Historical timeline for October 29

At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea.

At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Jeremy Corbyn, former Leader of the Labour Party and of the Opposition in the United Kingdom is suspended from the Labour Party following his response to findings from the EHRC on the issue of antisemitism within the party.

A Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia killing 189 people on board. This is the first of two crashes that will lead to the plane being grounded worldwide.

China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years.

A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of people missing.

Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing hundreds, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.

Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.

A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215.

ADC Airlines Flight 053 crashes after takeoff from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria killing 96 people and injuring nine.

Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people.

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.

A fire destroys a luxurious department store in Ho Chi Minh City, where 1,500 people are shopping. More than 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for in the deadliest peacetime disaster in Vietnam.

A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India.

ATSC HDTV broadcasting in the United States is inaugurated with live coverage of the launch of the STS-95 space shuttle mission.

The Gothenburg discothèque fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures over 200.

Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.

In South Africa, the 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 at that time.

Francisco Martin Duran fires over two dozen shots at the White House; he is later convicted of trying to kill U.S. President Bill Clinton.