October 29

• 312 – Constantine the Great enters Rome after his victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, stages a grand adventus in the city, and is met with popular jubilation. Maxentius' body is fished out of the Tiber and beheaded.
• 437 – Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople unifying the two branches of the House of Theodosius.
• 1390 – First trial for witchcraft in Paris leading to the death of three people.
• 1467 – Battle of Brustem: Charles the Bold defeats Prince-Bishopric of Liège.

• 1611 – Russian homage to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa.
• 1621 – The London Pageant of 1621 celebrates the inauguration of Edward Barkham (Lord Mayor).{{cite book |first1=Tracey |last1=Hill |title=Pageantry and Power: A Cultural History of the Early Modern Lord Mayor's Show, 1585–1639 |publisher=Manchester University Press |date=2017 |page=312 |isbn=9781526130259}}
• 1658 – Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound.
• 1665 – Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga.
• 1675 – Leibniz makes the first use of the long s (∫) as a symbol of the integral in calculus.
• 1792 – Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who sighted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.
• 1863 – Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.{{cite journal |last1=Durand |first1=André |title=The International Committee of the Red Cross |journal=International Review of the Red Cross |date=April 1981 |volume=21 |issue=221 |pages=59–75 |doi=10.1017/S0020860400086095}}
• 1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant repel a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet in one of the few night battles of the war, protecting the Union's recently opened supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee.{{cite web|title=Battle Detail Wauhatchie|url=https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battles-detail.htm?battleCode=tn021|publisher=National Park Service|website=NPS.gov|access-date=October 29, 2024}}
• 1888 – The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.{{cite book |last1=Sabel |first1=Robbie |editor1-last=Lutmar |editor1-first=C. |editor2-last=Rubinovitz |editor2-first=Z. |title=The Suez Canal: Past Lessons and Future Challenges |date=2022 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |location=Cham, Switzerland |isbn=9783031156700 |page=137 |chapter=International Law and Freedom of Navigation Through the Suez Canal}}

• 1914 – Ottoman entry into World War I.{{cite journal |last1=Aksakal |first1=Mustafa |title=The Limits of Diplomacy: The Ottoman Empire and the First World War |journal=Foreign Policy Analysis |date=2011 |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=197–203 |doi=10.1111/j.1743-8594.2011.00132.x |jstor=24909769 |issn=1743-8586}}
• 1918 – The German High Seas Fleet is incapacitated when sailors mutiny, an action which would trigger the German Revolution of 1918–19.
• 1921 – United States: Second trial of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston, Massachusetts.
• 1923 – Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
• 1929 – Black Tuesday: The New York Stock Exchange crashes, ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression.{{cite book |last1=Doak |first1=Robin S. |title=Black Tuesday: Prelude to the Great Depression |date=2008 |publisher=Compass Point Books |location=Minneapolis, MN |isbn=9780756533274 |pages=8–13}}
• 1941 – The Holocaust: In the Kaunas Ghetto, over 10,000 Jews are shot by German occupiers at the Ninth Fort, a massacre known as the "Great Action".{{cite book |last1=Bubnys |first1=Arūnas |last2=Tallat-Kelpša Di Raimondo |first2=Aušra |title=The Holocaust in Lithuania: 1940-1944 |date=2020 |publisher=Genocide and Resistance Research Centre of Lithuania |isbn=978-609-8298-03-1 |pages=176–177}}
• 1942 – The Holocaust: In the United Kingdom, leading clergymen and political figures hold a public meeting to register outrage over Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews.
• 1944 – The Dutch city of Breda is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
• 1944 – World War II: The Soviet Red Army enters Hungary.
• 1948 – Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Safsaf massacre: Israeli soldiers capture the Palestinian village of Safsaf in the Galilee; afterwards, between 52 and 64 villagers are massacred by the IDF.
• 1953 – BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco.{{cite wikisource |title=BCPA Flight 304 accident investigation report |date=15 June 1954 |publisher=Civil Aeronautics Board |location= |page= |pages= |scan=}}
• 1955 – The {{ship|Soviet battleship|Novorossiysk}} strikes a World War II mine in the harbor at Sevastopol.{{cite book |last1=Grinevetsky |first1=Sergei R. |last2=Zonn |first2=Igor S. |last3=Zhiltsov |first3=Sergei S. |last4=Kosarev |first4=Aleksey N. |last5=Kostianoy |first5=Andrey G. |title=The Black Sea Encyclopedia |date=2015 |publisher=Springer |location=Heidelberg |isbn=978-3-642-55227-4 |pages=563–564}}
• 1956 – Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.{{cite journal |last1=Smolansky |first1=O. M. |title=Moscow and the Suez Crisis, 1956: A Reappraisal |journal=Political Science Quarterly |date=1 December 1965 |volume=80 |issue=4 |pages=581–605 |doi=10.2307/2147000 |jstor=2147000}}
• 1957 – Israel's prime minister David Ben-Gurion and five of his ministers are injured when Moshe Dwek throws a grenade into the Knesset.{{cite news |last1=Singer |first1=Saul Jay |title=The 1957 Attempt To Assassinate Ben-Gurion |url=https://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/features-on-jewish-world/the-1957-attempt-to-assassinate-ben-gurion/2017/08/02/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=The Jewish Press |date=2 August 2017}}
• 1960 – An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio.{{cite news |last1=Pucin |first1=Diane |title=1960 Cal Poly plane crash survivors recall life and death in Toledo |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-oct-29-la-sp-cal-poly-crash-20101029-story.html |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=29 October 2010}}
• 1964 – The United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed to the United Republic of Tanzania.{{cite book |last1=Dawson |first1=John Barry |title=The Gregory Rift Valley and Neogene-recent Volcanoes of Northern Tanzania |date=2008 |publisher=Geological society |location=London |isbn=9781862392670 |page=6}}
• 1964 – Biggest jewel heist; involving the Star of India in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City by Murph the Surf and gang.{{cite magazine| url = https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-three-amateur-jewel-thieves-made-new-yorks-most-precious-gems-180949885/| title = How Three Amateur Jewel Thieves Made Off With New York's Most Precious Gems |first1=David |last1=Sears |magazine=Smithsonian Magazine |date=25 February 2014 |access-date=12 February 2024}}
• 1967 – Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors.{{cite book |last1=Hurley |first1=Erin |title=National Performance: Representing Quebec from Expo 67 to Céline Dion |date=2011 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |location=Toronto |isbn=9781442640955 |page=3}}
• 1969 – The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.{{cite news |last1=Savio |first1=Jessica |title=Browsing history: A heritage site is being set up in Boelter Hall 3420, the room the first Internet message originated in |url=https://dailybruin.com/2011/04/01/browsing_history |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=Daily Bruin |date=1 April 2011}}
• 1972 – The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of the hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615.{{cite news |last1=Doubek |first1=James |title=50 years ago, the Munich Olympics massacre changed how we think about terrorism |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/09/04/1116641214/munich-olympics-massacre-hostage-terrorism-israel-germany |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=NPR |date=4 September 2022}}
• 1980 – Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in a crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida, leading to the cancellation of Operation Credible Sport.
• 1985 – Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced as the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia.
• 1986 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher opens the last stretch of the M25 motorway.
