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October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 29, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 63 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 529 BC - The international day of Cyrus the Great, king of Persia, who declared the first charter of human rights in the world also known as Cyrus Cylinder. Events 529 BC — Cambyses II started to rule He is son of Cyrus II. The Cyrus cylinder, also known as the Cyrus the Great cylinder, is a document issued by the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great in the form of a clay
• 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople. 437 can also refer to MS-DOS Code page 437. Events By Place Roman Empire October 29 — Valentinian Flavius Placidius Valentinianus ( July 2, 419 &ndash March 16, 455) known in English as Valentinian III, was among the last The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Licinia Eudoxia (422-462 was a Roman Empress, daughter of Eastern Emperor Theodosius II and wife of the Western Emperors Valentinian III and Flavius Theodosius ( 10 April, 401 – July 28, 450) called the Calligrapher, known in English as Theodosius II, was The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS This unifies the two branches of the House of Theodosius
• 969 - Byzantine troops occupy Antioch Syria
• 1268 - Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily, a political rival and ally to the hostile Roman Catholic church. The Theodosian dynasty was a Roman family that rose to eminence in the waning days of the Roman Empire. 969 was a year in the 10th century. Events By Place Byzantine Empire December 11 — John I becomes Antioch on the Orontes (Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Δάφνῃ Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Ὀρόντου or Ἀντιόχεια ἡ Μεγάλη Antiochia ad Orontem also Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Conradin is also a character in the short story Sredni Vashtar. This article lists the German monarchs, ruling over the territory of Germany from the creation of a separate Eastern Frankish Kingdom in 843 until the end of monarchy The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states Frederick I of Baden (1249 &ndash October 29, 1268) was Margrave of Baden from October 4, 1250 until his death Charles I ( 21 March 1226 &ndash 7 January 1285) commonly called Charles of Anjou, was the King of Sicily by conquest
• 1390 - First trial for witchcraft in Paris. Witchcraft, in various historical anthropological religious and mythological contexts is the use of certain kinds of Supernatural or magical powers Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1422 - Charles VII of France becomes king in succession to his father Charles VI of France
• 1467 - Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege
• 1618 - English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England. Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461 called the Victorious (le Victorieux or the Well-Served (le Bien-Servi was King of France from 1422 Charles VI (3 December 1368 &ndash 21 October 1422 called the Well-loved (le Bien-Aimé and the Mad (French le Fol or le Fou) was the Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A courtier is a person who attends the court of a Monarch or other powerful person. Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c 1552 – 29 October 1618 was a famed English writer Poet, Soldier, Courtier and Explorer James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James
• 1658 - Action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle)
• 1665 - Battle of Ambuila, where Portuguese forces defeated the forces of the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitated king Antonio I of Kongo, also called Nvita a Nkanga. The naval Battle of The Sound took place on 8 November 1658 ( 29 October OS during the Dutch-Swedish War, near the Sound or Oresund At the Battle of Mbwila (or Battle of Ambuila or Battle of Ulanga) on October 29, 1665, Portuguese forces defeated the forces of the Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Kingdom of Kongo (1400 – 1914 ( Kongo: Kongo dya Ntotila or Wene wa Kongo) was an African kingdom located in west central Africa in what Decapitated is a Technical death metal band from Poland.They formed in 199 António I Nvita a Nkanga was a mwenekongo of the Kingdom of Kongo whom ruled from 1661 to his defeat and death at the Battle of Mbwila on October .
• 1675 - Leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral. The long, medial or descending s ( ſ) is a form of the minuscule letter ' S ' formerly used where 's' occurred in the middle The European Space Agency 's INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory ( INTEGRAL) is detecting some of the most energetic radiation that comes from space
• 1787 - Mozart's opera Don Giovanni receives its first performance in Prague. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Don Giovanni ( K527; complete title Il dissoluto punito ossia il Don Giovanni, literally "The Rake Punish'd or Don Giovanni Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
• 1792 - Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Mount Hood (called Wy'east by the Multnomah tribe) is a Stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in northern Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. William E. Broughton who spotted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River. The Willamette River (pronounced) is a Tributary of the Columbia River.
• 1859 - Spain declares war on Morocco. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa
• 1863 - Sixteen countries meeting in Geneva agree to form the International Red Cross. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated
• 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie - Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant ward off a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Wauhatchie, also known as Brown's Ferry, was fought October 28 and October 29, 1863, in Hamilton and Marion The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 James Longstreet (January 8 1821 &ndash January 2 1904 was one of the foremost Confederate Generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate Union forces thus open a supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee. Military supply chain management is a cross-functional approach to procuring, producing and delivering products and services The broad
• 1881 - Judge (U. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Judge was a weekly magazine published in the United States of America between 1881 and 1936 S. magazine) first published.
