Deaths on September 29

Samuel Fenton Cary

Died on September 29, 1900

Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (b. 1814)

Samuel Fenton Cary (February 18, 1814 – September 29, 1900) was a congressman from Ohio and significant temperance movement leader in the 19th century. Cary became well known nationally as a prohibitionist author and lecturer.

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16 Jan

American Samoa
The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
24 Mar

New York City Subway
Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
5 Apr

Linear B
Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B.
2 Jul

Lake Constance
The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
14 Jul

Boxer Rebellion
Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.

Deaths on September 29

Samuel Fenton Cary

Died on September 29, 1900

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American Samoa

New York City Subway

Linear B

Lake Constance

Boxer Rebellion