What Happened on September 29?

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EVENTS ON SEPTEMBER 29

Hindenburg Line

Year: 1918

World War I: The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.

World War I

Year: 1918

World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation.

Oberste Heeresleitung

Year: 1918

World War I: Germany's Supreme Army Command tells Kaiser Wilhelm II and Imperial Chancellor Georg Michaelis to open negotiations for an armistice to end the war.

Italo-Turkish War

Year: 1911

Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire, In this war , Italy gains Libya which ends Ottoman rule in North Africa .

Washington National Cathedral

Year: 1907

The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C.

Ukrainian War of Independence

Year: 1920

Ukrainian War of Independence: The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic agree to a truce with the Makhnovshchina.

1923 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Year: 1923

The First American Track and Field championships for women are held.

Avro Anson

Year: 1940

Two Avro Ansons collide in mid-air over New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together, then land safely.

2019 Afghan presidential election

Year: 2019

Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election.

Mandate for Palestine

Year: 1923

The Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine.

BIRTHS ON SEPTEMBER 29

Chuck Cooper (basketball)

Year of birth: 1926

Chuck Cooper, American basketball player (died 1984)

Cid Moreira

Year of birth: 1927

Cid Moreira, Brazilian journalist and television anchor (died 2024)

Pete Elliott

Year of birth: 1926

Pete Elliott, American football player and coach (died 2013)

Steve Forrest (actor)

Year of birth: 1925

Steve Forrest, American actor (died 2013)

Paul MacCready

Year of birth: 1925

Paul MacCready, American engineer, founded AeroVironment (died 2007)

Pete McCloskey

Year of birth: 1927

Pete McCloskey, American politician (died 2024)

Brajesh Mishra

Year of birth: 1928

Brajesh Mishra, Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor (died 2012)

Joseph M. McDade

Year of birth: 1931

Joseph M. McDade, American politician (died 2017)

Anita Ekberg

Year of birth: 1931

Anita Ekberg, Swedish-Italian model and actress (died 2015)

Richard Bonynge

Year of birth: 1930

Richard Bonynge, Australian pianist and conductor

DEATHS ON SEPTEMBER 29

Ray Ewry

Year of death: 1937

Ray Ewry, American triple jumper (born 1873)

Winifred Holtby

Year of death: 1935

Winifred Holtby, English novelist and journalist (born 1898)

Jean-François Delmas (bass-baritone)

Year of death: 1933

Jean-François Delmas, French bass-baritone (born 1861)

Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková

Year of death: 1937

Marie Zdeňka Baborová-Čiháková, Czech botanist and zoologist (born 1877)

Douglas Crawford McMurtrie

Year of death: 1944

Douglas Crawford McMurtrie, American typeface designer, graphic designer, historian and author (born 1888)

Thomas Cahill (soccer)

Year of death: 1951

Thomas Cahill, American soccer player and coach (born 1864)

Rosa Olitzka

Year of death: 1949

Rosa Olitzka, German-American contralto singer (born 1873)

William Orpen

Year of death: 1931

William Orpen, Irish artist (born 1878)

Ilya Repin

Year of death: 1930

Ilya Repin, Ukrainian-Russian painter and illustrator (born 1844)

Léon Bourgeois

Year of death: 1925

Léon Bourgeois, French police officer and politician, 64th Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1851)

HOLIDAYS ON SEPTEMBER 29

September 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: September 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Archangel

Christian feast day: the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. One of the four quarter days in the Irish calendar. (England and Ireland). Called Michaelmas in some western liturgical traditions.