A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
October 29: Day of the Week
October 29, 2024 is the 303rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 63 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
October 29 Historical Event(s)
539 BC
Cyrus the Great enters the city of Babylon, detains Nabonidus and ends the Babylonian captivity. He gives the Jews permission to return to Yehud province and to rebuild the Temple; but most Jews choose to remain in Babylon.
1618
English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.
1922
The King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III, appoints Benito Mussolini as Prime Minister.
1929
The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of '29 or “Black Tuesday”, ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.
1955
The Soviet battleship Novorossiisk strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.
1956
The Tangier Protocol is signed: The international city Tangier is reintegrated into Morocco.
1967
London criminal Jack McVitie is murdered by the Kray twins, leading to their eventual imprisonment and downfall.
1969
The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.
1999
A large cyclone devastates Orissa, India.
2004
In Rome, European heads of state sign the Treaty and Final Act establishing the first European Constitution which, however, failed to be ratified by all signatory countries and therefore never entered into force.
Who were born on October 29?
1822
Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)
1855
Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)
1940
Frida Boccara, French singer (d. 1996)
1953
Denis Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player
1974
Michael Vaughan, English cricketer
1976
Stephen Craigan, Northern Irish footballer
1977
Brendan Fehr, Canadian actor
1977
Vaggelis Kaounos, Greek footballer
1979
Andrew-Lee Potts, English actor
1984
Eric Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters UIVEXHHVOJC? Check your answers here: Word finder UIVEXHHVOJC. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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