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

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

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  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 this day in history.  

1666  Death of Edmund Calamy the Elder, English Presbyterian leader (b. 1600) on this day in history.  

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

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

1829  On October - 29 maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies  

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  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  On October - 29 jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59  

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

1892  On October - 29 william M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies  

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 October - 29 joseph Pulitzer, American newspaperman, dies in Charleston, SC  

1919  Soen Shaku, Zen abbot of Engakuji monastery in Kamakura, dies at 60 on October - 29.  

1920  Johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74 on October - 29.  

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

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

1931  On October - 29 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  On this day in history birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher  

1507  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.