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 this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

1815  Daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904) was born on October - 29.   

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

1816  Ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal was born on October - 29.   

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

1822  MieczysÅ‚aw Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902) was born on October - 29.   

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  Harriet Powers, US, slave/writer (Creation of Animals) was born on October - 29.   

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

1853  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  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  On October - 29 birth of alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

1879  On this day in history birth of franz JHMM von Papen, German diplomat/chancellor (1932)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

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

1138  On this day in history death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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