Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
September 29
| 1197 | Emperor Henry VI dies in Messina, Sicily. | |
| 1399 | Richard II of England is deposed. His cousin, Henry of Lancaster, declares himself king under the name Henry IV. | |
| 1493 | Christopher Columbus leaves Cadiz, Spain, on his second voyage to the new world. | |
| 1513 | Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean. | |
| 1789 | Congress votes to create a U.S. army. | |
| 1833 | A civil war breaks out in Spain between Carlisists, who believe Don Carlos deserves the throne, and supporters of Queen Isabella. | |
| 1850 | Mormon leader Brigham Young is named the first governor of the Utah Territory. | |
| 1864 | Union troops capture the Confederate Fort Harrison, outside Petersburg, Virginia. | |
| 1879 | Dissatisfied Ute Indians kill Agent Nathan Meeker and nine others in the "Meeker Massacre." | |
| 1932 | A five-day work week is established for General Motors workers. | |
| 1939 | Germany and the Soviet Union reach an agreement on the division of Poland. | |
| 1941 | 30,000 Jews are gunned down in Kiev when Henrich Himmler sends four strike squads to exterminate Soviet Jewish civilians and other "undesirables." | |
| 1943 | Adolf Hitler's book Mein Kampf is published in the United States. | |
| 1950 | General Douglas MacArthur officially returns Seoul, South Korea, to President Syngman Rhee. | |
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| 1547 | Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist best known for his book The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. | |
| 1758 | Horatio Nelson, British naval commander who defeated the French and her allies on numerous occasions during the age of Napoleon. | |
| 1858 | Rudolf Diesel, engineer, inventor of the diesel engine. | |
| 1901 | Enrico Fermi, Italian-born U.S. physicist who led the group which created the first man-made nuclear chain reaction. | |
| 1907 | Gene Autry, cowboy actor. | |
| 1943 | Lech Walesa, Polish labor leader who founded the Solidarity party and later became the president of Poland. | |
| 1948 | Bryant Gumbel, broadcast journalist. | |
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