Historical Events In December - 29
Saturday, 28 January 2023
1141 Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on this day in history.
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 On December - 29 battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France
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 this day in history.
1558 On December - 29 hermann Finck, composer, dies at 31
1563 On December - 29 francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer
1586 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona on this day in history.
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 December - 29.
1678 Gotthard Wagner, composer on December - 29.
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 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 December - 29.
1743 Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer on this day in history.
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 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 December - 29 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston
1785 On this day in history johann Heinrich Rolle, composer, dies at 69
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 Charles Goodyear founder of Goodyear Tire was born on December - 29.
1800 Charles Goodyear, inventor (vulcanization process for rubber) on December - 29.
1806 On this day in history william Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister
1808 On December - 29 andrew Johnson, Raleigh NC, (Unionist), 17th pres (1865-69)
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