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  On this day in history french troops occupies Venlo   

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

1808  On October - 29 the last punishment for witchcraft is administered in England.   

1811  On this day in history the first Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans   

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

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

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

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

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

1833  On this day in history the first US college fraternity to have a fraternity house founded   

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

1837  On October - 29 abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR, 1908-12)   

1844  Albert von Rothschild, Austrian banker on October - 29.   

1846  On October - 29 jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90   

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

1853  On October - 29 pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

1859  Spain declares war on Morocco on this day in history.   

1859  Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) on October - 29.   

1863  International Red Cross founded by Henri Dunant on October - 29.   

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

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

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  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  On October - 29 j S Risdon patents metal windmill   

1873  Guillermo Valencia, Colombia, poet/translator/statesman on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of alessandro Achillini, Italian physician/philosopher   

1507  Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73) was born on October - 29.   

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

1682  On October - 29 birth of pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French historian (d. 1761)   

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 October - 29.   

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  Death of Conradin, Duke of Swabia (executed) (b. 1252) on this day in history.   

1321  Stefanus VI Uros II Milutin, king of Serbia (1282-1321), dies on this day in history.   

1590  On October - 29 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.