THURSDAY, Oct. 29, 2026
539 BC-King Cyrus "the Great" of Persia marches into Babylon, freeing Jewish captives and allowing them to return home 1268-Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the German Hohenstaufen dynasty of kings and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed with Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, by Charles I of Sicily 1665-Battle of Mbwila [Ambuila]: Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate…
539 BC - King Cyrus the Great of Persia conquers Babylon, releasing Jewish prisoners and permitting their return to their homeland.
1268 - Conradin, the final male heir of the German Hohenstaufen royal family and Holy Roman Emperors, is put to death by Charles I of Sicily alongside Margrave Frederick I of Baden.
1665 - In the Battle of Mbwila (Ambuila), Portuguese forces triumph over the Kingdom of Kongo, beheading King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga.
1929 - The Wall Street stock market crashes, famously known as Black Tuesday, setting off the Great Depression.
1957 - A hand grenade tossed from a balcony in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) wounds Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, Foreign Minister Golda Meir, and multiple others.
1999 - The deadliest Indian Ocean tropical super cyclone slams into Odisha, India, with winds up to 260 km/h (160 mph), resulting in 9,885 fatalities.
2015 - China phases out its 35-year-old one-child policy.
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