Historical Events In October - 29

1975  On this day in history yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffer kills first   

1975  John Scott Trotter, orch leader (George Gobel Show), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1979  50 years after the great stock market crash, anti-nuclear protestors fail to shut down the New York Stock Exchange on this day in history.   

1981  William O Walker, publisher of Cleveland Call Post, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1982  Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted on October - 29.   

1982  Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson release "The Girl is Mine" on October - 29.   

1983  Sten Broman, composer, dies at 81 on October - 29.   

1985  John Lodge, actor (Sensation, In Like Flint)/(gov-R-CT), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1986  Sem Presser, Dutch press photographer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1987  On October - 29 thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title   

1987  Kamal El Mallakh, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1988  2,000 US anti-abortion protesters arrested for blocking clinics on this day in history.   

1988  China announces a herbal male contraceptive on this day in history.   

1988  On October - 29 jim Elliott (US) begins 24-hr paced outdoor race for 548.9 mi   

1988  Soviets 1st scheduled shuttle launch (postponed) on October - 29.   

1989  On this day in history the African National Congress(ANC) first political rally for almost thirty years is attended by 70,000 supporters   

1990  30 die in a (5.7) earthquake in Algeria on October - 29.   

1990  On October - 29 william French Smith, attorney general (1980), dies at 73 of cancer   

1991  Donald Churchill, playwright, dies of heart attack at 60 on October - 29.   

1992  Adrienne Canivez, wife of Victor of Vriesland, dies on this day in history.   

1993  On October - 29 george Pope, cricketer (one Test for England, 8 runs not out), dies   

1994  Francisco Martin Duran fires more than two dozen shots at the White House, and is later sentenced to 40 years in prison on this day in history.   

1994  On October - 29 andrew Miller-Jones TV pioneer, dies at 84   

1996  James Leo Herlihy, author (Midnight Cowboy), commits suicide at 66 on October - 29.   

2005  A train in Andhra Pradesh, India derails, killing at least 77 people on October - 29.   

2005  At least 61 people are dead and many others wounded in three powerful blasts in the Indian capital, Delhi. See 29 October 205 Delhi bombings for full details on October - 29.   

2006  On October - 29 aviation Development Company Flight 53 crashes shortly after take off in Nigeria.   

2006  Luis Inácio Lula da Silva is re-elected President of Brazil on October - 29.   

2011  Record-breaking snowstorm in the northeastern United States leaves nearly 2 million residents without power for more than 36 hours on October - 29.   

2012  On this day in history hurricane Sandy makes landfall in New Jersey resulting in 110 deaths and $50 billion in damage and forces the New York stock exchange to close   

2014  San Francisco Giants win the 2014 World Series on October - 29.   

2018  On this day in history golden State shooting guard Klay Thompson breaks NBA record previously held by teammate Stephen Curry for most 3-pointers in a game with 14 in Warriors' 149-124 win over the Bulls in Chicago   

2018  Far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil's presidential election defeating Fernando Haddad on this day in history.   

2018  New mega airport opened in Istanbul by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, planning to be world' busiest with 90 million passengers by 2021 on October - 29.   

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1463  On October - 29 birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on October - 29.   

1513  On October - 29 birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

1562  On this day in history birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury   

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on October - 29.   

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

1690  On October - 29 birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

1704  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on October - 29.   

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.   

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.   

1268  On this day in history death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on October - 29.   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.   

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on October - 29.   

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.