breton army, led by Duke John de Montfort, assisted by English forces commanded by John Chandos, opposed a Breton army led by his rival Charles of Blois and assisted by French forces led by Bertrand du Guesclin.
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1589 — Battle of Arques
The Battle of Arques occurred on 15–29 September 1589 between the French royal forces of King Henry IV of France and troops of the Catholic League commanded by Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, during the eighth and final war (1585–1598) of the French Wars of Religion. It was a victory for Henry IV.
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1609 — Siege of Smolensk (1609–1611)
The siege of Smolensk (Polish: oblężenie Smoleńska), also known as the Smolensk Defense in Russia (Russian: Смоленская оборона), lasted 20 months between 29 September 1609 to 13 June 1611, when the Polish army besieged the Russian city of Smolensk during the Polish–Russian War of 1609–1618.
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1614 — Capture of Cambarão
In 1614, the Persian army led by Imam Quli Khan conquered the Portuguese fort of Cambarão (modern-day Bandar Abbas).
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1637 — Siege of Leucate
The siege of Leucate was a battle during the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659). It was a failed Spanish siege which ended by a defeat in a battle against a French relief army.
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1644 — Capture of the St. Michael
The Capture of St. Michael (Danish; Kapre af St. Michael) or the Seizure of St. Michael, was a Danish seizure of a Bengali ship in the Bay of Bengal. The Danes captured the Bengali ship and the vessel was subsequently incorporated into the Danish Navy given the name St. Michael.
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1655 — Battle of Horodok (1655)
The battle of Gródek Jagielloński or battle of Horodok took place during the Russo-Polish War (1654–67) on 29 September 1655. Russian and Ukrainian Cossack forces under Vasily Borisovich Sheremetev and Bohdan Khmelnytsky engaged a Polish–Lithuanian army under Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki near Gródek Jagielloński, which at that time was part of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's Ruthenian Voivodeship (now Horodok, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine).
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1675 — Crimean campaign (1675)
The Crimean campaign took place between the Crimean-Ottoman forces and the Zaporozhian Cossacks together with their allies, during the Zaporozhian Cossack campaign into Crimea, in September 1675.
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1687 — Siege of the Acropolis (1687)
The siege of the Acropolis took place on 23–29 September 1687, as the Venetian forces under Francesco Morosini and Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck laid siege to the Acropolis of Athens, held by the Ottoman garrison of the city. The siege resulted in the destruction of a large part of the Parthenon, which the Ottomans used as a gunpowder store.
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1717 — An earthquake damages Antigua Guatemala
On September 29, 1717, an earthquake damaged what is now Antigua Guatemala. A further shock caused more destruction the next day.
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1724 — Bach first performs Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130
On September 29, 1724, Johann Sebastian Bach first performed his cantata Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130, in Leipzig for St. Michael’s Day. The work draws on Paul Eber’s 1554 hymn of the same name and forms part of Bach’s chorale-cantata cycle.
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1737 — Battle of Radujevac
The Battle of Radujevac was a battle of the Austro-Turkish War of 1737–1739 that took place near Vidin on September 28, 1737, near Radujevac, the Ottoman troops won the battle and forced the Austrians to retreat.
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1788 — Battle of Kvistrum
The Battle of Kvistrum (also known as the Battle of Kvistrum Bridge) was fought on 29 September 1788 during the Theatre War, a phase of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790, between Sweden and the Denmark–Norway. The Swedes lost the battle and had five killed and the rest captured with 60 wounded, the Danes and Norwegians had suffered 5 killed and 16 wounded.
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1789 — Congress recognizes the U.S. Army under the Constitution
On September 29, 1789, the U.S. Congress passed a law recognizing the troops raised under the earlier Congress and adapting their organization to the new Constitution. The legislation continued an existing force.
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1794 — Battle of Łabiszyn
The Battle of Łabiszyn took place during the Kościuszko Uprising, on the night of 28 and 29 September 1794, between Polish–Lithuanian insurgents commanded by General Jan Henryk Dąbrowski and Prussian troops commanded by Colonel Johann Friedrich Székely, ending in victory for the Poles. It was fought on a hill near Łabiszyn, in South Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia (now part of Poland).
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1813 — Combat of Rosslau
The Combat of Rosslau was fought in the War of the Sixth Coalition on 29 September 1813, near Rosslau, Germany. Michel Ney attacked the Swedish bridgehead at the Elbe, to stop the Army of the North from crossing the river. The Swedish commander Johan August Sandels counterattacked and chased the French for 5 km (3 mi) before being forced to retire himself.
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1817 — Expedition to Najd (1817–1818)
The Najd Expedition (Turkish: Nejd Seferi) was a multi-battle campaign waged by Ottoman Egypt from 1817 to 1818. It was part of Third Campaign of the Ottoman–Wahhabi War of 1811 to 1818, which was the final campaign on the war. It was commanded by Ibrahim Pasha, son of Egyptian ruler Muhammad Ali Pasha, by order of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II.
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1828 — Siege of Varna (1828)
The siege of Varna (13 July – 29 September 1828) took place during the Russo-Turkish War, 1828–1829. The Russian troops forced the Turkish garrison of Varna to capitulate after more than two-month siege.
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1829 — London’s Metropolitan Police begin patrolling the streets
On September 29, 1829, the first constables of London’s Metropolitan Police began patrols. The force had been created under a law passed earlier that year.
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1833 — First Carlist War
The First Carlist War was a civil war in Spain from 1833 to 1840, the first of three Carlist Wars. It was fought between two factions over the succession to the throne and the nature of the Spanish monarchy: the conservative and devolutionist supporters of the late king's brother, Carlos de Borbón (or Carlos V), became known as Carlists (carlistas), while the progressive and centralist supporters of the regent, Maria Christina, acting for Isabella II of Spain, were called Liberals (liberales), cristinos or isabelinos.
