Page 2: 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 this day in history.   

1794  French troops occupies Venlo on this day in history.   

1802  Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary, composer, dies at 95 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 October - 29.   

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

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 October - 29.   

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

1844  On this day in history 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 October - 29.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

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

1863  Intl Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) on this day in history.   

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

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

1871  On October - 29 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 October - 29.   

1873  On October - 29 ernest Feydeau, French author, dies at 52   

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

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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  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury was born on this day in history.   

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

1682  Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

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

1704  On this day in history birth of john Byng, British admiral (d. 1757)   

0490  On October - 29 petrus Mongus, patriarch of Alexandria, dies   

1038  On October - 29 death of aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury   

1138  On October - 29 death of bolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086)   

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

1618  On this day in history death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason   

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