October 29

Events

 * - The international day of, king of Persia, who declared the first charter of human rights in the world also known as.
 * -, Western , marries , daughter of his cousin , Eastern in . This unifies the two branches of the
 * - troops occupy
 * -, the last legitimate male heir of the dynasty of  and s, is executed along with his companion  by , a political rival and ally to the hostile.
 * - First trial for in.
 * - becomes king in succession to his father
 * - Battle of Brusthem: defeats
 * - adventurer, writer, and  Sir  is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against.
 * - (Naval battle)
 * -, where forces defeated the forces of the  and  king , also called Nvita a Nkanga..
 * - makes the first use of the, ∫, for.
 * - 's  receives its first performance in.
 * -  is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who spotted the mountain near the mouth of the.
 * - declares war on.
 * - Sixteen countries meeting in agree to form the.
 * 1863  - :  - Forces under  General  ward off a  attack led by General . Union forces thus open a  into.
 * -  (US magazine) first published.
 * - The is invented in  when office workers spontaneously throw  into the streets as the  is dedicated.
 * - In nurse  is arrested for murdering the Davis family of  with an overdose of.
 * 1901  - :, the assassin of US President , is executed by electrocution.
 * - Floods in kill thousands.
 * - The, a part of the , is completed.
 * 1921 - Second trial of in USA.
 * 1921  - The  football team loses to, ending a 25 game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
 * - The King of Italy,, appoints as Prime Minister.
 * - becomes a republic following the dissolution of the.
 * - The crashes in what will be called the  or "Black Tuesday," ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the.
 * - : In the, leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over 's persecution of s.
 * - in the  is liberated by
 * -, president of , resigns.
 * - The strikes a  mine in the harbor at.
 * - begins:  forces invade the  and push ian forces back toward the.
 * 1956  - Tangier Protocol signed: The international city  is reintegrated into.
 * - 's prime minister and five of his ministers are injured as a  is tossed into Israel's parliament, the.
 * - In, Cassius Clay (who later takes the name ) wins his first professional fight.
 * - exits from the.
 * - and  join to form the.
 * 1964 - A collection of irreplaceable s, including the 565 carat (113 g), is stolen by a group of thieves including from the  in.
 * - London criminal is murdered by the, leading to their eventual imprisonment and downfall.
 * 1967 - 's World Fair,, closes with over 50 million visitors.
 * - The first-ever -to-computer link is established on, the precursor to the.
 * - : - The total number of American troops still in  drops to a record low of 196,700 (the lowest level since January ).
 * - Demonstration flight of a secretly modified for an  rescue attempt ends in crash landing at 's Duke Field,  leading to cancellation of.
 * - An earthquake in kills 1,300.
 * - Over 500,000 people demonstrate against in,.
 * - Major General is announced the winner of the first multiparty election in.
 * -   opens the last stretch of the.
 * - Pakistan's resigns from his post as  of, following the efforts by   to limit the powers Rahimuddin had accumulated.
 * - After years of delays, the 63rd Street Tunnel opens for service, the first expansion of the  system since.
 * - The American makes its closest approach to, becoming the first probe to visit an.
 * - fires over two dozen shots at the  (Duran was later convicted of trying to kill US President ).
 * - : In, the presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
 * 1998  -  blasts off on  with 77-year old  on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.
 * 1998  -   broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with the launch of  space shuttle mission.
 * 1998  - While en route from  to, a  flight with a crew of 6 and 33 passengers is hijacked by a ish militant who orders the pilot to fly to . The plane instead lands in Ankara after the pilot tricked the hijacker into thinking that he was landing in the n capital of  to refuel.
 * 1998  -, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, made  in.
 * -, a fire destroys a luxurious department store with 1500 people shopping. Over 60 people died and over 100 are missing. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.
 * - The news network  broadcasts an excerpt from a  of  in which the  leader first admits direct responsibility for the  and references the.
 * 2004  - In, European heads of state sign the Treaty and Final Act establishing the first.
 * - kill more than 60.
 * - elects its first female president,.
 * - elects its first female president,.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * (O.S.) -, English astronomer (d. )
 * -, French historian (d. )
 * -, English antiquarian (d. )
 * -, British admiral (d. )
 * -, Scottish biographer of (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * 1815  -, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. )
 * -, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. )
 * -, French chemist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, queen of Romania (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1879  -,  (d. )
 * -, Soviet physicist (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Nazi Minister of Propaganda (d. )
 * -, Russian actor (d. )
 * -, American science fiction and mystery writer (d. )
 * -, French film actress (d. )
 * -, British philosopher (d. )
 * -, American physician (d. )
 * -, American actor/singer (d. )
 * -, American writer and producer (d. )
 * -, Venezuelan-born immunologist,
 * 1920  -, Indian Catholic
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, American jazz musician
 * -, Austrian chemist
 * -, American author
 * 1925  -, English actor
 * -, Canadian tenor
 * -, French sculptor (d. )
 * 1930  -, American composer (d. )
 * 1930  -, Cuban singer
 * -, Italian actor
 * -, Japanese animated film director
 * -, Japanese model
 * -, Israeli cartoonist
 * 1938  - ,
 * -, French singer (d. )
 * 1940  -,  from
 * 1940  -, Catholic bishop
 * -, American artist and television host (d. )
 * -, American film producer (d. )
 * -, English musician
 * 1944  -, German minister
 * 1944  -,  executive
 * -, English guitarist
 * -, US-American actress and singer (Mama Lion)
 * -, American actor
 * 1947  -, Australian politician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1955  -, English musician
 * -, Puerto Rican boxer
 * -, American voice actor, Best known as the voice of 
 * -, American writer and editor of 
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, British actress
 * -, American musician
 * 1961  -,  player
 * -, British model
 * -, American actress
 * -, Star of Dog the Bounty Hunter
 * 1967  -, English actor
 * -, Norwegian speed skater
 * 1968  -, Japanese music producer
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Dutch footballer
 * 1970  -, Dutch footballer
 * -, American actress
 * 1971  -, Australian cricketer
 * -, Japanese entrepreneur
 * 1972  -, American actress
 * 1972  -, American actress
 * -, French footballer
 * 1973  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, English cricketer
 * -, Chinese actress
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * 1976  -, American actress
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American football player
 * -, American actor
 * 1980  -, American football player
 * -, American swimmer
 * 1981  -, Indian Actress
 * 1981  -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1982  -, Taiwanese actress and singer
 * -, American football player
 * 1983  -, American baseball player
 * 1983  -, Australian actor
 * 1983  -, Turkish racing driver
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Japanese singer