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1841 — The first New York State Fair opens in Syracuse
The New York State Agricultural Society held its inaugural fair in Syracuse. Visitors saw livestock exhibits, a plowing contest and goods made for farms and homes.
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1848 — Battle of Pákozd
The Battle of Pákozd (or Battle of Sukoró) was a battle in the Hungarian war of Independence of 1848–1849, fought on the 29 September 1848 in the Pákozd – Sukoró – Pátka triangle. It was the first and one of the most important major battles of the war of independence, in which the Hungarian revolutionary army led by Lieutenant-General János Móga stopped the troops of the Croatian Ban Josip Jelačić, who, in accordance with the Habsburg plans, was marching towards Pest to occupy it and chase out the Hungarian national government.
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1849 — Battle of Tysami
The Battle of Tysami was a military engagement involving a warship from the British China Squadron and the Chinese pirates of Chui A-poo. It was fought in September 1849 off Tysami, Harlaim Bay, China, and ended with a Royal Navy victory. It was also the precursor engagement to the larger Battle of Pinghoi Creek where Chui A-poo's fleet was destroyed.
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1850 — Pope Pius IX restores the Roman Catholic diocesan hierarchy in England and Wales
Pope Pius IX issued Universalis Ecclesiae, restoring a territorial hierarchy of dioceses for Catholics in England and Wales.
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1855 — The Port of Iloilo opens to international trade
A Spanish royal order opened the Port of Iloilo to international trade. The port later became an important outlet for sugar from the surrounding region.
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1858 — Battle of Ahualulco
The Battle of Ahualulco took place on 29 September 1858 during the War of Reform, near the town of Ahualulco in the state of San Luis Potosi, Mexico, between elements of the liberal army, commanded by the generals Santiago Vidaurri, Juan Zuazua and Francisco Naranjo and conservative army troops commanded by General Miguel Miramon and Leonardo Márquez. The victory corresponded to the preservative side to cause the liberal side 672 casualties and 91 prisoners. It was one of the most brilliant triumphs of Miramón.
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1860 — Siege of Ancona (1860)
The Siege of Ancona took place between 24 and 29 September 1860 during the Piedmontese campaign in central Italy. Following their defeat at the Battle of Castelfidardo, the remnants of the Papal States army under General Louis Juchault de Lamoricière retreated into the port city of Ancona. The city was blockaded by the Royal Sardinian Navy and surrounded on land by the Royal Sardinian Army commanded by General Manfredo Fanti.
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1863 — Battle of Stirling's Plantation
The Battle of Stirling's Plantation (also known as the Battle of Fordoche Bridge) was an American Civil War battle took place on September 29, 1863 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
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1864 — Battle of Chaffin's Farm
The Battle of Chaffin's Farm and New Market Heights, also known as Laurel Hill and combats at Forts Harrison, Johnson, and Gilmer, was fought in Virginia on September 29–30, 1864, as part of the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War.
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1864 — Treaty of Lisbon (1864)
The Treaty of Lisbon is a treaty on the borders of Spain and Portugal from the mouth of the Minho River to the junction of the Caia River with the Guadiana River. Signed in Lisbon on 29 September 1864, it abolished the Couto Misto microstate. The final act of approving annexes to the treaty was signed at Lisbon on 4 November 1866.
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1885 — The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England
The Blackpool Tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on The Fylde in Lancashire, England. The line dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is operated by Blackpool Transport Services (BTS) and runs for 18 km (11 miles). It carried 4.4 million passengers in 2024/25.
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1885 — Blackpool’s electric tram service opens
On 29 September 1885, the electric tram service in Blackpool, England, opened along the promenade. The early system collected power through a conduit in the street.
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1893 — Battle of El Espinillo
The battle of El Espinillo was a naval engagement between warships of the Argentine Navy that took place during an insurrection on 29 September 1893 on the Paraná River, along El Espinillo Island, Entre Ríos, on the opposite bank from the city of Rosario, Santa Fe. The action was the result of a rebellion against the National Government led by the Radical Civic Union (UCR) party, known as the Argentine Revolution of 1893.
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1904 — Battle of Shinanah (1904)
Battle of Shinanah was a major battle of the Saudi–Rashidi War, during the Unification of Saudi Arabia campaign, between Rashidi and Saudi rebels. It occurred on 29 September 1904, in town of Shinanah in Qassim region. After Ibn Saud victory in Battle of Bekeriyah, Ibn Saud planned to conquer the whole Qassim region. Ibn Rashid also planned to regain control on the region. The battle ended with Saudi victory, Ibn Saud gained thousands of the remains Turkish supplies in the town, Ibn Rashid and his Ottoman allies forced to move back to Rawdat Muhanna.
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1907 — 1907 Tie Cup final
The 1907 Tie Cup final was the final match to decide the winner of the Tie Cup, the 8th edition of the international competition organised by the Argentine and Uruguayan Associations together. The final was contested by Argentine Alumni and Uruguayan CURCC. In the final, played at Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium in Caballito, Buenos Aires with a full attendance of 7,000, Alumni beat CURCC 3–1, with goals by Alfredo Brown (2) and Eliseo Brown.
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1907 — Washington National Cathedral lays its foundation stone
The cathedral's foundation stone was laid at Mount Saint Alban in a ceremony attended by President Theodore Roosevelt. Construction continued for 83 years.
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1911 — Italo-Turkish War
The Italo-Turkish or Turco-Italian War (Turkish: Trablusgarp Savaşı, "Tripolitanian War"; also known in Italy as Guerra di Libia, "Libyan War") was fought between the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) and the Kingdom of Italy from September 29, 1911, to October 18, 1912. As a result of this conflict, Italy captured the Ottoman Tripolitania Vilayet (province), of which the main sub-provinces (sanjaks) were Fezzan, Cyrenaica, and Tripoli itself. These territories together formed what became known as Italian Libya. During the conflict, Italian forces also occupied the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea.
