Historical Events In October - 29

0437  On this day in history 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  Petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies on October - 29.  

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

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.  

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1508  Gelderse troops occupies Kuinre on this day in history.  

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

1552  On October - 29 czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle  

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  On October - 29 giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle)  

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  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  On October - 29 william Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, lands at what is now Chester, PA.  

1682  William Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania on this day in history.  

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

1727  Severe earthquake in New England on this day in history.  

1740  The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on this day in history.  

1740  James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on October - 29.  

1783  Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, philosopher/mathematician, die at 66 on October - 29.  

1787  On this day in history 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 October - 29 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  On this day in history 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 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  On October - 29 birth of martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)  

1704  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)  

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

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

1138  Death of Bolesław III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on this day in history.  

1268  On this day in history death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)  

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