Today: October 29, 2024

Today is Tuesday. It is the 303rd day of 2024. 82% of the year has passed. 63 days (18%) remain until the end of 2024.

Facts

Basic facts about this date:

Week Number: We are currently in Week 44 of 2024.
Leap Year: 2024 is a leap year, which means that it will have 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Generation: People born in 2024 belong to the Gen Alpha generation.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 29, 2024, will have the star sign Scorpio.
Zodiac Element: Water.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2024 is the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 2.
Native American Zodiac: October 29, 2024 falls under the Snake.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

On this day: October 29

Events that happened on October 29.

October 29, 1929: Black Tuesday (Stock Market Crash). This leads to the Great Depression.
October 29, 1953: Singer Frank Sinatra and actress Ava Gardner announce that they are separating after two years of marriage.
October 29, 1959: The comic strip series "The Adventures of Asterix" makes its debut.
October 29, 1960: Boxing: Muhammad Ali makes his professional debut.
October 29, 1971: American guitarist Duane Allman is killed in a motorbike accident.
October 29, 1988: The Sega Genises / Mega Drive is released.
October 29, 1993: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) is released in cinemas.
October 29, 1994:
• A man called Francisco Martin Duran fires 29 rounds from an SKS rifle at the White House.
• Mariah Carey releases her song "All I Want for Christmas Is You".
October 29, 1997: Soccer player Diego Maradona announces his retirement.
October 29, 1999: Being John Malkovich (1999) is released in cinemas.
October 29, 2001: It is announced that Wes Borland has left rock band Limp Bizkit.
October 29, 2003:
• LeBron James makes his NBA debut.
• The first Call of Duty game is released.
• UK politics: Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith resigns after failing to win a vote of confidence.
October 29, 2004: The horror movie Saw (2004) is released.
October 29, 2011: English DJ and BBC host Jimmy Savile dies at the age of 84.
October 29, 2012:
• Hurricane Sandy hits the United States.
• Imagine Dragons release the song "Radioactive".
October 29, 2017:
• Anthony Rapp alleges that Kevin Spacey made a sexual advance towards him when he was only 14 years old.
• Actor Kevin Spacey announces that he is gay and apologizes for making sexual advances towards Anthony Rapp when he was 14.
October 29, 2018: 189 people die after a Boeing 737 MAX crashes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia.
October 29, 2021: It is announced that Jake Paul will be fighting Tommy Fury in a boxing match.
October 29, 2022:
• Ukraine launches a drone attack against Russia's Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol.
• At least 154 people are killed in a crowd crush during Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea.
• Boxing: Jake Paul beats Anderson Silva on points.
• English rugby player Levi Davis goes missing in Barcelona, Spain, following a suspected drowning.
October 29, 2023: A mob storms a Dagestan airport in search of Jewish passengers.

Is it that long ago already?

One week has already passed since October 22, 2024:

An FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect.

Half a year has passed since April 29, 2024:

Four police officers are killed in a shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Opening statements begin in Karen Read's murder trial.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on October 29, 2024.

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What has happened lately?

News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around October 29, 2024.

September 30, 2024:
• Hamas says that its leader in Lebanon, Fatah Sharif Abu al-Amine, has been killed by an Israeli airstrike.
• Israel begins "targeted ground raids" in Lebanon.
• Former NBA player Dikembe Mutombo dies from brain cancer at the age of 58.
• Former Major League Baseball player Pete Rose dies aged 83.
• The PlayStation Network experiences a global outage.
• The death toll from Hurricane Helene reaches 100.
October 1, 2024:
• Tim Walz and JD Vance take part in a vice-presidential debate.
• Andres Iniesta retires from professional football.
• Iran launches 180 ballistic missiles at Israel.
• The 2024 United States port strike begins.
• TikTok influencer Mr Prada (Terryon Thomas) is arrested on suspicion of murder in Dallas, Texas.
• Israel invades Southern Lebanon.
October 3, 2024: Dockworkers agree to suspend the 2024 United States port strike after their contracts are extended to January 2025.
October 4, 2024: The film "Joker: Folie à Deux" is released.
October 5, 2024: Elon Musk joins Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
October 6, 2024: The death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to 227.
October 8, 2024:
• The authorities ask millions of people in Florida to leave their homes before Hurricane Milton arrives.
• The US Supreme Court rejects R. Kelly's appeal.
• The Office actress Jenna Fischer reveals that she was diagnosed with breast cancer 11 months prior.
October 9, 2024: Hurricane Milton dips to Category 3 before it makes landfall in Florida.
October 10, 2024: Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida.
October 11, 2024:
• National Geographic magazine reports that human remains found on Mount Everest belong to Briton Andrew Irvine, a famous climber who went missing in 1924.
• R. Kelly's daughter, Buku Abi, accuses him of sexually abusing her as a child.
October 12, 2024: It is reported that Donald Trump's campaign team worked with X (Twitter) to keep a leaked file about JD Vance off its platform.
October 13, 2024: SpaceX catches its Starship rocket booster for the first time.
October 16, 2024:
• Soccer: Thomas Tuchel is appointed as the new manager of England.
• One Direction singer Liam Payne (31) dies after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
• Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is killed in an airstrike in Gaza.
October 18, 2024: The horror film "Smile 2" is released.
October 22, 2024: An FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect.
October 23, 2024:
• Five people are killed in a terrorist attack at an aerospace firm in Ankara, Turkey.
• The true crime documentary "This Is the Zodiac Speaking" is released on Netflix.
October 24, 2024: Rapper Lil Durk is arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire.
October 26, 2024: Israel launches a wave of strikes against Iranian military sites.
October 28, 2024:
• Soccer: Manchester United sack Erik ten Hag.
• Georgia's president, Salome Zourabichvili, says that she does not recognize the disputed results of her country's recent parliamentary vote.
• Soccer: Manchester City's Rodri wins the 2024 Ballon d'Or award.
This date: October 29, 2024
November 5, 2024: The 2024 United States presidential election takes place.
November 22, 2024: Ridley Scott's film "Gladiator 2" is released.
November 27, 2024: The animated film "Moana 2" is released.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 29.

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician Deceased
Born on October 29, 1897
He was born exactly 127 years ago today.

Bob Ross

American painter Deceased
Born on October 29, 1942
He would have turned 82 years old today.

Winona Ryder

Actress
Born on October 29, 1971
She is 53 today.

Johnny Lewis

Actor Deceased
Born on October 29, 1983
He would have turned 41 years old today.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on October 29:

Republic Day (Turkey)

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

If your baby is due on October 29, 2024, then the date of conception was probably around February 6, 2024.
A baby that is conceived on October 29, 2024, will be due around July 22, 2025.

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