October 29
People born on this day are Scorpio.
- 2005
Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people.
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ADC Airlines Flight 053 crashes after takeoff from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria killing 96 people and injuring nine.
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Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
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A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215.
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Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing hundreds, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.
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A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of people missing.
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China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years.
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Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 MAX, crashes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia killing 189 people on board. This is the first of two crashes that will lead to the plane being grounded worldwide.
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Jeremy Corbyn, former Leader of the Labour Party and of the Opposition in the United Kingdom is suspended from the Labour Party following his response to findings from the EHRC on the issue of antisemitism within the party.
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At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea.
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At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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US$6.3 billion is stolen from cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
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1998Lance Stroll, Canadian racing driver
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1996Vince Dunn, Canadian ice hockey player
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1996Mikko Rantanen, Finnish ice hockey player
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1996Astrid S, Norwegian singer and songwriter
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1994Danielle Hunter, American football player
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1993India Eisley, American actress
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1992Evan Fournier, French basketball player
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1992Colin Miller, Canadian ice hockey player
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1991Parris Goebel, New Zealand dancer and choreographer
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1991Nikita Zaitsev, Russian ice hockey player
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1990Ender Inciarte, Venezuelan baseball player
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1990Ben Proudfoot, Canadian filmmaker
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