Historical Events -  on October 29

1922 : Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy.

1923 : 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.

1958 : Awarded Bharat Ratna to Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve.

1961 : Syria withdrew from the United Arab Republic.

1964 : Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania.

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

1996 : Indian-made Kamini 30 MW reactor commissioned at Kalpakkam.

1999 : The cyclone left the coastal region of eastern India tingling. 

2005 : Terrorist bombings killed more than 60 people in Delhi.

2008 : Delta Airlines merged with Northwest Airlines and became the world’s largest airline.

2015 : China’s one-child policy was discontinued after 35 years.

 

Famous Birthdays   – October 29  

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

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

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

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

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

1971: Matthew Hayden, Australian cricketer.

1985: Cal Crutchlow, English motorcycle racer.

1985: Vijender Singh, Indian boxer.

1996: Swapna Barman, an Indian heptathlete.

 

Death Anniversaries – October 29

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

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

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

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

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

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