Famous Personalities Born In October - 29

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

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.   

1656  On October - 29 birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

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 October - 29 birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

1740  On this day in history birth of james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

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

1815  Ä½udovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.   

1816  Ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal was born on this day in history.   

1822  Joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97) was born on October - 29.   

1822  On this day in history birth of mieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)   

1824  On October - 29 birth of joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

1827  Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907) was born on October - 29.   

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

1837  Harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals) was born on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history birth of albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker   

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

1855  On this day in history birth of paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)   

1857  On this day in history birth of conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

1859  Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) was born on October - 29.   

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

1871  On this day in history birth of narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)   

1873  On October - 29 birth of guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman   

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 October - 29.   

1877  On this day in history birth of narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966)   

1878  On October - 29 birth of alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

1879  On this day in history birth of franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)   

1879  On October - 29 birth of alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941)   

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

1883  Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage) was born on October - 29.   

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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  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

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  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.