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 this day in history.  

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

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

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 October - 29.  

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

1390  First trial for witchcraft in Paris on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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1508  On this day in history 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 October - 29.  

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  Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on this day in history.  

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  Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on this day in history.  

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 October - 29.  

1675  On this day in history leibniz makes the first use of the long s, ∫, for integral.  

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  William Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania on this day in history.  

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  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.  

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on October - 29.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On October - 29 death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)