| Date | Weekday | Event |
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| October 29, 539 | Thursday | BC Babylon falls to Cyrus the Great of Persia. |
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| October 29, 1618 | Monday | Sir Walter Raleigh is executed in London. |
| October 29, 1682 | Thursday | Pennsylvania granted to William Penn by King Charles II. |
| October 29, 1727 | Wednesday | Severe earthquake in New England. |
| October 29, 1811 | Tuesday | 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans. |
| October 29, 1833 | Tuesday | 1st College Fraternity founded |
| October 29, 1863 | Thursday | Intl Comm. of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917 1944 1963). |
| October 29, 1894 | Monday | 1st election of the Hawaiian Republic |
| October 29, 1901 | Tuesday | Leon Czolcosz assassin of President McKinley is executed. |
| October 29, 1920 | Friday | Edward Barrow named Yankee general manager |
| October 29, 1923 | Monday | Turkey proclaimed a republic (National Day). |
| October 29, 1929 | Tuesday | Black Tuesday the Stock Market crash. |
| October 29, 1939 | Sunday | Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure) |
| October 29, 1956 | Monday | Chet Huntley & David Brinkley NBC News team up |
| October 29, 1956 | Monday | Israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran |
| October 29, 1964 | Thursday | Star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY. |
| October 29, 1979 | Monday | Billy Martin fired as Yankee Manager (2nd time) |
| October 29, 1982 | Friday | John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking will be acquitted. |