Famous Birthdays In October - 29

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

1507  On October - 29 birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.  

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)  

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

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 October - 29.  

1822  On October - 29 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  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12) was born on this day in history.  

1837  Harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals) was born on this day in history.  

1844  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker was born on October - 29.  

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

1855  On October - 29 birth of paul Bruchési, archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)  

1857  On October - 29 birth of conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)  

1859  On this day in history birth of charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)  

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 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  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  On October - 29 birth of alva B. Adams, American politician (d. 1941)  

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  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies  

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1138  Death of Bolesław III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.  

1268  On October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)  

1321  On October - 29 stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies  

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1618  On this day in history death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason  

1650  On October - 29 death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)