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What Happened On October 29

Q: What happened on October 29?

1831: Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed to pass parliament, causing 250 casualties and £300,000 of damage (pictured). 2012: Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, made landfall in New Jersey and caused nearly $75 billion in damages, becoming the second-most destructive storm in U.S. history. 1675: Leibniz makes the first use of the long s (∫) as a symbol of the integral in calculus. 2013: The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus strait. 2007: Somali pirates hijacked a North Korean ship in the Indian Ocean northeast of Mogadishu. 1991: Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when it made a flyby of 951 Gaspra. 2018: A Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia killing 189 people on board. This is the first of two crashes that will lead to the plane being grounded worldwide. 2012: Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing hundreds, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages. 2004: The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election. 1998: Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.

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1831 Oddly true
Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed to pass parliament, causing 250 casualties and £300,000 of damage (pictured).
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Oddly true
Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, made landfall in New Jersey and caused nearly $75 billion in damages, becoming the second-most destructive storm in U.S. history.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1675 First ever
Leibniz makes the first use of the long s (∫) as a symbol of the integral in calculus.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2013 First ever
The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus strait.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2007 Oddly true
Somali pirates hijacked a North Korean ship in the Indian Ocean northeast of Mogadishu.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1991 First ever
Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when it made a flyby of 951 Gaspra.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2018 First ever
A Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia killing 189 people on board. This is the first of two crashes that will lead to the plane being grounded worldwide.
Read more →
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Oddly true
Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing hundreds, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.
Read more →
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2004 First ever
The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1998 Oddly true
Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Observed today

2022At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea. Wikipedia →
2022At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia. Wikipedia →
2020Jeremy Corbyn, former Leader of the Labour Party and of the Opposition in the United Kingdom is suspended from the Labour Party following his response to findings from the EHRC on the issue of antisemitism within the party. Wikipedia →
2018A Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia killing 189 people on board. This is the first of two crashes that will lead to the plane being grounded worldwide. Wikipedia →
2015China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years. Wikipedia →
2014A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of people missing. Wikipedia →
2012Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing hundreds, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages. Wikipedia →
2008Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five. Wikipedia →
2008A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215. Wikipedia →
2006ADC Airlines Flight 053 crashes after takeoff from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria killing 96 people and injuring nine. Wikipedia →
2005Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people. Wikipedia →
2004The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Wikipedia →
2002A fire destroys a luxurious department store in Ho Chi Minh City, where 1,500 people are shopping. More than 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for in the deadliest peacetime disaster in Vietnam. Wikipedia →
1999A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India. Wikipedia →
1998In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities. Wikipedia →
1998Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time. Wikipedia →
1998ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with live coverage of the launch of the STS-95 space shuttle mission. Wikipedia →
1998Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras. Wikipedia →
1998The Gothenburg discothèque fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures over 200. Wikipedia →
1994Francisco Martin Duran fires over two dozen shots at the White House; he is later convicted of trying to kill U.S. President Bill Clinton. Wikipedia →
1991The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid. Wikipedia →
1986British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway. Wikipedia →
1985Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced as the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia. Wikipedia →
1980Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in a crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida, leading to the cancellation of Operation Credible Sport. Wikipedia →
1972The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of the hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615. Wikipedia →
1969The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet. Wikipedia →
1967Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors. Wikipedia →
1964The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania. Wikipedia →
1964Biggest jewel heist in American history when Murph the Surf and gang burgle the American Museum of Natural History stealing the Star of India and other gems. Wikipedia →
1960An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio. Wikipedia →
1957Israel's prime minister David Ben-Gurion and five of his ministers are injured when Moshe Dwek throws a grenade into the Knesset. Wikipedia →
1956Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal. Wikipedia →
1955The Soviet battleship Novorossiysk sinks after probably striking a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol, with a loss of more than 600 sailers. Wikipedia →
1953BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco. Wikipedia →
1948Israeli-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. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division. Wikipedia →
1944World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary. Wikipedia →
1941The 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". Wikipedia →
1929Black Tuesday: The New York Stock Exchange crashes, ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and eventually contributing to the Great Depression. Wikipedia →
1923Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia →
1918World War I: the German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918–19. Wikipedia →
1914World War I : the Ottoman Empire enters the war on the side of the Central Powers. Wikipedia →
1888The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace. Wikipedia →
1863Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross. Wikipedia →
1863American 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. Wikipedia →
1792Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who sighted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River. Wikipedia →
1675Leibniz makes the first use of the long s (∫) as a symbol of the integral in calculus. Wikipedia →
1665Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga. Wikipedia →
1658Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound. Wikipedia →
1621The London Pageant of 1621 celebrates the inauguration of Edward Barkham (Lord Mayor). Wikipedia →
1611Russian homage to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa. Wikipedia →
1467Battle of Brustem: Charles the Bold defeats Prince-Bishopric of Liège. Wikipedia →
1390First trial for witchcraft in Paris leading to the death of three people. Wikipedia →
437Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the two branches of the House of Theodosius. Wikipedia →
312Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand adventus in the city, and is met with popular jubilation. Maxentius' body is fished out of the Tiber and beheaded. Wikipedia →

From The Guardian Archives — On This Day

2016The Guardian
US personnel ‘targeting killer drones from Britain’
Campaigners say the UK is complicit in activities that may be in breach of international law
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2014The Guardian
Woman receives rape threats after recording 10 hours of harassment in New York
Actor Shoshana B Roberts recorded all the catcalls and remarks she got from passersby as she walked for 10 hours thro…
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1887The New York Times
A BISHOP CONSECRATED.
CHICAGO, Oct. 28.--To the Archdiocese of Chicago belongs the honor of sending to the new Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne…
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