Page 2: Historical Events In October - 29

1792  On October - 29 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  The last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England on October - 29.   

1811  On October - 29 the first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

1811  1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1822  Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 on October - 29.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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 October - 29.   

1853  Josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW) on this day in history.   

1853  Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1856  On October - 29 carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68   

1857  Conrad Haebler, German historian (Early printers of Spain/Portugal) on this day in history.   

1859  On October - 29 spain declares war on Morocco.   

1859  On October - 29 charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)   

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

1863  On this day in history intl Comm of the Red Cross founded (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)   

1863  On October - 29 the International Red Cross is established.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman   

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 October - 29.   

1704  John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on October - 29.   

0490  On this day in history petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  On October - 29 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  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on October - 29.   

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on October - 29.   

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.