• 1991 – The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.{{cite journal |last1=Veverka |first1=J. |last2=Belton |first2=M. |last3=Klaasen |first3=K. |last4=Chapman |first4=C. |title=Galileo's Encounter with 951 Gaspra: Overview |journal=Icarus |date=January 1994 |volume=107 |issue=1 |pages=2–17 |doi=10.1006/icar.1994.1002|doi-access=free |bibcode=1994Icar..107....2V }}
• 1994 – Francisco Martin Duran fires over two dozen shots at the White House; he is later convicted of trying to kill U.S. President Bill Clinton.{{cite journal |last1=Clarke |first1=James W. |last2=Lucente |first2=Seth |title=Getting Even: Some Observations on President Clinton's Would-Be Assassin, Francisco Martin Duran |journal=British Journal of Political Science |date=2003 |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=129–139 |doi=10.1017/S0007123403000061 |doi-broken-date=1 November 2024 |jstor=4092271 |issn=0007-1234}}
• 1998 – In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.{{cite journal |last1=van Zyl |first1=Paul |title=Dilemmas of Transitional Justice: The Case of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission |journal=Journal of International Affairs |date=1999 |volume=52 |issue=2 |pages=647–667 |jstor=24358058 |issn=0022-197X}}
• 1998 – Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time.{{cite news |last1=Wilford |first1=John Noble |title=John Glenn, American Hero of the Space Age, Dies at 95 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/us/john-glenn-dies.html |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=8 December 2016}}
• 1998 – ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with the launch of the STS-95 space shuttle mission.{{cite book |last1=Gloman |first1=Chuck |last2=Pescatore |first2=Mark J. |title=Working with HDV: Shoot, Edit, and Deliver Your High Definition Video |date=2013 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=9781136066702 |page=14}}
• 1998 – Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.{{cite journal |last1=Smith |first1=WilliamC |title=Hurricane Mitch and Honduras: An illustration of population vulnerability |journal=International Journal of Health System and Disaster Management |date=2013 |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=54–55 |doi-access=free |doi=10.4103/2347-9019.122460|hdl=20.500.11820/b5d9ea24-9933-4518-ba86-78abfce80923 |hdl-access=free }}
• 1998 – The Gothenburg discothèque fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures over 200.{{cite journal |last1=Cassuto |first1=Jean |last2=Tarnow |first2=Peter |title=The discotheque fire in Gothenburg 1998 |journal=Burns |date=August 2003 |volume=29 |issue=5 |pages=405–416 |doi=10.1016/S0305-4179(03)00074-3|pmid=12880719 }}
• 1999 – A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India.{{cite journal |last1=Fanchiotti |first1=Margherita |last2=Dash |first2=Jadu |last3=Tompkins |first3=Emma L. |last4=Hutton |first4=Craig W. |title=The 1999 super cyclone in Odisha, India: A systematic review of documented losses |journal=International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction |date=December 2020 |volume=51 |pages=101790 |doi=10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101790|bibcode=2020IJDRR..5101790F |s2cid=225007734 |url=https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/446820/1/IJDRR_2020_375_R1_v2.pdf }}
• 2002 – A fire destroys a luxurious department store in Ho Chi Minh City, where 1,500 people are shopping. More than 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for in the deadliest peacetime disaster in Vietnam.{{cite news |title=Fatal Fire In Ho Chi Minh City |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fatal-fire-in-ho-chi-minh-city/ |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=CBS News |agency=Associated Press |date=29 October 2002}}
• 2004 – The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.{{cite news |title=Al-Jazeera Airs Video Said to Be of Osama bin Laden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/29/international/aljazeera-airs-video-said-to-be-of-osama-bin-laden.html |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=29 October 2004}}
• 2005 – Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people.{{cite news |last1=Ali |first1=Yasir |title=2005 Delhi serial blasts: What happened that day |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/2005-delhi-serial-blasts-what-happened-that-day/story-SJsFozjWHKz8jHBQGILJvN.html |access-date=22 December 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=16 February 2017 |language=en}}
• 2006 – ADC Airlines Flight 053 crashes after takeoff from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria killing 96 people and injuring nine.{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |date= |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2B7 5N-BFK Abuja International Airport (ABV) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20061029-0 |access-date=24 December 2016 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=Flight Safety Foundation}}
• 2008 – Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.{{cite news |title=Delta buys Northwest to create biggest airline |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN29505779/ |access-date=12 February 2024 |work=Reuters |date=30 October 2008}}
• 2008 – A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215.{{cite news|last1=Rasood|first1=Salman|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/30/world/asia/30quake.html | title = Quake in Pakistan Kills at Least 215|work=The New York Times|date=29 October 2008|access-date= 19 March 2022}}
• 2012 – Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing hundreds, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.{{cite journal |last1=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |first1=(CDC) |title=Deaths associated with Hurricane Sandy - October-November 2012. |journal=MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |date=24 May 2013 |volume=62 |issue=20 |pages=393–7 |pmid=23698603 |pmc=4604935}}
• 2014 – A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of people missing.{{cite web| url = https://www.smh.com.au/world/scores-feared-dead-in-sri-lanka-landslide-20141029-11dwyw.html| title = Scores feared dead in Sri Lanka landslide| date = 29 October 2014}}
• 2015 – China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years.{{cite journal |last1=Liu |first1=Fuqin |last2=Bao |first2=Jiaming |last3=Boutain |first3=Doris |last4=Straughn |first4=Marcia |last5=Adeniran |first5=Olusola |last6=DeGrande |first6=Heather |last7=Harrell |first7=Stevan |title=Online responses to the ending of the one-child policy in China: implications for preconception care |journal=Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences |date=October 2016 |volume=121 |issue=4 |pages=227–234 |doi=10.1080/03009734.2016.1195464|pmid=27338087 |pmc=5098486 }}
• 2018 – A Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia killing 189 people on board.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/oct/29/lion-air-crash-rescue-teams-search-waters-off-jakarta-for-flight-jt610|title=Lion Air crash: officials say 188 onboard lost flight JT610 – latest updates|work=The Guardian|first=Naaman|last=Zhou|date=29 October 2018|access-date=29 October 2018}}
• 2020 – Jeremy Corbyn, 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.{{Cite news |title=Jeremy Corbyn suspended from Labour Party over response to antisemitism report|url=https://news.sky.com/story/jeremy-corbyn-suspended-from-labour-party-12117833|access-date=29 October 2020 |work=Sky News|language=en}}
• 2022 – At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea.{{Cite news |last=Sang-Hun |first=Choe |date=29 October 2022 |title=At Least 151 Killed as Halloween Crowd Surge Turns Deadly in South Korea |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/29/world/korea-halloween-stampede-itaewon |access-date=30 October 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}
• 2022 – At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.{{cite news |date=29 October 2022 |title=Car bombs at busy Somalia market intersection killed at least 100, president says | work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somalia-president-least-100-people-killed-car-bombs-2022-10-30/ |access-date=31 October 2022}}

• 1463 – Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician and philosopher (died 1512){{cite book|author=Herbert Stanley Matsen|title=Alessandro Achillini (1463-1512) and His Doctrine of "universals" and "transcendentals": A Study in Renaissance Ockhamism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cV9IqlBv83MC&pg=PA21|year=1974|publisher=Bucknell University Press|isbn=978-0-8387-1221-4|pages=21}}
• 1497 – Benedetto Accolti the Younger, Italian cardinal (died 1549){{cite web|author-link=Salvador Miranda (historian) |last=Miranda |first=Salvador |title=ACCOLTI, Benedetto (1497-1549) |url=https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios1527.htm#Accolti|work=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church |publisher=Florida International University}}
• 1504 – Shin Saimdang, South Korean painter and poet (died 1551){{cite book|author=Richard Saccone|title=Koreans to remember: fifty famous people who helped shape Korea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T4q6AAAAIAAJ|year=1993|publisher=Hollym International|isbn=978-1-56591-007-2|page=191}}
• 1507 – Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish general (died 1582){{cite book|author=Stanley Sandler|title=Ground Warfare: An International Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L_xxOM85bD8C&pg=PA14|year=2002|isbn=978-1-57607-344-5|pages=14|publisher=Abc-Clio }}
