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 this day in history.   

0490  On October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

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

1390  First trial for witchcraft in Paris on October - 29.   

1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher on this day in history.   

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

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) on this day in history.   

1508  Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre on this day in history.   

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

1552  Czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle on October - 29.   

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.   

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  Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I on this day in history.   

1618  English adventurer, writer, and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I of England on October - 29.   

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

1656  On October - 29 edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

1658  On October - 29 action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle)   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

1709  On this day in history england/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat"   

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

1787  The opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague) on this day in history.   

1787  On October - 29 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  On October - 29 birth of fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)   

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

1038  On this day in history 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  On October - 29 stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies   

1590  On this day in history 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  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.