October 29th is officially Internet Day and Hermit Day.
Today marks day 302 of the year, and we have 63 days left of the year – we’re also just 2 days away from Halloween.
If this day is your birthday or special to you in some way, then you’ll want to learn all about the past events that all fell on October 29th.
Did you know that on this day in 2015, China increased its one-child policy to two children per family? The controversial policy had been in place since 1979 to slow population growth.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about October 29th in history!
What Events Happened On October 29 In History?
2019 Climate Control published a report that rising sea levels would “erase” many coastal cities by as early as 2050.
2018 Nigel Richards won the World Scrabble Championships for the fourth time in a row with the word “groutier.”

2018 Istanbul Airport was opened by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
2015 China increased its one-child policy to two children per family.
2008 The James Bond spy movie “Quantum of Solace” with Daniel Craig, premiered in London.
2007 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became Argentina’s first female president.
1999 India was hit by the Odisha super cyclone, India’s strongest storm ever.

1998 John Glenn, The first American astronaut to orbit Earth, returned to space aboard NASA’s STS-95 Voyager.

1959 Adventures of Asterix was first published in the French magazine “Pilote.”
1923 Turkey became a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
1863 The International Committee of the Red Cross was formed when eighteen countries gathered in Geneva, Switzerland.
1787 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni” premiered in Prague.
1591 Pope Innocent IX was elected.
Famous Quotes Said On October 29
Memorable quotes are being said or written every day. Here we have the most notable quote ever said on October 29.
1703
“To love truth for truth’s sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues.”
– John Locke
Famous People Born On October 29
Is today is your birthday? If so, you share this special day with Winona Ryder! Check out more famous people born on this day below.
1942 Bob Ross
American Painter

- Died On:
- Jul 4, 1995 (Age 52)
- Born In:
- Florida, USA
1971 Winona Ryder
American Actress

- Age:
- 50 years old
- Born In:
- Minnesota, USA
Special Holidays On October 29
If you’re looking for something to do today, maybe these special holidays might just help to cure your boredom!

International Internet Day

National Hermit Day
October 29 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone
Those of you who were born on October 29 share the Scorpio zodiac sign.
For all of you born in October, your allocated birthstone is the Pink Tourmaline. Tourmaline comes in almost every color of the rainbow. At one point in time, every color of tourmaline had different names; however, these days, the color is added as a prefix, such as “pink tourmaline” or “green tourmaline.”
If you were born on this day, your estimated date of conception would be February 5th in the same year.