• 1562 – George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (died 1633){{cite ODNB |last1=Fincham |first1=Kenneth |title=Abbot, George (1562–1633), archbishop of Canterbury |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/4}}

• 1682 – Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian, explorer, and author (died 1761){{cite book|title=Nebraska History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eXYRAAAAIAAJ|year=1923|publisher=Nebraska State Historical Society|page=29}}
• 1690 – Martin Folkes, English mathematician and astronomer (died 1754){{cite book|author=Hartley Coleridge|title=Biographia Borealis: Or, Lives of Distinguished Northerns|url=https://archive.org/details/biographiaborea01colegoog|year=1833|publisher=Whitaker, Treacher|pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographiaborea01colegoog/page/n725 703]}}
• 1704 – John Byng, English admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1757){{cite book|author=James Dyer|title=Bedfordshire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZT_1vThsFoIC|year=1995|publisher=Shire|isbn=9780747802693|page=102}}
• 1711 – Laura Bassi, Italian physicist and academic, first woman to have doctorate in science (died 1778){{cite book|first=Monique|last=Frize|title=Laura Bassi and Science in 18th Century Europe: The Extraordinary Life and Role of Italy's Pioneering Female Professor|location=Berlin, Heidelberg|publisher=Springer|year=2013|page=39|isbn=978-3-64238-685-5}}
• 1740 – James Boswell, Scottish lawyer and author (died 1795){{cite ODNB |last1=Turnbull |first1=Gordon |title=Boswell, James (1740–1795), lawyer, diarist, and biographer of Samuel Johnson |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/2950}}
• 1808 – Caterina Scarpellini, Italian astronomer and meteorologist (died 1873)
• 1812 – Louise Granberg, Swedish playwright (died 1907){{cite web |title=Litteraturbanken {{!}} Svenska klassiker som e-bok och epub |url=https://litteraturbanken.se/%C3%B6vers%C3%A4ttarlexikon/artiklar/Louise_Granberg_Stjernstr%C3%B6m |website=litteraturbanken.se |access-date=2 April 2020}}
• 1815 – Dan Emmett, American composer (died 1904){{cite Grove |last1=Stevenson |first1=Robert |title=Emmett [Emmit], Dan(iel Decatur) |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.08773}}
• 1822 – Mieczysław Halka-Ledóchowski, Russian-Polish cardinal (died 1902)
• 1831 – James Boucaut, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of South Australia (died 1916){{cite AuDB |first=P. L. |last=Edgar |title=Boucaut, Sir James Penn (1831–1916) |volume=3 |year=1969 |id2=boucaut-sir-james-penn-3028 |access-date=18 September 2023}}
• 1832 – Narcisa de Jesús, Ecuadorian saint (died 1869)
• 1837 – Harriet Powers, American folk artist and quilter (died 1910){{cite journal |last1=Booker |first1=Margaret Moore |title=Powers, Harriet |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=26 May 2010 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T2087095}}
• 1855 – Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop (died 1939)
• 1855 – Paul-Jacques Curie, French physicist and academic (died 1941)
• 1861 – Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (died 1904)
• 1866 – Antonio Luna, Filipino general and politician (died 1899)
• 1866 – Carl Gustav Witt, German astronomer (died 1946){{cite book |last1=Marché |first1=Jordan D. |chapter=Witt, Carl Gustav |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=2007 |pages=1234 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_1492|isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 }}
• 1875 – Marie of Romania (died 1938){{cite book |last1=Pakula |first1=Hannah |title=The Last Romantic |date=1985 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |location=New York |isbn=0671463640 |page=35}}
• 1877 – Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film producer (died 1966)
• 1877 – Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer and coach (died 1973){{cite ODNB |last1=Sutcliffe |first1=Peter |title=Rhodes, Wilfred (1877–1973), cricketer |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31598}}
• 1879 – Alva B. Adams, American lawyer and politician (died 1941){{CongBio |id=A000028 |name=ADAMS, Alva Blanchard |inline=YES}}
• 1879 – Franz von Papen, German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (died 1969)
• 1880 – Abram Ioffe, Russian physicist and academic (died 1960)
• 1881 – John DeWitt, American football player and hammer thrower (died 1930)
• 1882 – Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (died 1944){{cite book |last1=Inskip |first1=Donald |title=Jean Giraudoux: The Making of a Dramatist |date=1958 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=London |page=1}}
• 1883 – Victor Hochepied, French swimmer and water polo player (died 1966)
• 1891 – Fanny Brice, American actress and singer (died 1951){{cite ANB |last1=Goldman |first1=Herbert G. |title=Brice, Fanny (1891-1951), comedienne and singer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1800150}}
• 1897 – Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Nazi Germany (died 1945){{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Jeremy |title=Joseph Goebbels: Nazi Propaganda Minister |date=2000 |publisher=Rosen |location=New York |isbn=0823933091 |page=12}}
• 1897 – Billy Walker, English footballer (died 1964)
• 1898 – Alan Barker, English soldier (died 1984)
• 1899 – Akim Tamiroff, Georgian-American actor (died 1972)

• 1905 – Henry Green, English author (died 1973){{cite ODNB |last1=Mengham |first1=Rod |title=Yorke, Henry Vincent [pseud. Henry Green] (1905–1973), novelist |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31864}}
• 1906 – Fredric Brown, American author (died 1972){{cite news |title=FREDRIC BROWN, WRITER, 65, DIES |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/03/14/archives/fredric-brown-writer-65-dies-created-the-detective-team-of-am.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=14 March 1972}}
• 1907 – Edwige Feuillère, French actress (died 1998){{cite news |last1=Calder |first1=John |title=Obituary: Edwige Feuillere |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-edwige-feuillere-1185434.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Independent |date=17 November 1998 |language=en}}
• 1910 – A. J. Ayer, English philosopher and author (died 1989){{cite news |last1=Pace |first1=Eric |title=A. J. Ayer Dead in Britain at 78; Philosopher of Logical Positivism |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/29/world/c-a-j-ayer-dead-in-britain-at-78-philosopher-of-logical-positivism-914989.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=29 June 1989}}
• 1913 – Al Suomi, American ice hockey player and referee (died 2014)
• 1914 – Maxim of Bulgaria, Bulgarian patriarch (died 2012){{cite news |title=Patriarch Maxim, Orthodox Leader of Bulgaria, Dies at 98 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/world/europe/patriarch-maxim-orthodox-leader-of-bulgaria-dies-at-98.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=7 November 2012}}
• 1915 – William Berenberg, American physician and academic (died 2005)
• 1918 – Bernard Gordon, American screenwriter and producer (died 2007){{cite news |last1=Vallance |first1=Tom |title=Bernard Gordon |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bernard-gordon-448764.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Independent |date=14 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715195950/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bernard-gordon-448764.html |archive-date=15 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}
• 1918 – Diana Serra Cary, American actress and author (died 2020){{cite news |last1=McFadden |first1=Robert D. |title=Diana Serra Cary, 'Baby Peggy' of Silent Films, Dies at 101 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/arts/diana-serra-cary-baby-peggy-dead.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=25 February 2020}}
• 1920 – Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-American physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011){{cite news |last1=Richmond |first1=Caroline |title=Baruj Benacerraf obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/sep/18/baruj-benacerraf-obituary |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=18 September 2011}}
• 1920 – Václav Neumann, Czech violinist and conductor (died 1995){{cite Grove |last1=Němcová |first1=Alena |title=Neumann, Václav |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.19780}}
• 1921 – Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (died 2014)
• 1921 – Baku Mahadeva, Sri Lankan civil servant and academic (died 2013)
• 1921 – Bill Mauldin, American soldier and cartoonist (died 2003){{cite news |last1=Severo |first1=Richard |title=Bill Mauldin, Newspaper Cartoonist, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/22/obituaries/bill-mauldin-newspaper-cartoonist-dies-at-81.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=22 January 2003}}
• 1922 – Neal Hefti, American trumpet player and composer (died 2008){{cite Grove |last1=Priestley |first1=Brian |title=Hefti, Neal |date=4 October 2012 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2228426}}
• 1923 – Carl Djerassi, Austrian-American chemist, author, and playwright (died 2015){{cite news |last1=Hayman |first1=Suzie |title=Carl Djerassi obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/feb/01/carl-djerassi |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=1 February 2015}}
• 1923 – Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Dutch runner, hurdler, and long jumper (died 2015)
