On September 29, several important holidays and international days are observed around the world. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

World Heart Day

Today is World Heart Day. This day was first observed in 1999 thanks to the initiative of the World Heart Federation. The holiday was celebrated on the last Sunday of September, and since 2011 it has been set on September 29.

Otolaryngologist Day

Today, Otolaryngologist Day is also celebrated in Russia.

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

On this day, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is also observed. This day was established by the UN General Assembly in 2019. Food inequality is emerging in the world: in some places people eat excessively and throw away huge amounts of food, while others constantly suffer from hunger.

Autumn Loneliness Day

Today is Autumn Loneliness Day. Sometimes walking alone in a park or city streets is beneficial for the human brain and psychology. Moreover, it is a kind of special philosophy of autumn isolation.

Historical events on September 29 in the world

  • 011650 – the world's first marriage agency opened in London;
  • 021897 – the tango dance was performed for the first time in the world. This happened in Buenos Aires, at the "Olympo" theater, at the premiere of the play "The Creole Court";
  • 031907 – the first tram was launched in St. Petersburg;
  • 041916 – Standard Oil founder John Rockefeller became the world's first billionaire businessman;
  • 051951 – Jupiter's moon Ananke was discovered;
  • 061983 – the first flight of the An-74 aircraft was performed.

Historical events on September 29 in Kazakhstan

  • 011992 – the first World Kurultai of Kazakhs was held;
  • 021994 – at the international water orienteering competition in Poland, the Kazakhstan national team won the overall team standings for the first time in the country's history and received a gold medal;
  • 032005 – an analytical report on the results of the first national population census in history, conducted in 1999, was published.

Famous people born on September 29

  • 01In 1547, Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, known for the novel "The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha", was born;
  • 02In 1571, Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (died in 1610) was born;
  • 03In 1904, Soviet writer Nikolai Ostrovsky, author of the novel "How the Steel Was Tempered", was born.

Who was born on September 29 in Kazakhstan

In 1966, former Minister of Education and Science of Kazakhstan Yerlan Sagadiyev was born.