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 this day in history vandalen under Genseric occupy Carthago  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1552  On this day in history czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle  

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

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1591  Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on this day in history.  

1618  On October - 29 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 October - 29.  

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 October - 29.  

1658  Action of 29 October 1658 (Naval battle) on this day in history.  

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

1682  On October - 29 william Penn lands in what will become Pennsylvania  

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

1682  On October - 29 william Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania  

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

1727  On this day in history severe earthquake in New England  

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

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  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  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  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  On October - 29 birth of george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury  

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

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

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

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

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesław III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)  

1268  On October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)  

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

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  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)