Historical Events In October - 29

0437  On this day in history valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II, Eastern Roman Emperor in Constantinople. This unifies the two branches of the House of Theodosius  

0439  Vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago on this day in history.  

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on this day in history.  

1038  Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.  

1268  Conradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors, is executed along with his companion Frederick I, Margrave of Baden by Charles I of Sicily, a political rival and ally to the hostile Roman Catholic church on October - 29.  

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on this day in history.  

1390  On this day in history first trial for witchcraft in Paris.  

1463  On this day in history alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher  

1467  Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege on this day in history.  

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) on this day in history.  

1508  On this day in history gelderse troops occupies Kuinre  

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne on this day in history.  

1552  Czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle on this day in history.  

1562  On October - 29 george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury  

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1591  Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on October - 29.  

1618  On October - 29 sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I.  

1618  English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England on this day in history.  

1618  Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on October - 29.  

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] on this day in history.  

1658  On this day in history action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle)  

1665  Battle of Ambuila, where Portuguese forces defeated the forces of the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitated king Antonio I of Kongo, also called Nvita a Nkanga. on October - 29.  

1675  Leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral on this day in history.  

1682  William Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania on October - 29.  

1682  On this day in history william Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, lands at what is now Chester, PA.  

1682  On October - 29 william Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania  

1709  On October - 29 england/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat"  

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on this day in history.  

1740  On October - 29 the birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist  

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on this day in history.  

1783  On October - 29 jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66  

1787  On this day in history the opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)  

1787  On this day in history opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)  

1790  On October - 29 pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66  

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on October - 29.  

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on this day in history.  

1513  On this day in history birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne  

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.  

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on this day in history.  

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.  

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.  

1704  On October - 29 birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)  

0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies  

1038  On this day in history death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1138  Death of Bolesław III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.  

1268  On October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)  

1321  On this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies  

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.  

1618  On October - 29 death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason  

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.