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October 29 2007

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Historical Events

Dai Hong Dan incident
disaster
2007 attack on North Korean cargo ship by Somali pirates
Indian Ocean

Born on This Day

Died on This Day

Ab Tresling🇳🇱
deceased
field hockey player (1909–1980) · 1909–1980
Days lived
26,111
Adam Gottron🇩🇪
deceased
German priest (1889–1971) · 1889–1971
Days lived
29,967

Who Was Alive

Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).

Animals Alive

Notable animals alive on this date.

Companies That Existed

Brands and companies already founded by this date.

Already Published

Notable books already in print.

Already Released

Films already out by this date.

Born on October 29 Died on October 29 On This Day Day Lookup

Alexandre Lopes🇧🇷

Brazilian association football player · b. 1974

Days alive

12,053

Andy Dalton🇺🇸

American football player (born 1987) · b. 1987

Days alive

7,305

Annemarie Carpendale🇩🇪

German television presenter · b. 1977

Days alive

10,957

Ariel Lin

Taiwanese singer-actress · b. 1982

Days alive

9,131

Baselios Thoma Didymos I🇮🇳

deceased

20th Malankara Metropolitan and 7th Catholicos of the East in Malankara · 1921–2014

Days lived

33,812

Berthold Wolpe🇩🇪

deceased

artist · 1905–1989

Days lived

30,565

Carl Djerassi🇺🇸

deceased

scientist · 1923–2015

Days lived

33,331

Carl Gustav Witt🇩🇪

deceased

German astronomer (1866–1946) · 1866–1946

Days lived

28,920

Claire Goll🇫🇷

deceased

writer and journalist (1890–1977) · 1891–1977

Days lived

31,259

Cornelia Oschkenat🇩🇪

German sprinter and hurdler · b. 1961

Days alive

16,801

Dan Castellaneta🇺🇸

actor · b. 1957

Days alive

18,262

Dieter Nuhr🇩🇪

artist · b. 1960

Days alive

17,166

Dmitri Muratov🇷🇺

Journalist · b. 1961

Days alive

16,801

Elvira Nabiullina🇷🇺

Russian economist and Governor of the Bank of Russia · b. 1963

Days alive

16,071

Eric Saade🇸🇪

singer · b. 1990

Days alive

6,209

Ernst Wollweber

deceased

military person · 1898–1967

Days lived

25,022

Fadel Nasser Sarouf

weightlifter · b. 1972

Days alive

12,783

Fanny Brice🇺🇸

deceased

American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951) · 1891–1951

Days lived

21,761

Frank Baumann🇩🇪

German footballer · b. 1975

Days alive

11,688

Germar Rudolf🇩🇪

chemist · b. 1964

Days alive

15,705

Hans-Valentin Hube

deceased

military person · 1890–1944

Days lived

19,532

Hugo Döblin🇩🇪

deceased

German actor (1876-1960) · 1876–1960

Days lived

30,686

Inge Höger🇩🇪

German politician · b. 1950

Days alive

20,819

Jon Abrahams🇺🇸

actor · b. 1977

Days alive

10,957

Kelly Smith🇬🇧

football player · b. 1978

Days alive

10,592

Lance Stroll

racing automobile driver · b. 1998

Days alive

3,287

Ma Huateng

Tech CEOs · b. 1971

Days alive

13,149

Maria Sten🇩🇰

Actor · b. 1989

Days alive

6,574

Marie of Romania🇬🇧

deceased

artist · 1875–1938

Days lived

22,907

Mark Sheehan🇮🇪

deceased

singer · 1976–2023

Days lived

16,968

Martin Gusinde🇦🇹

deceased

German-Austrian priest and ethnologist (1886-1969) · 1886–1969

Days lived

30,304

Mirco Nontschew🇩🇪

deceased

musician · 1969–2021

Days lived

19,028

Necmettin Erbakan

deceased

Notable Trials · 1926–2011

Days lived

30,802

Nurcan Taylan🇹🇷

Turkish weightlifter (born 1983) · b. 1983

Days alive

8,766

Oliver Bendt🇩🇪

actor · b. 1946

Days alive

22,280

Otto Flake🇩🇪

deceased

writer · 1880–1963

Days lived

30,326

Peter Pelikan🇦🇹

Austrian architect · b. 1941

Days alive

24,106

Phillip Cocu🇳🇱

football player · b. 1970

Days alive

13,514

R.A. Dickey🇺🇸

film director · b. 1974

Days alive

12,053

Richard Dreyfuss

Oscar Winners · b. 1947

Days alive

21,915

Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg🇩🇪

