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

1038  On this day in history aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1268  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 on this day in history.   

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

1390  On this day in history first trial for witchcraft in Paris.   

1463  On this day in history 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 October - 29 gelderse troops occupies Kuinre   

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 this day in history.   

1562  On October - 29 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1658  Action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle) on this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

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

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

1682  William Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania on October - 29.   

1709  England/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat" on October - 29.   

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  On this day in history james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

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

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

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

1790  Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

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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 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 October - 29.   

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

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

1704  On October - 29 birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

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

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

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

1268  On October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)   

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on this day in history.   

1590  On October - 29 dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68   

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)