Louis Blanc

French politician and historian (1811-1882).

Born October 29th, 1811 in Madrid.

Died December 6th, 1882 at 71 years old in Cannes.

Dušan Ivković

Basketball coach (1943-2021).

Born October 29th, 1943 in Belgrade.

Died September 16th, 2021 at 77 years old in Belgrade (pulmonary edema). ^[ref]

Neal Hefti

American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1922-2008).

Born October 29th, 1922 in Hastings.

Died October 11th, 2008 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). ^[ref]

Thorsten Fink

German association football player and manager.

Born October 29th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Marten.

Akiko Kojima

Japanese model and beauty queen (born 1936).

Born October 29th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Gōtokuji.

Ruslan Stefanchuk

Ukrainian politician and lawyer.

Born October 29th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Ternopil. ^[ref]

Hans-Valentin Hube

German general (1890–1944).

Born October 29th, 1890 in Naumburg.

Died April 21st, 1944 at 53 years old in Ainring.

Robbie van Leeuwen

Dutch musician, songwriter.

Born October 29th, 1944 (age 81 years) in The Hague.

Robert Service

British historian.

Born October 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in United Kingdom.

Carl Djerassi

American chemistry professor, inventor, author, playwright (1923–2015).

Born October 29th, 1923 in Vienna.

Died January 30th, 2015 at 91 years old in San Francisco (cancer).

Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

German prince (1934-2017); husband of princess benedikte of denmark.

Born October 29th, 1934 in Giessen.

Died March 13th, 2017 at 82 years old in Bad Berleburg (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Chris Lebenzon

American film editor.

Born October 29th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Redwood City.

Peter Watkins

English film director (1935-2025).

Born October 29th, 1935 in Norbiton.

Died October 31st, 2025 at 90 years old in Bourganeuf. ^[ref]

Vince Dunn

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1996).

Born October 29th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Mississauga.

Thomas F. Bayard

American lawyer, politician and diplomat (1828–1898).

Born October 29th, 1828 in Wilmington.

Died September 28th, 1898 at 69 years old in Dedham.

Margie Moran

Filipina model who was crowned 1973's miss universe.

Born October 29th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Manila.

Fredric Brown

American novelist, short story author (1906–1972).

Born October 29th, 1906 in Cincinnati.

Died March 12th, 1972 at 65 years old in Tucson.

Harold Garfinkel

American sociologist (1917-2011).

Born October 29th, 1917 in Newark.

Died April 21st, 2011 at 93 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). ^[ref]

Eumir Felix Marcial

Filipino boxer.

Born October 29th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Zamboanga City.

Dirk Kempthorne

49th united states secretary of the interior.

Born October 29th, 1951 in San Diego.

Died April 24th, 2026 at 74 years old in Boise (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Kazuyo Sejima

Japanese architect (1956-).

Born October 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Hitachi.

Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark

Member of the former greek royal family.

Born October 29th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Weill Cornell Medicine.

Swapna Barman

Indian athlete.

Born October 29th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Jalpaiguri.

Tim Minear

American screenwriter and director (born 1963).

Born October 29th, 1963 (age 62 years) in New York City.

Freddy Eastwood

British footballer (born 1983).

Born October 29th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Basildon.