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 October - 29.   

0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  On this day in history aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

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 October - 29.   

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

1463  On October - 29 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 this day in history.   

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

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 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  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 this day in history.   

1675  On October - 29 leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral.   

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 this day in history.   

1682  On this day in history william Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania   

1709  On October - 29 england/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat"   

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on October - 29.   

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  On October - 29 jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66   

1787  On October - 29 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  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on this day in history.   

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on this day in history.   

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

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

1682  On this day in history birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

1690  On this day in history birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)   

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

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

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

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

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 October - 29.   

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

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.