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 this day in history.  

0490  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1390  First trial for witchcraft in Paris on this day in history.  

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

1467  On October - 29 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  On October - 29 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 this day in history.  

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

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1665  On October - 29 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 October - 29.  

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

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 this day in history severe earthquake in New England  

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

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on this day in history.  

1783  Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66 on this day in history.  

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

1787  On this day in history opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)  

1790  On this day in history pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66  

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1463  On this day in history birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher  

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

1513  On this day in history 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 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 October - 29.  

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

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

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