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September 29, 2015

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 23, 2015, covering September 29, 2015.

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    Album cover for Beauty Behind The Madness by The Weeknd

    Beauty Behind The Madness

    The Weeknd

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    Album cover for Got Your Six by Five Finger Death Punch

    Got Your Six

    Five Finger Death Punch

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    1
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    Album cover for Rodeo by Travis Scott

    Rodeo

    Travis Scott

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    3
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    Album cover for The Book Of Souls by Iron Maiden

    The Book Of Souls

    Iron Maiden

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    Album cover for WILD (EP) by Troye Sivan

    WILD (EP)

    Troye Sivan

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Notable Deaths

Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

2015Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (born 1932)[†]

Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was a Saudi Arabian businessman and politician. A member of the House of Saud, he became a close ally of King Abdullah. In different periods Prince Nawwaf held significant government posts, including the director of Saudi intelligence agency.

Hellmuth Karasek

2015Hellmuth Karasek, Czech-German journalist, author, and critic (born 1934)[†]

Hellmuth Karasek was a German journalist, literary critic, novelist, and the author of many books on literature and film. He was one of Germany's best-known feuilletonists.

Phil Woods

2015Phil Woods, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1931)[†]

Philip Wells Woods was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer.

Historical Context for September 29, 2015

In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]