Historical Events In December - 29
Monday, 05 June 2023
1141 Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on December - 29.
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 On December - 29 thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II
1503 Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France on this day in history.
1539 St Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning on December - 29.
1541 On this day in history isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu
1558 Charles V, German emperor, buried on December - 29.
1558 On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31
1563 Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer on this day in history.
1586 On December - 29 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona
1619 On this day in history antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies
1630 Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on December - 29.
1678 On December - 29 gotthard Wagner, composer
1689 On December - 29 olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried
1703 Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39 on this day in history.
1705 Prosper Jolyot's "Idomenée," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
1708 Great Alliance occupies Gent on this day in history.
1709 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great on December - 29.
1721 On this day in history madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th
1731 On this day in history j Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46
1743 Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer on December - 29.
1766 On December - 29 the birth of Charles Macintosh, Inventor of waterproof clothing
1767 Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer on this day in history.
1776 On this day in history charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric
1778 English troops occupy Savannah, Georgia on December - 29.
1782 First nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston on December - 29.
1782 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston on December - 29.
1785 On December - 29 johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69
1786 On this day in history french Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convoked
1792 On December - 29 archibald Alison, Scottish historian (History of Europe)
1800 On December - 29 charles Goodyear founder of Goodyear Tire was born
1800 On this day in history charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber)
1806 On this day in history william Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister
1808 Andrew Johnson, Raleigh NC, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69) on December - 29.
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