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 October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

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

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

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

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 October - 29.   

1552  Czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle on this day in history.   

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

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  Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer and colonizer, is executed for conspiring against James I on October - 29.   

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 this day in history edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]   

1658  Action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle) on October - 29.   

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 October - 29.   

1682  William Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania on October - 29.   

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

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  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  On this day in history james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

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

1513  On this day in history birth of jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne   

1562  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

1656  Edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8] was born on October - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.   

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

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

1138  On this day in history death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

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 October - 29 death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on October - 29.