Historical Events In October - 29

1949  White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history british minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns   

1950  On this day in history gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92   

1951  On this day in history de Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered   

1953  A Baltimore group purchases St Louis Browns on this day in history.   

1954  On October - 29 colonel Nasser disbands Moslem Brothership   

1955  Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) on October - 29.   

1956  Chet Huntley & David Brinkley, NBC News, team up on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history international zone of Tangier returned to Morocco   

1956  On this day in history israeli paratroopers drop into the Sinai to open Straits of Tiran   

1956  The Huntley-Brinkley Report nightly newscast premieres on NBC TV on October - 29.   

1957  A hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) on October - 29.   

1957  On this day in history hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament)   

1957  On this day in history louis B Mayer, MGM producer, dies at 71   

1958  Boris Pasternak refuses Nobel prize for literature on October - 29.   

1959  10 nation soccer league to play all games on NY Randalls Is, announced on October - 29.   

1960  Chartered C46 carrying Cal State's football team crashes, kills 16 on October - 29.   

1960  Muhammad Ali's (Cassius Clay's) 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6 on October - 29.   

1961  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1962  Naphtali Siegfried Salomon, composer, dies at 77 on October - 29.   

1963  "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published on October - 29.   

1963  Adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73 on October - 29.   

1964  On October - 29 star of India & other jewels are stolen in NY   

1964  On October - 29 town of Karmiel founded in the Galilee   

1964  On October - 29 bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings v Pakistan   

1965  On this day in history mehdi Am Barka, Moroccan socialist leader, murdered in Paris   

1966  National Organization of Women founded on October - 29.   

1966  The National Organization for Women is founded on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history [Louis C] Marcel Berckmans, painter/actor (Manner Kater), dies at 83   

1968  On this day in history marius Moaritz Ulfrstad, composer, dies at 78   

1969  Vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies on October - 29.   

1971  Duane Allman, rock guitarist, dies in a motorcycle accident at 24 on this day in history.   

1973  Heathcote Dicken Statham, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82   

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1463  On October - 29 birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

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  On this day in history birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury   

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on this day in history.   

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 October - 29.   

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

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

1650  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)