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Ralph Bakshi, American director, producer, and screenwriter

On October 29, in the year 1938, Ralph Bakshi, American director, producer, and screenwriter. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of October 29, one of 396 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Ralph Bakshi. Learn more below.

Ralph Bakshi is an American animator and filmmaker, known for his fantastical animated films. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1994, he directed nine theatrically released feature films, predominantly urban dramas and fantasy films, five of which he wrote. He has also been involved in numerous television projects as director, writer, producer and animator.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on October 29, 1938 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 26 September 2026.

On This Date in History 396

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2024 Oct 29 Teri Garr, American actress and comedian (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2023 Oct 29 Hiroshi Morie, Japanese musician and singer-songwriter (born 1968)
Historical Events 2022 Oct 29 At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea.
Historical Events 2022 Oct 29 At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Notable Deaths 2021 Oct 29 Ashley Mallett, Australian cricketer (born 1945)
Historical Events 2020 Oct 29 Jeremy Corbyn, former Leader of the Labour Party and of the Opposition in the United Kingdom is suspended from the…
Notable Deaths 2020 Oct 29 Angelika Amon, Austrian-American molecular and cell biologist (born 1967)
Notable Deaths 2019 Oct 29 John Witherspoon, American actor and comedian (born 1942)
Historical Events 2018 Oct 29 Lion Air Flight 610, a Boeing 737 MAX, crashes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia killing 189 people on board.…
Historical Events 2015 Oct 29 China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years.
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 29 Luther Burden, American basketball player and coach (born 1953)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 29 Ernesto Herrera, Filipino businessman and politician (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 29 Boris Kristančič, Slovene basketball player and coach (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2015 Oct 29 Ranko Žeravica, Serbian basketball player and coach (born 1929)
Historical Events 2014 Oct 29 A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of…
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 29 Roger Freeman, American lawyer and politician (born 1965)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 29 Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1968)
Notable Deaths 2014 Oct 29 H. Gary Morse, American businessman (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 29 Jean Rénald Clérismé, Haitian priest and politician, Foreign Minister of Haiti (born 1937)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 29 Sherman Halsey, American director and producer (born 1957)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 29 John Spence, American soldier and engineer (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2013 Oct 29 Graham Stark, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
Selected Events 2013 Oct 29 The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel (train pictured) across the Bosphorus…
Historical Events 2012 Oct 29 Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing hundreds, while leaving nearly $70 billion in…
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 29 Letitia Baldrige, American etiquette expert and author (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 29 J. Bernlef, Dutch author, poet, and songwriter (born 1937)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 29 Kenneth G. Ryder, American academic (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 29 Wallace L. W. Sargent, English-American astronomer and academic (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2012 Oct 29 Jack Vaughn, American boxer and diplomat (born 1920)
Selected Events 2012 Oct 29 Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, made landfall in New Jersey and caused nearly $75 billion…
Notable Deaths 2011 Oct 29 Jimmy Savile, English radio and television host (born 1926)
Historical Events 2008 Oct 29 Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US…
Historical Events 2008 Oct 29 A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215.
Notable Deaths 2008 Oct 29 Mike Baker, American singer-songwriter (born 1963)
Selected Events 2007 Oct 29 Somali pirates hijacked a North Korean ship in the Indian Ocean northeast of Mogadishu.
Historical Events 2006 Oct 29 ADC Airlines Flight 053 crashes after takeoff from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, Nigeria killing 96…
Historical Events 2005 Oct 29 Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people.
Notable Deaths 2005 Oct 29 Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2005 Oct 29 Ion Irimescu, Romanian sculptor and illustrator (born 1903)
Historical Events 2004 Oct 29 The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the…
Notable Deaths 2004 Oct 29 Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (born 1901)
Notable Deaths 2004 Oct 29 Admire Vega, Japanese thoroughbred horse (born 1966)
Notable Deaths 2004 Oct 29 Ordal Demokan, Turkish physicist and academic (born 1946)
Notable Deaths 2004 Oct 29 Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican lawyer and politician, Premier of Dominica (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2004 Oct 29 Peter Twinn, English mathematician and entomologist (born 1916)
Notable Deaths 2003 Oct 29 Hal Clement, American pilot, author, and educator (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2003 Oct 29 Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (born 1921)
Historical Events 2002 Oct 29 A fire destroys a luxurious department store in Ho Chi Minh City, where 1,500 people are shopping. More than 60 people…
Notable Deaths 2002 Oct 29 Glenn McQueen, Canadian-American animator (born 1960)
Notable Deaths 2000 Oct 29 Carlos Guastavino, Argentinian pianist and composer (born 1912)

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