Summary of the Day ✨ 29 October (29/10)
A tragic day unfolded with at least 156 deaths in a Halloween crowd crush in Seoul and over 100 fatalities from a double car bombing in Mogadishu, while Jeremy Corbyn faced suspension from the UK Labour Party over antisemitism findings and China ended its 35-year one-child policy. The day also saw the first fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX in Indonesia, killing all 189 aboard and beginning a chain of events that would lead to the plane’s worldwide grounding.
Historical Events 📜
- 2022: At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea.
- 2022: At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
- 2020: Jeremy 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.
- 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.
- 2015: China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years.
- 2014: A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of people missing.
- 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.
- 2008: Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world’s largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
- 2008: A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215.
- 2006: ADC Airlines Flight 053 crashes after takeoff from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria killing 96 people and injuring nine.
- 2005: Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people.
- 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.
- 2002: A 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.
- 1999: A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India.
- 1998: In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
Famous Births 👶
- 1998: Lance Stroll, Canadian racing driver
- 1996: Vince Dunn, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1996: Mikko Rantanen, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1996: Astrid S, Norwegian singer and songwriter
- 1994: Danielle Hunter, American football player
- 1993: Ágnes Bukta, Hungarian tennis player
- 1993: India Eisley, American actress
- 1992: Evan Fournier, French basketball player
- 1992: Colin Miller, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1991: Parris Goebel, New Zealand dancer and choreographer
- 1991: Nikita Zaitsev, Russian ice hockey player
- 1990: Ender Inciarte, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1990: Ben Proudfoot, Canadian filmmaker
- 1990: Eric Saade, Swedish singer
- 1989: Irina Karamanos, Chilean anthropologist and political scientist, First Lady of Chile
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: Teri Garr, American actress and comedian (born 1944)
- 2023: Hiroshi Morie, Japanese musician and singer-songwriter (born 1968)
- 2021: Ashley Mallett, Australian cricketer (born 1945)
- 2020: Angelika Amon, Austrian-American molecular and cell biologist (born 1967)
- 2019: John Witherspoon, American actor and comedian (born 1942)
- 2015: Luther Burden, American basketball player and coach (born 1953)
- 2015: Ernesto Herrera, Filipino businessman and politician (born 1942)
- 2015: Boris Kristančič, Slovene basketball player and coach (born 1931)
- 2015: Ranko Žeravica, Serbian basketball player and coach (born 1929)
- 2014: Roger Freeman, American lawyer and politician (born 1965)
- 2014: Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1968)
- 2014: H. Gary Morse, American businessman (born 1936)
- 2013: Jean Rénald Clérismé, Haitian priest and politician, Foreign Minister of Haiti (born 1937)
- 2013: Sherman Halsey, American director and producer (born 1957)
- 2013: John Spence, American soldier and engineer (born 1918)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Christian feast day:
Abraham of Rostov - Christian feast day:
Blessed Chiara Badano - Christian feast day:
Colman mac Duagh - Christian feast day:
Douai Martyrs - Christian feast day:
Gaetano Errico - Christian feast day:
James Hannington (Anglicanism) - Christian feast day:
Michele Rua - Christian feast day:
Narcissus of Jerusalem - Christian feast day:
Theuderius - Christian feast day:
October 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Coronation Day (Cambodia)
- National Cat Day (United States)
- Republic Day (Turkey) or Cumhuriyet Bayramı