• 1886 - The ticker-tape parade is invented in New York City when office workers spontaneously throw ticker tape into the streets as the Statue of Liberty is dedicated. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A ticker-tape parade is a Parade event held in a downtown urban setting allowing the jettison of large amounts of shredded paper products from nearby Office The City of New York Ticker tape was used by ticker tape machines, the Ticker tape timer stock ticker machines, or just stock tickers. Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented
• 1901 - In Amherst, Massachusetts nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley Jane Toppan (1854 - 1938 born Honora Kelley, was an American Serial killer. Medical uses Morphine can be used as an analgesic in hospital settings to relieve pain in Myocardial infarction pain in
• 1901 - Capital punishment: Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of US President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Leon Frank Czolgosz (Zol-gash (May 1873 Czolgosz was born in Alpena Michigan She later wrote a piece in defense of Czolgosz William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last
• 1913 - Floods in El Salvador kill thousands. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America.
• 1921 - The Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Reclamation Project, is completed. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Link River Dam is a concrete Dam on the Link River in the U The Klamath Reclamation Project or Klamath Project was developed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to supply Farmers with Irrigation
• 1921 - Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in USA. Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22 1891 – August 23 1927 and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11 1888 – August 23 1927 were two Italian-born American laborers
• 1921 - The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25 game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
• 1922 - The King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III, appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Victor Emmanuel III (Vittorio Emanuele III 11 November, 1869 – 28 December, 1947) was a member of the House of Savoy and
• 1923 - Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
• 1929 - The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or "Black Tuesday," ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the ’29 Crash, the Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of October 1929
• 1942 - Holocaust: In the United Kingdom, leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
• 1944 - Breda in the Netherlands is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division
• 1945 - Getulio Vargas, president of Brazil, resigns. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Breda ( is a Municipality and a city in the southern part of the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Polish 1st Armoured Division ( Polish 1 Dywizja Pancerna) was an Allied military unit during World War II, created in February 1942 at Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (ʒeˈtulju doɾˈnɛlis vaɾgɐs April 19, 1882 – August 24, 1954) served as president of |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
• 1948 - Safsaf massacre
• 1955 - The Soviet battleship Novorossiisk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Safsaf massacre occurred on October 29, 1948, when Israeli brigades captured the village of Safsaf. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) World War II During the Battle of Punta Stilo on 9 July 1940 Giulio Cesare was hit by a 15 inch (381 mm shell as HMS ''Warspite'' set World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Sevastopol ( see pronunciation below) is a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea Peninsula
• 1956 - Suez Crisis begins: Israel forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, (أزمة السويس - العدوان الثلاثي Crise du canal de Suez מבצע קדש Kadesh The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai ( Coptic: sina; Egyptian Arabic: sina سينا Arabic, sina'a سيناء This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation
• 1956 - Tangier Protocol signed: The international city Tangier is reintegrated into Morocco. Tangier or Tangiers ]] ( Tanja طنجة in Berber and Arabic, Tánger in Spanish Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa
• 1957 - Israel's prime minister David Ben Gurion and five of his ministers are injured as a hand grenade is tossed into Israel's parliament, the Knesset. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit
• 1960 - In Louisville, Kentucky, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942
• 1961 - Syria exits from the United Arab Republic. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية The United Arab Republic ( الجمهورية العربية المتحدة al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah / al-Jumhūrīyah al-‘Arabīyah
• 1964 - Tanganika and Zanzibar join to form the Republic of Tanzania. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Tanganyika is the name of an East African territory lying between the largest of the African great lakes Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika Zanzibar ( is part of the East African republic of Tanzania. It consists of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya
• 1964 - A collection of irreplaceable gems, including the 565 carat (113 g) Star of India, is stolen by a group of thieves including Jack Murphy from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. A gemstone or gem, also called a precious or semi-precious stone, is a piece of attractive Mineral, which &mdash when cut and polished &mdash The Star of India is a 56335 carat (11267 g star Sapphire, probably the largest such gem in the world The name Jack Murphy can refer to Jack Murphy (footballer (born 1918 retired Australian Rules footballer Jack Murphy (sportswriter The American Museum of Natural History ( AMNH) located on the Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York, USA is one of the largest and most The City of New York
• 1967 - London criminal Jack McVitie is murdered by the Kray twins, leading to their eventual imprisonment and downfall. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Jack McVitie, more commonly known as Jack The Hat, was a notorious London criminal of the 1950s and 60s Reginald "Reggie" Kray ( 24 October 1933 &ndash 1 October 2000) and Ronald "Ronnie" Kray ( 24 October
• 1967 - Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or Expo 67 as it was commonly known was the World's Fair held in Montreal, Canada from April 27 to October
• 1969 - The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. The ARPANET ( Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) developed by ARPA of the United States Department of Defense, was the world's first operational The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
• 1971 - Vietnam War: Vietnamization - The total number of American troops still in Vietnam drops to a record low of 196,700 (the lowest level since January 1966). Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The role of the United States in the Vietnam War began soon after the Second World War and escalated into full commitment during the Vietnam War (1956-1975 Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
• 1980 - Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida leading to cancellation of Operation Credible Sport. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Iran hostage crisis ( Persian: تصرف سفارت آمریکا was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Operation Credible Sport was a United States military operation plan in late 1980 to rescue the hostages held in Iran using C-130
• 1983 - Over 500,000 people demonstrate against cruise missiles in The Hague, The Netherlands. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) A cruise missile is a guided Missile that carries an explosive payload and uses a lifting wing and a propulsion system usually a Jet engine, to allow The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• 1985 - Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced the winner of the first multiparty election in Liberia. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Samuel Kanyon Doe ( May 6, 1951 &ndash September 9, 1990) was the President of Liberia from 1980 to 1990 Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire
• 1986 - British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road.
