What happened on September 29

55 documented historical events happened on September 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: An army of Viking pirates that had besieged the English city of Canterbury for weeks took Archbishop Ælfheah prisoner and seized power. On the same day, in another year: J. S. Bach led the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130, based on Paul Eber's hymn in twelve stanzas, for the feast of archangel Michael. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on September 29, including Steve Forrest (actor), Paul MacCready, Chuck Cooper (basketball). The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

141 people with a Wikipedia article died on September 29, including Leudwinus, William of Tyre, Arnaud Amalric. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

8 observances are celebrated on September 29 around the world: Christian feast day: Charles, Duke of Brittany, Christian feast day: Hripsime, Christian feast day: Jean de Montmirail, Christian feast day: Theodota of Philippi, Christian feast day: September 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), 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.. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.