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  Vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago on this day in history.   

0490  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1467  On October - 29 battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege   

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

1508  On this day in history 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 October - 29.   

1591  Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on October - 29.   

1618  On October - 29 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  Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on October - 29.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1682  On this day in history william Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania   

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

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on October - 29.   

1740  The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on October - 29.   

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on October - 29.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)