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Birth of Elizabeth Gaskell
Elizabeth Gaskell was born in Chelsea, London.
1810
Gaskell
On September 29, across history
Browse full calendar →1922
Literature
Publication of My Disillusionment in Russia
Goldman publishes her critique of Bolshevik policies in Russia.
View details1935
Literature
Death of Winifred Holtby in London
Winifred Holtby died on 29 September 1935 in London at age 37 from kidney disease (Bright's disease), shortly before her masterwork South Riding was published.
View details1935
Politics
Birth of Janet Frances Powell
Janet Frances Powell was born on September 29, 1935, in Nhill, Victoria.
View details1949
Arts
Featured in The New Yorker for Café Nicholson cooking
A New Yorker profile spotlighted Edna Lewis's cooking at Café Nicholson, an early major national showcase for a Black woman chef in New York City.
View details1955
Exploration
Born in Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Ann Bancroft was born on September 29, 1955, in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, later becoming a pioneering polar explorer.
View details1964
Science
Died in Leiden, Netherlands
Tatyana Afanasyeva-Ehrenfest died on September 29, 1964, in Leiden, Netherlands, after a long career in mathematics and physics.
View details1967
Arts
Opening of Performing Arts Training Center in East St. Louis
Dunham opened the Performing Arts Training Center in East St. Louis, Illinois on September 29, 1967, providing arts education to local youth.
View details1974
Sports
Wins New York City Marathon women's title
Switzer won the New York City Marathon in 3:07:29, becoming the women's champion during the era when the race looped through Central Park.
View details1987
Science
Patent for back washer and massager
Mary Kenner patented a mounted back washer and massager for bathing convenience.
View details1988
Sports
Olympic long jump gold and Olympic record at Seoul 1988
Joyner-Kersee wins Olympic gold in the women’s long jump with a leap of 7.40 m, setting an Olympic record.
View details1988
Sports
First American woman to win Olympic gold in the long jump
Joyner-Kersee becomes the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the long jump.
View details1988
Sports
First athlete to surpass 7,000 heptathlon points at the Olympics
Joyner-Kersee is the first athlete ever to score more than 7,000 points in the heptathlon at the Olympics.
View details1988
Science
200m World Record and Olympic Gold in Final, Seoul 1988
Later the same day, Griffith Joyner ran 21.34 seconds in the 200m final, breaking her own world record and winning Olympic gold—a mark still unbeaten.
View details1988
Science
200m World Record in Seoul Olympic Semifinal
In the semifinal of the women's 200m at the Seoul Olympics, Griffith Joyner broke the world record with a time of 21.56 seconds.
View details1993
Activism
Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Marjory Stoneman Douglas
On Sept. 29, 1993, President Bill Clinton awarded Douglas the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her lifetime of Everglades advocacy.
View details1993
Science
Awarded U.S. National Medal of Science
On September 29, 1993, Vera Rubin received the U.S. National Medal of Science.
View details1994
Politics
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton on September 29, 1994, for her contributions to civil rights and public service.
View details1995
Activism
Disappearance of Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Madalyn Murray O'Hair disappeared from her Austin, Texas home on September 29, 1995, along with her son Jon Garth Murray and granddaughter Robin Murray O'Hair.
View details2002
Science
Death of Giuliana Cavaglieri Tesoro
Giuliana Cavaglieri Tesoro died on September 29, 2002, leaving a legacy of over 125 patents in chemistry.
View details2005
Science
W. Alden Spencer Award 2005 Ceremony
W. Alden Spencer Award ceremony at Columbia University honoring May-Britt and Edvard Moser for outstanding research in neuroscience.
View details2006
Science
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research
Greider, Blackburn, and Szostak received the Lasker Award on September 29, 2006.
View details2007
Science
Death of Katsuko Saruhashi
Katsuko Saruhashi died in Tokyo, Japan, leaving a lasting legacy in geochemistry and advocacy for women scientists.
View details2020
Science
Death of Helen Reddy
Helen Reddy died at age 78 in a Los Angeles care facility after living with Addison's disease and dementia.
View details2022
Science
Death of Kathleen Booth at age 100
Kathleen Hylda Valerie Booth died at age 100, closing a century-spanning career at the foundations of computer science.
View details2023
Politics
Death in office as U.S. senator from California
Feinstein died in Washington, D.C., ending her record-breaking Senate tenure.
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