Historical Events In October - 29

1792  On this day in history mount Hood (Oregon) is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who spotted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.   

1794  On this day in history french troops occupies Venlo   

1802  Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95 on October - 29.   

1808  On this day in history the last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England.   

1811  On this day in history the first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1811  1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans on October - 29.   

1814  "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched on October - 29.   

1816  On October - 29 ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal   

1822  On this day in history joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97)   

1822  On October - 29 dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61   

1824  Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on this day in history.   

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

1833  The first US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history 1st US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded   

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

1844  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker on this day in history.   

1846  On October - 29 jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90   

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

1853  On this day in history pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68   

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

1857  On October - 29 conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

1859  Spain declares war on Morocco on this day in history.   

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

1863  On October - 29 international Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant   

1863  Intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history the International Red Cross is established.   

1863  Intl Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) on October - 29.   

1864  Greek parliament accept new Constitution on this day in history.   

1867  On October - 29 mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands   

1871  On October - 29 narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)   

1872  On this day in history j S Risdon patents metal windmill   

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

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

1875  On October - 29 marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

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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  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 this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

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

0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

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

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

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

1321  On October - 29 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 October - 29.