Famous Birthdays 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 this day in history.  

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 October - 29.  

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  Daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1824  Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 was born on October - 29.  

1827  Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.  

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

1837  On this day in history birth of harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals)  

1844  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker was born on this day in history.  

1853  On October - 29 birth of josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)  

1855  On October - 29 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  On this day in history birth of charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)  

1861  Andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) was born on October - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

1877  On October - 29 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  Alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

1882  Jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.  

1883  On October - 29 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  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.  

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

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on October - 29.  

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 October - 29 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.