Historical Events In October - 29

1975  On October - 29 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  On this day in history william O Walker, publisher of Cleveland Call Post, dies at 85  

1982  On this day in history car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted  

1982  On this day in history paul McCartney & Michael Jackson release "The Girl is Mine"  

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

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

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  

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1987  Kamal El Mallakh, dies at 57 on October - 29.  

1988  On October - 29 2,000 US anti-abortion protesters arrested for blocking clinics  

1988  On October - 29 china announces a herbal male contraceptive  

1988  Jim Elliott (US) begins 24-hr paced outdoor race for 548.9 mi on October - 29.  

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

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

1990  30 die in a (5.7) earthquake in Algeria on this day in history.  

1990  On this day in history william French Smith, attorney general (1980), dies at 73 of cancer  

1991  On October - 29 donald Churchill, playwright, dies of heart attack at 60  

1992  On this day in history adrienne Canivez, wife of Victor of Vriesland, dies  

1993  George Pope, cricketer (one Test for England, 8 runs not out), dies on this day in history.  

1994  On October - 29 francisco Martin Duran fires more than two dozen shots at the White House, and is later sentenced to 40 years in prison.  

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

1996  James Leo Herlihy, author (Midnight Cowboy), commits suicide at 66 on this day in history.  

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

2005  On this day in history 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.  

2006  On this day in history 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  On this day in history record-breaking snowstorm in the northeastern United States leaves nearly 2 million residents without power for more than 36 hours.  

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  On this day in history san Francisco Giants win the 2014 World Series  

2018  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 on this day in history.  

2018  On October - 29 far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil's presidential election defeating Fernando Haddad  

2018  On this day in history new mega airport opened in Istanbul by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, planning to be world' busiest with 90 million passengers by 2021  

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

1507  On October - 29 birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)  

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

1562  On October - 29 birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury  

1656  On October - 29 birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]  

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.  

1690  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)  

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.  

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

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1138  Death of Bolesław 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  On this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies  

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1618  On October - 29 death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason  

1650  On October - 29 death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)