At A Glance

29 September 2015 at a glance

Day of the week
29 September 2015 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Can't Feel My Face” by The Weeknd.
Top Film of 2015
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2015 was Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Top-Rated TV Show
“NCIS” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2015–16 season.
Star sign
The star sign for 29 September is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 29 September 2015 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 29 September 2015 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 29 September

  • 2004 The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
  • 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.
  • 2019 Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election.

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)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2015 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2015 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 12 – A federal judge rules that South Dakota's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, and immediately stays the ruling.
  • January 18 – K.C. Undercover and Star vs. the Forces of Evil debuts on Disney Channel and Disney XD.
  • February 22 – The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hold the 87th Academy Awards in the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. The telecast garners nearly 37.3 million viewers.

Life in the US in 2015

President

Barack Obama

Gas (per gallon)

$2.43

Loaf of Bread

$1.98

Average House

$294,000

Weekly Wage

$818

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