• 1924 – Bernard Middleton, British restoration bookbinder (died 2019){{cite book |last=Silverman |first=Randy |author-link= |date=2019 |title=Suave Mechanicals: Essays on the History of Bookbinding |chapter=Bernard C. Middleton, MBE (1924–2019): A Biography and Bibliography |volume=VI |url=https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62z727d |location=Ann Arbor, Michigan |publisher=The Legacy Press |editor=Julia Miller |pages=418–459 |isbn=9781940965161 |access-date=20 January 2023}}
• 1925 – Dominick Dunne, American journalist and author (died 2009){{cite news |last1=Woo |first1=Elaine |title=Dominick Dunne dies at 83; author and former Hollywood producer |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-dominick-dunne27-2009aug27-story.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=16 September 2014}}
• 1925 – Robert Hardy, English actor (died 2017){{cite news |last1=Coveney |first1=Michael |title=Robert Hardy obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/aug/03/robert-hardy-obituary |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=3 August 2017}}
• 1925 – Haim Hefer, Polish-Israeli songwriter and poet (died 2012){{cite news |last1=Kershner |first1=Isabel |title=Haim Hefer, Israeli Songwriter and Poet, Dies at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/21/world/middleeast/haim-hefer-israeli-songwriter-and-poet-dies-at-86.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=20 September 2012}}
• 1925 – Klaus Roth, British mathematician (died 2015){{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=William |last2=Vaughan |first2=Robert |title=Klaus Friedrich Roth. 29 October 1925 — 10 November 2015 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=January 2017 |volume=63 |pages=487–525 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.2017.0014|s2cid=186213948 |doi-access=free }}
• 1925 – Zoot Sims, American saxophonist and composer (died 1985){{cite Grove |last1=Kernfeld |first1=Barry |title=Sims, Zoot |date=13 January 2015 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2276496}}
• 1926 – Necmettin Erbakan, Turkish engineer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Turkey (died 2011){{cite news |last1=Faulkner |first1=Thomas |title=Necmettin Erbakan obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/28/necmettin-erbakan-obituary |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=28 February 2011}}
• 1926 – Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor and actor (died 2015){{cite news |last1=Barker |first1=Frank Granville |last2=Blyth |first2=Alan |title=Jon Vickers obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/12/jon-vickers |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=12 July 2015}}
• 1927 – Frank Sedgman, Australian tennis player
• 1929 – Yevgeny Primakov, Ukrainian-Russian journalist and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Russia (died 2015){{cite news |last1=Steele |first1=Jonathan |title=Yevgeny Primakov obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/28/yevgeny-primakov |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=28 June 2015}}
• 1930 – Bertha Brouwer, Dutch sprinter (died 2006)
• 1930 – Niki de Saint Phalle, French sculptor and painter (died 2002){{cite journal |last1=Pacquement |first1=Alfred |title=Saint Phalle, Niki de |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T075181}}
• 1930 – Omara Portuondo, Cuban singer and dancer
• 1930 – Natalie Sleeth, American pianist and composer (died 1992)
• 1932 – Dick Garmaker, American basketball player (died 2020){{cite web |title=Dick Garmaker |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76783/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1932 – Joyce Gould, Baroness Gould of Potternewton, English pharmacist and politician
• 1933 – William Harrison, American author and screenwriter (died 2013)
• 1935 – David Allen, English cricketer (died 2014){{cite news |last1=Frith |first1=David |title=David Allen obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/27/david-allen |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=27 May 2014}}
• 1935 – Eddie Hopkinson, English footballer (died 2004){{cite news |last1=Ponting |first1=Ivan |title=Eddie Hopkinson |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/eddie-hopkinson-549829.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The Independent |date=26 April 2004 |language=en}}
• 1935 – Michael Jayston, English actor (died 2024){{cite news |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Charlotte |title=Only Fools And Horses actor Michael Jayston dies aged 88 |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nicholas-lyndhurst-david-jason-james-russia-alec-guinness-b2490737.html |access-date=5 February 2024 |work=The Independent |date=5 February 2024}}
• 1937 – Sonny Osborne, American bluegrass singer and banjo player (died 2021){{cite news |last1=Friskics-Warren |first1=Bill |title=Sonny Osborne, Bluegrass Innovator, Is Dead at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/26/arts/music/sonny-osborne-dead.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=26 October 2021}}
• 1938 – Ralph Bakshi, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1938 – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian politician, President of Liberia, Nobel Prize laureate{{cite web |title=Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |url=https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/ellen-johnson-sirleaf |website=Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers |access-date=29 July 2021 |language=en |date=16 February 2019}}
• 1938 – Peter Stampfel, American fiddle player, violinist, and singer-songwriter
• 1940 – Connie Mack III, American lawyer and politician{{CongBio |id=M000019 |name=MACK, Connie, III |inline=YES}}
• 1940 – Jack Shepherd, English actor, director, and playwright
• 1940 – Galen Weston, English-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded George Weston Limited (died 2021){{cite news |last1=Austen |first1=Ian |title=W. Galen Weston, Who Transformed a Family Food Empire, Dies at 80 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/business/w-galen-weston-dead.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=26 April 2021}}
• 1941 – George Davies, English fashion designer
• 1941 – Paul Tyler, Baron Tyler, English politician
• 1942 – Lee Clayton, American rock/country musician and songwriter (died 2023)
• 1942 – Bob Ross, American painter and television host (died 1995){{cite journal |last1=Blandy |first1=Doug |last2=Congdon |first2=Kristin G. |title=Ross, Bob |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=26 March 2018 |doi=10.1093/oao/9781884446054.013.2000000048|isbn=9781884446054 }}
• 1943 – Don Simpson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1996)
• 1944 – Claude Brochu, Canadian businessman
• 1944 – Mehmet Haberal, Turkish surgeon and academic
• 1944 – Denny Laine, English singer-songwriter and musician (died 2023){{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Denny Laine obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/06/denny-laine-obituary |access-date=22 December 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=6 December 2023}}
• 1944 – Robbie van Leeuwen, Dutch musician and songwriter
• 1945 – Mick Gallagher, English keyboard player and songwriter
• 1945 – Ron Maag, American businessman and politician
• 1945 – Melba Moore, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1945 – Gerrit Ybema, Dutch civil servant and politician (died 2012)
• 1946 – Peter Green, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020){{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Peter Green obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/26/peter-green-obituary |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=26 July 2020}}
• 1947 – Helen Coonan, Australian lawyer and politician, 52nd Australian Minister for Communications
• 1947 – Richard Dreyfuss, American actor and activist
• 1948 – Frans de Waal, Dutch-American ethologist, author, and academic (died 2024)
• 1948 – Kate Jackson, American actress, director, and producer
• 1949 – Kieron Baker, English footballer
• 1949 – Raphael Carl Lee, American surgeon and academic
• 1949 – Paul Orndorff, American football player and wrestler (died 2021){{cite news |last1=Traub |first1=Alex |last2=Jiménez |first2=Jesus |title=Paul Orndorff, Wrestler Known as Mr. Wonderful, Dies at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/us/paul-orndorff-dead-wwe.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=13 July 2021}}
• 1949 – David Paton, Scottish guitarist
• 1949 – James Williamson, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1950 – Abdullah Gül, Turkish academic and politician, 11th President of Turkey
• 1951 – Dirk Kempthorne, American businessman and politician, 49th United States Secretary of the Interior
• 1951 – Tiff Needell, English race car driver and television host
• 1952 – Marcia Fudge, American lawyer and politician
• 1953 – Denis Potvin, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1955 – Kevin DuBrow, American heavy metal singer-songwriter (died 2007){{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Douglas |title=Kevin DuBrow, the Leader of Quiet Riot, Dies at 52 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/arts/27dubrow.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=27 November 2007}}
• 1956 – Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican-American boxer
• 1957 – Dan Castellaneta, American actor, voice artist, comedian, singer and producer
• 1958 – Blažej Baláž, Slovak painter, sculptor, and illustrator
• 1958 – David Remnick, American journalist and author
