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What Happened On September 29

Q: What happened on September 29?

2008: The stock market crashes with the Dow Jones dropping a then record 778 points after the United States House of Representatives vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act fails during the beginning stages of the Great Recession. 1726: Johann Sebastian Bach led the first performance of Es erhub sich ein Streit, a cantata for Michaelmas. 1724: 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. 1011: An army of Viking pirates that had besieged the English city of Canterbury for weeks took Archbishop Ælfheah prisoner and seized power. 1885: The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England. 1850: The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales. 1848: The Battle of Pákozd is a stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces and is the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution. 1789: The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men. 1726: J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 130, for the feast of Michael, the archangel. 1724: J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130 for the feast of archangel Michael, based on Paul Eber's hymn in twelve stanzas.

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2008 Weird
The stock market crashes with the Dow Jones dropping a then record 778 points after the United States House of Representatives vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act fails during the beginning stages of the Great Recession.
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1726 First ever
Johann Sebastian Bach led the first performance of Es erhub sich ein Streit, a cantata for Michaelmas.
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1724 First ever
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.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1011 Oddly true
An army of Viking pirates that had besieged the English city of Canterbury for weeks took Archbishop Ælfheah prisoner and seized power.
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1885 First ever
The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England.
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1850 Oddly true
The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1848 First ever
The Battle of Pákozd is a stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces and is the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1789 First ever
The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1726 First ever
J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 130, for the feast of Michael, the archangel.
Read more →
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1724 First ever
J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130 for the feast of archangel Michael, based on Paul Eber's hymn in twelve stanzas.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2019Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election. Wikipedia →
2016Eleven days after the Uri attack, the Indian Army conducts "surgical strikes" against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Wikipedia →
2013Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Nigeria. Wikipedia →
2011The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case. Wikipedia →
2009The 8.1 Mw Samoa earthquake results in a tsunami that kills over 189 and injures hundreds. Wikipedia →
2008The stock market crashes with the Dow Jones dropping a then record 778 points after the United States House of Representatives vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act fails during the beginning stages of the Great Recession. Wikipedia →
2007Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion. Wikipedia →
2006A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air, killing 154 people and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis. Wikipedia →
2005John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States. Wikipedia →
2004The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth. Wikipedia →
2004Burt Rutan's Ansari SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the Ansari X Prize. Wikipedia →
1992Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached. Wikipedia →
1991A Haitian coup d'état occurs. Wikipedia →
1990Construction of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) is completed in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia →
1990The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time. Wikipedia →
1990The Tampere Hall, the largest concert and congress center in the Nordic countries, is inaugurated in Tampere, Finland. Wikipedia →
1988NASA launches STS-26, the first Space Shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster. Wikipedia →
1981An Iranian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft crashes into a firing range near Kahrizak, Iran, killing 80 people. Wikipedia →
1979Equatorial Guinean dictator Francisco Macías Nguema is executed by soldiers from Western Sahara. Wikipedia →
1975WGPR becomes the first black-owned-and-operated television station in the US. Wikipedia →
1972Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China. Wikipedia →
1971Oman joins the Arab League. Wikipedia →
1959A Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes in Buffalo, Texas, killing 34 people. Wikipedia →
1957The Kyshtym disaster is the third-worst nuclear accident ever recorded. Wikipedia →
1954The convention establishing CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) is signed. Wikipedia →
1941During World War II, German forces, with the aid of local Ukrainian collaborators, begin the two-day Babi Yar massacre. Wikipedia →
1940Two Avro Ansons collide in mid-air over New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together, then land safely. Wikipedia →
1932Last day of the Battle of Boquerón between Paraguay and Bolivia during the Chaco War. Wikipedia →
1923The Mandate for Palestine takes effect, creating Mandatory Palestine. Wikipedia →
1923The Mandate for Syria and Lebanon takes effect. Wikipedia →
1923The First American Track and Field championships for women are held. Wikipedia →
1920Ukrainian War of Independence: The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic agree to a truce with the Makhnovshchina. Wikipedia →
1918World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation. Wikipedia →
1918World War I: The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack. Wikipedia →
1918World 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. Wikipedia →
1911Italy declares war on the Ottoman Empire, In this war , Italy gains Libya which ends Ottoman rule in North Africa . Wikipedia →
1907The cornerstone is laid at the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia →
1885The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England. Wikipedia →
1864The Battle of Chaffin's Farm is fought in the American Civil War. Wikipedia →
1864The Treaty of Lisbon defines the boundaries between Spain and Portugal and abolishes the Couto Misto microstate. Wikipedia →
1855The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration. Wikipedia →
1850The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales. Wikipedia →
1848The Battle of Pákozd is a stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces and is the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution. Wikipedia →
1829The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded. Wikipedia →
1789The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men. Wikipedia →
1726J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Es erhub sich ein Streit, BWV 130, for the feast of Michael, the archangel. Wikipedia →
1724J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130 for the feast of archangel Michael, based on Paul Eber's hymn in twelve stanzas. Wikipedia →
1717An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture. Wikipedia →
1714The Cossacks of the Tsardom of Russia kill about 800 people overnight in Hailuoto during the Great Wrath. Wikipedia →
1669Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki is crowned king following the 1669 Polish–Lithuanian royal election. Wikipedia →
1578Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards. Wikipedia →
1567During the French War of Religion, Protestant coup officials in Nîmes massacre Catholic priests in an event now known as the Michelade. Wikipedia →
1364During the Hundred Years' War, Anglo-Breton forces defeat the Franco-Breton army in Brittany, ending the War of the Breton Succession. Wikipedia →
1267The Treaty of Montgomery recognises Llywelyn ap Gruffudd as Prince of Wales, but only as a vassal of King Henry III. Wikipedia →
1227Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, is excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to participate in the Crusades during the Investiture Controversy. Wikipedia →
1011Danes capture Canterbury after a siege, taking Ælfheah, archbishop of Canterbury, as a prisoner. Wikipedia →
855Pope Benedict III is restored by a popular uprising to the papacy after king Louis II of Italy tried to replace him with his favourite candidate. Wikipedia →
440Consecration of pope Leo I, later called Leo the Great, following the death of pope Sixtus III in the month before. Wikipedia →
61 BCPompey the Great celebrates his third triumph for victories over the pirates and the end of the Mithridatic Wars on his 45th birthday. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

2022The Guardian
Average income of Deloitte’s partners in UK and Switzerland tops £1m
Each will receive distributable profit of £1,058,000 in year to end of May – 33 times UK’s average annual pay
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2020The Guardian
Priti Patel looked at idea of sending asylum seekers to South Atlantic
Home secretary asked officials to see if applicants could be processed on isolated St Helena
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