389 days before today
Today is November 21st, 2024 (Thursday), so 389 days before today would be:
October 29th, 2023 (Sunday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
Number of days before today:
• Day numbers: 302
• Week number: 43
• Leap year: 2023 is not a leap year
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
October 29th, 2023 Holidays and National Days
October 29th, in History
2012
Hurricane Sandy devastates much of the East Coast of the US; nearly 300 die directly or indirectly from the storm.
2008
Delta and Northwest airlines merge, forming the world’s largest airline.
2004
For the first time, Osama bin Laden admits direct responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the US; his comments are part of a video broadcast by the Al Jazeera network.
1998
South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports condemn both sides on the Apartheid issue for committing atrocities.
1998
John Glenn, at age 77, becomes the oldest person to go into outer space. He is part of the crew of Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-95.
1998
The deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record up to that time, Hurricane Mitch, makes landfall in Honduras (in 2005 Hurricane Wilma surpassed it); nearly 11,000 people die and approximately the same number go missing.
1986
The last stretch of Britain’s M25 motorway opens.
1983
More than 500,000 people protest in The Hague, The Netherlands, against cruise missiles.
1972
Palestinian guerrillas kill an airport employee and hijack a plane, carrying 27 passengers, to Cuba. They force West Germany to release 3 terrorists who were involved in the Munich Massacre.
1969
The U.S. Supreme Court orders immediate desegregation, superseding the previous “with all deliberate speed” ruling.
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