• 1958 – Danny Vranes, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Danny Vranes |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78423/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1959 – Jesse Barfield, American baseball player and coach{{cite web |title=Jesse Barfield |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jesse-barfield-110559 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1959 – Mike Gartner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1959 – Finola Hughes, English actress
• 1959 – John Magufuli, Tanzanian politician, 5th President of Tanzania (died 2021){{cite news |last1=Dahir |first1=Abdi Latif |title=John Magufuli, Tanzania Leader Who Played Down Covid, Dies at 61 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/world/africa/tanzania-president-magufuli-dead.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=17 March 2021}}
• 1960 – Michael Carter, American football player and athlete{{cite web |title=Michael Carter |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CartMi01.htm |publisher=Pro Football Reference |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1960 – Fabiola Gianotti, Italian physicist and academic
• 1960 – Thorsten Schlumberger, German footballer
• 1961 – Randy Jackson, American singer-songwriter and dancer{{cite Grove |last1=Brackett |first1=David |title=Jackson Five |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.46615}}
• 1961 – Joel Otto, American ice hockey player and coach
• 1962 – Einar Örn Benediktsson, Icelandic singer, trumpet player, and politician
• 1963 – Damian Chapa, American actor{{cite web|title=Damian Chapa|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/12318/Damian-Chapa/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102180343/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/12318/Damian-Chapa/biography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Nathan Southern|date=2014|archive-date=2014-11-02}}
• 1963 – Gerald Morris, American author
• 1964 – Yasmin Le Bon, English model
• 1964 – Eddie McGuire, Australian businessman and television host
• 1965 – Tyler Collins, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1965 – Andrew Ettingshausen, Australian rugby league player and television host
• 1965 – Michael Passons, American singer-songwriter
• 1966 – Mary Bucholtz, American linguist and academic
• 1967 – Beth Chapman, American reality television star (died 2019){{cite news |last1=Stack |first1=Liam |title='Dog the Bounty Hunter' Star Beth Chapman Dies at 51 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/arts/beth-chapman-dead.html |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=26 June 2019}}
• 1967 – Thorsten Fink, German footballer and manager
• 1967 – Joely Fisher, American actress and director
• 1967 – Rufus Sewell, English actor
• 1968 – Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater and physician
• 1969 – David Farr, English director and playwright
• 1969 – Chris Verene, American photographer
• 1970 – Phillip Cocu, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1970 – Dan Ratushny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach and lawyer{{cite web |title=Dan Ratushny |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/dan-ratushny-8457761 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1970 – Kaido Reivelt, Estonian physicist and academic
• 1970 – Toby Smith, English keyboardist and songwriter (died 2017){{cite news |title=Toby Grafftey-Smith, co-founder of Jamiroquai – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/04/29/toby-grafftey-smith-co-founder-jamiroquai-obituary/ |access-date=22 December 2023 |work=The Telegraph |date=29 April 2017}}
• 1970 – Edwin van der Sar, Dutch footballer and sportscaster{{cite book |editor1-last=Hugman |editor1-first=Barry J. |title=The PFA footballers' Who's Who 2010-11 |date=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |isbn=9781845966010 |page=419}}
• 1971 – Daniel J. Bernstein, American mathematician, cryptologist, and academic
• 1971 – Greg Blewett, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
• 1971 – Matthew Hayden, Australian cricketer
• 1971 – Winona Ryder, American actress and producer{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2005 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609018833/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=700ed516 |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Winona Ryder |volume=60}}
• 1972 – Tracee Ellis Ross, American actress and producer{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2012 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609031594/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=53a48a79 |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Tracee Ellis Ross |volume=122}}
• 1972 – Takafumi Horie, Japanese businessman, founded Livedoor{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2007 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650005143/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=dfcb0b89 |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Takafumi Horie }}
• 1972 – Gabrielle Union, American actress and producer{{cite book |title=Contemporary Black Biography |date=2001 |publisher=Gale |issn=1058-1316 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606002002/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=f5c0422a |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Gabrielle Union |volume=31}}
• 1973 – Adam Bacher, South African cricketer
• 1973 – Vonetta Flowers, American bobsledder, sprinter, and long jumper{{cite book |title=Contemporary Black Biography |date=2023 |publisher=Gale |issn=1058-1316 |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606002198/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=fb9d5eac |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Vonetta Flowers }}
• 1973 – Éric Messier, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 – Robert Pires, French footballer{{cite book |editor1-last=Hugman |editor1-first=Barry J. |title=The PFA footballers' Who's Who 2002-03 |date=2002 |publisher=Queen Anne |isbn=9781782811671 |page=330}}
• 1974 – R. A. Dickey, American baseball player{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2013 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650008606/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=aad90dd1 |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=R. A. Dickey }}
• 1974 – Michael Vaughan, English cricketer and sportscaster{{cite book |title=The Cricketers' Who's Who 2008 |date=2003 |publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing |isbn=9781906229634 |page=672 |editor1-last=Marshall |editor1-first=Chris}}
• 1974 – Yenny Wahid, Indonesian activist and politician
• 1975 – Baba Ali, Iranian-American comedian, games developer, businessman, and actor
• 1975 – Joy Osmanski, American actress{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2011 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609028893/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=70b10976 |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Joy Osmanski |volume=109}}
• 1976 – Stephen Craigan, Irish footballer and manager
• 1976 – Milena Govich, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1976 – Raghava Lawrence, Indian actor, director, and choreographer
• 1976 – Mark Sheehan, Irish guitarist (died 2023){{cite news|title=The Script co-founder and guitarist Mark Sheehan dies at 46|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-04-14/script-mark-sheehan-dead-guitarist-co-founder|work=Los Angeles Times|date=14 April 2023 |first1=Alexandra |last1=Del Rosario |access-date=18 September 2023}}
• 1977 – Jon Abrahams, American actor{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2007 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609021085/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=64a41bfb |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Jon Abrahams |volume=72}}
• 1977 – Brendan Fehr, Canadian actor{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2005 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609018917/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=bac846ad |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Brendan Fehr |volume=61}}
• 1977 – Vaggelis Kaounos, Greek footballer
• 1978 – Travis Henry, American football player
• 1978 – Kelly Smith, English footballer
• 1979 – Ignasi Giménez Renom, Catalan lawyer and politician
• 1979 – Andrew-Lee Potts, English actor, director, and producer{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2011 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609028916/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=65416eb4 |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Andrew Lee Potts |volume=109}}
• 1980 – Ben Foster, American actor{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2005 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609019131/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=46c15991 |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Ben Foster |volume=62}}
• 1980 – Nadejda Ostrovskaya, Belarusian tennis player
• 1980 – Kaine Robertson, New Zealand-Italian rugby player
• 1981 – Amanda Beard, American swimmer{{cite book |title=Almanac of Famous People |date=2011 |publisher=Gale |issn=1040-127X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1601063708/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=cfc9e619 |access-date=22 December 2023 |chapter=Amanda Beard}}
• 1981 – Jonathan Brown, Australian footballer
• 1981 – Angelika dela Cruz, Filipino actress and singer
• 1981 – Georgios Fotakis, Greek footballer
