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October 29

A look at October 29 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Jon Abrahams and Kelly Smith, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2015

    China

    China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years.

    Country in East Asia
  2. 2012

    Hurricane Sandy

    Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing hundreds, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.

    Category 3 Atlantic hurricane
  3. 1999

    1999 Odisha cyclone

    A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India.

    North Indian Ocean cyclone
  4. 1991

    Galileo (spacecraft)

    The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.

    First NASA mission to
  5. 1986

    Margaret Thatcher

    British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway.

    Prime Minister of the
  6. 1969

    Computer

    The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.

    Programmable machine that processes
  7. 1967

    Montreal

    Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors.

    Largest city in Quebec,
  8. 1914

    World War I

    World War I : the Ottoman Empire enters the war on the side of the Central Powers.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  9. 1863

    American Civil War

    American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet in one of the few night battles of the war, protecting the Union's recently opened supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee.

    1861–1865 conflict in the
  10. 1863

    Geneva

    Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.

    City in Switzerland
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Famous birthday twins

Born on October 29

Jon Abrahams

b. 1977

American actor

Kelly Smith

b. 1978

English footballer

Phillip Cocu

b. 1970

Dutch footballer and manager

Eric Saade

b. 1990

Swedish singer

Joseph Goebbels

b. 1897

German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Nazi Germany

Abdullah Gül

b. 1950

Turkish academic and politician, 11th President of Turkey

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

b. 1938

Liberian politician, President of Liberia, Nobel Prize laureate

Dan Castellaneta

b. 1957

American actor, voice artist, comedian, singer and producer

Deaths

  • 2012J. Bernlef, Dutch author, poet, and songwriter
  • 1997Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan
  • 1981Georges Brassens, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1950Gustaf V, of Sweden
  • 1829Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist
  • 1783Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Abraham of Rostov
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Chiara Badano
  • —Christian feast day: Colman mac Duagh
  • —Christian feast day: Douai Martyrs
  • —Christian feast day: Gaetano Errico
  • —Christian feast day: James Hannington (Anglicanism)
  • —Christian feast day: Michele Rua
  • —Christian feast day: Narcissus of Jerusalem

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