Did you know
Following his death, hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse made against him were investigated, leading the police to conclude that he had been a predatory sex offender, possibly one of the United Kingdom's most prolific.
Notable Deaths on October 29
2011 — Jimmy Savile
English radio and television host (born 1926)
October 29 has 96 recorded notable deaths across history, from 1050 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
96 source records
1050 – 2024
Today in history
Major events on October 29
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 2004 The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Source
- 1985 Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced as the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia. Source
- 1969 The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet. Source
- 1888 The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace. Source
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Anton LaVey played a minor on-screen role and served as technical advisor for the 1975 film The Devil's Rain and served as host and narrator for Nick Bougas' 1989 mondo film Death Scenes.
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Maria Anna Mozart became a celebrated child prodigy and went on concert tours through much of Europe with her parents and her younger brother Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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McKinley died on September 14 after his wound became infected.
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Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 to his own death nearly 43 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden, dying at the age of 92.
More major people who died on October 29
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1997
Anton LaVey
American occultist, founded the Church of Satan (born 1930)
Anton Szandor LaVey was an American writer, musician, and Satanist. He was the founder of the Church of Satan, and the philosophy of LaVeyan Satanism.
1829
Maria Anna Mozart
Austrian pianist (born 1751)
Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia "Marianne" Mozart, also known by her nickname Nannerl, was a distinguished musician from Salzburg.
1901
Leon Czolgosz
American assassin of William McKinley (born 1873)
Leon Frank Czolgosz was an American wireworker and anarchist who assassinated United States president William McKinley in 1901. Czolgosz had lost his job during the economic Panic of 1893 and turned to anarchism.
1950
Gustaf V of Sweden (born 1858)
Gustaf V was King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
2003
Franco Corelli
Italian tenor and actor (born 1921)
Franco Corelli was an Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976.
1321
Stefan Milutin
King of Serbia (born 1253)
Stefan Uroš II Milutin, known posthumously as "the Holy King", was the King of Serbia between 1282–1321, a member of the Nemanjić dynasty.
1994
Shlomo Goren
Israeli rabbi, general, and scholar (born 1918)
Shlomo Goren was a Polish-born Israeli rabbi and Talmudic scholar. An Orthodox Jew and Religious Zionist, he was considered a foremost rabbinical legal authority on matters of Jewish religious law (halakha).
2004
Edward Oliver LeBlanc
Dominican lawyer and politician, Premier of Dominica (born 1923)
Edward Oliver LeBlanc was a Dominican politician who served as the chief minister from January 1961 to 1 March 1967 and as the first premier from 1 March 1967 to 27 July 1974.
1939
Dwight B. Waldo
American historian and academic (born 1864)
Dr. Dwight Bryant Waldo was the first President of Western Michigan University (WMU) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Waldo was born in Arcade, N.Y. but spent his childhood in Plainwell, Michigan.
2000
Carlos Guastavino
Argentinian pianist and composer (born 1912)
Carlos Guastavino was an Argentine composer, considered one of the foremost composers of his country. His production amounted to over 500 works, most of them songs for piano and voice, many still unpublished.
1977
Chiyonoyama Masanobu
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 41st Yokozuna (born 1926)
Chiyonoyama Masanobu was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Fukushima, Hokkaidō. He was the sport's 41st yokozuna, between 1951 until 1959.
1666
James Shirley
English dramatist (born 1596)
James Shirley was an English poet and playwright. In Charles Lamb's view, Shirley "claims a place among the worthies of this period, not so much for any transcendent genius in himself, as that he was the last of a great…
1650
David Calderwood
Scottish historian and theologian (born 1575)
David Calderwood was a Scottish minister of religion and historian. Calderwood was banished for his nonconformity.
2004
Admire Vega
Japanese thoroughbred horse (born 1966)
Admire Vega was a Japanese Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. As a two-year-old in 1998 he won two of his three races including the Grade III Radio Tampa Hai Sansai Stakes.
1953
William Kapell
American pianist (born 1922)
Oscar William Kapell was an American classical pianist. The Washington Post described him as "America's first great pianist", while The New York Times described him as "one of the last century's great geniuses of the…
2024
Teri Garr
American actress and comedian (born 1944)
Terry Ann "Teri" Garr was an American actress, comedian and dancer.
1897
Henry George
American journalist, philosopher, and economist (born 1839)
Henry George was an American political economist, social philosopher and journalist. His writing was immensely popular in 19th-century America and sparked several reform movements of the Progressive Era.
2015
Ranko Žeravica
Serbian basketball player and coach (born 1929)
Ranko Žeravica was a Serbian professional basketball coach. With a career that spanned over 50 years, he is most noted for his work with the senior Yugoslav national team, during the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s.
2019
John Witherspoon
American actor and comedian (born 1942)
John Witherspoon was an American actor and comedian who performed in various television shows and films.