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 this day in history.   

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

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on October - 29.   

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

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer was born on October - 29.   

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 October - 29.   

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

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

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

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

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

1837  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12) was born on this day in history.   

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

1844  On October - 29 birth of albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker   

1853  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW) was born on this day in history.   

1855  Paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

1861  On this day in history birth of andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)   

1871  On October - 29 birth of narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)   

1873  On this day in history 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  Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II) was born on October - 29.   

1879  On this day in history birth of franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)   

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

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  On this day in history death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

1268  On October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on October - 29.   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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.