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  Vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago on October - 29.   

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

1038  On this day in history aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1268  On October - 29 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 this day in history.   

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

1463  On October - 29 alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

1467  On this day in history battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege   

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

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

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

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

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

1727  On October - 29 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  On October - 29 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 this day in history.   

1790  Pieter van/of Bleiswijk, pension advisor 1771-87, dies at about 66 on October - 29.   

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on October - 29.   

1507  On this day in history 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  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on October - 29.   

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

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

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

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  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 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 this day in history.