Historical Events In September - 29
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
1974 On this day in history john Smallenbroek, Dutch Internal minister, dies at 72
1975 Casey Stengel, NY Yankee manager (1949-60), dies in Glendale at 85 on September - 29.
1977 On September - 29 muhammad Ali won a unanimous, 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers
1977 On this day in history soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit
1977 Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, Russian composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history john Paul I, Pope for 34 days, dies at 65
1979 Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history pope John Paul II becomes first pope to visit Ireland
1982 On this day in history cyanide laced Tylenol capsules kills 7 in Chicago
1982 H C Slinger Nitschke, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1931-32), dies on September - 29.
1984 Marnix Gijsen, [Jan-Al Goris], writer (Lament for Agnes), dies at 85 on September - 29.
1985 First of 5 cyanide-laced Tylenol victims dies on September - 29.
1986 On September - 29 uSSR releases US journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges
1986 Betty Kean, actress (Amy Tucker-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69 on September - 29.
1987 Henry Ford II, president Ford Motor Co, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1988 Charles Addams, cartoonist (Addams Family), dies of heart attack at 76 on September - 29.
1989 On this day in history a A Busch Jr, brewer/baseball owner (St Louis Cards), dies at 90
1991 On this day in history gijsbert Perlee, Amsterdam's organ builder/grinder (Arabian), dies
1992 On this day in history paul Jabara, singer/actor (Last Dance), dies of AIDS at 44
1993 Ghuslam Wyne, premier of Lahore Pakistan, murdered at 60 on this day in history.
1994 Cheb Hasni, Algerian singer, murdered at 26 on this day in history.
1995 Francis Frederick Johnson, architect, dies at 84 on September - 29.
1996 On this day in history endo Shusaku, Japanese writer (Sea & Poison/Silence), dies at 73
1997 On September - 29 milner Connorton Gray, designer, dies at 97
2005 On September - 29 john G. Roberts, Jr. is confirmed and sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.
2006 On September - 29 gol Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800, collides with a business jet over the Amazon Rainforest killing all 154 onboard.
2006 U.S. Representative Mark Foley (R-FL) resigns after it is revealed that he sent explicit e-mails for several years to underage male pages on this day in history.
2006 On this day in history michael A. Monsoor, a United States Navy SEAL killed in Iraq and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
2013 42 people are killed by Boko Harem in a college attack in Gujba, Nigeria on September - 29.
2014 Ashraf Ghani becomes President of Afghanistan on September - 29.
2017 On this day in history mysterious sonic attacks on US diplomats prompt US to warn citizens not to travel to Cuba and pull some embassy staff
2018 NY Yankees Venezuelan 2nd baseman Gleyber Torres smashes a 2-run homer in 8-5 win v Boston at Fenway Park; Yankees MLB record 265th homer of the season; Giancarlo Stanton adds #266 in 7th on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history rapper Kanye West announces on Twitter he is changing his name to Ye
2018 On this day in history large demonstrations across Brazil against far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro