October 29th

29th October 1901

John Kemp Starley died. Starley was an English inventor and industrialist who is widely considered to be the inventor of the modern bicycle, and also originator of the name Rover.
Starley

October 29th, 1914

The Motor Cycle writes of the J.H. Motor Engineering Works, Oldham.
Howarth, who previously managed Bradbury, built singles and twins with Villiers, JAP and MAG engines. His business closed in 1916 due to the war.
James Howarth

29th October 1929

'Black Tuesday', the Stock Market crashes.
The Great Depression

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