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 this day in history.  

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

1390  On October - 29 first trial for witchcraft in Paris.  

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

1467  Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege on October - 29.  

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

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1508  Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre on October - 29.  

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne on October - 29.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1618  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] on October - 29.  

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 October - 29.  

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 October - 29.  

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

1709  England/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat" on October - 29.  

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on October - 29.  

1740  On this day in history the birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist  

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

1783  On October - 29 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 this day in history.  

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1463  On October - 29 birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher  

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on October - 29.  

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

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.  

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  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)  

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  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.  

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

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on this day in history.  

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

1590  On October - 29 dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68  

1618  On October - 29 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)