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

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

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 October - 29.  

1390  First trial for witchcraft in Paris on October - 29.  

1463  On this day in history alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher  

1467  Battle of Brusthem: Charles the Bold defeats Liege on October - 29.  

1507  On this day in history fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)  

1508  On October - 29 gelderse troops occupies Kuinre  

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

1591  On this day in history 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 October - 29 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 October - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1682  William Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania on October - 29.  

1709  England/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat" on this day in history.  

1727  On this day in history severe earthquake in New England  

1740  On this day in history the birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist  

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  On October - 29 the opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)  

1787  On this day in history opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague)  

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 this day in history.  

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 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  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

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

1650  On October - 29 death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)