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Thursday, 04 December 2025
1975 On October - 29 yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffer kills first 
1975 On October - 29 john Scott Trotter, orch leader (George Gobel Show), dies at 67
1979 On October - 29 50 years after the great stock market crash, anti-nuclear protestors fail to shut down the New York Stock Exchange.
1981 William O Walker, publisher of Cleveland Call Post, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1982 On October - 29 car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted
1982 On October - 29 paul McCartney & Michael Jackson release "The Girl is Mine"
1983 On this day in history sten Broman, composer, dies at 81
1985 On October - 29 john Lodge, actor (Sensation, In Like Flint)/(gov-R-CT), dies at 82
1986 Sem Presser, Dutch press photographer, dies at 68 on October - 29.
1987 Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title on October - 29.
1987 Kamal El Mallakh, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history 2,000 US anti-abortion protesters arrested for blocking clinics
1988 China announces a herbal male contraceptive on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history jim Elliott (US) begins 24-hr paced outdoor race for 548.9 mi
1988 On this day in history soviets 1st scheduled shuttle launch (postponed)
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 On this day in history 30 die in a (5.7) earthquake in Algeria
1990 William French Smith, attorney general (1980), dies at 73 of cancer on October - 29.
1991 On this day in history donald Churchill, playwright, dies of heart attack at 60
1992 Adrienne Canivez, wife of Victor of Vriesland, dies on October - 29.
1993 George Pope, cricketer (one Test for England, 8 runs not out), dies on October - 29.
1994 On this day in history 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 October - 29.
2005 A train in Andhra Pradesh, India derails, killing at least 77 people on this day in history.
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 this day in history aviation Development Company Flight 53 crashes shortly after take off in Nigeria.
2006 On October - 29 luis Inácio Lula da Silva is re-elected President of Brazil.
2011 Record-breaking snowstorm in the northeastern United States leaves nearly 2 million residents without power for more than 36 hours on this day in history.
2012 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 on October - 29.
2014 San Francisco Giants win the 2014 World Series on this day in history.
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 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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