Historical Events In December - 29

1862  On this day in history battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman   

1864  On this day in history fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball   

1866  On December - 29 joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19)   

1867  On this day in history first telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York   

1867  1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck & Co, NY on this day in history.   

1869  Bill Howell, cricketer (Australian bowler at turn of century) on this day in history.   

1871  Ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71 on December - 29.   

1876  11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula OH on December - 29.   

1876  11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die on December - 29.   

1876  Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer on December - 29.   

1877  On this day in history grand Trunk Railroad workers strike to support fired members of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; strike broken by use of militia and unorganized workers.   

1877  Willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies on December - 29.   

1879  Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I) on this day in history.   

1880  On December - 29 jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer   

1885  On December - 29 gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany)   

1887  Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer on this day in history.   

1888  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal on December - 29.   

1890  On this day in history 300 Sioux Indians are killed by US troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.   

1890  On December - 29 federal troops massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD; Indian "war" in the west   

1890  On this day in history the "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America   

1890  On December - 29 the last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place   

1890  US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD on this day in history.   

1890  Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee on December - 29.   

1891  On this day in history edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio)   

1891  On December - 29 leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68   

1892  Emory Parnell, St Paul MN, actress (Rocket Man, County Fair) on December - 29.   

1894  On December - 29 chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64   

1895  On December - 29 dr L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg   

1896  First issue of newspaper Le Soleil is published on December - 29.   

1896  David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile) on this day in history.   

1897  Hermann Heiss, composer on this day in history.   

1898  Jeanne Leleu, composer on December - 29.   

1898  On this day in history georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74   

1899  English fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up on December - 29.   

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1563  On December - 29 birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  On this day in history birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On this day in history birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on this day in history.   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer was born on this day in history.   

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on this day in history.   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric was born on this day in history.   

0721  On this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history.   

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on December - 29.   

1558  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  On this day in history death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.   

1630  On December - 29 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.