October 29

Events

 * 1969 – The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.

Births

 * 1815 – Daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)
 * 1922 – Neal Hefti, American jazz musician (d. 2008)
 * 1930 – Natalie Sleeth, American composer (d. 1992)
 * 1940 – Frida Boccara, French singer (d. 1996)
 * 1946 – Peter Green, English guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
 * 1955 – Kevin DuBrow, American singer (Quiet Riot) (d. 2007)
 * 1955 – Roger O'Donnell, English musician (The Cure)
 * 1961 – Randy Jackson, American musician
 * 1962 – Einar Örn Benediktsson, Icelandic musician (The Sugarcubes)
 * 1968 – Tsunku, Japanese music producer

Deaths

 * 1829 – Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian musician (b. 1751)
 * 1953 – William Kapell, American pianist (b. 1922)
 * 1971 – Duane Allman, American musician (b. 1946)
 * 1981 – Georges Brassens, French singer (b. 1921)
 * 1987 – Woody Herman, American musician (b. 1913)
 * 1998 – Paul Misraki, French songwriter (b. 1908)
 * 2003 – Franco Corelli, tenor (b. 1921)
 * 2008 – Mike Baker, American singer Shadow Gallery (b. 1963)