Historical Events In October - 29

0437  On October - 29 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 October - 29.   

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

1038  On this day in history 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 this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies   

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

1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

1552  Czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle on October - 29.   

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

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

1591  On October - 29 giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX   

1618  Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I on this day in history.   

1618  On October - 29 english adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.   

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

1656  On October - 29 edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

1658  Action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle) on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history 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..   

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

1682  On this day in history william Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania   

1682  William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, lands at what is now Chester, PA on October - 29.   

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

1709  On this day in history england/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat"   

1727  On October - 29 severe earthquake in New England   

1740  The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on October - 29.   

1740  On October - 29 james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

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

1787  The opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague) on this day in history.   

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

1790  Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

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

1507  On October - 29 birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

1513  On October - 29 birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

1562  On this day in history birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury   

1656  On October - 29 birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

1682  On this day in history birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

1690  On October - 29 birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

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

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

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

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.   

1268  On this day in history 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  On October - 29 dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

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

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