Famous Birthdays In October - 29

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

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.   

1704  On October - 29 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  On October - 29 birth of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856)   

1816  On October - 29 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 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  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12) was born on October - 29.   

1837  Harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals) was born on October - 29.   

1844  On October - 29 birth of albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker   

1853  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1861  Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904) was born on October - 29.   

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

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman was born on this day in history.   

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

1877  On this day in history birth of wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930)   

1877  Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

1878  Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II) was born on this day in history.   

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

1879  On this day in history birth of alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941)   

1882  On October - 29 birth of jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944)   

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  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  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)