EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
October 29
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Day 301 of 2026 | Week 44 | 58 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea.
At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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.
A Boeing 737 MAX plane 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.
China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years.
A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of people missing.
Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing hundreds, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.
Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215.
ADC Airlines Flight 053 crashes after takeoff from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria killing 96 people and injuring nine.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Canadian-Belgian F1 racing driver
French NBA player (New York Knicks)
British actress (Lauren Branning in "EastEnders")
New Zealand dancer and choreographer (Savage x Fenty shows)
American actress (Scream: The TV Series) and director (The Blazing World)
Indian actress (Googly)
Slovenian road cyclist (Vuelta a España 2019
American TV personality (Sincerely
American NFL player (Chicago Bears)
Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume)
Swedish singer-songwriter ("Sunshine Kitty")
born in Joliet
American TV journalist (Good Morning America)
Indian boxer
American rock bassist (Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"; "Oxford Comma")
🎯 yow.com Connection
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