• 1982 – Ariel Lin, Taiwanese actress and singer
• 1982 – Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syrian revolutionary and military leader, President of Syria{{cite web | url=https://www.annahar.com/arab-world/arabian-levant/183716/أحمد-الشرع-يكشف-تاريخ-ميلاده-الحقيقي | title=أحمد الشرع يكشف تاريخ ميلاده 'الحقيقي' }}
• 1982 – Chelan Simmons, Canadian model and actress{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2006 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609020720/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=e228679c |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Chelan Simmons |volume=70}}
• 1983 – Richard Brancatisano, Australian actor
• 1983 – Maurice Clarett, American football player
• 1983 – Freddy Eastwood, Welsh footballer{{cite book |editor1-last=Hugman |editor1-first=Barry J. |title=The PFA footballers' Who's Who 2010-11 |date=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |isbn=9781845966010 |page=132}}
• 1983 – Dana Eveland, American baseball player
• 1983 – Jérémy Mathieu, French footballer
• 1983 – Nurcan Taylan, Turkish weightlifter
• 1984 – Chris Baio, American bass player
• 1984 – Lee Chung-ah, South Korean actress
• 1984 – Les Davies, Welsh footballer
• 1984 – Eric Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Cal Crutchlow, English motorcycle racer
• 1985 – Janet Montgomery, English actress and dancer{{cite book |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |date=2012 |publisher=Gale |issn=0749-064X |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1609030407/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=68c4fcb7 |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Janet Montgomery |volume=116}}
• 1985 – Ximena Sariñana, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2011 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650007818/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=683fd776 |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Ximena Sariñana }}
• 1985 – Vijender Singh, Indian boxer
• 1986 – Nataly Dawn, American singer
• 1986 – Sarita Pérez de Tagle, Filipino actress
• 1986 – Italia Ricci, Canadian actress
• 1986 – Derek Theler, American actor and model
• 1987 – Andy Dalton, American football player
• 1987 – Jessica Dubé, Canadian figure skater
• 1987 – Tove Lo, Swedish singer{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2015 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1650009981/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=2deb15ee |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Tove Lo }}
• 1987 – Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer and actress
• 1988 – Florin Gardoș, Romanian footballer
• 1988 – Sam Hutsby, English golfer
• 1988 – Janoris Jenkins, American football player
• 1988 – Roman Van Uden, New Zealand cyclist
• 1989 – Irina Karamanos, Chilean anthropologist and political scientist, First Lady of Chile{{Cite web |title=Irina Karamanos, la dirigenta feminista que se convertirá en la primera dama de Chile |url=https://www.eldinamo.cl/politica/Irina-Karamanos-la-dirigenta-feminista-que-se-convertira-en-la--primera-dama-de-Chile-20220309-0048.html |access-date=12 March 2022 |website=EL DÍNAMO |date=9 March 2022 |language=es}}
• 1989 – Primož Roglič, Slovenian ski jumper and cyclist
• 1990 – Ender Inciarte, Venezuelan baseball player{{cite web |title=Ender Inciarte |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ender-inciarte-542255 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1990 – Ben Proudfoot, Canadian filmmaker{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2022 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/FRWIXQ876347232/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=8053e5e0 |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Ben Proudfoot }}
• 1990 – Eric Saade, Swedish singer
• 1991 – Parris Goebel, New Zealand dancer and choreographer{{cite book |title=Gale Biography Online Collection |date=2023 |publisher=Gale |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/OMKQOR964950483/BIC?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-BIC&xid=d40eee2e |access-date=22 December 2023 |format=Collection |chapter=Parris Goebel }}
• 1991 – Nikita Zaitsev, Russian ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Nikita Zaitsev |url=https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/player/nikita-zaitsev-8479458 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1992 – Evan Fournier, French basketball player{{cite web |title=Evan Fournier |url=https://www.nba.com/player/203095/evan-fournier |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1992 – Colin Miller, Canadian ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Colin Miller |url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/player/colin-miller-8476525 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1993 – Ágnes Bukta, Hungarian tennis player
• 1993 – India Eisley, American actress
• 1994 – Danielle Hunter, American football player{{cite web |title=Danielle Hunter |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2976560/danielle-hunter |publisher=ESPN |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1996 – Vince Dunn, Canadian ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Vince Dunn |url=https://www.nhl.com/kraken/player/vince-dunn-8478407 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1996 – Mikko Rantanen, Finnish ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Mikko Rantanen |url=https://www.nhl.com/avalanche/player/mikko-rantanen-8478420 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=27 October 2023}}
• 1996 – Astrid S, Norwegian singer and songwriter{{cite web| url = https://thevogue.com/artists/astrid-s/| title = Astrid S biography}}

• 1050 – Eadsige, archbishop of Canterbury{{cite book |last1=Pryde |first1=E. B. |last2=Greenway |first2=D. E. |last3=Porter |first3=S. |last4=Roy |first4=I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology |date=23 February 1996 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521563505 |page=214 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zcgxEvGAK_kC&pg=PA214 |language=en}}
• 1266 – Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia (born 1204)
• 1268 – Conradin, King of Sicily (born 1252)
• 1268 – Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (born 1249)
• 1321 – Stefan Milutin, King of Serbia (born 1253)
• 1339 – Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver, Grand Prince of Vladimir (born 1301)
• 1590 – Dirck Coornhert, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and politician (born 1522)

• 1618 – Walter Raleigh, English admiral, explorer, and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (born 1554){{cite ODNB |last1=Nicholls |first1=Mark |last2=Williams |first2=Penry |title=Ralegh [Raleigh], Sir Walter (1554–1618), courtier, explorer, and author |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/23039}}
• 1650 – David Calderwood, Scottish historian and theologian (born 1575){{cite ODNB |last1=Wells |first1=Vaughan T. |title=Calderwood, David (c. 1575–1650), Church of Scotland minister and historian |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/4374}}
• 1666 – Edmund Calamy the Elder, English minister and activist (born 1600){{cite ODNB |last1=Achinstein |first1=Sharon |title=Calamy, Edmund (1600–1666), clergyman and ejected minister |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/4355}}
• 1666 – James Shirley, English dramatist (born 1596){{cite ODNB |last1=Clark |first1=Ira |title=Shirley, James (bap. 1596, d. 1666), playwright and poet |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/25427}}
• 1783 – Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1717){{cite book |last1=Chapront-Touzé |first1=Michelle |chapter=D'Alembert [Dalembert], Jean-Le-Rond |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=2007 |pages=270–272 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_325|isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 }}
• 1804 – Sarah Crosby, English Methodist preacher (born 1729){{cite ODNB |last1=Culley |first1=Amy |title=Crosby, Sarah (1729–1804), Methodist preacher |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/98136}}
• 1829 – Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (born 1751){{cite Grove |last1=Rieger |first1=Eva |title=Mozart ['Nannerl'], Maria Anna |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.6002278231}}
• 1871 – Andrea Debono, Maltese trader and explorer (born 1821){{cite web |title=Prominent Sengleans |url=http://www.islalocalcouncil.com/promseng.htm |website=Senglea Local Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216070552/http://www.islalocalcouncil.com/promseng.htm |archive-date=16 February 2020}}
• 1877 – Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and KKK leader (born 1821){{cite ANB |last1=Carlisle |first1=Rodney P. |title=Forrest, Nathan Bedford (1821-1877), Confederate general |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0400389}}
• 1892 – William Harnett, American painter (born 1848){{cite ANB |last1=Tolles |first1=Thayer |title=Harnett, William Michael (1848-1892), painter |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1701504}}
• 1897 – Henry George, American journalist, philosopher, and economist (born 1839){{cite ANB |last1=Montgomery |first1=David |title=George, Henry (1839-1897), economist and reformer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1500261}}

• 1901 – Leon Czolgosz, American assassin of William McKinley (born 1873){{cite ANB |last1=Carnes |first1=Mark C. |title=Czolgosz, Leon F. (1873-1901), assassin of President William McKinley |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0500973}}
