Famous Birthdays In October - 29

1463  On this day in history birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher  

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

1513  On October - 29 birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne  

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

1656  On this day in history 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  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.  

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

1740  On this day in history birth of james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer  

1815  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal  

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  On October - 29 birth of joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904  

1827  On October - 29 birth of marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907)  

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

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 October - 29.  

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 October - 29 birth of charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)  

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

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1879  Alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941) was born on October - 29.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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.