Historical Events In December - 29
Friday, 25 October 2024
1141 On December - 29 yue Fei, Chinese general, executed
1170 On this day in history thomas Becket: Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II; he subsequently becomes a saint and martyr in the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
1170 Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on December - 29.
1503 On December - 29 battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France
1539 On December - 29 st Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning
1541 On December - 29 isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu
1558 Charles V, German emperor, buried on December - 29.
1558 Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on December - 29.
1563 On this day in history francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer
1586 On this day in history francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona
1619 Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on December - 29.
1630 Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on December - 29.
1678 On this day in history gotthard Wagner, composer
1689 On December - 29 olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried
1703 Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39 on December - 29.
1705 On December - 29 prosper Jolyot's "Idomenée," premieres in Paris
1708 On this day in history great Alliance occupies Gent
1709 On this day in history elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great
1721 On December - 29 madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th
1731 J Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46 on December - 29.
1743 On this day in history alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer
1766 The birth of Charles Macintosh, Inventor of waterproof clothing on this day in history.
1767 On December - 29 aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer
1776 Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric on this day in history.
1778 English troops occupy Savannah, Georgia on December - 29.
1782 On this day in history first nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston
1782 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston on December - 29.
1785 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69 on December - 29.
1786 French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convoked on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history archibald Alison, Scottish historian (History of Europe)
1800 On December - 29 charles Goodyear founder of Goodyear Tire was born
1800 Charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber) on December - 29.
1806 On December - 29 william Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister
1808 Andrew Johnson, Raleigh NC, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69) on this day in history.
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