Famous Birthdays 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  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.  

1656  On October - 29 birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]  

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.  

1690  On October - 29 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 this day in history birth of daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)  

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1815  Ä½udovít Å túr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856) was born on October - 29.  

1816  On October - 29 birth of ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal  

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

1822  On October - 29 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  On October - 29 birth of abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12)  

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

1844  On this day in history birth of albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker  

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  On this day in history birth of conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)  

1859  Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) was born on this day in history.  

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

1871  On this day in history birth of narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)  

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

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 October - 29.  

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  On this day in history birth of jean Giraudoux, French writer (d. 1944)  

1883  Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor/director (Hofstad Stage) was born on October - 29.  

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0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on this day in history.  

1038  On October - 29 death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)  

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  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 October - 29.  

1650  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)