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October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 63 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 312 – ...
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Zoot Sims (October 29, 1925 –March 23, 1985), American tenor saxophonist, would have turned 99 this year. Neal Hefti (October 29, 1922 –October 11, 1908), American arranger and trumpeter, would have turned 102 this year. Hadda Brooks (October 29, 1916 –November 21, 2002), American singer and composer, would have turned 108 this year.
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1911 - Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-born newspaper publisher (b. 1847) 1950 - King Gustaf V of Sweden (b. 1858) ... Portal: Biography/Selected anniversaries/October 29.
Rob Schneider was born on October 31, 1963, making it his 61st birthday this year. Rob Schneider in 2017. Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty Images.
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1800 – Birth of Lars Levi Laestadius, Swedish-born botanist and founder of Laestadianism (d. 1861) 1811 - The first steamboat to sail the Mississippi River arrives in New Orléans, Louisiana; 1838 – Death of Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) 1880 - First electric lamp factory opened by Thomas Edison