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1911 — Italian invasion of Libya
The Italian invasion of Libya occurred in 1911, when Italian troops invaded the Ottoman province of Libya (then part of the Ottoman Empire) and started the Italo-Turkish War. As result, Italian Tripolitania and Italian Cyrenaica were established, later unified to form the colony of Italian Libya.
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1914 — Battle of Albert (1914)
The Battle of Albert (also known as the First Battle of Albert) began on 25 September 1914, in what became known as the "Race to the Sea", during the First World War. It followed the First Battle of the Aisne as both sides moved northwards, trying to turn the northern flank of their opponent.
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1914 — Battle of Buggenhout
The Battle of Buggenhout (25–29 September 1914) was fought at the beginning of the First World War in Belgium at Buggenhout, a municipality between Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels. The Belgian army sortied from Antwerp against German troops to the south. The Belgians planned to exploit German troop movements away from Antwerp and to assist the French army on the Marne.
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1916 — Battle of Nagyszeben (1916)
The Battle of Nagyszeben was a World War I military engagement fought between the forces of the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) on one side and the forces of Romania on the other side. It was the decisive engagement during the Battle of Transylvania, and also the largest, involving four armies out of the five fighting in the region: two Romanian, one German, and one Austro-Hungarian.
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1917 — 1917 Western Australian state election
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 29 September 1917 to elect 50 members to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. The Nationalist-Country-National Labor coalition, led by Premier Sir Henry Lefroy, retained government against the Labor Party led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier. The election followed a series of major changes in the Western Australian political landscape.
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1918 — Battle of St Quentin Canal
The Battle of St Quentin Canal was a pivotal battle of World War I that began on 29 September 1918 and involved British, Australian and American forces operating as part of the British Fourth Army under the overall command of General Sir Henry Rawlinson. Further north, part of the British Third Army also supported the attack.
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1918 — Vardar offensive
The Vardar offensive (Bulgarian: Офанзива при Вардар) was a World War I military operation, fought between 15 and 29 September 1918. The operation took place during the final stage of the Balkan Front. On 15 September, a combined force of Serbian, French, and Greek troops attacked the Bulgarian-held trenches in Dobro Pole ("Good Field"), at the time part of the Bulgarian-occupied Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Greece (present-day North Macedonia and Greece).
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1918 — German military leaders urge Kaiser Wilhelm II to seek an armistice
On September 29, 1918, German military leaders Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff urged Kaiser Wilhelm II to seek an armistice at a meeting in Spa, Belgium. The armistice itself was signed in November.
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1918 — World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation
The Armistice of Salonica (also known as the Armistice of Thessalonica) was the armistice signed at 10:50 p.m. on 29 September 1918 between Bulgaria and the Allied Powers at the General Headquarters of the Allied Army of the Orient in Thessaloniki. The armistice came into force at noon on 30 September 1918. The armistice would remain in effect until the conclusion of the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine, the final general peace treaty, in November 1919.
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1920 — Turkish nationalist forces capture Sarıkamış
On September 29, 1920, Turkish nationalist forces took Sarıkamış during fighting with the Republic of Armenia. The town is in present-day Turkey.
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1923 — The First American Track and Field championships for women are held
The 1923 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were organized by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and served as the national championships in outdoor track and field for the United States. The year marked the first ever women's U.S. track and field championships. The men's edition was held at Stagg Field in Chicago, Illinois, and it took place September 1.
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1923 — The Mandate for Palestine came into effect, officially creating the protectorates of Mandatory Palestine under British administration and Transjordan as a separate emirate under King Abdullah I
The Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations mandate for British administration of the territories of Palestine and Transjordan – which had been part of the Ottoman Empire for four centuries – following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. Under the mandate, Britain assumed obligations both to the inhabitants of Palestine and to the establishment of a Jewish national home, as set out in the British government's 1917 Balfour Declaration.
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1925 — 1925 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin
The 1925 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on September 29, 1925, to complete the unexpired term of U.S. Senator Robert La Follette, who died on June 18. The seat was won by La Follette's son and personal secretary, Robert M. La Follette Jr. over mostly Republican opposition. He defeated three candidates in the Republican primary and overcame a challenge from fellow Republican Edward F. Dithmar, running on a "Coolidge & Dawes Platform" ticket.
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1927 — Raglan by-election, 1927
The Raglan by-election of 1927 was a by-election held in the Raglan electorate during the 22nd New Zealand Parliament, on 29 September 1927. It was caused by the death of incumbent MP Richard Bollard of the Reform Party and was won by Lee Martin with a majority of just 175.
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1932 — Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia during the Chaco War
The Battle of Boquerón was fought September 9–29, 1932, between the Bolivian and Paraguayan armies in and around the stronghold of Boquerón. It was the first major battle of the Chaco War. The outpost (fortín) of Boquerón, among others, had been occupied by Bolivian troops since late July 1932 following instructions of president Daniel Salamanca, which led to the escalation of what began as a border conflict into a full-scale war.
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1936 — Battle of Cape Spartel (1936)
The Battle of Cape Spartel (Cabo Espartel in Spanish) was a naval battle of the Spanish Civil War that broke the Republican blockade of the Strait of Gibraltar, securing the maritime supply route to Spanish Morocco for the Nationalists early in the war. The action occurred on September 29, 1936 between two Nationalist cruisers and two Republican destroyers.
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1936 — Battle of Beit Imrin
The Battle of Beit Imrin occurred on September 29, 1936 in Beit Imrin, when British forces besieged Arab forces operating under the command of Fawzi al-Qawuqji while in the village. The rebels withdrew after receiving heavy losses estimated at 42 dead.
