Topic: Miguel de Cervantes

Edith Grossman, who has been celebrated for elevating the role of the literary translator, died at her home in New York City on Monday. She was 87.

Actor Kelly McCreary turns 40 and singer Halsey turns 27, among the famous birthdays for Sept. 29.

"Monty Python" alum Terry Gilliam's long in development film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" has received its first trailer that is 18 years in the making.

On Sept. 29, 1992, Earvin "Magic" Johnson announced he was returning to the Los Angeles Lakers less than a year after he retired because he had the AIDS virus. A month later, Johnson announced his retirement for a second time.

In 1941, the Babi Yar massacre of nearly 34,000 Jewish men, women and children began on the outskirts of Kiev in Nazi-occupied Ukraine.

The mortal remains of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the Spanish author of literature classic Don Quixote, have been found beneath an old Madrid heritage site, officials said Tuesday.

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