Page 2: Historical Events In October - 29

1792  On this day in history mount Hood (Oregon) is named after the British naval officer Alexander Arthur Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who spotted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.   

1794  French troops occupies Venlo on October - 29.   

1802  Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95 on October - 29.   

1808  On October - 29 the last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England.   

1811  On this day in history the first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1811  On October - 29 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1814  On October - 29 "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched   

1816  Ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal on October - 29.   

1822  Joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97) on this day in history.   

1822  Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1824  On October - 29 joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904   

1829  Maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies on October - 29.   

1833  On October - 29 the first US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded   

1833  On October - 29 1st US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded   

1837  On this day in history abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12)   

1844  On October - 29 albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker   

1846  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on October - 29.   

1853  On October - 29 josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)   

1853  On October - 29 pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68   

1856  Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on October - 29.   

1857  On October - 29 conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)   

1859  Spain declares war on Morocco on October - 29.   

1859  Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) on October - 29.   

1863  International Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant on October - 29.   

1863  On October - 29 intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)   

1863  The International Red Cross is established on October - 29.   

1863  Intl Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) on October - 29.   

1864  On this day in history greek parliament accept new Constitution   

1867  On this day in history mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands   

1871  Narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) on this day in history.   

1872  J S Risdon patents metal windmill on October - 29.   

1873  On October - 29 guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman   

1873  Ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)   

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

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

1513  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/translator/abbot of Bellozanne was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on October - 29.   

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 this day in history.   

1038  On this day in history death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

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

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  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on this day in history.   

1650  Death of David Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575) on this day in history.