THURSDAY, Oct. 29, 2026
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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 King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga 1929-Stock market crash on Wall Street, known as “Black Tuesday,” triggers the Great Depression 1957-Hand grenade thrown from balcony in Israel’s Knesset (Parliament) injures Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, Foreign Minister Golda Meir, and several others 1999-Deadliest Indian Ocean tropical super cyclone hits Odisha, India, with wind speeds of 260 km/h (160 mph), killing 9,885 2015-China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years
