October 29th, 1969

Born on October 29th, 1969

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What happened on October 29th, 1969?

October 29th, 1969

The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer

What else happened on October 29th?

October 29th, 1883

The San Francisco Mint signed a contract to produce the Kalākaua coinage for the Kingdom of Hawaii.

October 29th, 2013

The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus strait.

October 29th, 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.

October 29th, 1999

About 10,000 people died when a tropical cyclone made landfall in the Indian state of Odisha near the city of Bhubaneswar.

October 29th, 1998

At 77 years old, former astronaut John Glenn (pictured) returned to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-95 mission.

October 29th, 1991

Galileo became the first spacecraft to visit an asteroid when it made a flyby of 951 Gaspra.

October 29th, 1986

British prime minister Margaret Thatcher officially opened the M25, one of Britain's busiest motorways.

October 29th, 1960

A C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff from Toledo Express Airport in Ohio, U.S., resulting in 22 deaths.

October 29th, 1956

Israeli Border Police massacred 48 Arab citizens of Kafr Qasim, among them women and children who were returning from work.

October 29th, 1955

An explosion, likely caused by a World War II–era naval mine, capsized the Soviet ship Novorossiysk in the harbor of Sevastopol, with the loss of 608 men.

October 29th, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: The Israel Defense Forces massacred at least 52 villagers while capturing the Palestinian Arab village of Safsaf.

October 29th, 1868

The Nanbu clan of Honshu surrendered to imperial forces during the Boshin War.

October 29th, 1863

American Civil War: The Battle of Wauhatchie, one of the few night battles of the war, concluded with the Union Army opening a supply line to troops in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

October 29th, 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).

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 29th

Born on October 29th, 1969

54

Ali Velshi

Canadian television journalist, senior economic and business correspondent for NBC News

*October 29th, 1969, Nairobi

54

Dougie Brown

Scottish cricketer

*October 29th, 1969, Stirling

54

Matthew Whitaker

American lawyer and politician

*October 29th, 1969, Des Moines

54

Jason Chong

Australian actor

*October 29th, 1969, Sydney

52

Mirco Nontschew

German comedian

*October 29th, 1969, East Berlin †December 3rd, 2021, Berlin

54

Chris Verene

American photographer

*October 29th, 1969, DeKalb

54

David Farr

British playwright, theatre director

*October 29th, 1969, Surrey

28

Doug Miller

American football player (1969-1998)

*October 29th, 1969, Cheyenne †July 21st, 1998, Dotsero

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Who's birthday is on October 29th?

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

55

Johann Olav Koss

Norwegian speed skater

*October 29th, 1968, Drammen Municipality

53

Edwin van der Sar

Dutch association football player

*October 29th, 1970, Voorhout

52

Jean-Pierre Martins

French actor and musician

*October 29th, 1971, Paris

52

Winona Ryder

American actress

*October 29th, 1971, Winona

53

Phillip Cocu

Dutch association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1970, Eindhoven

56

Rufus Sewell

British actor (born 1967)

*October 29th, 1967, Twickenham

50

Tom Baxter

British singer-songwriter

*October 29th, 1973, Ipswich

50

Vonetta Flowers

Bobsledder

*October 29th, 1973, Birmingham

73

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

40

Malik Fathi

German footballer

*October 29th, 1983, West Berlin

50

Robert Pires

French association football player

*October 29th, 1973, Reims

71

Udo Schmuck

German association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1952, Frankenthal

51

Gabrielle Union

American actress, singer and model

*October 29th, 1972, Omaha

78

Melba Moore

American singer, and actress

*October 29th, 1945, New York City

44

R. L. Ryan

American actor (1946-1991)

*October 29th, 1946, Pennsylvania †March 22nd, 1991, Pennsylvania

27

Astrid S

Norwegian singer and songwriter

*October 29th, 1996, Berkåk

35

Lisa Bresner

French writer

*October 29th, 1971, 9th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 2007, Nantes

66

Dan Castellaneta

American actor (born 1957)

*October 29th, 1957, Chicago

36

Jessica Dubé

Canadian pair skater

*October 29th, 1987, Drummondville

Same year
Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American actress, dancer and singer

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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