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On this day — September 29

A hand-curated thread of what happened on this date, across centuries.

Observed today

World Heart Day

WHO-endorsed. Cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death globally, and most of the levers are boringly lifestyle.

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2019

Politics

Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election.

2016

Milestone

Eleven days after the Uri attack

the Indian Army conducts "surgical strikes" against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.

2013

Milestone

Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Nigeria.

2011

Milestone

The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case.

2009

Disaster

The 8.1 Mw  Samoa earthquake results in a tsunami that kills over 189 and injures hundreds.

2008

Milestone

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.

2007

Milestone

Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station

is demolished in a controlled explosion.

2006

Milestone

A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air

killing 154 people and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis.

2005

Milestone

John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States.

2004

Milestone

The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.

2004

Milestone

Burt Rutan's Ansari SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight

the first of two required to win the Ansari X Prize.

1992

Politics

Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached.

1991

Milestone

A Haitian coup d'état occurs.

1990

Milestone

Construction of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) is completed in Washington, D.C.

1990

Milestone

The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor

flies for the first time.

Observed today

World Heart Day

Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election.

Eleven days after the Uri attack

Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Nigeria.

The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case.

The 8.1 Mw Samoa earthquake results in a tsunami that kills over 189 and injures hundreds.

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.

Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station

A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air

John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States.

The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.

Burt Rutan's Ansari SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight

Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached.

A Haitian coup d'état occurs.

Construction of the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (better known as Washington National Cathedral) is completed in Washington, D.C.

The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor

The 8.1 Mw  Samoa earthquake results in a tsunami that kills over 189 and injures hundreds.