Page 7: Historical Events In September - 29
Wednesday, 10 December 2025
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 this day in history. 

1977 Muhammad Ali won a unanimous, 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers on this day in history. 

1977 Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit on this day in history. 

1977 Alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, Russian composer, dies at 78 on this day in history. 

1978 John Paul I, Pope for 34 days, dies at 65 on this day in history. 

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 Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules kills 7 in Chicago on this day in history. 

1982 On this day in history h C Slinger Nitschke, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1931-32), dies 

1984 On this day in history marnix Gijsen, [Jan-Al Goris], writer (Lament for Agnes), dies at 85 

1985 On September - 29 first of 5 cyanide-laced Tylenol victims dies 

1986 USSR releases US journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges on September - 29. 

1986 Betty Kean, actress (Amy Tucker-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69 on September - 29. 

1987 On this day in history henry Ford II, president Ford Motor Co, dies at 70 

1988 Charles Addams, cartoonist (Addams Family), dies of heart attack at 76 on September - 29. 

1989 A A Busch Jr, brewer/baseball owner (St Louis Cards), dies at 90 on September - 29. 

1991 Gijsbert Perlee, Amsterdam's organ builder/grinder (Arabian), dies on September - 29. 

1992 Paul Jabara, singer/actor (Last Dance), dies of AIDS at 44 on this day in history. 

1993 On this day in history ghuslam Wyne, premier of Lahore Pakistan, murdered at 60 

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 Endo Shusaku, Japanese writer (Sea & Poison/Silence), dies at 73 on September - 29. 

1997 Milner Connorton Gray, designer, dies at 97 on this day in history. 

2005 On this day in history john G. Roberts, Jr. is confirmed and sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States. 

2006 Gol Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800, collides with a business jet over the Amazon Rainforest killing all 154 onboard on this day in history. 

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 September - 29. 

2006 Michael A. Monsoor, a United States Navy SEAL killed in Iraq and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on this day in history. 

2013 On this day in history 42 people are killed by Boko Harem in a college attack in Gujba, Nigeria 

2014 On September - 29 ashraf Ghani becomes President of Afghanistan 

2017 Mysterious sonic attacks on US diplomats prompt US to warn citizens not to travel to Cuba and pull some embassy staff on this day in history. 

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 September - 29. 

2018 Rapper Kanye West announces on Twitter he is changing his name to Ye on this day in history. 

2018 Large demonstrations across Brazil against far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro on September - 29. 

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