Famous Deaths Happened In October - 29

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

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

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

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 October - 29 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  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 this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history 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 this day in history jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95   

1822  Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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  On October - 29 pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68   

1856  On this day in history 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 October - 29.   

1877  Death of Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Confederate general (b. 1821) on this day in history.   

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

1883  On this day in history friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68   

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

1892  On October - 29 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 October - 29.   

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

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

1922  George August Lumbye, composer, dies at 79 on October - 29.   

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

1931  Luciano Gallet, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

1933  Paul, [Prudent] Painlevé, French mathematician/minister/premier, dies on this day in history.   

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.   

1656  On October - 29 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 this day in history.   

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.