Famous Birthdays In October - 29

1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on October - 29.  

1507  On October - 29 birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)  

1513  On October - 29 birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne  

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.  

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on October - 29.  

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.  

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.  

1704  On October - 29 birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)  

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer was born on October - 29.  

1815  On this day in history birth of daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)  

1815  Ä½udovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856) was born on October - 29.  

1816  Ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal was born on this day in history.  

1822  On October - 29 birth of joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97)  

1822  On October - 29 birth of mieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)  

1824  On October - 29 birth of joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904  

1827  On this day in history birth of marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907)  

1837  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12) was born on this day in history.  

1837  Harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals) was born on October - 29.  

1844  On October - 29 birth of albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker  

1853  On this day in history birth of josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)  

1855  Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939) was born on October - 29.  

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) was born on this day in history.  

1859  On October - 29 birth of charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)  

1861  Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904) was born on October - 29.  

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) was born on October - 29.  

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman was born on October - 29.  

1875  Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27) was born on October - 29.  

1877  On this day in history birth of wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930)  

1877  On October - 29 birth of narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966)  

1878  On this day in history birth of alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)  

1879  On October - 29 birth of franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)  

1879  Alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

1882  Jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.  

1883  Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage) was born on this day in history.  

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0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on this day in history.  

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.  

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.  

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on this day in history.  

1321  On October - 29 stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies  

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.  

1618  On October - 29 death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason  

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.