• 1988 - Pakistan's General Rahimuddin Khan resigns from his post as Governor of Sindh, following the efforts by President of Pakistan Ghulam Ishaq Khan to limit the powers Rahimuddin had accumulated. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) General Rahimuddin Khan ( رحیم الدین خان; born 21 July, 1926) was the Governor of Balochistan, the largest Province A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Sindh ( Sindhī: سنڌ Urdu: سندھ is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Ghulam Ishaq Khan (abbreviated as GIK) ( Urdu / Pashto: غلام اسحاق خان) ( January 20, 1915 – October 27
• 1991 - The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Galileo was an Unmanned spacecraft sent by NASA to study the Planet Jupiter and its moons Named after the Astronomer TemplateInfobox Planet. --> 951 Gaspra (ˈɡæsprə is an S-type Asteroid that orbits very Asteroids, sometimes called Minor planets or planetoids', are bodies—primarily of the inner Solar System —that are smaller than planets but
• 1994 - Francisco Martin Duran fires over two dozen shots at the White House (Duran was later convicted of trying to kill US President Bill Clinton). Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Francisco Martin Duran (born September 8, 1968, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is most known for his actions of October 29, 1994 See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States
• 1998 - Apartheid: In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa This is about the South African body For similar bodies in other countries see Truth commission.
• 1998 - Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space. Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of STS-95 was a mission of the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' that launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on October 29 1998 John Herschel Glenn Jr (born July 18 1921 in Cambridge Ohio) is a former United States Senator who first rose to fame as the first American to Orbit
• 1998 - ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with the launch of STS-95 space shuttle mission. High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition STS-95 was a mission of the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' that launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on October 29 1998
• 1998 - While en route from Adana to Ankara, a Turkish Airlines flight with a crew of 6 and 33 passengers is hijacked by a Kurdish militant who orders the pilot to fly to Switzerland. Adana (the ancient Antioch in Cilicia or Antioch on the Sarus) is the capital of Adana Province in Turkey. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after İstanbul. Turkish Airlines Inc ( Turkish Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı) (THY is the national airline of Turkey based in İstanbul Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The plane instead lands in Ankara after the pilot tricked the hijacker into thinking that he was landing in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia to refuel. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality
• 1998 - Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, made landfall in Honduras. Hurricane Mitch was one of the deadliest and most powerful Hurricanes on record in the Atlantic basin with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (285 km/h Landfall is the event of a Tropical cyclone (also known as a hurricane or a Waterspout coming onto Land after being over water Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America.
• 1999 - Deadliest Indian Ocean tropical cyclone hits Orissa, India. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding Orissa (ଓଡ଼ିଶା is a state located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country This event was known as 1999 Orissa cyclone ever since. The 1999 Orissa cyclone, also known as Cyclone 05B and Paradip cyclone, was the deadliest Indian Ocean Tropical cyclone since the 1991 Bangladesh
• 2002 - Ho Chi Minh City ITC Inferno, a fire destroys a luxurious department store with 1500 people shopping. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Ho Chi Minh City ITC Inferno, one of the deadliest Peacetime Disasters in Vietnam, was a fire that occurred on October 29 2002 Over 60 people died and over 100 are missing. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.
• 2004 - The Arabic news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a video of Osama bin Laden in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language For the English-language channel see Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera (الجزيرة al-jazīrah,, meaning "The Island" On October 29, 2004, at 2100 UTC, the Arab television network Al Jazeera, broadcast excerpts from a videotape of Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Tuesday November 2, 2004, to elect the President of the United States.
