Events & Holidays In October - 29

Creole Day (Dominica)

International Internet Day (International)

Naming Day (Tanzania)

National Youth Day (Liberia)

Republic Day (Cyprus (Turkish   Republic of Northern Cyprus) Turkey)

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

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

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

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

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on this day in history.  

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

1138  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason  

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