Historical Events In October - 29
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
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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