Famous Deaths In October - 29

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

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

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.   

1268  On October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

1666  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1822  On this day in history dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61   

1829  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies on this day in history.   

1846  On October - 29 jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90   

1853  Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1877  On October - 29 death of nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate general (b. 1821)   

1882  Martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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  William M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies on October - 29.   

1901  Death of Leon Czolcosz, assassin of President McKinley, is electrocuted on this day in history.   

1905  Death of Etienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (b. 1873) on October - 29.   

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

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 October - 29.   

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

1927  On this day in history leonard Nelson, Ger philosopher (Nelson-Friessche Schule), dies at 45   

1931  Luciano Gallet, composer, dies at 38 on October - 29.   

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 October - 29 birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

1507  On October - 29 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  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 October - 29.   

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

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