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1939 — Battle of Modlin
The Battle of Modlin took place during the 1939 German invasion of Poland at the beginning of the Second World War. Modlin Fortress was initially the headquarters of the Modlin Army until its retreat eastwards. From 13 to 29 September 1939, it served as a defensive citadel for Polish forces under the command of General Wiktor Thommée against assaulting German units.
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1940 — 1940 Brocklesby mid-air collision
On 29 September 1940, a mid-air collision occurred over Brocklesby, New South Wales, Australia. The accident was unusual in that the aircraft involved, two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Avro Ansons of No. 2 Service Flying Training School, remained locked together after colliding, and then landed safely. The collision stopped the engines of the upper Anson, but those of the one underneath continued to run, allowing the aircraft to keep flying.
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1941 — 1941 United States Senate elections
There were three special elections to the United States Senate in 1941 during the 77th United States Congress.
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1941 — 1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi
The 1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi was held on September 29 to complete the unexpired term of Senator Pat Harrison. Interim Senator James Eastland did not run for a full term in office. In the election, U.S. Representative Wall Doxey narrowly defeated his House colleague Ross A. Collins.
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1941 — Drama uprising
The Drama uprising (Greek: Εξέγερση της Δράμας; Bulgarian: Драмско въстание, romanized: Dramsko vastanie; Macedonian: Драмско востание) was an uprising of the population of the northern Greek city of Drama and the surrounding villages on 28–29 September 1941 against the Bulgarian occupation regime. The revolt lacked organization or military resources; the Bulgarian Army swiftly suppressed it, with massive reprisals. The revolt had guidance from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).
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1941 — The first Allied Moscow Conference opens
Delegations from the Soviet Union, United Kingdom and United States met in Moscow to discuss wartime assistance to the Soviet Union.
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1942 — British forces launch Operation Braganza in Egypt
On the night of September 29, 1942, British XIII Corps launched Operation Braganza near Deir el Munassib in Egypt. The objective was to gain ground for artillery positions before the Second Battle of El Alamein.
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1942 — Lookout Air Raids
The Lookout Air Raids were two air raids carried out by the Empire of Japan in the Klamath Mountains of Oregon in September 1942. On September 9, 1942, a Japanese Yokosuka E14Y Glen floatplane, launched from a Japanese submarine, dropped two incendiary bombs with the intention of starting a forest fire. However, with the efforts of a patrol of fire lookouts and weather conditions not amenable to a fire, the damage done by the attack was minor.
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1944 — Battle of Arracourt
The Battle of Arracourt took place between U.S. and German armoured forces near the town of Arracourt, Lorraine, France between 18 and 29 September 1944, during the Lorraine Campaign of World War II. As part of a counteroffensive against recent U.S. advances in France, the German 5th Panzer Army had as its objective the recapture of Lunéville and the elimination of the XII Corps bridgehead over the Moselle River at Dieulouard.
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1944 — Battle of Jaktorów
The Battle of Jaktorów was a partisan battle fought on 29 September 1944 near the village of Budy Zosine close to Jaktorów, ending with the defeat of the main forces of the Kampinos Group by the Germans. After the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, the eastern and central areas of the Kampinos Forest became a base for a strong partisan group of the Home Army.
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1944 — Moonsund operation
The Moonsund landing operation (Russian: Моонзундская десантная операция; Estonian: Lääne-Eesti saarte kaitsmine; Swedish: Moonsund Invasionen) was an amphibious operation and offensive by the Red Army during World War II, taking place in late 1944. It was part of the Baltic offensive, and was designed to clear German forces of Army Group North from the islands in East Baltic Sea, the West Estonian archipelago (Moonsund archipelago).
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1945 — Weixian–Guangling–Nuanquan Campaign
The Weixian–Guangling–Nuanquan Campaign (蔚广暖战役) was a campaign fought in Wei (蔚) County and Warm Spring (Nuanquan 暖泉) of Chahar (province) and Guanling (广灵) of Shanxi, and it was a clash between the communists and the nationalists after World War II. The battle was one of the Chinese Civil War in the immediate post World War II era, and resulted in communist victory.
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1946 — 1946 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship final
The 1946 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the fifteenth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1946 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Antrim's superior speed gave them a four-point win.
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1950 — Seoul is formally returned to South Korean administration
After United Nations forces retook Seoul, General Douglas MacArthur formally returned control of the capital to South Korean president Syngman Rhee at a ceremony.
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1954 — 1954 FA Charity Shield
The 1954 FA Charity Shield was the 32nd FA Charity Shield, a football match between the winners of the previous season's First Division and FA Cup titles. This year's match was contested by league champions Wolverhampton Wanderers and FA Cup winners West Bromwich Albion. The two Black Country rivals had been the main contenders for the league championship of the previous campaign, with Wolves edging out their challengers by four points in the end to claim their first ever league title.
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1954 — The CERN Convention enters into force
On 29 September 1954, the CERN Convention entered into force, the official foundation date of the European Organization for Nuclear Research. The convention had been signed in Paris on 1 July 1953.
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1955 — 1955 Indonesian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Indonesia on 29 September 1955 to elect all 257 members of the House of Representatives. They were the first national elections to be held in the country following independence and would see over 37 million votes cast in over 93 thousand polling stations. The election results were inconclusive, as no party was given a clear mandate.
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1957 — Kyshtym disaster
The Kyshtym disaster (Russian: Кыштымская авария), sometimes referred to as the Mayak disaster or Ozyorsk disaster in newer sources, was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on 29 September 1957 at Mayak, a plutonium reprocessing production plant for nuclear weapons located in the closed city of Chelyabinsk-40 (now Ozyorsk) in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia in the Soviet Union.
