October 29: What happened on this day in history?
The date of October 29 has witnessed many important events in the past. So, what significant developments have taken place in Turkey and around the world on this day? What were the events that made history on October 29? Here are the details...
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1787 - Mozart's opera Don Giovanni was performed for the first time at the National Theatre in Prague.
1859 - Spain declared war on Morocco.
1863 - 16 countries gathered in Geneva and decided to establish the International Red Cross.
1888 - The final text of the Convention of Constantinople was signed between the British Empire, the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Spanish Empire, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the Russian Empire, and the Ottoman Empire. According to this, ships of the signatory states would be able to pass through the Suez Canal in both times of war and peace.
1901 - Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of United States President William McKinley, was executed in the electric chair.
1913 - The Provisional Government of Western Thrace collapsed.
1914 - A fleet consisting of the Goeben (Yavuz), the Breslau (Midilli), and nine Ottoman warships, led by Admiral Souchon, bombarded Russian ports and ships, causing the Ottoman Empire to enter World War I.
1923 - Proclamation of the Republic in Turkey: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was elected as the first President of Turkey.
1924 - The League of Nations Council determined the Turkey-Iraq border in a way that left Mosul in Iraq.
1927 - During excavations in Iraq, a set of jewelry dating back 5 thousand years was found near the city of Ur.
1929 - The New York Stock Exchange crashed; the beginning of the economic depression in the United States.
1930 - Greek Prime Minister Venizelos also attended the Republic Day ceremonies in Ankara.
1933 - President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal read his speech on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic.
1954 - Dr. Hikmet Kıvılcımlı founded the Vatan Party.
1956 - The Israeli Army crossed the Egyptian border and occupied the Sinai Peninsula.
1960 - Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) won his first professional match in Louisville, Kentucky.
1960 - Reactions continue against the National Unity Committee's dismissal of 147 faculty members. Ankara University Rector Suut Kemal Yetkin resigned.
1961 - Syria separated from the United Arab Republic.
1961 - Devrim, the first Turkish-made automobile, was presented to President Cemal Gürsel.
1967 - The Expo 67 World's Fair in Montreal closed. Over 50 million people had visited the fair.
1969 - The first connection between two computers was established. This connection was made via ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.
1992 - The Sinhat Pass, which has strategic importance between Turkey and northern Iraq, was captured by the Turkish Armed Forces. 90 armed militants were killed in the clashes.
1998 - American astronaut John Glenn returned to space at the age of 77, 36 years later, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.
2006 - A Boeing 737 passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, with 104 passengers on board: 6 people survived.
2013 - Marmaray was opened and the first trip was made from Üsküdar to Yenikapı.
2016 - Ankara High-Speed Train Station was opened for service.
2018 - Istanbul Airport was opened.
2018 - A Boeing 737 passenger plane, which was about to fly from Jakarta to the city of Pangkal Pinang on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff. 189 people died.