Page 7: Historical Events In September - 29
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1974 On September - 29 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 On this day in history muhammad Ali won a unanimous, 15-round decision over Earnie Shavers
1977 Soviet space station Salyut 6 launched into Earth orbit on this day in history.
1977 On September - 29 alexander Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, Russian composer, dies at 78
1978 John Paul I, Pope for 34 days, dies at 65 on September - 29.
1979 On September - 29 gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong
1979 Pope John Paul II becomes first pope to visit Ireland on September - 29.
1982 Cyanide laced Tylenol capsules kills 7 in Chicago on September - 29.
1982 On September - 29 h C Slinger Nitschke, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1931-32), dies
1984 On September - 29 marnix Gijsen, [Jan-Al Goris], writer (Lament for Agnes), dies at 85
1985 First of 5 cyanide-laced Tylenol victims dies on September - 29.
1986 USSR releases US journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges on September - 29.
1986 On this day in history betty Kean, actress (Amy Tucker-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69
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 this day in history.
1989 A A Busch Jr, brewer/baseball owner (St Louis Cards), dies at 90 on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history gijsbert Perlee, Amsterdam's organ builder/grinder (Arabian), dies
1992 On September - 29 paul Jabara, singer/actor (Last Dance), dies of AIDS at 44
1993 Ghuslam Wyne, premier of Lahore Pakistan, murdered at 60 on September - 29.
1994 Cheb Hasni, Algerian singer, murdered at 26 on September - 29.
1995 On September - 29 francis Frederick Johnson, architect, dies at 84
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 September - 29 john G. Roberts, Jr. is confirmed and sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States.
2006 On this day in history gol Flight 1907, a Boeing 737-800, collides with a business jet over the Amazon Rainforest killing all 154 onboard.
2006 On September - 29 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.
2006 Michael A. Monsoor, a United States Navy SEAL killed in Iraq and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on September - 29.
2013 42 people are killed by Boko Harem in a college attack in Gujba, Nigeria on this day in history.
2014 Ashraf Ghani becomes President of Afghanistan on this day in history.
2017 Mysterious sonic attacks on US diplomats prompt US to warn citizens not to travel to Cuba and pull some embassy staff on September - 29.
2018 On September - 29 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
2018 Rapper Kanye West announces on Twitter he is changing his name to Ye on September - 29.
2018 Large demonstrations across Brazil against far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro on September - 29.