Historical Events
Louis TKOs Nova
Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
- Million jam downtown Brooklyn to cheer NL champ Dodgers in a parade
- Nazi massacre at Babi Yar ravine (near Kiev) Ukraine begins, 33,771 mostly Jews murdered
Famous Birthdays
- David Steele, British cricketer (England batsman, courageous v Lillee 1975), born in Bradeley, Stoke-on-Trent, England
- Don Nix, American 'Memphis Soul' saxophonist (Last Night), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Frederick "Fred" West, British contractor and serial killer (12 charges of murder), born in Herefordshire, England (d. 1995)
- Jon Brower Minnoch, American, world's heaviest recorded man at 1,400lb (635 kilograms; 100 stone), born in Bainbridge Island, Washington recorded man (d. 1983)
- Kermit Zarley, American golfer, author (Canadian Open 1970), born in Seattle, Washington
Famous Deaths
- Friedrich Angel, German mathematician (group theory), dies at 79
Died in 1941 1941 Highlights
About September 29, 1941
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 82 years, 6 months and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Libra
