Famous Deaths In October - 29

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

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

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)  

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

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  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on this day in history.  

1650  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)  

1666  Death of Edmund Calamy the Elder, English Presbyterian leader (b. 1600) on October - 29.  

1783  Death of Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66 on this day in history.  

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1790  Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

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  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1853  Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68 on October - 29.  

1856  On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68  

1873  Ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52 on October - 29.  

1876  Jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1877  On this day in history death of nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate general (b. 1821)  

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

1883  On October - 29 friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68  

1885  George B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

1901  On this day in history death of leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted  

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

1911  On this day in history joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC  

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

1920  On this day in history johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74  

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 October - 29.  

1931  On this day in history luciano Gallet, composer, dies at 38  

1932  On this day in history joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (B-Reflex), dies  

1933  On October - 29 paul, [Prudent] Painlevé, French mathematician/minister/premier, dies  

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

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 October - 29.  

1562  On October - 29 birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury  

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on October - 29.  

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)  

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on October - 29.  

1704  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)