What happened on October 29

55 documented historical events happened on October 29, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: William Robert Broughton, a member of George Vancouver's expedition, observed a peak in the present-day U.S. state of Oregon and named it Mount Hood after British admiral Samuel Hood. On the same day, in another year: Rioting broke out in Bristol, England, after the Second Reform Bill failed to pass parliament, causing 250 casualties and £300,000 of damage (pictured). On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on October 29, including Neal Hefti, Carl Djerassi, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

96 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 29, including Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia, Conradin, Frederick I, Margrave of Baden. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

13 observances are celebrated on October 29 around the world: Christian feast day: Abraham of Rostov, Christian feast day: Blessed Chiara Badano, Christian feast day: Colman mac Duagh, Christian feast day: Douai Martyrs, Christian feast day: Gaetano Errico, Christian feast day: James Hannington (Anglicanism). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.