Historical Events In December - 29

1141  Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history.   

1170  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 on this day in history.   

1170  Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on this day in history.   

1503  Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France on this day in history.   

1539  St Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning on this day in history.   

1541  Isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu on this day in history.   

1558  On December - 29 charles V, German emperor, buried   

1558  Hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31 on December - 29.   

1563  On this day in history francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  On December - 29 francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1619  On December - 29 antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies   

1630  On this day in history jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51   

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer on this day in history.   

1689  On this day in history 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 December - 29 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 this day in history.   

1743  Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer on December - 29.   

1766  On this day in history the birth of Charles Macintosh, Inventor of waterproof clothing   

1767  On this day in history aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

1776  Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history english troops occupy Savannah, Georgia   

1782  First nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston on this day in history.   

1782  1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston on December - 29.   

1785  Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history french Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convoked   

1792  On this day in history archibald Alison, Scottish historian (History of Europe)   

1800  Charles Goodyear founder of Goodyear Tire was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 29.   

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1563  On this day in history birth of francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer   

1586  Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona was born on this day in history.   

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1709  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great   

1721  On December - 29 birth of madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th   

1743  On this day in history birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

1767  Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer was born on December - 29.   

1776  On this day in history birth of charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric   

0721  Death of Empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661) on December - 29.   

1141  On this day in history death of yue Fei, Chinese general, executed   

1170  On December - 29 death of thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II   

1558  On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31   

1563  On December - 29 death of sebastian Castellio, French theologian (b. 1515)   

1619  Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies on this day in history.   

1630  Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, RC pastor/lyricist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1634  Death of John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612) on December - 29.