29. септембар 1979. је био субота под знаком звездице ♎. Био је 271 дан у години. Председник Сједињених Држава је био Jimmy Carter.
Ако сте рођени на данашњи дан, имате 46 година. Ваш последњи рођендан је био понедељак, 29. септембар 2025., пре 286 дана. Ваш следећи рођендан је уторак, 29. септембар 2026., за 78 дана. Живели сте 17.088 дана, или око 410.114 сати, или око 24.606.863 минута, или око 1.476.411.780 секунди.
Date: 30 September 1979
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
Pope John Paul II's visit to US is expected to attract largest press corps in history; more than 14,000 people have received clearance from Secret Service for press credentials (M)
Date: 30 September 1979
By ANDREW H. MALCOLM Special to The New York Times
Andrew MALCOLM
Article on financial problems affecting Canadian newspapers as result of shift in readership toward morning newspapers and away from afternoon ones that have dominated Canada's journalism; recent sudden demise of Montreal Star discussed; financial situation of other dailies discussed (M)
Date: 29 September 1979
injunction blocking publication of article about hydrogen bombs is lifted by Federal appeals court in Chicago, and Progressive magazine says in Madison, Wis, that it hopes to go to press with it next week; Progressive spokesman James Rowen says that text of Howard Morland article will be disclosed at news conference; editor Erwin Knoll comments (S)
Date: 30 September 1979
JAMES GLEICK
James GLEICK
Life in Anaconda, Mont, company town hit hard by slump in world copper market in '78, has returned more or less to normal; shutdown of town's copper smelter in April '78 lasted 1 month rather than planned 2 months, and employment has held steady at about 1,200 since then (S)
Date: 29 September 1979
FTC to challenge proposed acquisition of Harnischfeger Corp by Mannesmann AG on grounds that it would reduce competition in several markets, including electric wire (S)
Date: 30 September 1979
Palestinian firing squad executes 2 guerrillas found guilty in rape and murder case, southern Lebanon (S)