Historical Events In October - 29

0437  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 on October - 29.  

0439  On this day in history vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago  

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

1038  On October - 29 aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1268  On this day in history 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.  

1321  On October - 29 stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies  

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

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

1467  On this day in history battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege  

1507  On this day in history fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)  

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1508  On this day in history gelderse troops occupies Kuinre  

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

1552  On October - 29 czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle  

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

1590  On this day in history dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1656  On this day in history edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]  

1658  On October - 29 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 this day in history.  

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

1682  William Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania on October - 29.  

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

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

1740  The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on this day in history.  

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on October - 29.  

1783  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66  

1787  On October - 29 the opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)  

1787  On October - 29 opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)  

1790  Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66 on October - 29.  

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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  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on October - 29.  

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

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 October - 29.  

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

1704  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)  

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on October - 29.  

1038  On October - 29 death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury  

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesław III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)  

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

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

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

1618  On this day in history death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason  

1650  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)