• 2004 - In Rome, European heads of state sign the Treaty and Final Act establishing the first European Constitution. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE commonly referred to as the European Constitution, was an unimplemented international Treaty intended
• 2005 - 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings kill more than 60. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 29 October 2005 Delhi bombings occurred on October 29, 2005 in Delhi, India, killing 62 people and injuring at least
• 2007 - Argentina elects its first female president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (born February 19 1953) commonly known as Cristina Fernández or Cristina Kirchner, is an Argentine

Births

• 1017 - Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Henry III ( 29 October 1017 &ndash 5 October 1056) called the Black or the Pious, was a member of the Salian Dynasty 1056)
• 1656 (O. S. ) - Edmond Halley, English astronomer (d. Edmond Halley FRS (ˈɛdmənd ˈhɔːlɪ ( November 8, 1656 &ndash January 14, 1742) was an English Astronomer 1742)
• 1682 - Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix ( 29 October 1682 - 1 February 1761) was a French Jesuit traveller and Historian 1761)
• 1690 - Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Martin Folkes FRS ( October 29, 1690 &ndash 1754 English Antiquary, was born in London. 1754)
• 1704 - John Byng, British admiral (d. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Byng ( October 29, 1704 &ndash March 14, 1757) was a British Admiral who was Court-martialled and executed 1757)
• 1740 - James Boswell, Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson (d. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap James Boswell 9th Laird of Auchinleck ( October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer diarist and Author born in Edinburgh Samuel Johnson (often referred to as Dr Johnson) (18 September 1795)
• 1815 - Daniel Emmett, American composer (d. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Daniel Decatur "Dan" Emmett ( October 29, 1815 &ndash June 28, 1904) was an American songwriter and entertainer founder 1904)
• 1815 - Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Ľudovít Štúr ( October 29, 1815 – January 12, 1856) known in his era as Ludevít Velislav Štúr, was the leader of the 1856)
• 1822 - Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Count Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski, ( October 29, 1822 — July 22, 1902) cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. 1902)
• 1827 - Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Marcellin (or Marcelin Pierre Eugène Berthelot ( October 25, 1827 - March 18, 1907) was a French Chemist and Politician 1907)
• 1855 - Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Louis Joseph Napoléon Paul Bruchési, ( October 29, 1855 &ndash September 20, 1939 was a Canadian Prelate. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montréal (Archdioecesis Marianopolitanis is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Quebec 1939)
• 1861 - Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Andrei Petrovich Ryabushkin ( Андрей Петрович Рябушкин; –) was a Russian painter. 1904)
• 1875 - Marie of Edinburgh, queen of Romania (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Princess Marie of Edinburgh (Marie Alexandra Victoria later Queen of Romania; 29 October 1875 &ndash 10 July / 18 July 1938 1938)
• 1877 - Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilfred Rhodes (born October 29, 1877, North Moor Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire; died July 8, 1973 1973)
• 1877 - Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Narcisa B Vda de Leon ( October 29, 1877 &ndash February 6, 1966) was a Filipino Film producer. 1966)
• 1879 - Alva B. Adams, American politician (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the Governor of Colorado see Alva Adams (governor. Alva Blanchard Adams ( October 29, 1875 – December 1941)
• 1879 - Franz von Papen, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (29 October 1879 2 May 1969 was a German nobleman Catholic monarchist Politician, General Staff officer and Diplomat The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1969)
• 1880 - Abram Ioffe, Soviet physicist (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Abram Fedorovich Ioffe (Абра́м Фёдорович Ио́ффе &ndash October 14, 1960) was a prominent Soviet / Russian Physicist 1960)
• 1882 - Jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux ( August 15, 1882 &ndash January 31, 1944) was a French Novelist, Essayist, Diplomat 1944)
• 1891 - Fanny Brice, American singer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fanny Brice ( October 29 1891 – May 29 1951) was a popular and influential American Comedienne, Singer 1951)
• 1897 - Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public 1945)
• 1899 - Akim Tamiroff, Russian actor (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Akim Tamiroff ( October 29, 1899, Tiflis (now Tbilisi Georgia - September 17, 1972, Palm Springs California 1972)
• 1906 - Fredric Brown, American science fiction and mystery writer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Fredric Brown ( October 29, 1906, Cincinnati &ndash March 11, 1972) was an American Science fiction and 1972)
• 1907 - Edwige Feuillère, French film actress (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edwige Feuillère ( 29 October, 1907 &ndash 13 November, 1998) was a French film actress 1998)
• 1910 - Alfred Ayer, British philosopher (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sir Alfred Jules ("Freddie" Ayer ( October 29, 1910 &ndash June 27, 1989) better known as A 1989)
• 1915 - William Berenberg, American physician (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Berenberg MD ( October 29, 1915 &ndash September 14, 2005) was an American Physician, Harvard 2005)
• 1917 - Eddie Constantine, American actor/singer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Eddie Constantine (born Edward Constantinowsky in Los Angeles California, October 29, 1917 &ndash died Wiesbaden Germany, 1993)
• 1918 - Bernard Gordon, American writer and producer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bernard Gordon ( October 29, 1918 – May 11, 2007) was an American Writer and producer 2007)
• 1920 - Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-born immunologist, Nobel laureate
