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Historical Events In December - 29
Saturday, 20 April 2019
1141 Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on December - 29. 
1170 On December - 29 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 Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France on this day in history.
1539 On December - 29 st Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning
1541 On this day in history isabella of Poland & King Ferdinand of Austria sign Treaty of Gyalu
1558 On this day in history charles V, German emperor, buried
1558 On this day in history hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31
1563 Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer on December - 29.
1586 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona on this day in history.
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 December - 29 olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried
1703 Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39 on this day in history.
1705 On this day in history prosper Jolyot's "Idomenée," premieres in Paris
1708 On this day in history great Alliance occupies Gent
1709 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great on December - 29.
1721 Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th on this day in history.
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 The birth of Charles Macintosh, Inventor of waterproof clothing on this day in history.
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 December - 29 english troops occupy Savannah, Georgia
1782 First nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston on this day in history.
1782 On this day in history 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston
1785 Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1786 French Revolution: The Assembly of Notables is convoked on this day in history.
1792 Archibald Alison, Scottish historian (History of Europe) on this day in history.
1800 On December - 29 charles Goodyear founder of Goodyear Tire was born
1800 Charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber) on this day in history.
1806 William Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister on December - 29.
1808 On this day in history andrew Johnson, Raleigh NC, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69)
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