Famous Deaths In October - 29

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1268  On this day in history 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 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  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.  

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

1783  On October - 29 death of jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66  

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

1802  On October - 29 jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95  

1822  On October - 29 dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61  

1829  On this day in history maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies  

1846  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on October - 29.  

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

1856  Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1873  On October - 29 ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52  

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 October - 29.  

1885  George B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58 on October - 29.  

1892  On this day in history william M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies  

1901  On October - 29 death of leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted  

1905  Death of Etienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (b. 1873) on this day in history.  

1911  Joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC on this day in history.  

1919  Soen Shaku, Zen abbot of Engakuji monastery in Kamakura, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

1922  George August Lumbye, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

1927  On October - 29 leonard Nelson, Ger philosopher (Nelson-Friessche Schule), dies at 45  

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

1932  Joseph F F Babinski, Polish/French neurologist (B-Reflex), dies on October - 29.  

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  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.  

1690  On October - 29 birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)  

1704  On October - 29 birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)