Historical Events In October - 29

0437  On this day in history 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  On October - 29 vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago   

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

1038  On this day in history aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1268  On October - 29 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  First trial for witchcraft in Paris on October - 29.   

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 October - 29.   

1508  On October - 29 gelderse troops occupies Kuinre   

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

1552  On this day in history czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle   

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

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 October - 29.   

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

1618  On October - 29 walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

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  On this day in history william Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, lands at what is now Chester, PA.   

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

1709  England/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat" on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

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

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.   

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

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

1138  On this day in history death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

1268  On this day in history 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 October - 29.   

1618  On October - 29 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.