Deaths

 * -, Duke of Poland (b. )
 * -, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. )
 * 1268  -  (beheaded) (b. )
 * -, Dutch politician (b. )
 * - Sir, English explorer (executed) (b. )
 * -, Scottish historian (b. )
 * -, English Presbyterian leader (b. )
 * 1666  -, English dramatist (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Austrian musician (b. )
 * -, American Confederate general (b. )
 * -, American assassin of U.S. President (b. )
 * -, Canadian athlete (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born newspaper publisher (b. )
 * -, Canadian preacher (b. )
 * -, Polish-French neurologist (b. )
 * -, French physician (b. )
 * 1933  -, French mathematician and politician (b. )
 * -, American educator and historian (b. )
 * -, Armenian mystic (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American pianist (b. )
 * -, American film producer (b. )
 * 1957  -, German call girl (b. )
 * -, American playwright (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 1971  -, Swedish chemist,  (b. )
 * 1971  -, Swedish chemist,  (b. )


 * -, French singer (b. )
 * -, Greek actor (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American screenwriter (b. )
 * -, American founder of the Church of Satan (b. )
 * -, French songwriter (b. )
 * - (Greg), Belgian comic-book writer and artist  (b. )
 * -, American animator (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * 2003  -, tenor (b. )
 * -, Dominican politician (b. )
 * 2004  -, American comedian (b. )
 * 2004  -, English mathematician (b. )
 * -, 18th (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - October 29th is the of the following  :
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