Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1616)

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists. He is best known for his novel Don Quixote, a work considered as the first modern novel. The novel has been labelled by many well-known authors as the "best book of all time" and the "best and most central work in world literature".

September 29 is the 272nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 93 days remain until the end of the year.