• 1920 - Catholicos Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I, Indian Catholic
• 1921 - Bill Mauldin, American cartoonist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Baruj Benacerraf (born 29 October, 1920) is a US Immunologist born in Venezuela, son of a Jewish family originating from The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar William Henry "Bill" Mauldin ( October 29, 1921 &ndash January 22, 2003) was a two-time Pulitzer Prize -winning 2003)
• 1922 - Neil Hefti, American jazz musician
• 1923 - Carl Djerassi, Austrian chemist
• 1925 - Dominick Dunne, American author
• 1925 - Robert Hardy, English actor
• 1926 - Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor
• 1930 - Niki de Saint Phalle, French sculptor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Neal Hefti (born October 29, 1922 in Hastings Nebraska) is an American Jazz Trumpeter, Composer, Tune Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Djerassi (born October 29, 1923 in Vienna, Austria) is a chemist, Novelist, and Playwright best known Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dominick Dunne (born October 29, 1925) is an American Writer and Investigative journalist whose subjects frequently hinge on the ways high society Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy, CBE (born 29 October, 1925) is an English Actor with a long career in the theatre film and television Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also John Vickers, a British economist Jon S Vickers CC, D Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Niki de Saint Phalle, born Catherine-Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle ( October 29 1930 &ndash May 22, 2002) was a French 2002)
• 1930 - Natalie Sleeth, American composer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Natalie Allyn Sleeth (born as Natalie Allyn Wakeley on October 29, 1930 &ndash died March 21, 1992) was an American 1992)
• 1930 - Omara Portuondo, Cuban singer
• 1931 - Franco Interlenghi, Italian actor
• 1935 - Takahata Isao, Japanese animated film director
• 1936 - Akiko Kojima, Japanese model
• 1938 - Ralph Bakshi, Israeli cartoonist
• 1938 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia
• 1940 - Frida Boccara, French singer (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Omara Portuondo (born 1930 is a Cuban singer whose career has spanned over half a century Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franco Interlenghi ( Rome, October 29 1931) is an Italian Actor. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is one of the most famous directors of Anime, or Japanese Animated Films. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( October 29 1936 in Tokyo) is a Japanese model The first Miss Universe to originate from Asia Akiko was a 22-year-old model from Tokyo Japan when Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ralph Bakshi (born October 29 1938 is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born October 29 1938 is the current President of Liberia. The following is a list of Presidents of the Republic of Liberia, made up of the 24 heads of state in the history of Liberia. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frida Boccara ( October 29, 1940 &ndash August 1, 1996) was a French Singer. 1996)
• 1940 - Connie Mack, U.S. Senator from Florida
• 1940 - José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Catholic bishop
• 1942 - Bob Ross, American artist and television host (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy III (born October 29, 1940 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) popularly known as Connie Mack, is a former The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo, was born in León Guanajuato, Mexico, on October 29, 1940 Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Norman Ross (October 29 1942 – July 4 1995 was an American painter and Television host 1995)
• 1943 - Don Simpson, American film producer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This page is about the Hollywood film producer For the article about the comic book artist see Don Simpson. 1996)
• 1944 - Denny Laine, English musician (Moody Blues,Wings)
• 1944 - Otto Wiesheu, German minister
• 1944 - Claude Brochu, Major League Baseball executive (Montreal Expos)
• 1946 - Peter Green, English guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1946 - Lynn Carey, US-American actress and singer (Mama Lion)
• 1947 - Richard Dreyfuss, American actor
• 1947 - Helen Coonan, Australian politician
• 1948 - Kate Jackson, American actress
• 1949 - James Williamson, American guitarist
• 1949 - Paul Orndorff, American professional wrestler
• 1953 - Denis Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1955 - Kevin DuBrow, American singer (Quiet Riot) (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Arthur Hines, October 29, 1944, in Tyseley, Birmingham) is an English Songwriter The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. Dr Otto Wiesheu (born October 31 1944 in Zolling) is a Bavarian CSU politician and an expert on traffic Claude Brochu (born October 29, 1944) is a Quebec businessman Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum, 29 October 1946, in Bethnal Green, London) is a British Blues-rock Fleetwood Mac are a British / American Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lynn Carey (born October 29, 1946) is an American Singer, Songwriter, model, and Actress best known as Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29 1947 is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, known for a number of film television and theater roles such Helen Lloyd Coonan (born 29 October 1947) Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1996 Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kate Jackson (born October 29 1948) is an American actress director and producer Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Williamson may refer to James Williamson (musician (born 1949 American guitarist songwriter and record producer guitarist with The Stooges Paul Orndorff (born October 29, 1949) is a retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denis Charles Potvin (born October 29, 1953 is a former defenceman and team captain for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Kevin DuBrow ( October 29, 1955 &ndash c November 19, 2007) was an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist Quiet Riot was an American heavy metal band whose 1983 & 1984 success contributed to launching the 1980s Glam 2007)
