Notable Birthdays on October 29
Dan Emmett (1815-1904) - American composer (d. 1904)[50]
Harriet Powers (1837-1910) - Folk artist quilter who told stories through her quilts.
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John DeWitt (1881-1930) - Distinguished college football player and Olympic hammer thrower.
Fanny Brice (1891-1951) - Radio actress and creator of The Baby Snooks Show radio show.
William Berenberg (1915-2005) - Physician whose academic studies provided pioneer research for the treatment of cerebral palsy.
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Diana Serra Cary (1918-2020) -Child star actress known as Baby Peggy in her films.
Bill Mauldin (1921-2003) - Cartoonist best remembered for his cartoon characters Willie and Joe who represented WWII soldiers.
Neal Hefti (1922-2008) - Composer who wrote music for the t.v. series' The Odd Couple and Batman.
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Dick Garmaker (1932-2008) - Former basketball play for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers.
William Harrison (1933-2013) - Author and screenwriter.
Sonny Osborne (1937-2021) - Bluegrass singer, banjo player and founding member of the Osborne Brothers.
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Peter Stampfel (1938-Still Living) - Leading member of the psychedelic folk band Modal Rounders.
Lee Clayton (1942-2023) - Country musician and songwriter who wrote hits for Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson.
Bob Ross (1942-1995) - Painter and host of The Joy of Painting.
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Don Simpson (1943-1996) - Producer and screenwriter for the Beverly Hills Cop movies.
Richard Dreyfuss (1947-Still Living) - Actor who starred in Jaws, American Graffiti, and What About Bob?
Kate Jackson (1948-Still Living) - Actress best known for her role as Sabrina Duncan in the t.v. series Charlie's Angels.
Raphael Carl Lee (1949-Still Living) - Distinguided plastic surgeon.
Dan Castellaneta (1957-Still Living) - Voice over actor who is the voice of Homer Simpson on The Simpsons.
Randy Jackson (1961-Still Living) - Youngest brother/member of the Jacksons.
Gerald Morris (1963-Still Living) - Author of The Knights' Tales and The Squire's Tales.
Tyler Collins (1965-Still Living) - R&B singer of the 90s song Girls Nite Out.
Chris Verene (1969-Still Living) - Acclaimed photographer.
Daniel Bernstein (1971-Still Living) - Mathematician, cryptologist, and computer scientist.
Winona Ryder (1971-Still Living) - Actress known for her roles in Beetlejuice, Little Women, and Girl, Interrupted.
Gabrielle Union (1972-Still Living) - Actress known for her roles in Bring it On and Being Mary Jane.
Vonetta Flowers (1973-Still Living) - Olympic bobsledder.
Ben Foster (1980-Still Living) - Actor with credits in 3:10 to Yuma, Alpha Dog, and Lone Survivor.
Memorable Events on October 29
1692 - The Special Court of Oyer and Terminer (Salem witch trials) was dissolved.
1792 - Mount Hood in Oregon is named after Samuel Hood who sighted the mountain first.
1811 - First Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans.
1863 - General Ulysses S. Grant repels a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet, opening the supply line into Chattanooga, TN.
1872 -J. S. Risdon patents the metal windmill.
1901 - A nurse named Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the a family with an overdose of .
1929 - The NY Stock Exchange crashes causing the beginning of the Great Depression.
1945 - The first ballpoint pen goes on sale.
1960 - An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes.
1960 - Cassius Clay's (later Muhammad Ali) wins his first professional fight.
1964 - The American Museum of Natural History in NY is robbed by Murph the Surf and gang.
1966 - National Organization of Women is officially established.
1969 - The first computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET.
1969 - The U.S. Supreme Court ends school segregation in the country.
1994 - National Museum of American Indian joins the Smithsonian Institution.
1994 - Francisco Martin Duran is arrested after firing shots at the White House in an attempt to assassin President Clinton.
1998 - Astronaut John Glenn blasts off in the Space Shuttle Discovery, making him the oldest oldest person to go into space at that time.
2004 - Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from an Osama bin Laden video admitting the terrorist leader is directly responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S.
