Today in History for 29th September 2025

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Historical Events

1227 - Pope Gregory IX excommunicates German emperor Frederick II
1789 - US War Department establishes a regular army
1927 - Yankees slugger Babe Ruth ties MLB record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games in New York's 7-4 win against the Philadelphia A's and 15-4 rout of the Washington Senators
1957 - NFL NY Giants play their last game at the Polo Grounds, a 9-1 loss to Pittsburgh
2001 - Farm Aid 14 held in Noblesville, Indiana; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Doobie Brothers, and Martina McBride

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Famous Birthdays

1893 - Phillips Tead, American character actor (The Front Page; Lightnin'; Fighting Blade; The Adventures of Superman - "Professor Pepperwinkle"), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 1974)
1928 - Eric Lubbock, Lord Avebury, English politician and human rights advocate (Liberal MP for Orpington 1962-70), born in Orpington, England (d. 2016)
1956 - James Donald Halsell Jr, American retired USAF officer and astronaut (STS 65, 74, 83, 94), born in West Monroe, Louisiana
1970 - Emily Lloyd [Pack], British actress (Wish You Were Here; Cookie; In Country), born in London, England
1972 - Robert Webb, British actor, comedian, and writer (Jeremy "Jez" Usborne- "Peep Show"), born in Boston, Lincolnshire

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Famous Deaths

1598 - Floris van Pallandt, Dutch Count of Culemborg, dies at about 61
1951 - Bradley Barker, American silent actor and film director, dies at 68
1989 - August A. "Gussie" Busch Jr., American brewing magnate (chairman Anheuser-Busch 1946-75) and baseball executive (owner St. Louis Cardinals 1953-89), dies at 90
2008 - Hayden Carruth, American poet (The Crow and the Heart), dies at 87
2019 - Larry Willis, American jazz pianist and composer, dies of an aneurysm at 76

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