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September 29: Day of the Week
September 29, 2024 is the 273rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 93 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is dimanche.
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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
September 29 Historical Event(s)
1717
An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city’s architecture and making authorities consider moving the capital to a different city.
1850
The Roman Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX.
1864
American Civil War: The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm is fought.
1932
Chaco War: Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia.
1949
The Communist Party of China writes the Common Programme for the future People’s Republic of China.
1975
WGPR in Detroit, Michigan, becomes the world’s first black-owned-and-operated television station.
1995
The United States Navy disbands Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84), nicknamed the “Jolly Rogers”.
2004
The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize.
2006
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collides in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy business jet near Peixoto de Azevedo, Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 154 total people, and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis.
2007
Calder Hall, the world’s first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
Who were born on September 29?
1703
François Boucher, French painter (d. 1770)
1786
Guadalupe Victoria, 1st President of Mexico (d. 1843)
1863
Hugo Haase, German politician and jurist (d. 1919)
1895
Clarence Ashley, American clawhammer banjo player and singer (d. 1967)
1898
Trofim Lysenko, Russian biologist (d. 1976)
1915
Vincent DeDomenico, American entrepreneur (d. 2007)
1960
Alan McGee, British music industry mogul and musician
1977
Wade Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
1978
Gunner McGrath, American guitarist (Much the Same)
1984
Isha Sharvani, Indian dancer and actress
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