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 this day in history.   

1562  On this day in history 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 October - 29 birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

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 October - 29.   

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

1815  On this day in history birth of Ľudovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856)   

1816  On October - 29 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  On this day in history birth of mieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)   

1824  Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 was born on October - 29.   

1827  Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907) was born on October - 29.   

1837  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12) was born on October - 29.   

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

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

1853  On October - 29 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  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  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman was born on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1879  Franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932) was born on October - 29.   

1879  On this day in history 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 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 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 this day in history 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.