October 29th (1998) was a Thursday. It's the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 63 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 29th October, 1998
» Apartheid: In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa) known as Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.
» 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.
» ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with the launch of STS-95 space shuttle mission.
» While '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 Switzerland. The plane instead lands in Ankara after the pilot tricked the hijacker into t
» Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes Landfall (meteorology) named landfall in Honduras.
» The Gothenburg nightclub fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures 200.
Famous Birthdays on October 29 in 1998
» Lance Stroll, Canadian race driver
October 29th Famous Deaths for 1998
» Paul Misraki, Turkish-French composer (b. 1908)
October 29th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints known as Feast Day:
» Abraham of Rostov
» Douai Martyrs
» Gaetano Errico
» James Hannington (Anglicanism)
» Narcissus of Jerusalem (Roman Catholic Church)
» October 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Cambodia known as Coronation Day (Cambodia)