9 May: 129

Today is the 129^th day of the year. 10 fun facts about the number 129:

1. The A129 is a road in England which runs between the A1023 near Shenfield railway station and the A13 at Hadleigh.
2. The German zeppelin which went up in flames while landing on May 6, 1937 was designated LZ 129 Hindenburg.
3. 129 is the atomic number of unbiennium, an element yet to be discovered.
4. 129 Antigone is a large main-belt Asteroid composed of almost pure nickel-Iron. It was discovered by German-American astronomer C. H. F. Peters on February 5, 1873, and named after Antigone, the Theban princess in Greek mythology.
5. In London, bus route 129 runs between Lewisham Shopping Centre and North Greenwich.
6. 129 is the name of a Hungarian film released in March 2023 about a soldier who escapes from a lab. He has no memory of who he is and is trying to find that out while being pursued by the company.
7. Soviet Submarine K-129 (1960) was a Soviet Pacific Fleet nuclear submarine which sank in 1968.
8. Shakespeare’s sonnet 129 is the one which begins “The expense of spirit in a waste of shame.” It’s one of the “Dark Lady” sonnets.
9. The last Space Shuttle mission of the 2000s was STS-129. The 11-day flight included three spacewalks.
10. In numerology, 129’s energy is optimistic, creative and inspirational. People influenced by this number get along well with people and may find themselves in a leadership position. Their art is likely to reflect their humanitarianism and compassion.

Character birthday

Gimmick, power armour user with Combat Team Beta. Gimmick has a day job as a stockbroker which commands a high salary. He bought his suit initially as a work of art to put in his Docklands apartment, as part of his collection of technical artefacts. He put it on for a bet during a drunken evening with friends and discovered it was in working order. Unlike many Combat Team members, he chose not to give up his day job as it paid much better than a Combat Team fighter's salary. To his Combat Team colleagues, he is known for being a "yuppie". He drives notoriously fast in his black car which resembles a photon torpedo. Most of his colleagues politely refuse lifts from him.