What Happened on October 29?
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EVENTS ON OCTOBER 29
Explore the most important historical events that happened on October 29, featuring key moments that shaped the world.
Red Army
Year:
1944
World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
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World War II
Year:
1944
World War II: The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
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The Holocaust
Year:
1941
The Holocaust: In the Kaunas Ghetto, over 10,000 Jews are shot by German occupiers at the Ninth Fort, a massacre known as the "Great Action".
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New York Stock Exchange
Year:
1929
Black Tuesday: The New York Stock Exchange crashes, ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and eventually contributing to the Great Depression.
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Republic Day (Turkey)
Year:
1923
Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
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Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Year:
1948
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Safsaf massacre: Israeli soldiers capture the Palestinian village of Safsaf in the Galilee; afterwards, between 52 and 64 villagers are massacred by the IDF.
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BCPA Flight 304
Year:
1953
BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco.
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California Polytechnic State University football team plane crash
Year:
1960
An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio.
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BIRTHS ON OCTOBER 29
Discover famous people and historical figures born on October 29, including leaders, artists, scientists, and cultural icons.
Eddie Hopkinson
Year of birth:
1935
Eddie Hopkinson, English footballer (died 2004)
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David Allen (cricketer)
Year of birth:
1935
David Allen, English cricketer (died 2014)
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Michael Jayston
Year of birth:
1935
Michael Jayston, English actor (died 2024)
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Isao Takahata
Year of birth:
1935
Isao Takahata, Japanese director (died 2018)
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Dick Garmaker
Year of birth:
1932
Dick Garmaker, American basketball player (died 2020)
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Peter Stampfel
Year of birth:
1938
Peter Stampfel, American fiddle player, violinist, and singer-songwriter
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Year of birth:
1938
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian politician, President of Liberia, Nobel Prize laureate
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Paul Tyler
Year of birth:
1941
Paul Tyler, Baron Tyler, English politician
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DEATHS ON OCTOBER 29
Look back at notable individuals who passed away on October 29, and learn about their lasting influences on history.
Dwight B. Waldo
Year of death:
1939
Dwight B. Waldo, American historian and academic (born 1864)
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Harvey Hendrick
Year of death:
1941
Harvey Hendrick, American baseball player (born 1897)
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George Gurdjieff
Year of death:
1949
George Gurdjieff, Armenian-French monk, psychologist, and philosopher (born 1872)
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Gustaf V
Year of death:
1950
Gustaf V of Sweden (born 1858)
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Ramiro de Maeztu
Year of death:
1936
Ramiro de Maeztu, Spanish journalist and theorist (born 1874)
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Albert Calmette
Year of death:
1933
Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (born 1863)
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Frances Hodgson Burnett
Year of death:
1924
Frances Hodgson Burnett, English-American novelist and playwright (born 1849)
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Joseph Babinski
Year of death:
1932
Joseph Babinski, French neurologist and academic (born 1857)
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HOLIDAYS ON OCTOBER 29
See which holidays, observances, and special celebrations take place on October 29 around the world.
Theuderius
Christian feast day: Theuderius
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Narcissus of Jerusalem
Christian feast day: Narcissus of Jerusalem
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October 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: October 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Public holidays in Cambodia
Coronation Day (Cambodia)
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Republic Day (Turkey)
Republic Day (Turkey) or Cumhuriyet Bayramı
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Abraham of Rostov
Christian feast day: Abraham of Rostov
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Michele Rua
Christian feast day: Michele Rua
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Colman mac Duagh
Christian feast day: Colman mac Duagh
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