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 October - 29 vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1508  Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1675  On October - 29 leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral.  

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

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

1682  On this day in history william Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania  

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

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on October - 29.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.  

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

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

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

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.  

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

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on October - 29.  

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

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

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 this day in history.