• 1905 – Étienne Desmarteau, Canadian weight thrower and shot putter (born 1873)
• 1911 – Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher, lawyer, and politician, founded Pulitzer, Inc. (born 1847){{cite ANB |last1=Pfaff |first1=Daniel W. |title=Pulitzer, Joseph (1847-1911), newspaper owner, editor, and publisher |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601333}}
• 1916 – John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (born 1851)
• 1918 – Rudolf Tobias, Estonian-German organist and composer (born 1873){{cite Grove |last1=Humal |first1=Mart |title=Tobias, Rudolf |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42474}}
• 1919 – Albert Benjamin Simpson, Canadian preacher, theologian, and author, founded the Christian and Missionary Alliance (born 1843)
• 1924 – Frances Hodgson Burnett, English-American novelist and playwright (born 1849){{cite ANB |last1=O’Gorman |first1=W. Farrell |title=Burnett, Frances Hodgson (1849-1924), author and playwright |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600226}}
• 1932 – Joseph Babinski, French neurologist and academic (born 1857)
• 1933 – Albert Calmette, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (born 1863)
• 1933 – George Luks, American painter and illustrator (born 1867){{cite journal |last1=Marstine |first1=Janet |title=Luks, George |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T052401}}
• 1933 – Paul Painlevé, French mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France (born 1853){{cite journal |last1=Greenwood |first1=Thomas |title=M. Paul Painleve |journal=Nature |date=November 1933 |volume=132 |issue=3341 |pages=738–740 |doi=10.1038/132738a0|doi-access=free |bibcode=1933Natur.132..738G }}
• 1936 – Ramiro de Maeztu, Spanish journalist and theorist (born 1874)
• 1939 – Dwight B. Waldo, American historian and academic (born 1864){{cite news |title=DWIGHT B. WALDO; Was President of Western State Teachers College, 1904-36 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/10/30/archives/dwight-b-waldo-was-president-of-western-state-teachers-college.html |access-date=19 December 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=30 October 1939 |page=17}}
• 1941 – Harvey Hendrick, American baseball player (born 1897)
• 1942 – Edward S. Anthoine, American politician and lawyer (born 1882){{cite news |title=Former Maine A.L. Commander Dies at Veterans' Hospital |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89833668/the-bangor-daily-news/ |access-date=1 December 2021 |work=The Bangor Daily News |date=30 October 1942 |via=Newspapers.com}}
• 1949 – George Gurdjieff, Armenian-French monk, psychologist, and philosopher (born 1872)
• 1949 – Thomas Slater Price, British chemist (born 1875){{cite journal |last1=Kendall |first1=James Pickering |title=Thomas Slater Price, 1875-1949 |journal=Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1951 |volume=7 |issue=20 |pages=469–474 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1951.0013}}
• 1950 – Gustaf V of Sweden (born 1858){{cite news |title=Gustaf V of Sweden Dies; Europe's Oldest Ruler 92; THE ROYAL TENNIS PLAYER OF SWEDEN |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/10/29/archives/gustaf-v-of-sweden-dies-europes-oldest-ruler-92-the-royal-tennis.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=29 October 1950}}
• 1951 – Robert Grant Aitken, American astronomer (born 1864){{cite book |last1=Lang |first1=Harry G. |chapter=Aitken, Robert Grant |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers |date=2007 |pages=21–22 |doi=10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7_25|isbn=978-0-387-31022-0 }}
• 1953 – William Kapell, American pianist (born 1922){{cite Grove |last1=Steinberg |first1=Michael |title=Kapell, William |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.14684}}
• 1956 – Louis Rosier, French race car driver (born 1905)
• 1957 – Louis B. Mayer, Belarusian-American production manager and producer (born 1885)
• 1958 – Zoë Akins, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1886){{cite ANB |last1=Swerdlove |first1=Dorothy L. |title=Akins, Zoë (1886-1958), playwright and screenwriter |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600021}}
• 1961 – Astrid Holm, Danish actress (born 1893)
• 1963 – Adolphe Menjou, American actor (born 1890){{cite ANB |last1=Mirandon |first1=Robert |title=Menjou, Adolphe (1890-1963), film actor |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1800830}}
• 1971 – Duane Allman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1946){{cite ANB |last1=Dziemianowicz |first1=Stefan |title=Allman, Duane (1946-1971), blues-rock musician |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1802945}}
• 1971 – Arne Tiselius, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902){{cite journal |last1=Kekwick |first1=Ralph Ambrose |last2=Pedersen |first2=Kai O. |title=Arne Tiselius, 1902 - 1971 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=December 1974 |volume=20 |pages=401–428 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1974.0018|pmid=11615762 |s2cid=37923699 }}
• 1975 – Edmund Hirst, British chemist (born 1898){{cite journal |last1=Stacey |first1=Maurice |last2=Percival |first2=Elizabeth |title=Edmund Langley Hirst, 21 July 1898 - 29 October 1975 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1976 |volume=22 |pages=136–168 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1976.0006|s2cid=58733261 }}
• 1977 – Chiyonoyama Masanobu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 41st Yokozuna (born 1926)
• 1980 – Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1911){{cite news |last1=Schiavone |first1=Michael |title=Biography: George Borg Olivier |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/biography-george-borg-olivier.1037754 |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Times of Malta |date=5 July 2023 |language=en-gb}}
• 1981 – Georges Brassens, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1921)
• 1985 – Evgeny Lifshitz, Soviet physicist (born 1915){{cite journal |last1=Zeldovich |first1=Yakov Borisovich |last2=Kaganov |first2=M. I. |title=Evgenii Mikhailovich Lifshitz, 21 February 1915 - 29 October 1985 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=December 1990 |volume=36 |pages=335–357 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1990.0035|s2cid=71890037 }}
• 1986 – Mimis Fotopoulos, Greek actor, singer, and academic (born 1913)
• 1987 – Woody Herman, American singer, clarinet player, saxophonist, and bandleader (born 1913){{cite Grove |last1=James |first1=Michael |title=Herman, Woody |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.12862}}
• 1988 – Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Indian author and activist (born 1903)
• 1993 – Lipman Bers, Latvian-American mathematician and academic (born 1914){{cite news |last1=Saxon |first1=Wolfgang |title=Lipman Bers, 79, Mathematician And Champion of Human Rights |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/02/obituaries/lipman-bers-79-mathematician-and-champion-of-human-rights.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=2 November 1993}}
• 1994 – Shlomo Goren, Israeli rabbi, general, and scholar (born 1918){{cite news |last1=Pace |first1=Eric |title=Shlomo Goren, 77, Is Dead; Rabbi Opposed P.L.O. Pact |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/30/obituaries/shlomo-goren-77-is-dead-rabbi-opposed-plo-pact.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=30 October 1994}}
• 1995 – Terry Southern, American novelist, essayist, screenwriter (born 1924){{cite news |last1=Pace |first1=Eric |title=Terry Southern, Screenwriter, Is Dead at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/31/movies/terry-southern-screenwriter-is-dead-at-71.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=31 October 1995}}
• 1996 – Eugen Kapp, Estonian composer and educator (born 1908){{cite Grove |last1=Braun |first1=Joachim |last2=Lippus |first2=Urve |title=Kapp family |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.42511}}
• 1997 – Anton LaVey, American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (born 1930){{cite news |title=Anton LaVey; Founded the Church of Satan |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-nov-08-mn-51538-story.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=8 November 1997}}
• 1997 – Andreas Gerasimos Michalitsianos, Greek-American astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1947)
• 1998 – Paul Misraki, Turkish-French pianist and composer (born 1908){{cite news |last1=Pace |first1=Eric |title=Paul Misraki, 90, a Composer of Songs and Soundtracks |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/02/arts/paul-misraki-90-a-composer-of-songs-and-soundtracks.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=2 November 1998}}
• 1999 – Greg, Belgian author and illustrator (born 1931)
• 2000 – Carlos Guastavino, Argentinian pianist and composer (born 1912){{cite Grove |last1=Kulp |first1=Jonathan |title=Guastavino, Carlos |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.45219}}
• 2002 – Glenn McQueen, Canadian-American animator (born 1960){{cite news |title=Glenn McQueen, 41; Pixar Animator Created Woody, Boo |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-19-me-passings19.2-story.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=19 November 2002}}
• 2003 – Hal Clement, American pilot, author, and educator (born 1922){{cite news |last1=Clute |first1=John |title=Hal Clement |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/hal-clement-37380.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The Independent |date=31 October 2003 |language=en}}
