Historical Events In December - 29

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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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1678  Gotthard Wagner, composer was born on December - 29.   

1709  Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great was born on December - 29.   

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on December - 29.   

1743  On December - 29 birth of alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer   

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

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

0721  On this day in history death of empress Gemmei of Japan (b. 661)   

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

1170  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On December - 29 death of john Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)