Famous Personalities Born In October - 29

1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on this day in history.   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on October - 29.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

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

1740  On October - 29 birth of james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

1815  On this day in history 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 October - 29.   

1822  Joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97) was born on this day in history.   

1822  MieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.   

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

1859  Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On October - 29 birth of marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

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

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

1878  On this day in history 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  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  Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage) was born on October - 29.   

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0490  On October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

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

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on this day in history.   

1321  On this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.   

1618  On this day in history death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

1650  On October - 29 death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)