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1957 — Beijing Planetarium opens to the public
Beijing opened a large public planetarium in what was then the city’s western suburbs. Its sky theater and exhibition halls gave visitors a place to learn about astronomy.
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1959 — Braniff Airways Flight 542
Braniff Airways Flight 542 was a scheduled flight between Houston International Airport and Idlewild Airport in New York City. On September 29, 1959, while en route to a scheduled stop at Dallas Love Field, the Lockheed L-188 Electra operating the flight broke apart in mid-air without warning, about four miles (six kilometers) southeast of Buffalo, Texas.
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1963 — Socialist Forces Front rebellion in Algeria
The Socialist Forces Front rebellion in Algeria took place in the Kabylia region of northern Algeria by the Socialist Forces Front (FFS) rebelling against the Algerian government under the National Liberation Front (FLN). The rebellion was swiftly defeated by Algerian government forces and its leader Hocine Aït Ahmed was arrested.
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1964 — Quino’s Mafalda makes its magazine debut
Quino’s comic strip Mafalda first appeared in the Argentine weekly Primera Plana. It later moved to the daily newspaper El Mundo.
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1967 — EMLL 34th Anniversary Show
The EMLL 34th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL) that took place on September 29, 1967 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The event commemorated the 34th anniversary of EMLL, which would become the oldest professional wrestling promotion in the world. The Anniversary show is EMLL's biggest show of the year, their Super Bowl event.
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1969 — Rwandan general election, 1969
General elections were held in Rwanda on 29 September 1969. At the time, the country was a one-party state with MDR-Parmehutu as the sole legal party. Its leader, Grégoire Kayibanda, ran unopposed in the presidential election. Voter turnout was 90.9%.
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1970 — Operation Elk Canyon
Operation Elk Canyon was a search and clear operation during the Vietnam War near Khâm Đức, Quảng Tín Province, that took place from 12 July to 29 September 1970.
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1971 — 1971 Spanish general election
General elections were held in Spain on 29 September 1971 where Spanish citizens elected 104 of the 564 members of the Cortes Españolas, the Spanish legislature.
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1972 — EMLL 39th Anniversary Show (1)
Mexican professional wrestling promotion celebrated their 39th anniversary with two professional wrestling major shows centering on the anniversary date in September and October.The first EMLL 39th Anniversary Show took place on September 29, 1972 in, Arena México Mexico City, Mexico to commemorated the anniversary of EMLL, which over time became the oldest professional wrestling promotion in the world.
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1972 — Signing of Japan–China Joint Communiqué
The Joint Communique of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China was signed on 29 September 1972 in Beijing. The communique established and normalized diplomatic relations between Japan and the People's Republic of China (PRC), resulted in the severing of official relations between Japan and the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan.
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1974 — 1974 IFA Shield final
The 1974 IFA Shield final was the 78th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 29 September 1974 at the Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata. East Bengal won the final 1–0 to claim their 13th IFA Shield title. Subhash Bhowmick scored the only goal in the final as East Bengal lifted their third consecutive IFA Shield title.
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1975 — WGPR-TV begins live broadcasts in Detroit
On 29 September 1975, WGPR-TV broadcast its first live newscast in Detroit, United States, according to its director Kenneth Bryant Jr.
This date follows the director’s account of the first live broadcast; another historical registration records the station’s debut on 28 September.
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1976 — 1976 Turks and Caicos Islands general election
General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 29 September 1976. Although the Progressive National Organisation (PNO) received the most votes, the People's Democratic Movement (PDM) emerged as the largest party in the Legislative Council, winning five of the eleven seats. Following the elections, the PDM formed a coalition government with the two independents, with PDM leader James Alexander George Smith McCartney becoming the first Chief Minister of the islands.
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1978 — John Vorster is elected South Africa’s state president
South Africa’s parliamentary electoral college chose John Vorster for the largely ceremonial office of state president. Vorster took office on October 10.
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1981 — Mike Marino Memorial Shield
The Mike Marino Memorial Shield was a British professional wrestling single-elimination tournament produced by Dale Martin Promotions, which took place on 29 September 1981 at Fairfield Halls in Croydon, England. The event aired on ITV's World of Sport two months later. One of the first, if not the first, memorial shows in British professional wrestling, it was held in memory of longtime British Mid-Heavyweight Champion Mike Marino, arguably the most popular pro wrestler in the country during the 1960s and 70s, who died on the M20 motorway in Folkestone, Kent on 24 August 1981.
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1981 — 1981 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash
On 29 September 1981, an Iranian Air Force C-130 military cargo aircraft crashed into a firing range near Kahrizak, Iran. The plane was flying from Ahvaz, Khuzestan province to Tehran, while returning from an inspection tour of Iranian military gains in the Iran–Iraq War. The crashed killed 80 people, including former Defence Minister Javad Fakoori, then-Defence Minister Mousa Namjoo, then-Chief-of-Staff of the Army Valiollah Fallahi, and then-commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Mohammad Jahanara.
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1981 — Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh
Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh (Persian: عملیات ثامنالائمه, lit. 'Operation Eighth Imam') was an Iranian offensive and operation in the Iran–Iraq War between 27–29 September 1981 where Iran broke the Iraqi Siege of Abadan. The operation was carried out by the Iranian army joined by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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1984 — 1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana
The primary election for the 1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on September 29, 1984. Incumbent Democratic Senator J. Bennett Johnston won the election with 85% of the vote and was declared elected by a majority, dispelling the need for a general election in November. This was despite Republican president Ronald Reagan carrying the state with more than 60% of the vote in the concurrent presidential election.
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1985 — 1985 Parti Québécois leadership election
The Parti Québécois leadership election of 1985 was held to elect a new leader of the Parti Québécois, the main sovereigntist and social democratic political party in Quebec, Canada. It elected Pierre-Marc Johnson at the helm of the party. It was conducted under the one member, one vote universal suffrage system, making the Parti Québécois the first political party to do so in Quebec history.
