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  On October - 29 vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago  

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

1038  On this day in history aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury  

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 this day in history.  

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

1390  On October - 29 first trial for witchcraft in Paris.  

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

1467  Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege on this day in history.  

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

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1508  On October - 29 gelderse troops occupies Kuinre  

1513  On October - 29 jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne  

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

1562  On this day in history george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury  

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

1591  Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on October - 29.  

1618  On October - 29 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  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] on this day in history.  

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

1682  William Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania on this day in history.  

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

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on October - 29.  

1740  The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on October - 29.  

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on this day in history.  

1783  Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 October - 29.  

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  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 October - 29.  

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

1038  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.  

1138  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.  

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  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.  

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.