Famous Birthdays In October - 29

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

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 this day in history.  

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.  

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on October - 29.  

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  On October - 29 birth of daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)  

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

1816  Ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal was born on October - 29.  

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  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 October - 29.  

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

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

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 October - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman was born on October - 29.  

1875  Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27) was born on October - 29.  

1877  On this day in history birth of wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930)  

1877  On October - 29 birth of narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966)  

1878  On this day in history 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  Alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941) was born on October - 29.  

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 October - 29.  

1038  On this day in history death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury  

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 this day in history.  

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on this day in history.  

1590  On this day in history dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68  

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on this day in history.  

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.