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What happened in history on this day: October 29?
On October 29 in ...
- 1956 - NBC first airs the Huntley-Brinkley Report on TV, hosted by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley.
- 1956 - CBS first uses videotape in network programming, recording Douglas Edwards TV news from New York, and feeding the tape to West Coast stations three hours later.
- 1971 - The NBC TV network airs the TV special Grand Opening of Walt Disney World. Approximately 52 million people in the US view the 90-minute show.
- 1996 - NBC airs the 100th episode of TV show Mad About You.
Births on October 29
- 1884 - Birth of Bela Lugosi; horror actor (Dracula, Body Snatcher).
- 1897 - Birth of Hope Emerson in Hawarden, Iowa, USA; actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn).
- 1921 - Birth of Ed Kemmer in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Buzz Corey - Space Patrol).
- 1925 - Birth of Geraldine Brooks in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Faraday and Company, Dumplings, Act of Murder).
- 1945 - Birth of Melba Moore in New York City, New York, USA; singer/actress (Ellis Island).
- 1947 - Birth of Richard Dreyfuss in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Jaws, Nuts).
- 1948 - Birth of Kate Jackson in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; actress (Rookies, Charlie's Angels).
- 1960 - Birth of Finola Hughes; actress (Anna - General Hospital, Staying Alive).
- 1971 - Birth of Winona Ryder [Horowitz], in Minnesota, USA; actress (Heathers, Edward Scissorhands).
- 1983 - Birth of Richard Brancatisano; Australian actor/musician (Power Rangers: Mystic Force).
Deaths on October 29
- 1963 - Adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at age 73.
- 1975 - Death of John Scott Trotter at age 67 of cancer; orchestra leader, musical director (Kraft Music Hall radio show, George Gobel Show TV show, Charlie Brown cartoon specials).
- 2011 - Death of Sir Jimmy Savile at age 84; British entertainer (host of Jim'll Fix It TV show).
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