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  On this day in history birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne  

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 this day in history.  

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 October - 29 birth of daniel Emmett, American composer (d. 1904)  

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1815  Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak politician, author of Slovak language (d. 1856) was born on October - 29.  

1816  Ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal was born on this day in history.  

1822  On this day in history birth of joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97)  

1822  On this day in history birth of mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski, Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)  

1824  Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 was born on October - 29.  

1827  On October - 29 birth of marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (d. 1907)  

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 this day in history.  

1853  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW) was born on October - 29.  

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

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) was born on this day in history.  

1873  On October - 29 birth of guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman  

1875  Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27) was born on October - 29.  

1877  Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 October - 29.  

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  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on October - 29.  

1038  On this day in history death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury  

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

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on this day in history.  

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 October - 29.