Famous Deaths In October - 29

0490  On this day in history 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  On October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)  

1321  On this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies  

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

1618  On October - 29 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.  

1666  On October - 29 death of edmund Calamy the Elder, English Presbyterian leader (b. 1600)  

1783  Death of Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66 on October - 29.  

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1790  Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66 on October - 29.  

1802  Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.  

1822  Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 on October - 29.  

1829  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies on October - 29.  

1846  On this day in history jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90  

1853  On this day in history pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68  

1856  On October - 29 carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68  

1873  Ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1876  Jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59 on October - 29.  

1877  Death of Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate general (b. 1821) on October - 29.  

1882  On October - 29 martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64  

1883  Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1885  On October - 29 george B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58  

1892  William M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies on this day in history.  

1901  Death of Leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted on October - 29.  

1905  On October - 29 death of etienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)  

1911  Joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC on October - 29.  

1919  On this day in history soen Shaku, Zen abbot of Engakuji monastery in Kamakura, dies at 60  

1920  Johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1922  On this day in history george August Lumbye, composer, dies at 79  

1927  Leonard Nelson, Ger philosopher (Nelson-Friessche Schule), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1931  Luciano Gallet, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1932  Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (B-Reflex), dies on this day in history.  

1933  Paul, [Prudent] Painlevé, French mathematician/minister/premier, dies on this day in history.  

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1463  On this day in history birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher  

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on this day in history.  

1513  On October - 29 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 October - 29.  

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

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.