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29

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45 events  ·  91 deaths  ·  256 births

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Year 1227

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, is excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to participate in the Crusades.

Year 1364

Battle of Auray: English forces defeat the French in Brittany; end of the War of the Breton Succession.

Year 1578

Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards.

Year 1650

Henry Robinson opens his Office of Addresses and Encounters in Threadneedle Street, London.

Year 1717

An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture and making authorities consider moving the capital to a different city.

Year 1789

The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.

Year 1789

The 1st United States Congress adjourns.

Year 1829

The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded.

Year 1848

Battle of Pákozd: Stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces at Pákozd; the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

Year 1850

The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales.

Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 1

Birthdays on 29 September 256

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Qian Chu
Qian Chu
b. 929 – d. 988
Qian Chu, Chinese king (Ten Kingdoms) (d. 988)
Margaret of England
Margaret of England
b. 1240 – d. 1275
Margaret of England, Queen consort of Scots (d. 1275)
Christopher II of Denmark
Christopher II of Denmark
b. 1276 – d. 1332
Christopher II of Denmark (d. 1332)
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Margaret of Bohemia, Burgravine of Nuremberg
b. 1373 – d. 1410
Margaret of Bohemia, Burgravine of Nuremberg (d. 1410)
Fernando, the Saint Prince
Fernando, the Saint Prince
b. 1402 – d. 1443
Fernando, the Saint Prince, of Portugal (d. 1443)
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Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brzeg-Legnica and Cieszyn
b. 1403 – d. 1449
Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brzeg-Legnica and Cieszyn, German princess (d. 1449)
Louis II de la Trémoille
Louis II de la Trémoille
b. 1460 – d. 1525
Louis II de la Trémoille, French military leader (d. 1525)
Louis I, Count of Löwenstein
Louis I, Count of Löwenstein
b. 1463 – d. 1523
Louis I, Count of Löwenstein, founder of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim (d. 1523)
Michael Servetus
Michael Servetus
b. 1511 – d. 1553
Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, cartographer, and theologian (d. 1553)
John Lesley
John Lesley
b. 1527 – d. 1596
John Lesley, Scottish bishop (d. 1596)
Joan Terès i Borrull
Joan Terès i Borrull
b. 1538 – d. 1603
Joan Terès i Borrull, Spanish archbishop and academic (d. 1603)
Miguel de Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes
b. 1547 – d. 1616
Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (d. 1616)

Deaths on 29 September 91

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Leudwinus
Leudwinus
d. 722 (b. 660)
Leudwinus, Frankish archbishop and saint (b. 660)
Lothair I
Lothair I
d. 855 (b. 795)
Lothair I, Roman emperor (b. 795)
William of Tyre
William of Tyre
d. 1186
William of Tyre, Archbishop of Tyre (b. c. 1130)
Arnaud Amalric
Arnaud Amalric
d. 1225
Arnaud Amalric, Papal legate who allegedly promoted mass murder
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Guido I da Montefeltro
d. 1298 (b. 1223)
Guido I da Montefeltro, Italian military strategist (b. 1223)
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey
d. 1304 (b. 1231)
John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, English general (b. 1231)
Joanna I of Auvergne
Joanna I of Auvergne
d. 1360 (b. 1326)
Joanna I of Auvergne, queen consort of France (b. 1326)
Charles I, Duke of Brittany
Charles I, Duke of Brittany
d. 1364 (b. 1319)
Charles I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1319)
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'Izz al-Din ibn Rukn al-Din Mahmud
d. 1382
'Izz al-Din ibn Rukn al-Din Mahmud, malik of Sistan
Andrew Stewart (bishop of Moray)
Andrew Stewart (bishop of Moray)
d. 1501 (b. 1442)
Andrew Stewart, Scottish bishop (b. 1442)
Gustav I of Sweden
Gustav I of Sweden
d. 1560 (b. 1496)
Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1496)
Conrad Vorstius
Conrad Vorstius
d. 1622 (b. 1569)
Conrad Vorstius, German-Dutch Remonstrant theologian (b. 1569)