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September 29: Michaelmas

61 BC - In Rome, Pompey the Great celebrated triumphs over pirates in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and in the war against king Mithridates VI of Pontus in Asia Minor, with enormous parades of spoils, prisoners, army and banners depicting battle scenes. It was also his 45th birthday.
1829 - The first official police force in the world, the Metropolitan Police of London, also known as the Met or Scotland Yard, was founded by Robert Peel (pictured).
1938 - The Munich Agreement was signed, stipulating that Czechoslovakia must cede Sudetenland to Germany.
1941 - The Babi Yar massacre began in Kiev, Ukraine.
1964 - Mafalda, a comic strip by Quino, was first published in newspapers in Argentina.

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 * [[1972]] - [[Sino-Japanese relations]]: [[Japan]] '''[[Joint Communique of the Government of Japan and the Government of the People's Republic of China|established diplomatic relations]]''' with the [[People's Republic of China]], breaking official ties with the [[Republic of China]].
-* [[1907]]: Construction work began on the '''[[Washington National Cathedral]]''' in [[Washington, D.C.]], and then completed on the same day 83 years later in [[1990]].
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+* [[61 BC]] - In [[Rome]], '''[[Pompey|Pompey the Great]]''' celebrated [[Roman triumph|triumphs]] over [[pirate]]s in the eastern [[Mediterranean Sea]] and in the war against king [[Mithridates VI of Pontus|Mithridates VI]] of [[Pontus]] in [[Asia Minor]], with enormous [[parade]]s of spoils, prisoners, army and [[banner]]s depicting battle scenes. It was also his 45th [[birthday]]. <!--He was then murdered on the same day in [[48 BC]].-->
+* [[1829]] - The first official [[police]] force in the world, the '''[[Metropolitan Police Service|Metropolitan Police]]''' of [[Greater London|London]], also known as ''the Met'' or [[Scotland Yard]], was founded by [[Robert Peel]] ''(pictured)''.
-* [[61 BC]]: In [[Rome]], '''[[Pompey|Pompey the Great]]''' <small>''(pictured)''</small> celebrated [[Roman triumph|triumphs]] over [[pirate]]s in the eastern [[Mediterranean Sea]] and in the war against king [[Mithridates VI of Pontus|Mithridates VI]] of [[Pontus]] in [[Asia Minor]], with enormous [[parade]]s of spoils, prisoners, army and [[banner]]s depicting battle scenes. It was also his 45th [[birthday]]. <!--He was then murdered on the same day in [[48 BC]].-->
+* [[1938]] - The '''[[Munich Agreement]]''' was signed, stipulating that [[Czechoslovakia]] must cede [[Sudetenland]] to [[Nazi Germany|Germany]].
-* [[1829]]: The first official [[police]] force in the world, the '''[[Metropolitan Police Service|Metropolitan Police]]''' of [[Greater London|London]], also known as ''the Met'' or [[Scotland Yard]], was founded by [[Robert Peel]].
-* [[1938]]: The '''[[Munich Agreement]]''' was signed, stipulating that [[Czechoslovakia]] must cede [[Sudetenland]] to [[Nazi Germany|Germany]].
+* [[1941]] - The '''[[Babi Yar]]''' [[massacre]] began in [[Kiev]], [[Ukrainian SSR|Ukraine]].
-* [[1941]]: The '''[[Babi Yar]]''' [[massacre]] began in [[Kiev]], [[Ukrainian SSR|Ukraine]].
+* [[1964]] - '''''[[Mafalda]]''''', a [[comic strip]] by [[Quino]], was first published in [[newspaper]]s in [[Argentina]].
-* [[1964]]: '''''[[Mafalda]]''''', a [[comic strip]] by [[Quino]], was first published in [[newspaper]]s in [[Argentina]].
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