Historical Events In October - 29

1792  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 on October - 29.  

1794  French troops occupies Venlo on October - 29.  

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

1808  The last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England on this day in history.  

1811  On October - 29 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 this day in history "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched  

1816  On this day in history ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal  

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.  

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1824  Joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904 on this day in history.  

1829  On October - 29 maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies  

1833  The first US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded on October - 29.  

1833  On this day in history 1st US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded  

1837  Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12) on October - 29.  

1844  On October - 29 albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker  

1846  Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

1853  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW) on October - 29.  

1853  Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68 on October - 29.  

1856  On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68  

1857  On this day in history conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal)  

1859  On October - 29 spain declares war on Morocco.  

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

1863  On October - 29 international Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant  

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

1863  The International Red Cross is established on this day in history.  

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

1864  Greek parliament accept new Constitution on this day in history.  

1867  On October - 29 mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands  

1871  On this day in history narziss Ach, German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)  

1872  J S Risdon patents metal windmill on this day in history.  

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman on this day in history.  

1873  On this day in history ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52  

1875  Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27) on this day in history.  

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1463  Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 29.  

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

1656  On October - 29 birth of edmund Halley, astronomer (Halley's Comet) [NS=Nov 8]  

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)  

1690  Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.  

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  Death of Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury on October - 29.  

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

1268  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on October - 29.  

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on this day in history.  

1590  On this day in history dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68  

1618  Death of Walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason on October - 29.  

1650  On this day in history death of david Calderwood, Scottish historian (b. 1575)