Page 3: Historical Events In December - 29

1862  Battle of Chichasaw Bayou: confederate armies defeat Gen Sherman on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history fire Dept celebrates 1st annual ball   

1866  Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19) on this day in history.   

1867  First telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck and Co, New York on December - 29.   

1867  On this day in history 1st telegraph ticker used by a brokerage house, Groesbeck & Co, NY   

1869  On this day in history bill Howell, cricketer (Australian bowler at turn of century)   

1871  On this day in history ferdinand Marcucci, composer, dies at 71   

1876  11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula OH on December - 29.   

1876  11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die on this day in history.   

1876  Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist/conductor/composer on December - 29.   

1877  Grand Trunk Railroad workers strike to support fired members of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; strike broken by use of militia and unorganized workers on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curacao (Affair-S), dies   

1879  Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I) on December - 29.   

1880  On December - 29 jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer   

1885  Gottlieb Daimler patents 1st bike (Germany) on December - 29.   

1887  Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer on this day in history.   

1888  Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal on December - 29.   

1890  On December - 29 300 Sioux Indians are killed by US troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.   

1890  On this day in history federal troops massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD; Indian "war" in the west   

1890  The "Battle of Wounded Knee" ends the last major Indian resistance to white settlement in America on this day in history.   

1890  The last ever battle between American natives and US troops takes place on December - 29.   

1890  US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD on December - 29.   

1890  Big Foot, Sioux indian chief, dies at Wounded Knee on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history edison patents "transmission of signals electrically" (radio)   

1891  On this day in history leopold Kronecker, German mathematician, dies at 68   

1892  Emory Parnell, St Paul MN, actress (Rocket Man, County Fair) on December - 29.   

1894  On this day in history chris Rossetti, writer, dies at 64   

1895  On this day in history dr L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg   

1896  First issue of newspaper Le Soleil is published on December - 29.   

1896  David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist (Lib of Chile) on December - 29.   

1897  On this day in history hermann Heiss, composer   

1898  On December - 29 jeanne Leleu, composer   

1898  Georg Goltermann, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1899  On December - 29 english fleet brings German postschip Bundesrath up   

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1563  Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer was born on December - 29.   

1586  On this day in history birth of francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona   

1678  On December - 29 birth of gotthard Wagner, composer   

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

1721  Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th was born on this day in history.   

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

1767  On December - 29 birth of aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer   

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

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

1141  Death of Yue Fei, Chinese general, executed on December - 29.   

1170  Death of Thomas Beckett, archbishop, assassinated by 4 knights of King Henry II on December - 29.   

1558  On December - 29 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)