- 1618 29 Oct English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh is executed for treason under a sentence passed 15 years earlier.
- 1940 29 Oct The US introduces peace time conscription for the first time in its history, in anticipation of war.
- 1956 29 Oct Israel responds to Egypt's nationalisation of the Suez Canal by invading the Sinai Peninsula.
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