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October 29th, 2007EventArgentina elects its first female president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
October 29th, 2005Event29 October 2005 Delhi bombings kill more than 60.
October 29th, 2004EventThe Arabic news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a video of Osama bin Laden in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
October 29th, 2004EventIn Rome, European heads of state sign the Treaty and Final Act establishing the first European Constitution.
October 29th, 2002EventHo Chi Minh City ITC Inferno, a fire destroys a luxurious department store with 1500 people shopping. Over 60 people died and over 100 are missing. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.
October 29th, 1999EventDeadliest Indian Ocean tropical cyclone hits Orissa, India. This event was known as 1999 Orissa cyclone ever since.
October 29th, 1998EventApartheid: In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
October 29th, 1998EventSpace Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.
October 29th, 1998EventATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with the launch of STS-95 space shuttle mission.
October 29th, 1998EventWhile en route from Adana to Ankara, a Turkish Airlines flight with a crew of 6 and 33 passengers is hijacked by a Kurdish militant who orders the pilot to fly to Switzerlandied in The plane instead lands in Ankara after the pilot tricked the hijacker into thinking that he was landing in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia to refuel.

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