deceased

entrepreneur · 1934–2017

Days lived

30,086

Stanisław Ostrowski🇵🇱

deceased

Polish politician (1892-1982) · 1892–1982

Days lived

32,895

Sultanmahmut Toraygirov

deceased

Kazakhstani writer · 1893–1920

Days lived

9,700

Thomas Thieme🇩🇪

actor · b. 1948

Days alive

21,549

Tracee Ellis Ross

actor · b. 1972

Days alive

12,783

Will Venable🇺🇸

Major League Baseball rightfielder · b. 1982

Days alive

9,131

Winona Ryder🇺🇸

Actor · b. 1971

Days alive

13,149

Zbigniew Herbert🇵🇱

deceased

Polish writer and poet (1924–1998) · 1924–1998

Days lived

26,935

Ana Cristina Cesar🇧🇷

deceased

writer · 1952–1983

Days lived

11,471

Anton LaVerga🇺🇸

deceased

philosopher · 1930–1997

Days lived

24,673

Cordelia Edvardson🇪🇸

deceased

writer · 1929–2012

Days lived

30,617

Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt🇩🇪

deceased

German politician (1901–1986) · 1901–1986

Days lived

31,341

George Gurdjieff🇦🇲

deceased

philosopher, mystic, and writer (c. 1866–1877 – 1949) · 1866–1949

Days lived

30,604

Georges Brassens🇫🇷

deceased

singer-songwriter · 1921–1981

Days lived

21,922

Gustaf V of Sweden🇸🇪

deceased

King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950 · 1858–1950

Days lived

33,737

Heinrich Biltz🇩🇪

deceased

chemist · 1865–1943

Days lived

28,644

J. Bernlef

deceased

writer · 1937–2012

Days lived

27,682

J. J. Williams🇬🇧

deceased

Welsh rugby union player (1948–2020) · 1948–2020

Days lived

26,509

Jimmy Swan🇺🇸

deceased

American singer · 1912–1994

Days lived

29,930

Jürgen Rieger🇩🇪

deceased

German politician (1946–2009) · 1946–2009

Days lived

23,182

Leon Czolgosz

deceased

Notable Trials · 1873–1901

Days lived

10,403

Leonard Nelson🇩🇪

deceased

German mathematician and philosopher (1882-1927) · 1882–1927

Days lived

16,545

Otto Immisch🇩🇪

deceased

scientist · 1862–1936

Days lived

27,161

Peter Schutz🇺🇸

deceased

American businessman (1930–2017) · 1930–2017

Days lived

31,969

Senkichi Taniguchi🇯🇵

deceased

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1912-2007) · 1912–2007

Days lived

34,951

Silas Simmons🇺🇸

deceased

American baseball player (1895–2006) · 1895–2006

Days lived

40,557

Slaven Zambata

deceased

Yugoslavian footballer (1940–2020) · 1940–2020

Days lived

29,255

Stanisław Marusarz🇵🇱

deceased

athlete · 1913–1993

Days lived

29,353

Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸

American football player · b. 1891

Days alive

42,574

Lajos Perley

athlete · b. 1892

Days alive

42,237

George Polley🇺🇸

American urban climber · b. 1898

Days alive

40,112

Fee Plumley🇬🇧

artist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,017

Keith Padgett🇬🇧

Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901

Days alive

39,017

Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸

Ceo, economist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,017

Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪

Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901

Days alive

39,017

Shaherose Charania🇨🇦

entrepreneur · b. 1901

Days alive

39,017

Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻

Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901

Days alive

39,017

Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸

scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,017

Shrikrishna Raut

Marathi poet · b. 1901

Days alive

39,017

David Segal🇺🇸

newspaper columnist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,017

Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸

American computer scientist · b. 1901

Days alive

39,017

Clifford Swann🇦🇺

Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901

Days alive

39,017

Alice Herz-Sommer🇮🇱

deceased

musician · 1903–2014

Days lived

