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 this day in history.  

1802  On October - 29 jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95  

1808  The last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England on October - 29.  

1811  The first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans on October - 29.  

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

1814  "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched on this day in history.  

1816  On October - 29 ferdinand II AFA, king of Portugal  

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

1822  On October - 29 dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61  

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

1829  On this day in history maria A [Nannerl] Mozart, Austrian pianist, dies  

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

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

1837  On October - 29 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  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW) on this day in history.  

1853  On this day in history pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68  

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

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) on October - 29.  

1859  On October - 29 spain declares war on Morocco.  

1859  On this day in history charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)  

1863  On this day in history international Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant  

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

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 October - 29.  

1867  Mail packets "Rhone" & "Wye" capsizes off St Thomas Virgin Islands on this day in history.  

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

1872  On this day in history j S Risdon patents metal windmill  

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman on October - 29.  

1873  Ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52 on October - 29.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  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 October - 29.