• 1955 - Roger O'Donnell, English musician (The Cure)
• 1956 - Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican boxer
• 1957 - Dan Castellaneta, American voice actor, Best known as the voice of Homer Simpson
• 1958 - David Remnick, American writer and editor of The New Yorker
• 1959 - Mike Gartner, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 - Finola Hughes, British actress
• 1961 - Randy Jackson, American musician
• 1961 - Joel Otto, National Hockey League player
• 1964 - Yasmin Le Bon, British model
• 1967 - Joely Fisher, American actress
• 1967 - Beth Chapman, Star of Dog the Bounty Hunter
• 1967 - Rufus Sewell, English actor
• 1968 - Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater
• 1968 - Tsunku, Japanese music producer
• 1969 - Giorgos Donis, Greek footballer
• 1969 - Eleni Menegaki, Greek TV presenter
• 1970 - Edwin van der Sar, Dutch footballer
• 1970 - Phillip Cocu, Dutch footballer
• 1971 - Winona Ryder, American actress
• 1971 - Daniel J. Bernstein, American professor
• 1971 - Matthew Hayden, Australian cricketer
• 1972 - Takafumi Horie, Japanese entrepreneur
• 1972 - Gabrielle Union, American actress
• 1972 - Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress
• 1973 - Robert Pirès, French footballer
• 1973 - Éric Messier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 - Michael Vaughan, English cricketer
• 1975 - Kelly Lin, Chinese actress
• 1976 - Stephen Craigan, Northern Irish footballer
• 1976 - Milena Govich, American actress
• 1976 - Mohsen Emadi, Iranian Poet
• 1977 - Brendan Fehr, Canadian actor
• 1978 - Travis Henry, American football player
• 1979 - Ignasi Giménez Renom, Catalan politician
• 1980 - Ben Foster, American actor
• 1980 - B.J. Sams, American football player
• 1981 - Amanda Beard, American swimmer
• 1981 - Jonathan Brown, Australian rules footballer
• 1981 - Reema Sen, Indian actress
• 1982 - Chelan Simmons, Canadian actress
• 1982 - Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer
• 1983 - Maurice Clarett, American football player
• 1983 - Dana Eveland, American baseball player
• 1983 - Richard Brancatisano, Australian actor
• 1983 - Jason Tahincioglu, Turkish racing driver
• 1984 - Eric Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 - Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer

Deaths

• 1038 - Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 1138 - Bolesław III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Roger O'Donnell (born 29 October 1955) is an English Keyboardist best known for his work with bands The Cure, Psychedelic Furs The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilfredo Gómez (born October 29, 1956) is a former boxer and three time world champion Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta ( October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, Actor and Comedian, best known for providing Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Remnick (born October 29, 1958 in Hackensack, New Jersey) is an American Journalist, Writer, and The New Yorker is an American Magazine that publishes reportage commentary criticism essays fiction satire cartoons and poetry The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Alfred Gartner (born October 29 1959 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey right winger who played 19 seasons Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Finola Hughes (born 29 October, 1960 in London) is an English actress and Author of Irish and Italian Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steven Randall "Randy" Jackson (born October 29 1961 in Gary Indiana) is an American Singer and Musician Joel Stuart Otto (born October 29, 1961 in Elk River Minnesota) is a retired American professional Ice hockey player The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh) born on October 29, 1964, in Oxford, England is an Iranian-English model. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Joely Fisher (born October 29, 1967) is an American actress best known for her work on Television, but also on stage Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Alice Elizabeth Smith, also known as Beth Smith, Beth Chapman, and Alice Barmore (born on October 29, 1955 in Denver, Rufus Frederik Sewell (born 29 October 1967) is an English Actor. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johann Olav Koss (born 29 October 1968) is a former speed skater, considered to be one of the best in history real name, is a prolific Japanese Record producer, Songwriter, and Vocalist. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giorgos Donis ( Greek: Γεώργιος (Γιώργος Δώνης born on October 29, 1969 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a Eleni Menegaki (Ελένη Μενεγάκη (born October 29, 1969) is a Greek, Celebrity, Film, Television and stage Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Midfielder Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29 1971 better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is an American actress Daniel Julius Bernstein (sometimes known simply as djb; born October 29, 1971) is a Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago Matthew Lawrence Hayden (29 October 1971 is an Australian Cricketer. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Entrepreneur who founded Livedoor, a Website -design operation that grew into an Internet portal involved in a wide range of businesses Gabrielle Monique Union (born October 29, 1972) is an American Actress and former model. Tracee Ellis Ross (born Tracee Joy Silberstein on October 29, 1972) is an American Actress. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Robert Emmanuel Pirès (born 29 October 1973 in Reims, France is a French international football player Eric Messier (Born October 29, 1973 in Drummondville, Quebec) is a former defenceman in the National Hockey League Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Michael Paul Vaughan OBE (born 29 October 1974 in Eccles, Salford, England is a Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kelly Lin Hsi-Lei is a Taiwanese Actress and model who has appeared mainly in Hong Kong Films. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen James Craigan (born 29 October 1976 in Newtownards) is a Northern Irish professional footballer currently playing for Milena Govich (born October 29, 1976) is an American actress She was born in Norman, Mohsen Emadi (Persian محسن عمادی is an Iranian Poet and Translator. