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  Vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago on October - 29.  

0490  On October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies  

1038  Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.  

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  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on October - 29.  

1390  First trial for witchcraft in Paris on October - 29.  

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

1467  On October - 29 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  Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre on October - 29.  

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

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

1591  On this day in history giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX  

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 October - 29.  

1658  Action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle) on October - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1682  On October - 29 william Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania  

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  On October - 29 severe earthquake in New England  

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

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

1783  Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66 on October - 29.  

1787  The opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague) on October - 29.  

1787  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)  

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

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

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