Page 7: Historical Events In September - 29
Sunday, 17 August 2025
1974 On September - 29 john Smallenbroek, Dutch Internal minister, dies at 72
1975 On September - 29 casey Stengel, NY Yankee manager (1949-60), dies in Glendale at 85
1977 On September - 29 muhammad Ali won a unanimous, 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers
1977 On September - 29 soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit
1977 On September - 29 alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, Russian composer, dies at 78
1978 On September - 29 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 Pope John Paul II becomes first pope to visit Ireland on this day in history.
1982 Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules kills 7 in Chicago on this day in history.
1982 H C Slinger Nitschke, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1931-32), dies on this day in history.
1984 On this day in history marnix Gijsen, [Jan-Al Goris], writer (Lament for Agnes), dies at 85
1985 First of 5 cyanide-laced Tylenol victims dies on this day in history.
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 On September - 29 a A Busch Jr, brewer/baseball owner (St Louis Cards), dies at 90
1991 On September - 29 gijsbert Perlee, Amsterdam's organ builder/grinder (Arabian), dies
1992 Paul Jabara, singer/actor (Last Dance), dies of AIDS at 44 on this day in history.
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 Milner Connorton Gray, designer, dies at 97 on September - 29.
2005 On September - 29 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 September - 29.
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 Michael A. Monsoor, a United States Navy SEAL killed in Iraq and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on September - 29.
2013 On this day in history 42 people are killed by Boko Harem in a college attack in Gujba, Nigeria
2014 On this day in history ashraf Ghani becomes President of Afghanistan
2017 On September - 29 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 September - 29.
2018 Rapper Kanye West announces on Twitter he is changing his name to Ye on this day in history.
2018 On September - 29 large demonstrations across Brazil against far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro