October 29th, 2001

Born on October 29th, 2001

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What 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).

October 29th, 1792

William Robert Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, observed a peak in the present-day U.S. state of Oregon and named it Mount Hood after British admiral Samuel Hood.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 29th?

25

Lance Stroll

Canadian and Belgian racing driver

*October 29th, 1998, Montreal

27

Astrid S

Norwegian singer and songwriter

*October 29th, 1996, Berkåk

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

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

30

Alberto Bettiol

Road racing cyclist

*October 29th, 1993, Poggibonsi

24

Ioannis Marokos

Greek rower

*October 29th, 1999, Thessaloniki

40

Malik Fathi

German footballer

*October 29th, 1983, West Berlin

36

Jessica Dubé

Canadian pair skater

*October 29th, 1987, Drummondville

52

Jean-Pierre Martins

French actor and musician

*October 29th, 1971, Paris

34

Irina Karamanos

Chilean anthropologist and political scientist

*October 29th, 1989, Las Condes

52

Winona Ryder

American actress

*October 29th, 1971, Winona County

35

Ryan Cochrane

Canadian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist

*October 29th, 1988, Victoria

73

Abdullah Gül

11th President of Turkey

*October 29th, 1950, Kayseri

64

Fritz Weege

German art historian and archaeologist (1880-1945)

*October 29th, 1880, Frankfurt †August 20th, 1945, Wrocław

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

78

Melba Moore

American singer, and actress

*October 29th, 1945, New York City

71

Udo Schmuck

German association football player and manager

*October 29th, 1952, Frankenthal

44

R. L. Ryan

American actor (1946-1991)

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

34

Primož Roglič

Slovenian ski jumper and bicycle racer

*October 29th, 1989, Trbovlje

33

Eric Saade

Swedish singer

*October 29th, 1990, Kattarp

Same year
Born in 2001

22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

22

Noa Kirel

Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and television host; represented Israel in the 2023 Eurovision

*May 10th, 2001, Haifa

22

Kaia Gerber

American model and actress

*September 3rd, 2001, Los Angeles County

22

Malvika Bansod

Indian badminton player

*September 15th, 2001, Nagpur

23

Lalinrat Chaiwan

Badminton player

*February 21st, 2001, Lampang

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

22

Cris MJ

Chilean singer

*September 16th, 2001, La Serena

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

22

Fiorella Corimberto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*August 29th, 2001, Buenos Aires

22

Marit van Ede

Dutch Handball player

*December 26th, 2001, Nieuwegein

23

Klaudia Pintér

Hungarian beach handball player

*February 14th, 2001, Budapest

23

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

22

Lil Tjay

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*April 30th, 2001, The Bronx

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

22

Linda Mazri

Badminton player

*December 21st, 2001, El Biar

22

Brian Yang

Badminton player

*November 25th, 2001, Toronto

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Public holidays on October 29th

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Born on October 29th, 2001
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2001 is a normal year and no leap year.

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