Famous Deaths In October - 29

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on October - 29.  

1038  On this day in history death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury  

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 October - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on October - 29.  

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

1666  Death of Edmund Calamy the Elder, English Presbyterian leader (b. 1600) on October - 29.  

1783  On this day in history death of jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66  

1790  On this day in history pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66  

1802  On this day in history jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95  

1822  Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1829  On October - 29 maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies  

1846  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on October - 29.  

1853  Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1856  Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on October - 29.  

1873  On October - 29 ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52  

1876  On October - 29 jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59  

1877  Death of Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate general (b. 1821) on this day in history.  

1882  On October - 29 martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64  

1883  Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history george B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58  

1892  William M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies on October - 29.  

1901  On October - 29 death of leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted  

1905  On this day in history death of etienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)  

1911  On October - 29 joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC  

1919  Soen Shaku, Zen abbot of Engakuji monastery in Kamakura, dies at 60 on October - 29.  

1920  Johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1922  George August Lumbye, composer, dies at 79 on October - 29.  

1927  On October - 29 leonard Nelson, Ger philosopher (Nelson-Friessche Schule), dies at 45  

1931  Luciano Gallet, composer, dies at 38 on October - 29.  

1932  On this day in history joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (B-Reflex), dies  

1933  Paul, [Prudent] Painlevé, French mathematician/minister/premier, dies on this day in history.  

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

1507  On this day in history birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)  

1513  On this day in history birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne  

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.  

1656  On October - 29 birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]  

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)  

1690  On October - 29 birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)  

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.