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1988 — STS-26
STS-26 was the 26th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988, and landed four days later on October 3, 1988. STS-26 was declared the "Return to Flight" mission, being the first mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of January 28, 1986.
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1988 — China conducts a neutron bomb test at Lop Nur
China conducted a neutron bomb test at its Lop Nur test site in Xinjiang. The China Atomic Energy Authority records the test as successful.
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1990 — The Tampere Hall, the largest concert and congress center in the Nordic countries, is inaugurated in Tampere, Finland
The Tampere Hall (Finnish: Tampere-talo; Swedish: Tammerforshuset) is the largest congress centre in the Nordic countries, located in the southern edge of Sorsapuisto, in the centre of Tampere, Finland. It was inaugurated on September 29, 1990. Opposite of the Tampere Hall is the main building of the University of Tampere, and the Tampere railway station is only half a kilometre away.
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1990 — The YF-22 prototype makes its first flight
Lockheed test pilot Dave Ferguson flew the first YF-22 from Palmdale, California, to Edwards Air Force Base. The prototype preceded the production F-22 Raptor.
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1990 — Washington National Cathedral places its final stone
Workers set the final carved stone atop the cathedral's southwest tower. President George H. W. Bush attended the ceremony 83 years to the day after the foundation stone was laid.
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1991 — 1991 Bremen state election
The 1991 Bremen state election was held on 29 September 1991 to elect the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen, as well as the city councils of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Mayor Klaus Wedemeier lost its majority, suffering an 11.7-point swing against it. The SPD subsequently formed a traffic light coalition with The Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP), and Wedemeier was re-elected as Mayor.
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1991 — Siege of Bjelovar Barracks
The siege of Bjelovar Barracks, also known by the codename Operation Bilogora (Croatian: Operacija Bilogora), was the blockade and capture of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) barracks and other facilities in and around the city of Bjelovar, a part of the JNA 32nd (Varaždin) Corps, during the Croatian War of Independence.
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1993 — Siege of Tkvarcheli
Siege of Tkvarcheli was a military engagement during the 1992–93 War in Abkhazia. The siege was undertaken by the Georgian armed forces and lasted from October 1992 to September 1993, almost the entire duration of the war, but was eventually unsuccessful. It was accompanied by inconclusive fighting in surrounding villages. Russian aid, both humanitarian and military, was critical for the defence of the town which suffered a severe humanitarian crisis during the siege.
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1996 — Gambian presidential election, 1996
Presidential elections were held in the Gambia on 29 September 1996. The first since the 1994 military coup led by Yahya Jammeh, they were also the first elections to be held under the new constitution, and the first presidential elections held separately from parliamentary elections. Voter turnout was exceptionally high, with 88% of the 446,541 registered voters voting. Despite originally stating that he did not intend to run, Jammeh entered the race shortly before the elections. He emerged victorious with 55.8% of the vote, winning the most votes in every district except Mansa Konko (where UDP candidate Ousainou Darboe was the most voted-for).
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1996 — 1996 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final
The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final was the 23rd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Monaghan won after a replay, to give Laois a fifth final loss in a row.
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1996 — 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final (replay)
The 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 109th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. It went to a replay and was eventually won by Meath, with Mayo losing. Neither team was expected to make the final as the competition got underway; Meath were expected to lose to Carlow in their first game of the Leinster Senior Football Championship.
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2000 — CMLL 67th Anniversary Show
The CMLL 67th Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on September 29, 2000 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show consisted of five matches, with the main event also being the finals of that year's Leyenda de Plata tournament between Negro Casas and Dr. Wagner Jr. Unlike previous Leyendas de Plata tournaments the final did not involve the previous year's winner (Hijo del Santo) since he was not working for CMLL at that time. The show also featured two six-man tag team matches, a four vs. three man handicap match and a tag team match.
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2000 — Verano de Escándalo (2000)
The 2000 Verano de Escándalo (Spanish for "Summer of Scandal") was the fourth annual Verano de Escándalo professional wrestling show promoted by Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA). The show took place on September 29, 2000, in Madero, Mexico. The main event featured a tag team match that saw Heavy Metal and Perro Aguayo Jr. face off against Latin Lover and Héctor Garza.
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2000 — Leyenda de Plata (2000)
The Leyenda de Plata (2000) was professional wrestling tournament produced by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council") that ran from September 22, 2000, over the course of three of CMLL's Friday night shows in Arena México with the finals on October 6, 2000. The annual Leyenda de Plata tournament is held in honor of lucha libre legend El Santo and is one of CMLL's most important annual tournaments.
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2002 — September–October 2002 Serbian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the Yugoslav province of Serbia on 29 September 2002, with a second round on 13 October. However, the result was invalidated because turnout in the second round was less than 50%. Fresh elections were held in December.
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2002 — 2002 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final
The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final was the 29th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2002 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Mayo dominated the early part of the game, leading 0–5 to 0–0 after fifteen minutes, but an Edel Byrne goal helped Monaghan to a 1–5 to 0–7 half-time lead.
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2003 — 2003 Prince Edward Island general election
The 2003 Prince Edward Island general election was held on September 29, 2003 to elect the 27 members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The election was called on September 2 by Premier Pat Binns, who enjoyed a high level of popularity among voters. Polling took place on September 29, despite a blackout across two-thirds of the province and other damage caused by Hurricane Juan.
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2004 — SpaceShipOne completes its first Ansari X Prize qualifying flight
On September 29, 2004, Mike Melvill piloted SpaceShipOne on the first of two qualifying flights for the Ansari X Prize. Departing from Mojave, California, the craft reached about 103 kilometres in a suborbital flight and returned to land. A second qualifying flight on October 4, flown by Brian Binnie, secured the prize.
