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  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on October - 29.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  

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

1802  On this day in history 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 October - 29.  

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

1873  On this day in history ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52  

1876  Jacques Gregoir, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

1882  On this day in history martin Gustav Nottebohm, composer, dies at 64  

1883  Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68 on October - 29.  

1885  On this day in history george B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58  

1892  William M Harnett, US painter (Old Cupboard Door), dies on this day in history.  

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  On October - 29 soen Shaku, Zen abbot of Engakuji monastery in Kamakura, dies at 60  

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

1922  On October - 29 george August Lumbye, composer, dies at 79  

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

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

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

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  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on October - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.  

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