Famous Birthdays In October - 29

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

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 October - 29.  

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.  

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 October - 29.  

1690  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)  

1704  On October - 29 birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)  

1740  On October - 29 birth of james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer  

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 this day in history.  

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  MieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902) was born on October - 29.  

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

1844  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker was born on this day in history.  

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

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  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  On October - 29 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  Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930) was born on October - 29.  

1877  Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.  

1878  On October - 29 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 October - 29.  

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

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

1590  On October - 29 dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68  

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.