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Brendan Jacob Joel Fehr (born October 29, 1977) is a Canadian Actor. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Travis Deion Henry (born October 29, 1978 in) is an American football Running back who is currently a Free agent. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Gimémez Renom (born October 29, 1979, Castellar del Vallès) is the Castellar del Vallès' ( Barcelona, Spain) mayor Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Ben Foster (born October 29, 1980) is a Daytime Emmy - and Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Actor. Bradley Jamar "B J" Sams (born October 29, 1980 in) is an American football Return specialist who is currently a Free agent Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29 1981 in Newport Beach California) is an Olympic-level swimmer and model from the United States of America Jonathan Brown (born 29 October 1981 is an Australian rules footballer for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. Reema Sen ( Bengali:রীমা সেন Tamil:ரீமா சென் Telugu:రీమా సేన్ (born 29 October 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Chelan Simmons (born October 29, 1982) is a Canadian Actress, professional model and Performer. Ariel Lin ( Chinese: 林依晨 Pinyin:Lín Yīchén born October 29, 1982) is a Taiwanese Actress and Singer Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Maurice Edward Clarett (born October 29, 1983 in Youngstown Ohio) is a former American football player Dana James Eveland (born October 29, 1983 in Olympia Washington) is a Left-handed Major League Baseball Starting pitcher Richard Peter Brancatisano (born on October 29, 1983 in New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian television Actor Jason Tahincioglu ( Turkish: Jason Tahincioğlu, also called Jason Tahinci) born on October 29, 1983 in Bristol, United Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Eric Craig Staal (born on 29 October, 1984 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian Ice hockey player and alternate Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese pop singer and actress best known as a former member of Morning Musume. Aethelnoth (known also as Ethelnoth, Egelnodus, or Ednodus) (died 29 October 1038 was an Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Bolesław III Wrymouth ( Bolesław III Krzywousty) 1085 – 1138) was Duke of Poland from 1086)
• 1268 - Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. Conradin is also a character in the short story Sredni Vashtar. 1252)
• 1268 - Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (beheaded) (b. Frederick I of Baden (1249 &ndash October 29, 1268) was Margrave of Baden from October 4, 1250 until his death 1249)
• 1590 - Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert, Dutch politician (b. Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (born in Amsterdam, 1522-died October 29, 1590 in Gouda) was a Dutch writer philosopher translator 1522)
• 1618 - Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer (executed) (b. Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c 1552 – 29 October 1618 was a famed English writer Poet, Soldier, Courtier and Explorer 1554)
• 1650 - David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. David Calderwood ( 1575 - October 29, 1650) was a Scottish divine and Historian. 1575)
• 1666 - Edmund Calamy the Elder, English Presbyterian leader (b. Edmund Calamy (February 1600 - October 29, 1666) known as "the elder" was an English Presbyterian church leader 1600)
• 1666 - James Shirley, English dramatist (b. James Shirley (or Sherley) (September 1596 &ndash October 1666 was an English Dramatist. 1596)
• 1783 - Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician (b. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or 1717)
• 1829 - Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian musician (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart ( July 30, 1751 – October 29, 1829) nicknamed " Nannerl " was a famous musician in 1751)
• 1877 - Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate general (b. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nathan Bedford Forrest ( July 13, 1821 &ndash October 29, 1877) was a lieutenant general in the Confederate Army during 1821)
• 1901 - Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of U. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Leon Frank Czolgosz (Zol-gash (May 1873 Czolgosz was born in Alpena Michigan She later wrote a piece in defense of Czolgosz S. President William McKinley (b. William McKinley Jr ( January 29, 1843 September 14, 1901) was the twenty-fifth President of the United States, and the last 1873)
• 1905 - Etienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Étienne Desmarteau ( 4 February 1873 - 29 October 1905 in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian 1873)
• 1911 - Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-born newspaper publisher (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joseph Pulitzer ( English pronunciation PULL-itser; April 10, 1847 He sought a military career but was turned down by the 1847)
• 1919 - A. B. Simpson, Canadian preacher (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Albert Benjamin Simpson ( December 15, 1843 – October 29, 1919) ( A 1843)
• 1932 - Joseph Babiński, Polish-French neurologist (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Jules François Félix Babinski (born November 17, 1857, Paris; died October 29, 1932, Paris) was a French 1857)
• 1933 - Albert Calmette, French physician (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Léon Charles Albert Calmette ( July 12, 1863 &ndash October 29, 1933) was a French 1863)
• 1933 - Paul Painlevé, French mathematician and politician (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul Painlevé (5 December 1863 &ndash 29 October 1933 was a French Mathematician and politician 1853)
• 1939 - Dwight B. Waldo, American educator and historian (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Dwight Bryant Waldo ( June 13 1864 – October 29 1939) was the first President of Western Michigan University (WMU in 1864)
• 1941 - Harvey Hendrick, American baseball player (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harvey "Gink" Hendrick ( November 9, 1897 - October 29, 1941) was an American major league Baseball 1897)
• 1949 - G. I. Gurdjieff, Armenian mystic (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (Գեորգի Գյուրջիև Γιώργος Γεωργιάδης Георгий Иванович Гюрджиев (or Gurdjiev) January 1872)
