Famous Birthdays In October - 29

1463  On October - 29 birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher  

1507  On this day in history birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)  

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  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on this day in history.  

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)  

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

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

1822  On October - 29 birth of joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97)  

1822  Mieczysław 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  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  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  On October - 29 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  On October - 29 birth of andrei Ryabushkin, Russian painter (d. 1904)  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

1879  Alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

1882  Jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944) was born on October - 29.  

1883  Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage) was born on this day in history.  

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0490  On October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies  

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.  

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

1268  On this day in history death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)  

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 October - 29.