October 29 is marked worldwide as World Stroke Day. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

The World Health Organization in 2004 identified stroke as one of the main causes of disability and death, as well as a global epidemic. Currently, more than half of all deaths are caused by various vascular diseases, and more than 20% of these diseases affect people of working age. About 30% of people who suffer from this condition require assistance. Proper nutrition has long been considered the main way to prevent stroke. Today, the importance of information and prevention measures in addressing this issue is growing.

In addition, some people today recall and mark Komsomol Day. On this day in 1918, the Russian Communist Youth Union was founded at the first All-Russian Congress of Working and Peasant Youth. In 1926, it became an all-union organization.

Historical events on October 29 worldwide

  • 01In 1618, English traveler and writer Walter Raleigh was executed.
  • 02In 1863, the International Red Cross organization was founded in Switzerland.
  • 03In 1923, the Republic of Turkey was officially proclaimed.
  • 04In 1947, dry ice was used for the first time to create artificial rain.
  • 05In 1956, Israeli troops invaded Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. This triggered the start of the Suez Crisis.
  • 06In 1969, the first message was sent between two computers via the ARPANET network. The network, considered a precursor to the internet, was intended to transmit the word "LOGIN," but due to a system failure, only the two letters "LO" got through.
  • 07In 1971, physiotherapy began to be used in medicine (treating fractures with weak electric current).
  • 08In 1998, American astronaut John Glenn flew into space again at the age of 77. He became one of the oldest people to travel to space at that time.

Historical events on October 29 in Kazakhstan

  • 01In 1919, a unit of the 5th Red Army conducted the "Petropavlovsk Operation," as a result of which the city of Petropavlovsk was liberated from Kolchak's troops.
  • 02In 1949, the Ulba Metallurgical Plant was established in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk.
  • 03In 1999, a monument to the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin was unveiled in Almaty.
  • 04In 2015, Kazakhstan's first video dispatch service for people with hearing impairments was launched in Aktobe.
  • 05In 2023, October 29 was declared a National Day of Mourning in Kazakhstan to commemorate the miners who died in the accident at the Kostenko mine in the Karaganda region. The accident occurred on October 28.

Famous people born on October 29 worldwide

  • 01In 1947, American actor Richard Dreyfuss was born.
  • 02In 1948, American actress Kate Jackson was born. She became famous for her role in the TV series "Charlie's Angels."
  • 03In 1961, Soviet and Russian director, actor, producer, and USSR State Prize laureate Denis Yevstigneyev was born.
  • 04In 1967, English actor Rufus Sewell was born. He is known for his roles in films and TV series.
  • 05In 1964, Soviet theater and film actor Vladimir Vinogradov was born (Films: "Gardemariny, Forward!", "Gentlemen Officers: Save the Emperor").

Who was born on October 29 in Kazakhstan

  • 01In 1896, Maxim Zverev, People's Writer of Kazakhstan and two-time laureate of the State Prize of Kazakhstan, was born.
  • 02In 1916, Shokyr Boltekuly was born. He was one of Kazakhstan's first masters of sport, one of the founders of boxing in Kazakhstan, and a three-time champion of Kazakhstan.
  • 03In 1923, poet, People's Writer of Kazakhstan, and Honored Worker of Culture of Kazakhstan Muzafar Alimbayev was born.
  • 04In 1925, educator, People's Teacher of the USSR, and Excellence in Public Education of the USSR Kumash Nurghaliyev was born.
  • 05In 1954, Lieutenant General, Hero of the Soviet Union, and Afghan War participant Ruslan Aushev was born.
  • 06In 1954, Zhiguli Dairabayev was born. He is an agronomist, a representative of the farmers' movement, former head of the Association of Farmers of Kazakhstan, and a deputy of the VIII convocation of the Mazhilis.
  • 07In 1983, Shyngys Arinov, akim of Almaty region, was born.