• 1950 - King Gustaf V of Sweden (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1858)
• 1953 - William Kapell, American pianist (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Kapell ( September 20, 1922 October 29, 1953) was an American Pianist. 1922)
• 1957 - Louis B. Mayer, American film producer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir July 4, 1884 &ndash October 29, 1957) was an early Film producer, most 1885)
• 1957 - Rosemarie Nitribitt, German call girl (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rosalie Marie Auguste Nitribitt ( February 1, 1933 – October 29, 1957) was a German Call girl whose violent death caused 1933)
• 1958 - Zoe Akins, American playwright (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zoë Akins ( October 30, 1886 – October 29 1958) was an American Playwright. 1886)
• 1963 - Adolphe Menjou, American actor (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adolphe Jean Menjou ( February 18, 1890 &ndash October 29, 1963) was an American actor 1890)
• 1971 - Duane Allman, American musician (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Howard Duane Allman (November 20 1946 – October 29 1971 was an American, Lead guitarist of the Southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band 1946)
• 1971 - Arne Tiselius, Swedish chemist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arne Wilhelm Kaurin Tiselius ( 10 August 1902 &ndash 29 October 1971) was a Swedish Biochemist who won the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1902)
• 1981 - Georges Brassens, French singer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Georges Brassens (ʒɔʁʒ bʁaˈsɛ̃s in French (22 October 1921 - 29 October 1981 was a French Singer-songwriter. 1921)
• 1986 - Mimis Fotopoulos, Greek actor (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Mimis (Dimitris Fotopoulos (April 1913 in Zatouna Gortynias in Arcadia - 1986 in Athens, Greek Μίμης Φωτόπουλος 1913)
• 1987 - Woody Herman, American musician (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Woodrow Charles Herman ( May 16 1913 &ndash October 29 1987) better known as Woody Herman, was an American Jazz 1913)
• 1995 - Terry Southern, American screenwriter (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Terry Southern ( May 1, 1924 &ndash October 29, 1995) was a highly influential American short story writer novelist essayist screenwriter 1924)
• 1997 - Anton LaVey, American founder of the Church of Satan (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Anton Szandor LaVey, (April 11 1930 &ndash October 24 1997 born Howard Stanton Levey, was the American Founder and High Priest of the 1930)
• 1998 - Paul Misraki, French songwriter (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Paul Misraki ( January 28, 1908 - October 29, 1998) was a French composer of popular music and film scores. 1908)
• 1999 - Michel Regnier (Greg), Belgian comic-book writer and artist (Achille Talon) (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Michel Regnier ( May 5, 1931 &ndash October 29, 1999) was a Belgian and later French Comics writer and artist Achille Talon is a Franco-Belgian comics series featuring an Eponymous main character created by Greg (the pseudonym of Michel Regnier 1931)
• 2002 - Glenn McQueen, American animator (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn John McQueen (born December 24, 1960 - died October 29, 2002) was an animator at Pixar and was the supervising animator 1960)
• 2003 - Hal Clement, American writer (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Clement Stubbs ( May 30, 1922 in Somerville Massachusetts – October 29, 2003 in Milton Massachusetts) better 1922)
• 2003 - Franco Corelli, tenor (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Franco Corelli (8 April 1921 – 29 October 2003 was an Italian Tenor active in Opera from 1951 to 1976 1921)
• 2004 - Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Edward Oliver LeBlanc ( October 3, 1923 &ndash October 29, 2004) was a Dominican politician. 1923)
• 2004 - Vaughn Meader, American comedian (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abbott Vaughn Meader ( March 20, 1936 &ndash October 29, 2004) was an American Comedian and Impersonator 1936)
• 2004 - Peter Twinn, English mathematician (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Frank George Twinn ( 9 January 1916 &ndash 29 October 2004) was a British Mathematician, World War II Codebreaker 1916)
• 2006 - Mohammadu Maccido, 18th Sultan of Sokoto (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ibrahim Muhammadu Maccido dan Abu Bakar ( 1928 - October 29, 2006) was the 19th Sultan of Sokoto (from April 20, 1996, until "Sokoto Caliph" was the ruler of the Sokoto Caliphate. 1928)
• 2007 - Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka, Polish musician

Holidays and observances

• R.C. Saints - October 29th is the feast day of the following Roman Catholic Saints:
  • Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem
  • St. Abraham of Rostov
  • Douai Martyrs
  • St. Maximillian
• Anglican Church - James Hannington
• Turkey - Republic Day (1923)
• Coronation Day of Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Witold "Vitek" Kiełtyka ( January 24, 1984 &ndash November 2, 2007) was a Polish Musician, the drummer The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (d ca 222 AD was an early patriarch of Jerusalem. Saint Abraham of Rostov was born in the tenth century to a non-Christian family in Galich, Russia More than 160 priests trained in the English College of Douai France, returned to England and Wales and faced arrest torture and execution by English authorities October 29 is a duplicate feastday of Saint Maximillian of Lorch. See also Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is an international association of national Anglican churches James Hannington ( 3 September 1847 - 29 October 1885) was an Anglican Missionary, Saint and Martyr. The official Holidays in Turkey are established by the Act 2429 of March 191981 that replaced the Act 2739 of May 27 1935 Republic Day is the name of a Public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became Republics January 9th in Republika Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norodom Sihamoni (នរោត្តម សីហមុនី born 14 May 1953 is the King of Cambodia. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East

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