What are the important events that happened on September 29? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 29: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 29 is the 272nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 93 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 16, 2025 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,318,400 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaheptacontadigon’ day.
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Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 141 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,665 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 29 Historical Events
- 61 BC –Pompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday.
- 522 BC –Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta, securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire.
- 1567 –At a dinner, the Duke of Alba arrests the Count of Egmont and the Count of Hoorn for treason.
- 1650 –Henry Robinson opens his Office of Addresses and Encounters in Threadneedle Street, London.
- 1829 –The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded.
- 1907 –The cornerstone is laid at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital.
- 1911 –Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire.
- 1949 –The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People’s Republic of China.
- 1990 –The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time.
- 2004 –The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
Who were born on September 29?
- 1518 –Tintoretto, Italian painter (d. 1594)
- 1934 –Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, psychology professor
- 1939 –Rhodri Morgan, 2nd First Minister of Wales
- 1951 –Maureen Caird, Australian hurdler
- 1952 –Max Sandlin, American politician
- 1957 –Sokratis Malamas, Greek singer and composer
- 1960 –John Paxson, American basketball player
- 1960 –Julian Armour, Canadian cellist and artistic director
- 1988 –Justin Nozuka, American/Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1989 –Andrea Poli, Italian footballer
Who died on September 29?
- 1364 –Charles, Duke of Brittany (b. 1319)
- 1560 –King Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1496)
- 1642 –René Goupil, French Catholic missionary, one of Canadian Martyrs (b. 1608)
- 1642 –William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby (b. 1561)
- 1833 –King Ferdinand VII of Spain (b. 1784)
- 1930 –Ilya Yefimovich Repin, Russian painter (b. 1844)
- 1988 –Charles Addams, American cartoonist (b. 1912)
- 1992 –Jean Aurenche, French film screenwriter (b. 1903)
- 1994 –Cheb Hasni, Algerian singer (b. 1968)
- 2009 –Sperantza Vrana, Greek actress (b. 1926 or 1932)
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