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| October 29 |
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| 1881 130 years ago Henry James publishes The Portrait of a Lady. http://www.biography.com/ 1956 55 years ago African-American anti-war activist Bobby Seale is gagged and chained to a chair during his trial. http://www.biography.com/ 1966 45 years ago Shirley Chisholm, Betty Friedan and several others found The National Organization of Women. http://www.biography.com/ http://www.biography.com/ 1998 13 years ago John Glenn returns to space, nearly four decades after his first voyage. http://www.biography.com/ |
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| Richard Dreyfuss Born: October 29, 1947 Age: 63 years old Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States Occupation: Actor Best Known For >> Joseph Goebbels Born: October 29, 1897 Birthplace: Rheydt, , Germany Occupation: Political Leader Best Known For >> Bob Ross Born: October 29, 1942 Birthplace: Daytona Beach, Florida, United States Occupation: Television Personality Best Known For >> |
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| Joseph PulitzerDied: October 29, 1911 Age: 64 years old Place: Charleston, South Carolina Occupation: Publisher Best Known For >> Duane Allman Died: October 29, 1971 Age: 24 years old Place: Macon, Georgia, United States Occupation: Guitarist Best Known For >> George Brinton McClellan Died: October 29, 1885 Age: 58 years old Place: Orange, New Jersey, United States Occupation: General Best Known For >> Walter Raleigh Died: October 29, 1618 Age: 66 years old Occupation: Explorer Best Known For >> |
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| 1682 329 years ago William Penn and a group of English Quakers found Philadelphia. http://www.biography.com/ 1880 131 years ago Theodore Roosevelt marries Alice Lee. http://www.biography.com/ 1947 64 years ago Groucho Marx hosts the premiere of You Bet Your Life, on ABC radio. http://www.biography.com/ 2004 7 years ago The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time since 1918. Manny Ramirez is named Most Valuable Player. http://www.biography.com/ |
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| John Cleese Born: October 27, 1939 Age: 71 years old Birthplace: Weston-super-Mare, England Occupation: Actor Best Known For >> Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Born: October 27, 1945 Age: 65 years old Birthplace: Garanhuns, Brazil Occupation: World Leader Best Known For >> Simon Le Bon Born: October 27, 1958 Age: 52 years old Birthplace: near Bushey, Hertfordshire, England Occupation: Singer Best Known For >> |
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| Rex Stout Died: October 27, 1975 Age: 88 years old Place: Danbury, Connecticut, United States Occupation: Author Best Known For >> Roy De Carava Died: October 27, 2009 Age: 89 years old Place: New York City, New York, United States Occupation: Photographer Best Known For >> Ernest Everett Just Died: October 27, 1941 Age: 58 years old Occupation: Biologist Best Known For >> |
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| Failed Assassinations George Bush, Adolf Hitler, Pervez Musharraf and more. |
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