Famous Deaths In October - 29

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on October - 29.  

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

1321  On this day in history 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 October - 29.  

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 October - 29.  

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

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

1856  Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on October - 29.  

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

1876  On October - 29 jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59  

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 this day in history friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68  

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 this day in history death of etienne Desmarteau, Canadian athlete (b. 1873)  

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 October - 29.  

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 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 this day in history 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 October - 29 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  On this day in history birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury  

1656  On this day in history birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]  

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.  

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

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