• 2003 – Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (born 1921){{cite Grove |last1=Celletti |first1=Rodolfo |last2=Blyth |first2=Alan |title=Corelli, Franco |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.06479}}
• 2004 – Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (born 1901){{cite news |last1=Corby |first1=Tom |title=Obituary: Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/nov/01/guardianobituaries.monarchy |work=The Guardian |access-date=16 January 2021 |language=en |date=1 November 2004}}
• 2004 – Ordal Demokan, Turkish physicist and academic (born 1946)
• 2004 – Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican lawyer and politician, Premier of Dominica (born 1923){{cite news |last1=Honychurch |first1=Lennox |title=Edward Le Blanc |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/dec/18/guardianobituaries |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=18 December 2004}}
• 2004 – Peter Twinn, English mathematician and entomologist (born 1916){{cite news |last1=Vat |first1=Dan van der |title=Peter Twinn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/nov/20/guardianobituaries |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=20 November 2004}}
• 2005 – Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (born 1924){{cite news |last1=Potts |first1=Monica |title=Lloyd Bochner, 81, Actor of Stage, Screen and TV, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/02/arts/television/lloyd-bochner-81-actor-of-stage-screen-and-tv-dies.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=2 November 2005}}
• 2005 – Ion Irimescu, Romanian sculptor and illustrator (born 1903)
• 2008 – Mike Baker, American singer-songwriter (born 1963)
• 2011 – Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (born 1926){{cite news |last1=Sweeting |first1=Adam |title=Sir Jimmy Savile obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/oct/29/sir-jimmy-savile |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=29 October 2011}}
• 2012 – Letitia Baldrige, American etiquette expert and author (born 1926){{cite news |last1=Gates |first1=Anita |title=Letitia Baldrige, Etiquette Maven, Is Dead at 86 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/us/letitia-baldrige-etiquette-maven-dies-at-86.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=31 October 2012}}
• 2012 – J. Bernlef, Dutch author, poet, and songwriter (born 1937)
• 2012 – Kenneth G. Ryder, American academic (born 1924){{cite news |last1=Kenny-Cincotta |first1=Raffaela |title=Obituary: Kenneth G. Ryder, led NU through period of expansion |url=https://huntnewsnu.com/24934/campus/kenneth-g-ryder-led-nu-through-period-of-expansion/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The Huntington News |date=8 November 2012}}
• 2012 – Wallace L. W. Sargent, English-American astronomer and academic (born 1935){{cite news |title=Wallace L.W. Sargent dies at 77; Caltech astrophysicist |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-xpm-2012-nov-10-la-me-wallace-sargent-20121110-story.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=10 November 2012}}
• 2012 – Jack Vaughn, American boxer and diplomat (born 1920)
• 2013 – Jean Rénald Clérismé, Haitian priest and politician, Foreign Minister of Haiti (born 1937){{cite news |title=Jean Renald Clerisme {{!}} Haitian official, 75 |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/obituaries/20131117_Jean_Renald_Clerisme___Haitian_official__75.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=17 November 2013 |language=en}}
• 2013 – Sherman Halsey, American director and producer (born 1957)
• 2013 – John Spence, American soldier and engineer (born 1918)
• 2013 – Graham Stark, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922){{cite news |last1=Coveney |first1=Michael |title=Graham Stark obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/oct/31/graham-stark |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=31 October 2013}}
• 2014 – Roger Freeman, American lawyer and politician (born 1965){{cite news |last1=Lacitis |first1=Erik |title=Federal Way State Rep. Roger Freeman dies at 48 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/federal-way-state-rep-roger-freeman-dies-at-48/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The Seattle Times |date=30 October 2014}}
• 2014 – Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1968){{cite news |title=Former Sweden midfielder Klas Ingesson dies at 46 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2014/10/29/former-sweden-midfielder-klas-ingesson-dies-at-46/18102849/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=USA Today |agency=Associated Press}}
• 2014 – H. Gary Morse, American businessman (born 1936){{cite news |last1=Yardley |first1=William |title=H. Gary Morse, Who Built Mecca for Retirees, Is Dead at 77 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/11/us/h-gary-morse-who-built-mecca-for-retirees-is-dead-at-77.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=11 November 2014}}
• 2015 – Luther Burden, American basketball player and coach (born 1953){{cite news |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |title=Ticky Burden, Former All-American and Knick Who Fell Into Crime, Dies at 62 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/sports/basketball/luther-burden-former-knick-who-served-time-for-bank-robbery-dies-at-62.html |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=4 November 2015}}
• 2015 – Ernesto Herrera, Filipino businessman and politician (born 1942)
• 2015 – Boris Kristančič, Slovene basketball player and coach (born 1931)
• 2015 – Ranko Žeravica, Serbian basketball player and coach (born 1929){{Cite web |title=FIBA.basketball |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Ranko-%C5%BDeravica |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}
• 2019 – John Witherspoon, American actor and comedian (born 1942){{cite news |first1=Christina |last1=Maxouris |first2=Joe |last2=Sutton |title=John Witherspoon, comedian and actor who starred in 'Friday,' has died at 77 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/30/entertainment/john-witherspoon-dies/index.html|access-date=18 December 2020 |work=CNN |date=30 October 2019 }}
• 2020 – Angelika Amon, Austrian-American molecular and cell biologist (born 1967){{cite news |title=A broken bond, a shaken citadel of science |work=The Boston Globe |url=https://apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/investigations/spotlight/2023/01/fallen-star/shaken-citadel-science/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=28 January 2023 |first1=Meghan E. |last1=Irons}}
• 2021 – Ashley Mallett, Australian cricketer (born 1945){{Cite web|date=29 October 2021|title=Australian spin great Ashley Mallett dies|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/australian-spin-great-ashley-mallett-dies-20211029-p594hs.html|access-date=30 October 2021}}
• 2023 – Hiroshi Morie, Japanese musician and singer-songwriter (born 1968){{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/548802|date=11 November 2023|work=Natalie|title=Heath passed away at 55 in October 29}}
• 2024 – Teri Garr, American actress and comedian (born 1944){{Cite news |last=Gates |first=Anita |date=October 29, 2024 |title=Teri Garr, Comic Actress in Offbeat Roles, Is Dead at 79 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/arts/teri-garr-dead.html |access-date=October 29, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}

• Christian feast day:
• Abraham of Rostov{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0814623247 |page=10 |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Cumming}}
• Blessed Chiara Badano
• Colman mac Duagh{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0814623247 |page=74 |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Cumming}}
• Douai Martyrs{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0814623247 |page=88 |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Cumming}}
• Gaetano Errico
• James Hannington (Anglicanism)
• Michele Rua{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0814623247 |page=226 |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Cumming}}
• Narcissus of Jerusalem{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0814623247 |page=230 |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Cumming}}
• Theuderius{{cite book |last1=Attwater |first1=Donald |title=A New Dictionary of Saints |date=1994 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=0814623247 |page=303 |editor-first1=John |editor-last1=Cumming}}
• October 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Coronation Day (Cambodia){{cite news |title=Cambodia to celebrate 18th anniversary of King's coronation today |url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501176778/cambodia-to-celebrate-18th-anniversary-of-kings-coronation-today/ |access-date=19 September 2023 |work=Khmer Times |date=29 October 2022}}
• National Cat Day (United States)
• Republic Day (Turkey) or Cumhuriyet Bayramı{{cite journal |last1=Öztürkmen |first1=Arzu |title=Celebrating National Holidays in Turkey: History and Memory |journal=New Perspectives on Turkey |date=2001 |volume=25 |pages=47–75 |doi=10.1017/S0896634600003605|s2cid=148457583 }}

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• {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/29 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
• {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=29}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/29 |title=Historical Events on October 29 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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