Famous Birthdays In October - 29

1463  On October - 29 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 this day in history birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne  

1562  On October - 29 birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury  

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on October - 29.  

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)  

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer was born on this day in history.  

1815  On October - 29 birth of daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)  

1815  Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856) was born on October - 29.  

1816  On this day in history birth of ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal  

1822  On October - 29 birth of joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97)  

1822  On October - 29 birth of mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)  

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

1827  On this day in history birth of marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907)  

1837  On this day in history birth of abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12)  

1837  On October - 29 birth of harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals)  

1844  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker was born on October - 29.  

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

1855  Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939) was born on October - 29.  

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) was born on October - 29.  

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

1861  On October - 29 birth of andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)  

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) was born on this day in history.  

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

1875  Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27) was born on October - 29.  

1877  Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930) was born on this day in history.  

1877  On October - 29 birth of narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966)  

1878  Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II) was born on October - 29.  

1879  Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932) was born on this day in history.  

1879  Alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

1882  Jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944) was born on October - 29.  

1883  On this day in history birth of dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage)  

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

1038  On October - 29 death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1138  Death of Bolesław III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.  

1268  On October - 29 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 October - 29 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 October - 29 death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)