September 29 is the first prize-qualifying flight, not SpaceShipOne’s first spaceflight in June or the prize-winning second flight in October.
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2004 — Asteroid Toutatis passes Earth at about four lunar distances
On September 29, 2004, asteroid 4179 Toutatis passed about 1.55 million kilometres from Earth’s centre, roughly four times the Earth–Moon distance. Astronomers used the close approach to observe the elongated, slowly rotating asteroid. Its orbit was well enough determined to rule out a collision during this encounter.
September 29 is the close approach; discovery of the asteroid was in 1989.
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2005 — Somaliland parliamentary election, 2005
Somaliland held elections to an 82-member House of Representatives on 29 September 2005. It was the first multiparty parliamentary election conducted in the secessionist Republic of Somaliland since 1991, when the Somali Civil War began.
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2005 — 2005 Livingston by-election
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Livingston was held on 29 September 2005, following the death of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Robin Cook. It was won by Jim Devine, who held the seat for Labour. Cook died on 6 August 2005.
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2006 — CMLL 73rd Anniversary Show
The CMLL 73rd Anniversary Show was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on September 29, 2006 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The show consisted of six matches, with the main event being a Lucha de Apuestas, mask vs. mask match between Místico and Black Warrior. It also featured five Six-man tag team matches, including the final match in a tournament for the vacant CMLL World Trios Championship. The event commemorated the 73rd anniversary of CMLL, the oldest professional wrestling promotion. in the world.
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2006 — Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907
On September 29, 2006, Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800 on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Manaus, Brazil, to Brasília and Rio de Janeiro, collided mid-air with an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet flying on an opposite heading over the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
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2006 — 2006 Ms. Olympia
The 2006 Ms. Olympia contest is an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2006 that was held on September 29, 2006, at the South Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Winchester, Nevada, and in the Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 27th Ms. Olympia competition held.
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2007 — Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Strikeforce. The event took place on September 29, 2007, at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, California. The invitation-only event drew nearly 1,000 spectators who paid $1000 per ticket. The event was supervised by the California State Athletic Commission. Fights 5 to 12 were streamed live on Yahoo Sports for free.
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2007 — Calder Hall’s cooling towers are demolished
On 29 September 2007, the cooling towers at the former Calder Hall nuclear power station were demolished by controlled implosions at the Sellafield site in Cumbria, England, United Kingdom. This was a stage in the site’s decommissioning, rather than demolition of the entire power station.
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2007 — Portsmouth F.C. 7–4 Reading F.C.
The 2007–08 Premier League match between Portsmouth and Reading on 29 September 2007, set a record as the highest scoring match in Premier League history. The match was played at Fratton Park in Portsmouth on 29 September 2007. Eleven goals were scored in the match, leaving a final scoreline of 7–4 in Portsmouth's favour. This included six goals during the last twenty minutes of the match, including two scored in injury time.
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2007 — China takes delivery of the Yuan Wang 5 tracking ship
The Jiangnan Shipyard delivered Yuan Wang 5 to China’s maritime space tracking service. The ship carried equipment to track spacecraft from the ocean.
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2008 — 2008 Kuwait Super Cup
first edition of the Kuwait Super Cup won by Al-Arabi, Goal scored by Khaled Khalaf.
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2008 — The Dow falls nearly 778 points in one trading day
On September 29, 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 777.68 points after the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a proposed financial rescue bill. The nearly 7 percent decline was the index’s largest one-day point loss at the time.
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2009 — 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami
The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami took place on 29 September 2009 in the southern Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Tonga–Kermadec subduction zone. The submarine earthquake occurred in an extensional environment and had a moment magnitude of 8.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). It was the largest earthquake of 2009. The earthquake initiated with a normal-faulting event with a magnitude of 8.1.
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2009 — 2009 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador held municipal elections in its municipalities on September 29, 2009. Listed are the results of selected municipal mayoral races in the province.
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2009 — An earthquake and tsunami strike the Samoan Islands region
On September 29, 2009, a magnitude 8.1 submarine earthquake struck near the Samoan Islands. The earthquake and tsunami killed more than 170 people across the Samoan Islands and Tonga.
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2011 — 2011 Indian Federation Cup final
The 2011 Indian Federation Cup final was the 33rd final of the Indian Federation Cup. It was won by Salgaocar of the I-League on 29 September 2011 after beating East Bengal 3-1 at the Salt Lake Stadium.
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2011 — Chongqing opens the first section of Rail Transit Line 3
Passenger service began on the first section of Chongqing Rail Transit Line 3, between Lianglukou and Yuanyang. More sections opened later that year.
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2012 — UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic
UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 5) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 29, 2012 at Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, United Kingdom.
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2013 — Gujba college massacre
On 29 September 2013, gunmen from Boko Haram entered the male dormitory in the College of Agriculture in Gujba, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing fifty students and teachers.
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2013 — 2013 Portuguese local elections
Local elections were held in Portugal on 29 September 2013. The elections consisted of three types of elections in the 308 Portuguese municipalities, namely the elections for the Municipal Chambers, the elections for the Municipal Assemblies, as well as the elections for the lower-level Parish Assemblies, whose winners are elected parish presidents. The latter were held separately in the more than 3,000 parishes around the country.
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2013 — 2013 Austrian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Austria on 29 September 2013 to elect the 25th National Council, the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament. The parties of the ruling grand coalition, the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) and Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), suffered losses, but placed first and second respectively and retained their combined majority.
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2013 — 2013 Porto local election
The 2013 Porto local election was held on 29 September 2013 to elect the members of the Porto City Council. Rui Moreira, an independent candidate, won the election and became the Mayor of Porto, succeeding Rui Rio. He beat the Socialist candidate, Manuel Pizarro, who got 22.7% of the votes and 3 councillors, and the Mayor of Vila Nova de Gaia, Luís Filipe Menezes, the Social Democratic candidate, who achieved 21.1% of the votes and also got 3 councillors.
