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Famous Deaths In October - 29

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1138  On this day in history death of bolesław III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)  

1268  On this day in history death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)  

1321  On this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies  

1590  On this day in history dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68  

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on this day in history.  

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on this day in history.  

1666  On this day in history death of edmund Calamy the Elder, English Presbyterian leader (b. 1600)  

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

1790  Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

1802  Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.  

1822  On this day in history dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61  

1829  On this day in history maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies  

1846  On this day in history jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90  

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 this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52  

1876  Jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

1882  Martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1883  On this day in history friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68  

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

1892  On this day in history william M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies  

1901  Death of Leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted on this day in history.  

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

1911  Joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC on this day in history.  

1919  Soen Shaku, Zen abbot of Engakuji monastery in Kamakura, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1920  On this day in history johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74  

1922  George August Lumbye, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1927  On this day in history leonard Nelson, Ger philosopher (Nelson-Friessche Schule), dies at 45  

1931  On this day in history luciano Gallet, composer, dies at 38  

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

1933  On this day in history paul, [Prudent] Painlevé, French mathematician/minister/premier, dies  

1934  On this day in history gustavo Emilio Campa, composer, dies at 71  

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Famous People Born On This Day In History

1463  On this day in history birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher  

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on this day in history.  

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on this day in history.  

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

1656  On this day in history birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]  

1682  On this day in history birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)  

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

1704  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)