This Day in History
October 29, 2026
2022
Seoul Halloween crowd crush
At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea.
2022
2022 Somali Ministry of Education bombings
At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
2020
Jeremy Corbyn
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.
2018
Lion Air Flight 610
Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 MAX, 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.
2014
2014 Badulla landslide
A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of people missing.
2012
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing hundreds, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.
2008
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
2008
2008 Ziarat earthquakes
A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215.
2006
ADC Airlines Flight 053
ADC Airlines Flight 053 crashes after takeoff from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria killing 96 people and injuring nine.
2004
Al Jazeera Media Network
The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
2002
2002 Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire
A fire destroys a luxurious department store in Ho Chi Minh City, where 1,500 people are shopping. More than 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for in the deadliest peacetime disaster in Vietnam.
1998
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)
In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
1998
Space Shuttle Discovery
Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space at that time.
1998
ATSC standards
ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with live coverage of the launch of the STS-95 space shuttle mission.
1998
Hurricane Mitch
Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.
1998
1998 Gothenburg discotheque fire
The Gothenburg discothèque fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures over 200.
1994
1994 White House shooting
Francisco Martin Duran fires over two dozen shots at the White House; he is later convicted of trying to kill U.S. President Bill Clinton.