Historical Events on October 29.

1.  World Stroke Day

2.  1922, 29th October: Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy.

3.  1923, 29th October: With the announcement of the end of the Ottoman Empire, parliamentary democracy in Turkey gained its footing and became a country republic on this day.

4.  1958, 29th October: Awarded Bharat Ratna to Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve.

5.  1961, 29th October: Syria withdrew from the United Arab Republic.

6.  1964, 29th October: Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania.

7.  1994, 29th October: Homi Bhabha Award for Outstanding Achievement in Science and Technology Awarded to Dr. T. Gyanshekaran and R.E. K. Murthy.

8.  1996, 29th October: Indian-made Kamini 30 MW reactor commissioned at Kalpakkam.

9.  1999, 29th October: The cyclone left the coastal region of eastern India tingling. 

10.  2005, 29th October: Terrorist bombings killed more than 60 people in Delhi.

11.  2008, 29th October: Delta Airlines merged with Northwest Airlines and became the world’s largest airline.

12.  2015, 29th October: China’s one-child policy was discontinued after 35 years.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on October 29.

1.  1739: Jayi Rajaguru, a prominent figure of the Indian independence movement in the state of Odisha.

2.  1897: Joseph Goebbels, Chancellor of Germany and Nazi leader.

3.  1937: S. R. Ramaswamy, an Indian writer, journalist, biographer, social activist, and environmentalist. 

4.  1950: John Paul Puthusery, an Indian writer who has penned screenplays for nearly 100 Malayalam movies.

5.  1956: Joy Alukkas, an Indian businessman from Kerala, India.

6.  1971: Matthew Hayden, Australian cricketer.

7.  1985: Cal Crutchlow, English motorcycle racer.

8.  1985: Vijender Singh, Indian boxer.

9.  1996: Swapna Barman, an Indian heptathlete.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on October 29.

1.  1783: Jean-Baptiste le Rond d’Alembert, a French mathematician, mechanical, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist.

2.  1911: Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American political leader, and publisher.

3.  1933: Paul Painleve, Prime Minister of France and mathematician.

4.  1959: Edith Clarke, the first woman to be professionally employed as an electrical engineer in the United States.

5.  1978: Vasant Ramji Khanolkar, the founder of medical research in India.

6.  1988: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Magsaysay Award-winning Indian freedom fighter and social activist.