Famous Birthdays In October - 29

1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on October - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1656  On this day in history birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]  

1682  On October - 29 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 this day in history birth of james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer  

1815  Daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

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1815  On October - 29 birth of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856)  

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 October - 29.  

1822  MieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902) was born on October - 29.  

1824  On this day in history birth of joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904  

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 October - 29.  

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

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  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1883  On October - 29 birth of dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage)  

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0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies  

1038  On October - 29 death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.  

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

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  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.