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 October - 29.   

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

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

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

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1740  On October - 29 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  On this day in history birth of joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97)   

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  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1853  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW) was born on October - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1861  On this day in history 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  On October - 29 birth of marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

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 October - 29.   

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

1879  On October - 29 birth of franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)   

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

1882  On this day in history birth of jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944)   

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

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0490  On October - 29 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  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  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.   

1618  On October - 29 death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

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