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  On this day in history the last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England.  

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

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

1814  "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched on October - 29.  

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

1822  Joost G Kist, Dutch lawyer/president of High Council (1885-97) on October - 29.  

1822  Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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1824  On this day in history joseph Horace Lewis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904  

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

1833  On October - 29 the first US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded  

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  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker on this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90  

1853  On this day in history josephine B Willson Bruce, US theorist (NACW)  

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

1856  Carel SW van Hogendorp, colonial director, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

1859  On this day in history spain declares war on Morocco.  

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

1863  International Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant on this day in history.  

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

1863  The International Red Cross is established on October - 29.  

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

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  On this day in history j S Risdon patents metal windmill  

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

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

1875  Marie, queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27) on October - 29.  

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

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on this day in history.  

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 October - 29.  

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

1704  On October - 29 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  Death of BolesÅ‚aw III Krzywousty, Duke of Poland (b. 1086) on October - 29.  

1268  On October - 29 death of conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252)  

1321  On October - 29 stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies  

1590  Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, theologist/philosopher, dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1618  On October - 29 death of walter Raleigh, English scholar/poet/historian, beheaded for treason  

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