At A Glance
29 September 2005 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 September 2005 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Gold Digger” by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx.
- Top Film of 2005
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
- Bestselling Novel of 2005
- “The Broker” by John Grisham was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2005.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “American Idol” (FOX) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2005–06 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 29 September is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 September 2005 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 September 2005 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 29 September
- 2004 The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
- 2004 Burt Rutan's Ansari SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the Ansari X Prize.
- 2005 John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States.
- 2007 Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
- 2016 Eleven days after the Uri attack, the Indian Army conducts "surgical strikes" against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
Famous people born on September 29
- Nicholas Galitzine, English actor (born 1994)
- Halsey, American singer (born 1994)
- Zachary Levi, American actor and singer (born 1980)
- Kevin Durant, American basketball player (born 1988)
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Events of 2005 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 14 – The Internet site YouTube goes online.
- February 27 – The 77th Academy Awards, hosted by Chris Rock, are held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, with Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby winning Best Picture and Best Director, Eastwood's second win for both.
- March 24 – The Office debuts on NBC.
Life in the US in 2005
President
George W. Bush
Gas (per gallon)
$2.30
Loaf of Bread
$1.23
Average House
$297,000
Weekly Wage
$636
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