40,267

Johannes Heesters🇦🇹

deceased

Dutch actor, singer and entertainer (1903–2011) · 1903–2011

Days lived

39,466

Pete Briggs🇺🇸

American musician · b. 1904

Days alive

37,922

Emilio Navarro🇺🇸

deceased

Puerto Rican baseball player (1905-2011) · 1905–2011

Days lived

38,567

Washoe🇺🇸

deceased

Chimpanzee · 1965–2007

Days lived

15,399

Koko🇺🇸

deceased

Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018

Days lived

17,152

Kanzi🇺🇸

Bonobo · b. 1980

Days alive

9,862

Tilikum🇺🇸

deceased

Orca · 1981–2017

Days lived

12,796

Stubbs🇺🇸

deceased

Orange tabby cat · 1997–2017

Days lived

7,405

Tama🇯🇵

deceased

Calico cat · 1999–2015

Days lived

5,898

Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸

Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839

Days since founding

61,662

HSBC🇬🇧

Banking · b. 1865

Days since founding

52,104

Tata Group🇮🇳

Conglomerate · b. 1868

Days since founding

51,070

Goldman Sachs🇺🇸

Investment Banking · b. 1869

Days since founding

50,704

Eli Lilly🇺🇸

Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876

Days since founding

48,148

Chevron🇺🇸

Oil & Gas · b. 1879

Days since founding

46,800

Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧

Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813

Days in print

71,131

Crime and Punishment🇷🇺

Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866

Days in print

51,800

The Great Gatsby🇺🇸

Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925

Days in print

30,152

Brave New World🇬🇧

Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932

Days in print

27,695

The Hobbit🇬🇧

Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937

Days in print

25,605

The Little Prince🇫🇷

Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943

Days in print

23,582

The Godfather🇺🇸

Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972

Days since release

13,002

Jaws🇺🇸

Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975

Days since release

11,819

Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977

Days since release

11,114

Mad Max

Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,427

Alien🇺🇸

Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979

Days since release

10,384

The Shining

Film · b. 1980

Days since release

10,163

On This Day

Historical Events

Born on This Day

A. J. Ayer🇬🇧

Alexander von Falkenhausen🇩🇪

Died on This Day

Ab Tresling🇳🇱

Adam Gottron🇩🇪

Who Was Alive

Sándor Farkas

Horst von der Goltz

Animals Alive

Jonathan🇸🇭

Lonesome George🇪🇨

Companies That Existed

Hermes🇫🇷

Procter & Gamble🇺🇸

Already Published

Meditations🇮🇹

Don Quixote🇪🇸

Already Released

Wuthering Heights

12 Angry Men🇺🇸

Alexandre Lopes🇧🇷

Andy Dalton🇺🇸

Annemarie Carpendale🇩🇪

Ariel Lin

Baselios Thoma Didymos I🇮🇳

Berthold Wolpe🇩🇪

Carl Djerassi🇺🇸

Carl Gustav Witt🇩🇪

Claire Goll🇫🇷

Cornelia Oschkenat🇩🇪

Dan Castellaneta🇺🇸

Dieter Nuhr🇩🇪

Dmitri Muratov🇷🇺

Elvira Nabiullina🇷🇺

Eric Saade🇸🇪

Ernst Wollweber

Fadel Nasser Sarouf

Fanny Brice🇺🇸

Frank Baumann🇩🇪

Germar Rudolf🇩🇪

Hans-Valentin Hube

Hugo Döblin🇩🇪

Inge Höger🇩🇪

Jon Abrahams🇺🇸

Kelly Smith🇬🇧

Lance Stroll

Ma Huateng

Maria Sten🇩🇰

Marie of Romania🇬🇧

Mark Sheehan🇮🇪

Martin Gusinde🇦🇹

Mirco Nontschew🇩🇪

Necmettin Erbakan

Nurcan Taylan🇹🇷

Oliver Bendt🇩🇪

Otto Flake🇩🇪

Peter Pelikan🇦🇹

Phillip Cocu🇳🇱

R.A. Dickey🇺🇸

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg🇩🇪

Stanisław Ostrowski🇵🇱

Sultanmahmut Toraygirov

Thomas Thieme🇩🇪

Tracee Ellis Ross

Will Venable🇺🇸

Winona Ryder🇺🇸

Zbigniew Herbert🇵🇱

Ana Cristina Cesar🇧🇷

Anton LaVerga🇺🇸

Cordelia Edvardson🇪🇸

Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt🇩🇪

George Gurdjieff🇦🇲

Georges Brassens🇫🇷

Gustaf V of Sweden🇸🇪

Heinrich Biltz🇩🇪

J. Bernlef