Historical Events In October - 29

0437  On October - 29 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  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  On this day in history stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies   

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

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

1467  Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege on October - 29.   

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

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 October - 29.   

1562  On October - 29 george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury   

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

1591  On this day in history 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 this day in history english adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England.   

1618  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1727  On October - 29 severe earthquake in New England   

1740  On this day in history the birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist   

1740  On October - 29 james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

1783  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66   

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

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

1790  On October - 29 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  On this day in history 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 October - 29.   

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

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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 October - 29.