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2013 — 2013 Lisbon local election
The 2013 Lisbon local election was held on 29 September 2013 to elect the members of the Lisbon City Council. Against a weak opposition, António Costa, mayor since 2007, was elected for a full second term, defeating Fernando Seara, by then incumbent and term limited mayor of Sintra, of the Feel Lisbon coalition between the Social Democratic Party (PSD), CDS–People's Party (CDS–PP) and Earth Party (MPT) by a landslide, 51 to 22 percent.
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2013 — 2013 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final
The 2013 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final featured Cork and Monaghan. This was the third of three All-Ireland Ladies' football finals between 2008 and 2013 that saw Cork play Monaghan. They had also met in the 2011 final. Cork claimed their eighth All-Ireland title in nine years after they got the better of Monaghan by 1–10 to 1–9.
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2013 — The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone is established
On 29 September 2013, the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially inaugurated.
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2016 — 2016 Indian Line of Control strike
On 29 September 2016, teams of Indian Army Para (Special Forces) crossed the Line of Control into Pakistani-administered Kashmir to attack targets up to a kilometer within territory held by Pakistan. The raid occurred ten days after four militants had attacked an Indian army outpost at Uri on 18 September 2016 in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, and killed 19 soldiers.
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2017 — Hama offensive (September 2017)
The Hama offensive (September 2017), code-named Oh Servants of God, Be Steadfast, was a military offensive launched by rebel groups led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) north of the city Hama, as part of the Syrian Civil War.
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2018 — 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival
The 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 21 to 29 September 2018 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. Between Two Waters won the Golden Shell for Best Picture.
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2019 — 2019 Austrian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Austria on 29 September 2019 to elect the 27th National Council, the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament. The snap election was called in the wake of the Ibiza affair in May, which caused the resignation of Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache and the collapse of the governing coalition of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).
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2019 — Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Afghanistan on 28 September 2019. According to preliminary results, which runner-up Abdullah Abdullah appealed against, incumbent Ashraf Ghani was re-elected with 923,592 votes, 50.64% of the vote. After delays over disputed votes, Ghani was declared the winner in the final results on 18 February 2020. Abdullah Abdullah rejected the results and moved to set up his own parallel government and separate inauguration.
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2020 — Trump and Biden take part in the first 2020 presidential debate
On September 29, 2020, Donald Trump and Joe Biden took part in their first presidential debate at the Samson Pavilion in Cleveland, Ohio. Chris Wallace moderated the event, hosted by Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic. This presidential debate was separate from the October 7 vice-presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris.
September 29 is the first presidential debate; the vice-presidential debate was on October 7.
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2021 — 2021 Campeones Cup
The 2021 Campeones Cup was the third edition of the Campeones Cup, an annual North American football match contested between the champions of the previous Major League Soccer season and the winner of the Campeón de Campeones from Liga MX. The match featured Columbus Crew, winners of the 2020 MLS Cup, and Cruz Azul, winners of the 2021 Campeón de Campeones. The Columbus Crew hosted the match at their home stadium, Lower.com Field in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It was played on September 29, 2021.
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2021 — 2021 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election
The 2021 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election was held on 29 September 2021 to elect the next President of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan and Prime Minister of Japan. Fumio Kishida was elected to lead the party and assumed the premiership on 4 October. He led the party into the 2021 Japanese general election.
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2021 — 11th Beijing International Film Festival
The 11th Beijing International Film Festival (simplified Chinese: 第11届北京国际电影节; traditional Chinese: 第11屆北京國際電影節) was held in Beijing, China. Hosted by the Beijing Municipal Government and the China Media Group, the festival opened on September 21 with the Chinese 2021 film The Battle at Lake Changjin by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam.
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2022 — 2022–2025 Lebanese presidential election
On 29 September 2022, an indirect election for the Lebanese presidency was initiated to determine the successor of term-limited incumbent Michel Aoun, who took office on 31 October 2016. On 9 January 2025, Joseph Aoun (no relation to Michel), who had been serving as the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces since 9 March 2017, secured 99 votes to win the presidential election in the second round of the 13th parliamentary session.
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2022 — ONE 161
ONE 161: Petchmorakot vs. Tawanchai was a Combat sport event produced by ONE Championship that took place on September 29, 2022 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
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2024 — 2024 Austrian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Austria on 29 September 2024 to elect the 28th National Council, the lower house of Austria's bicameral parliament. The election saw the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) place first, winning 28.8% of the vote and achieving the best result in the party's history. This was the first time that a far-right party won the most seats in a legislative election in Austria after World War II.
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2024 — 2024 Australia Cup final
The 2024 Australia Cup final was a soccer match played between A-League Men sides Melbourne Victory and Macarthur FC at AAMI Park in Melbourne on 29 September 2024 to determine the winners of the 2024 Australia Cup. It was the ninth Australia Cup final and the 42nd final of Australian soccer's primary cup competitions. It was the first FFA Cup/Australia Cup final to be played in September.
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2024 — 2024 Israeli chief rabbi elections
Elections for Chief Rabbis of Israel were held in Jerusalem in 2024. The elections were initially scheduled for 2023, however they were delayed multiple times.
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2025 — 2025 Marche regional election
The 2025 Marche regional election in Marche, Italy, took place on 28–29 September 2025. The date was announced by Regional President Francesco Acquaroli, who stated the vote would be held in late September. The contest featured incumbent President Francesco Acquaroli, a senator and former mayor of Potenza Picena, who ran for a second term as the centre-right coalitions alliance "Più Marche", which included Brothers of Italy (FdI), Lega, Forza Italia and seven other parties and civic lists.
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